Moss Wood Amy's Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Moss Wood Amy's Cabernet Sauvignon 2005The Sunday Times Top 100 Wines of 2006 The 2005 Moss Wood Amy's Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from Ian Bell's Glenmore vineyard near Yallingup and Max Montgomery's Wilyabrup vineyard. It is made in a similar fashion to Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon, though with less new oak and a shorter time on skins to emphasise primary fruit and approachability. "Amy's slots in below Moss Wood's flagship Margaret River cabernet in price and reputation, but the 2005

Grosset Springvale appears to have finally arrived

Hennings Vineyard was one of the first vineyards planted in the Heathcote region in the early 1860s

and a long finish (in excess of 35 seconds)

but as usual

Tom had purchased the property outright

A classy wine

The vine rows run north-south

While still a little closed

extremely enticing

"  Winsor Dobbin – 99 points

Grenache does not lend itself to greed

This wannabe haberdasher's description succinctly captures the common thread running through these wines - a textural smoothness