2007 Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

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Wilyabrup
Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
2005 / Margaret River

Moss Brothers was established by the Moss family in 1984 and is one of the oldest family owned wineries in the region. The Wilyabrup sub-region has established sub-regionality with cabernet sauvignon and cabernet sauvignon dominant blends - the region is known to produce these wines with exceptional quality.

This blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc produces a wine that can be enjoyed now or over the next ten years.

Reviews 

•          Campbell Mattinson Winefront 91 points “Lovely cabernet, chocolaty, gravelly, full of smooth flavour and roundly satisfying through the finish. There’s a gently herbal, almost bitter character running through the aftertaste but it smells great and is beautiful through the mid palate. Was looking for a ‘real red’ to drink recently and this performed the role nicely. Drink 2012-2017

•          Ray Jordan “Very promising - silky smooth and sinewy with excellent body and structure.  A very elegant and stylish wine.

•          James Halliday “Pleasing medium bodied wine, with cassis and blackcurrant fruit, which has retained freshness.”

2005 Vintage

2004 Spring provided another gentle start to the growing season, weather patterns, which historically have brought serious events to the region, had moved further south.  This resulted in calm and mild conditions through bud burst, flowering and setting.

Rainfall was almost absent through to March, however, our vines now mostly 20 years old, stood up marvelously well, providing the wine makers with well balanced mature and sound fruit. 

Mid March saw a significant district-wide rain, which delayed harvest of the remaining whites and of course the reds for some 10 days.   In our case semillon and shiraz were marginally affected however both varieties went on to produce outstanding young wines. 

In the whites intense flavour and pungent bouquet - the reds a bit early to say but if intense colour, fine tannins and rich fruit flavours which can only be obtained from fully ripened grapes is an indication, David and his team have some outstanding wines in the cellar. 

Wine Makers Notes

The grapes were picked after achieving ripe fruit flavours in the last week of March.  In the winery the grapes were crushed, de-stemmed and pumped into red wine fermenters.  Yeast was selected to maximise the quality of the vintage.  After fermentation, the wine was aged in new and seasoned, French oak. When the oak aging process was complete, blending trials were conducted to establish the best blend of the three components.  It was decided to include small proportions of merlot and cabernet franc in the blend to slightly soften the tannin structure of the cabernet sauvignon component. This has added an elegant dimension to the 2003 blend. 

Wine maker: Navneet Singh and David Moss
Grape Varieties: 53% cabernet sauvignon, 42% merlot and 5% cabernet franc
Soil Type: Laterite gravel loam
Average grape Baume: 13.5
Wine pH: 3.49
Wine TA: 6.2
Alcohol: 14.3
Standard Drinks: 8.3
Closure: cork 

Tasting Notes
Colour: Garnet red.
Bouquet: Black berries and violets combine with smoky, mocha oak aromas.
Palate: Rich with black and red berry fruits. The fruit is balanced by earthy, smoky oak and a defined supple tannin structure. This is a full-bodied red with all the hallmarks of a Margaret River cabernet sauvignon, merlot, and cabernet franc blend.