Palate
Cabernet Sauvignon has lifted, redcurrant and spicy oak characters with a hint of cinnamon, long rich, mulberry flavours, some earthiness and well-integrated, soft tannins. The wine has a lively mouth feel, complexity, fresh acidity and some smokey oak on the finish.
Growing Conditions
The 1992 vintage for cabernet sauvignon at Moss Wood was unusual in that it was a harvest in two halves. Picking of the Cabernet Franc began on March 12 and was followed by heavy downpours for a week during which 75 millimetres of rain fell. After this, there was a break for a week and then the first of the Cabernet Sauvignon was picked. Further rain halted the harvesting and there was another week’s break before picking could commence once again.
Fear that the Cabernet would suffer proved groundless and, in spite of the unusually heavy rainfall during vintage, the vines had no problems achieving full ripeness. Our patience was rewarded and this wine has the richness of structure that consumers have come to expect from Moss Wood Cabernets.
Bottling
22/9/1993
Aging
ten years cellaring
