Newsletter - Moss Wood

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Abpsy iuhy growins sea$n, (desdned o. pase4) sinibr b fnl| elpden..d a! MossWoodin t98,y5, ,ol
su4tuingly,produged aeiDe vbilljs sinilarL ilE 1935Cab€.net slrhoueh Bagno.e tannis snd {id
aad nenc"mo-. .oine .hanrhe 36
The Cabenetrieldwas redu..d !oabouttwo-lhirds ottLe.omal dop be.luse lbe much neededspnnsnin
01193?led b an indifieEntao'€nngvhi.h
redmed rhe sile ofthebucts. fte qualilr, howere., w;very
eodd at leasr up ro the standard ofrtre r$6 wine.
T l p l o 3 3 . - d . F .a L f r o m r h a n n r r E p " r a c a r ' w o q d \ s . & t J r a w , n A . \ s v e i l r e r t n i , g t r a s r a n l c s s n d
bc usberneihssr pkJsanr tam ausliry
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I\4OSS
\\OOD
]\IARCAI{ET RII€R
CABERNETSAUVIGNON
thi.ly ffve perc.ni ol the wi r. vas srrcn twetve n onths in new osk and lbis has i nt odted Rell in rhe
6n-t"dwr.Cr..nc.'apcasined"EraaonomDh\ir,..&ons.sa'-'nDve.b.r(F,q;^hEnstLhsnp
he.cnani,Siion Taylor-Oil!,d.scnbedssroasr.d and Kefthseesas EDiniscien!of,strc. b.sns. This
allr*!iv., laEy .ham.le.istic is a product oalbc pdrticutar vinuse
'Ihe 1933
M6s WoodCaben.l Sauvis.on has intensd, npe, nutbery arohas on rhe .ose *i!b nuancesof
\rl"E 3 dur,Ilplh
o0^.lr B a rc!r. <uDDe lrnr {j
soodacld ,ah 6f('nFoho d.ny frJj. ,n
b d b n- o , i s r r c n s L ,n i n . f i d . o h 3 ! s f r u r h \ \ i . . n t . n p r , . w l n l " r \ - k s f , \ d , , . 0 m . ! o u n . c d b q r .
be.ause of its er!n.$ and forward palab, it doesneedabod tive rcaB to' ils powertul iannins to sotren
and lo' lhe *in e t' develo! cleater .onplexily. nre 1933cabe.nel h! slhe s!tudure dnd the froii b beneffi
tion @llarins for ien !o fitteen yea^
MGsWmdReLd mB.ir2
?)$826 (oer)s21526
Far{osDs2a61s
Vintage Cbart for
rl73 The be*h.l es orthis fi*l viniaseofMossWoodClbernetoniinN io showsoundlmii in good
condnio n As wirh th e oiher olde. vintases. rhere my be signifi canl boltle variati on.
r3?I Tbisisalovcly,mellosvinewiihduqoatch,ra.lersandrich,blackurmntfruii. Itnassoft€ned,
shossgoodbalarcebui still hrs q
r9?5 T}je19?5Caberneihoneoflhdbss!RinesmadeatMossWood.It]r
srich.nDe.concs.trbdfnii
a solt, velv€ry noulb reeI,goodbalance,sis licsnt conpbnly and a Ii nish tI a! I ingers A]tloush prolably
at ih pe*,lhisRine will Iivelor yesrs.
r 976 Thisis a bis ri.n winewith lovely.assisrrui! ddmintrlinsits nose.On ihe prls te,the sine is soltviur
developed,
riDeftuil and du*y oali navou.r in c.od balrs.e WhileDrobsblrat ih bestnow,fie 19?6
Cab€rnelshowsnosisn offiins. Dnnk overthe nei! re{ ye.rs
l0t7 Ttre19??win.whicbhas$inrensebouqne!reminG.enrofblackb.rierw
hnencesofcbdryoa*.
Its palaie bas nc}, ;pe fruit i. balan.e wilh durly oak chardcters this ; a supple cabernei wfth
considorableposerandreasonablekns:lh.
Enjoyii overure nexrih.ee b nve yean
1979 This sine showsricrl bery frut in batance{,jib Fren.h osk on boih the nosesnd ihe palde. riis
flavouBone,suppk,.onplexmdnargoodlsng$.lhe19T9MossWoodnssdevelopedi.roa6neexampk
of MarFrei lier Crber net Sauvisnon, dri nkins rt ih ben.
r$0 OneorthebestvintlgesoirheMossWoodCaborne!
Thepi.ebaslovelyber.rrronss*iih.usn.es
ofcbary oak md a deplh olrich, bla.tcur.anl fl.vour Rhi.h is enhsncedby excelle.t oak hmdling. L hss
a supe.b, velvety ndu$.feel, sood *rudure rnd a ldng finish.
1930 (Specisl Resene) This Montsonery Trophy winner hasadded.on!l exilJ a6a ft sul! ofbei ng dged
inmlfort{o!d*
I ' h a . c \ ' . a , 1 ' p rr. y g . r t s , d . p ' h o rn a v o u r ornh " n ' d p a l a t sa , o s i e x . d . " n ' l o 1 €
lingenngfinis}. lhe w'ner dr nI iqsuoerbLy.
l93t ?his wine is nore aplroaclable ihm it wss a year ago,esle.iallr wh6n sdwcd pith cameand robusl
heat dGbes lt is ligrlly struduEd snd tr asri.h, be'y ftui t and slro.s kn nins. At preseni, it is still a li ||le
loo dosedand lod tnnicto be.onsiderednearns b.s!. Needs6ve!!rc lears
r$2Oneolthebesibalanccdof:lliheMossWoodC
einels-rhe 1932n. rich wino 3howirgriDc.
. a l o f L h " F E r D . .d r \ p c s . a a r$ 1 o . . c \ r * r ' . .
lr" sap mo' i";l ;;
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g€neroN, rounded flavours n sle il very alpeali ng clren I drn 6 u 's.
r$:lTtrishuCowinewillneedaboutfivdsoreyesrstoshowitsbes!,sl$oughilisdrinki.swellenough
ldlemriatlhullbenostdh.iDlined.Ithasintensen'nhenyfrujtandclaryoakdromasonrhcnoseand
paldle,is tis)rtlys!ru.turcdandhssconsiderable
deerhoflavoq,
l93S (Sp€cial R€seFe) Tnis wi ne I as sricy, smokeycha.acters fro m rhe long rsj ng in oal{ *hich added
conllexily !dibelusefru $dB ihe viniase iissoftacid,noulh-nlliigfiavduranddch,roundstructure
maksitaltrsdiv.drinkingnow,inspireolnsLigtannins. HoRever,itisst alit e dosed.will beeven
horepreasingbelveen
199.13nd2001.
193,1Aleryfine,elesaniwineth.!isdlvetopinsbeaDiiinty.rihasdeli..ietrui!flavour,rchinis!.niof
" \ " . ' i . c o o dr . r ' , . , n d o n . ' o - s o l " l " n cA r h o r g o . r . h o L t d b " d rcnqku' , r " v pt n , y p s r o -o ,
1 9 3 5T h F g . 1 " o u . n n ' s s e p ' o d r . c q r l r o p " a l : n .snf tp s , ' h a p o { "
a n d s i i s \ t , r ' r t , 4 A l ( \ o d g i . r . c r ' . r isv " d r n k n g t u w . t r . l l n o r l . a r ' F o - r r o ' a b o n f i \ c J p J i !
and si koep for n$r years aft.r ihat.
lgad lte 1936Crbe.nelis a bis n.h win. *i!h husetanninsrharneedsreaB to softcn,fitt out its
exelkn! srtu.iurernd slowits ripe,benyf.uit,i iis best.
$47 Ihis vintage produc.d an outstsnding youngCab.rnei w h aitractive perfures rnd rt.h, ripe rtuil
It$suool" sdl,o -o.dsndhs-ts.4" r{ru.'LFanosood;'el\ o'eo.rt.s...r vo.!\ odJ+.,.
sor€B'er0rst ksst li\e ve3ro
Moss W&il RyLd Po Box52
ln ian, pls.es sinceas loss ago as Bibriql lines, sine has b€.n .onsidered ssler ro drink ihan the local
warer.li isrssenlidurs very sbble bev..a8€ whicl isdifEott !o dansge lhrough oidriion. Thisis be.Nse
pineisacidicinnarurcandir,lso.onkjnstanninsandal.oholwbich;pEee;aiivesjn$ensetves.wine
rcnains soundxith a ninimln of interferen.e froh t5 n,teis.
Onlyiwoaddii.ties&eusedaiMd*Woodandibes.a.ersfenedr'o.0drtabetsas22OGulphurdiond€)
and 310Godiun erlrhorbre).
lor.eniu.i.s, sulphu dioxid.rnd its various01herfoms hNe beenued roprEserye
beveEsesti6a6bolh
a cermicidal and mli.oxid.tion role a.d ie bolh 3'fe snd efiective ro use.Inprovenenls in $injculture jn
t h . 6 ! l l c n y 4 4 h a \ " l " a d r o a F d t r r o n i n ' h e l " v " r o l s d l p l , r d i o r i d p u d b b a v e e n " o a n dl l o s r m .
o.r li r"ori\e brrl solu on l1 r.n. c'sas,r L po$ibt. b usanoso2
1\orl)rs.cn.r'"rhar",rcmalplrr"Jrd.aoL.rrherrs"of!Llphrdrot,deFi.{t).o"opt"{TLFc.
I _ o ma n l m a F & ' b s dr b n d l d s o p \ r ? m p . s u r i onne e o b. b " ; x a c k d s , u n d , i ;
\, rro..
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use is verr €reintJ noritored, the p.eseruarivo witl derrad non fie findt quality
otrhe {i;e
Soihum Erythorbate
T l , € d d r o ! . i s J n s n o l o o n r . a r o m o f e r a nn . t r i . d
b e u + d : n i , r " o t s . e n f t orflsp l I d ' o n d e , p r p v " n ' , o , y g'ae a c tn B q i ' h - b " { r
",kt"and ,nodhp.pfrl
hsrt.mh'".elharie\n.s
Additiv€€ iDprove quality
s.n.consumersmay\onde.ililisne.essaryrouseaddiivesd!du.Mosrwinensherslshelhisdlrilude
andarealslyslodkinsforwsysbr€dueorexduderhemHo{ever,ourpreseniundestandingistharihe
ov.rull quslir] or wi.e is inproved by thet continued !se.
f t c 1 9 9 0 .n b g e " . 6 r l p m o q - e m a ' h x b h r , p . s o c n e a e dvbi)E n " r o n . aM. s . s , , a R n r ' n r , ! J m "
winter,spnnsandstrnnersonu.nsothar$ecdsyssitbourrainwlscorideredadroustrt.SjnDokiur€
\ ' s . s 0 o d d n'dr r " r ' 0 , L b u nn - c o w e F d " . c " o' o 1 s f rq " t r _ r
" c o n " i . k n r . sa a , . o n " ; , . r \ r r r t " . . * a .
r . l r D l " s d ' d a m d . . , \ " n o { " n 1 r on m s . , o r o -o m . v n _ . b a r a ( p d
i h p s r y , : o i o r i l o t o . r t o ' d 'I. s ' d r \ q " h ' , 1 0 o . r d o a m s g e ; h e . . o p .
t r c i l . a l m d i o , . h q . d . . . D " a b J f e a F ' a , n m j o w u g " * . r n a b o " . 5 0 - , l t . m q F . . s - r s " , tre ?
-s'nch
r r p - a ' b v . * r l . 'E s n d . o t , . 's . v o ' " o . c r . ' \ o" € L m pd i d nr d r 0 p , or l " m o . i - ; . s . , d
This vas d low Ph Jearfor all vanehesand eartyindi.siionsfe rh.r [h! s.inesvjl hrve sood.olaur,
eieilenrstru.lre and b€welt bllanced- aI in all, a vinbge t detightthevisneronrn,lih;.onsun,er
Moss Wooit ?tyrd Potox5z
Nes winemaker for Mos6 Wood
The 19878 Growinc S€rsor
Eloise Mueford i expeding ! b
rroundaboutAugustI tth.Talk aroundrheMustord
d,nneb
r b l e s u M e s Gi h s t t h e n e wa n N s l , i l L b e
pr.r.sans€d into *ork amund ihe winerr aran early
33r and a shnous careerin ihe indlstry h lore.ssr
by rbe soon.tobe prod ,arenis
Marga.elRiler expeneneda nng€ of unseaena)
wealher f'od winter 1936nntit lhe harye* df r$3
cnsunns fiat rbe iife or a yiEneron coniinues b be
anything but dull. The tje,q ruinr,lls experjen.ed
in the {inrer of r$6 coniinled un o.tobe.. nrn
ful haruesi whi.h
{as rorrunat h€catr* litue rain fell herwednOdo
WesteE Australim wires id Sydney
Keit! dnd cl are a*.nd.d their lirsl west rn
Auslralian Fine Wine Show,astAnost and wereso
delishted with lbe public rspore tt ut t
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"v lhis
debhined to seeltosr Wood invotved aain
Therowoqiid..d onl) limiLedrenlsll tlioughout
th€wint€ror19sTond,bj
Aupd,urere*asronrern
smong th€ winemal'ns communitJof Marasret
Rv€r. The Sdurdry of lhe all'mporbnt ("r rEL
G r u n d f n s l . n & o t € m & r f o r t h eu n ' n ' t ' s L e 5d a v
the begnnins olan unse*onall, wet springfilh
Mos lvood will be oDeor twen
.egllar rrinGlls unrir Januart. the coot,nitd
A$!.atianDroduceist earti.iDaie_indre
1990line sunnerwlsinienupt€d onJanu3ry16!hbr . hail
wineshoworcanisedbyihewinerndustry
stom vhi.h caused sne dartag. to ihe aops.
'Iheresft€r rhe
Asso.ialiondt thewenivorlh she
lehper.iu.e varned up rnd wlhin
day 2, and thurs&y 23 Ausnsi.
ixo weeksthe rioeningproess sas i. ljne vitr
'Ihe imnineni snival
of tbE newesl Musford wilt
prev€ni clffe and Kefth fnm atro.dinF bul vine. 'flre Chardonnayand ?inor Noir {ere harested,
y,rd nan,8d. Ian'Tin*el Bell n3s noblyagr€€dto ihen the *oalhervenr.old aqdn and arestedtne
undercoLhearduousjourne!
ros!dnavLoreDrusenrri!sni.8oli}e caberne!sduvignon.
onetrotdry in
Mosswood fie will be preseirinelhe 1933M6s Ma{h was all ii look revorscthis trend lnd the
$'ood C8bernerSauvimon. dre 1933Moss Wood Caberne!v.s pickedby a relievedvignero.
P ' n o t N o i r r n d t t e I 9 9 O M r s s W o o d Sleom
n
.ssimila!lolhd
Tl'eshowisopenton10.30aBtill12noor,rron12 experien.ed
a! Mosstvoodin 19345andproduced
!
until3 pn and 5 unril3.30 DD on wddnesdav22 liiewnichissinilart ihe1935C.benetalurouglr
Augustsnd rroh 12 unlrl3 D;anda Johll ? 3dDm ll hasmoreraDin !.d dcidrnd hen.e nore spine
onrhuGdJy23AdFsK
t e i r hs n dC t o Er u e o ; r
Rhelned in 1ie eveninsslss! J.a" so'nyone who i6
plsnningt B[t€ndsloutdconsdei v\4rsdurin!
D€velopments .t Manjimup
thedayhmese$ions
t h e r es , n e , ( t i n s n e v , n e y s r da r p a b c i n s o p ! n . d
u p a l M o n j i n u pB n dP e n b e r t o h . r 0 0k i l o D e t r e s
soulbeasrof Marmrer R er in lhe erh.ordinarv
Congrutulabons
ro DJqd Hohn.n 3nd sl at Caoe *eni. landofrheblgkoni trees.,r.bishasloncbe.;
Ment€Ueon rorninefones $lh rhc ChamDaeneare.J sn(e$lul farmingaredwith b*f, veget hles
prodn.er,v€uvect'couotponsErdrn
An{an;r;n,
andorhardsihnvinsin lheaoodsoilsandexcelleni
s i v . , t R o y e a / r o o k a t o v e A* r. rnse n e s s h( h h * h L
bpsurtesdul\ msrheieddionss
dethe rlopqudi,ty
ch,noaEne,veul.cli(quotseltkdontheMs.errel wlneMarg*etRivetsn:ntime dimah resnblet
Ri!€r produ{€r,CapeluenteDe
lhat of Bordeaux,Manjinuo's inland clinat€ bas
sinilariiies wilh thai ofBursudy fts colder
Thtu is I t buie lo the ouhbnding vort of aI .ondnionsshouldensue loneerdornsncyfor the
,nvorvcdand
a recocnit'on
ofthe qudtt. ofrhe
crsps andsrealoronsist€ntforpin'ra;dcha.0niigfrom ile MsFret tuverrres.
",ns
Mosswoodhaveftsisled ihe devel.pnentor local
famer, Roberl Daniis thrce a.re experinental
vinerard vith a view lo negolj.tinga lons tem
thisouistandingwing rhe193?Caberner
*iih lvo contBd ' if, as e1oe.!ed,
the qurlfty is sufij.irn!!o
Jcris ino,L is tik€tJto b. rehssedhelo.etfr.ndof rar.niprodudionunderaMossWood label.rgS0
tnelear.It L eleo b't ss poodas th€ rso Dieeous sawtbe lirs!, ninuloh8ne$frofr rle vineyardof
S p e r i a l R e s e R e s l r o m M o s s W o o d . 1 $ 0 s ; d r csdneChardo.lay
sj
andPino!.
1947 Moss W6d Ccber.€r (Specior n€senc)
Mosw@dPtyrd
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