Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Cabernet Merlot 2001
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2001

Sale price$95.00
Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia

Style: Red Wine

Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Franc (10%)

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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2001

Camberwell

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Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
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Producer: Moss Wood

Country: Australia

Region: Margaret River

Vintage: 2001

Critic Score: 93

Alcohol: 14.5%

Size: 750 ml

Drink by: Now


Elegant, with great structure and mouthfeel; lovely tannins on the finish - James Halliday

Description

Moss Wood purchased the Ribbon Vale vineyard in 2000. The vineyard is located 1.6km south of the Moss Wood vineyard within the Wilyabrup sub-region. The Ribbon Vale vines were planted between 1977 and 1982. The 2001 vintage is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc

"There's complex cedary oak here which, combining beautifully sweet Promite-like exotics, lifts the value of the pure swoon of blackcurrant flavour to a silken, seductive level. This is a delicious Margaret River cabernet merlot that, despite the presence of toffee-candy warmth on the finish, is drinking gorgeously now and will get even better over the medium term. Buy up – this wine, from this vintage, is one of the best value Margaret River cabernets on the market, with a terrifically fine matt of tannin and a classy, outstanding extension through the mouth."  Campbell Mattinson

A superb wine from a great vintage in Margaret River. Yields in the vineyard have been reduced under the new owners and the wine, together with the straight Merlot, has the Moss Wood pedigree stamped all over it. Beautiful sweet cassis and plum fruit pervade the palate, which has great length and fine ripe tannins.

"The Moss Wood 2001 Ribbon Vale Vineyard Cabernet Merlot is plum red and very dark and opaque in colour. It has a dusty sweet cherry musk nose, well integrated with attractive perfumed oak, tinged with some lavender and herbaceous notes and some fruit jube and liquorice aromas. The palate is rich and chocolaty sliding slowly away with silky, savoury lingering flavours. The tannins are grippy and wrapped in fleshy, lychees and star fruit flavours."  Moss Wood

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wine region map of australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is home to more than 400 wineries across nine vast and extraordinary wine regions which are almost entirely concentrated in the south-west and great southern land divisions of the State. The regions are Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Great Southern, Peel, Pemberton, Manjimup, Margaret River and Swan District.

The oldest region is the Swan Valley, the best known both nationally and internationally is Margaret River and the largest is Great Southern. The Great Southern region is further divided into the five subregions of Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and Porongurup.

The history of wine production in Western Australia dates back to 1840 with the establishment of Sandalford in the Swan Valley region. The recognition of the fine wine possibilities started to be realised after the establishment of the Margaret River Region in 1967, which has become renowned for its high quality Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. The other regions produce a diverse range of regionally distinct wines, from stunning Rieslings and evocative Shiraz, to a range of unique Cabernet Sauvignon blends.