Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 & 2018
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
I kindly received this sample of the Moss Wood 2018 Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon to taste recently (thank you!!) and while it’s most definitely in its infancy, this Margaret River Cab Sauv is going to be enjoyed for years to come. I believe Moss Wood recommend at least 10 years although you’ll be definitely rewarded after 25 years if you have the patience!
We popped it in the decanter to give the wine some time to open up. When you put wine in a decanter the extra air contact helps the aromas and flavours come out and helps to smooth out the acidity and tannins.
Here’s a few points to note on this wine:
- Handpicked
- Its a blend of 96% Cab Sauv, 2% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc
- Aged in 16% new French oak barrels
Read the very thorough production and tasting notes on the Moss Wood website.
In the glass, we found it a deep purple red shade. I find notes of vanillin oak and dark berries, cherries and currants dominating the nose. It’s wonderfully fruit driven, elegant and simply gorgeous with its long lasting flavour on the palate.
This wine was sent to me as a sample, I was under no obligation to post about it.
All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy!
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Go on treat yourself, it’s the holiday season 😉
That’s exactly what we did with this 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon sample we kindly received from Moss Wood in Margaret River (thank you!).
Ribbon Vale is the name of one of the Moss Wood vineyards (they have 3). It was first planted in 1977 and comprises of 6.36 hectares. It’s unirrigated and is made up of gravelly loams over clay sub-soils.
Read my review of the Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Merlot >>
Read my review of the Moss Wood Special Reserve 1991 Cabernet Sauvignon >>
2017 was a great vintage for the Margaret River and especially Moss Wood. The grapes for this Cab were handpicked, malolactic fermentation took place and the wine spent time in French oak (13% new barrels).
We popped this one in the decanter prior to drinking it. It’s tasting great now but it’ll definitely evolve with time in the cellar, in fact on the Moss Wood website they say full maturity will be reached after 25 years!
Here’s how it went down in its youth..
On the eye it’s a dark garnet shade. While on the nose there’s vanilla oak mixed with drunken berries (blackberries and currants) and a bit of leather. I was drunk in love on the first whiff! In the mouth it’s full and voluptuous with black currants and cherries coming through alongside a hint of smokiness. Very refined and one you’ll want to re-taste in 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years!
This beauty retails for $77 which you can buy via mosswood.com.au
This wine was given to me as a sample, I was under no obligation to post about it.
All opinions are based on my own taste buds. Wine is subjective & always evolving, so make sure you drink what you enjoy!
