2001 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
The Weekend Australian Top 100 2004
John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
In 2004 I chose the 2001 vintage as my wine of the year, best red and best cabernet sauvignon. Keith Mugford, with 42 years at Moss Wood behind him, regarded that 2001 as his best – but now the new-release $152-a-bottle 2018 has made him uncertain. “It’s a tough choice deciding which of the two is better."
96 points James Halliday
There is no doubt the 2001 vintage in Margaret River was outstanding, as even the normal hard to please Keith Mugford is happy to admit. Spotlessly clean this is a gorgeous, silky wine flooded with redcurrant, cassis and blackcurrant fruit in a web of fine tannins. Elegance personified and screwcap guarantees a very long life.
97 points Campbell Mattinson
Moss Wood Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2001: Reserved, young, raw, primary, somewhat closed and yet still managing to drive a clear wedge of class between it and the bulk of its competition. Fruit of ultimate, coiled purity, yet suggestive of complexity even in its extreme youth. Taut through its centre, yet even so its ripe, velvety, blackcurranty fruit is obvious. In many ways, the perfect, varietal, young cabernet. Drink: 2010-2026. 97 points.
92 points Rob Parker
It is undeniable – the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon blows away its siblings. The winery’s flagship offering, it spends 22 months in French oak, of which 50% is new, and includes a small percentage of Merlot (5-6%) in the blend. A terrific Margaret River Cabernet, it boasts a dense ruby/purple color as well as a big bouquet of creme de cassis intermixed with licorice, vanilla, and spice box. Medium to full-bodied, layered, but subtle, it will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age, and keep for over a decade.
The Weekend Australian Top 100 2004
John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
In 2004 I chose the 2001 vintage as my wine of the year, best red and best cabernet sauvignon. Keith Mugford, with 42 years at Moss Wood behind him, regarded that 2001 as his best – but now the new-release $152-a-bottle 2018 has made him uncertain. “It’s a tough choice deciding which of the two is better."
96 points James Halliday
There is no doubt the 2001 vintage in Margaret River was outstanding, as even the normal hard to please Keith Mugford is happy to admit. Spotlessly clean this is a gorgeous, silky wine flooded with redcurrant, cassis and blackcurrant fruit in a web of fine tannins. Elegance personified and screwcap guarantees a very long life.
97 points Campbell Mattinson
Moss Wood Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2001: Reserved, young, raw, primary, somewhat closed and yet still managing to drive a clear wedge of class between it and the bulk of its competition. Fruit of ultimate, coiled purity, yet suggestive of complexity even in its extreme youth. Taut through its centre, yet even so its ripe, velvety, blackcurranty fruit is obvious. In many ways, the perfect, varietal, young cabernet. Drink: 2010-2026. 97 points.
92 points Rob Parker
It is undeniable – the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon blows away its siblings. The winery’s flagship offering, it spends 22 months in French oak, of which 50% is new, and includes a small percentage of Merlot (5-6%) in the blend. A terrific Margaret River Cabernet, it boasts a dense ruby/purple color as well as a big bouquet of creme de cassis intermixed with licorice, vanilla, and spice box. Medium to full-bodied, layered, but subtle, it will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age, and keep for over a decade.
The Weekend Australian Top 100 2004
John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
In 2004 I chose the 2001 vintage as my wine of the year, best red and best cabernet sauvignon. Keith Mugford, with 42 years at Moss Wood behind him, regarded that 2001 as his best – but now the new-release $152-a-bottle 2018 has made him uncertain. “It’s a tough choice deciding which of the two is better."
96 points James Halliday
There is no doubt the 2001 vintage in Margaret River was outstanding, as even the normal hard to please Keith Mugford is happy to admit. Spotlessly clean this is a gorgeous, silky wine flooded with redcurrant, cassis and blackcurrant fruit in a web of fine tannins. Elegance personified and screwcap guarantees a very long life.
97 points Campbell Mattinson
Moss Wood Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2001: Reserved, young, raw, primary, somewhat closed and yet still managing to drive a clear wedge of class between it and the bulk of its competition. Fruit of ultimate, coiled purity, yet suggestive of complexity even in its extreme youth. Taut through its centre, yet even so its ripe, velvety, blackcurranty fruit is obvious. In many ways, the perfect, varietal, young cabernet. Drink: 2010-2026. 97 points.
92 points Rob Parker
It is undeniable – the 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon blows away its siblings. The winery’s flagship offering, it spends 22 months in French oak, of which 50% is new, and includes a small percentage of Merlot (5-6%) in the blend. A terrific Margaret River Cabernet, it boasts a dense ruby/purple color as well as a big bouquet of creme de cassis intermixed with licorice, vanilla, and spice box. Medium to full-bodied, layered, but subtle, it will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age, and keep for over a decade.
