Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 750ml

A legendary Margaret River Cabernet - powerful, elegant and built for decades of graceful ageing.

Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 is one of Australia’s great wines from one of the region’s greatest vintages. It delivers extraordinary depth, purity and structure, showcasing everything that defines world-class Margaret River Cabernet. Concentrated yet beautifully balanced, this is a collector’s wine with decades of evolution ahead, dense black fruit, seamless tannins and impeccable finesse. If you’re looking for a benchmark Australian Cabernet, this is it.

Halliday Wine Companion - 99 Points 

Includes 5% petit verdot and 4% cabernet franc, hand-picked, destemmed, open-fermented, 14 days on skins, matured in French barriques (18% new). A luscious, plush cabernet, its voluptuous palate trimmed by dry herbs and foresty notes. A great vintage maximised by the thoughtful vinification. James Halliday 

Tasting Notes

• Aroma: Intense cassis, mulberry and blackberry layered with cedar, violet, bay leaf, graphite and tobacco.

• Palate: Full-bodied, refined and deeply concentrated with black fruits, dark chocolate, savoury spice, fine tannins and exceptional purity.

• Finish: Long, powerful and endlessly complex, with lingering cassis, cedar and earthy depth.

Food Pairing / Serving Suggestions

Perfect with ribeye steak, roast lamb, beef Wellington, venison, truffle dishes or aged hard cheeses. Decant for 2 hours to reveal full aromatic detail. Serve at 16–18°C.

About the Winery / Region

Moss Wood is one of Margaret River’s foundational estates, established in 1969 and renowned for producing some of Australia’s most collectible Cabernets. Situated in the Wilyabrup sub-region, home to the region’s oldest and most prized Cabernet vineyards; Moss Wood focuses on meticulous viticulture, low yields and classical winemaking. Their flagship Cabernet is consistently considered among Australia’s finest, celebrated for longevity, elegance and absolute regional typicity.

Cellaring Potential

Exceptional ageing potential. Drink now after a long decant, or cellar confidently until 2045+ for full tertiary development and aromatic complexity.

Collector’s Note

Moss Wood Cabernet regularly receives elite critic scores and is considered a cornerstone of any serious Australian collection. The 2016 vintage is widely regarded as one of the estate’s best releases of the decade.

Details

• Winery: Moss Wood

• Vintage: 2016

• Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon

• Region: Wilyabrup, Margaret River, Western Australia

• Classification: Iconic Australian Cabernet Sauvignon

• Certifications: Sustainable vineyard practices