2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River
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Bright crimson. Very subtle and layered with real delight here. Lift and spice. More to it than the Leeuwin 2010 tasted alongside. Really appetising with balsam notes. Lip-smacking. So long! (JR)
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James Halliday
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Deep garnet in color with a slight purple in the rim, Moss Wood's 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with notes of crème de cassis, blackberry tart and anise with nuances of cloves, cedar, pencil lead, menthol and dark chocolate. Medium-bodied with oodles of opulence and spice on offer in the mouth, it has a gorgeous velvety texture, just enough freshness and great length.
(aged for 30 months in French oak barriques , 20% new): Brilliant ruby. Powerful, assertively perfumed aromas of fresh black and blue fruits, cured tobacco, cedary oak and potpourri. Sappy, densely packed and energetic on the palate, offering vibrant, spice-tinged cassis and mulberry flavors and an emerging mineral nuance. Finishes alluringly sweet and extremely long, with fine-grained tannins coming up slowly and adding grip.
The high quality vintage shines through this wine, illuminating its intricate, multifaceted complexity; almost, but not quite, juicy cassis fruit is swathed in perfectly balanced French oak and gently ripe tannins. The only problem will be keeping your hands off it. Nov 2015, www.winecompanion.au, Drink now to 2042.