2023 Moss Wood Amy's

Gorgeous, earlier-drinking Cabernet blend from Moss Wood. Pure and graceful style with plenty of structure to elevate this above the simple drinker.

Price:
Sale price$40.00
Stock:
In stock, ready to ship
Rendering loop-subscriptions
 More payment options

Description

The 2023 Moss Wood Amy’s is a superb Bordeaux-style blend, offering a delicious introduction to the celebrated Cabernet-based wines of Moss Wood, at a sensational price.

Moss Wood, founded by Bill and Sandra Pannell in 1969, is a true pioneer of Margaret River. Now under the careful stewardship of Clare and Keith Mugford, the winery continues to uphold its legendary reputation. The fruit for Amy’s is hand-picked and undergoes meticulous sorting and fermentation in stainless steel before maturing in French oak barrels for 18 months, ensuring refined texture and complexity.

On the nose, expect vibrant aromas of blueberry, blackberry, and cherry chocolate, with subtle notes of cedar and toasted oak. The palate follows with luscious red currants and firm, well-integrated tannins. The wine’s bright acidity and balanced structure make it highly enjoyable in its youth.

If you’re after a mid-tier red with a serious pedigree, the 2023 Amy’s is your go-to. Elegant, approachable, and built to impress, it’s perfect for any Cabernet occasion.

94 points
"Flowers and purple fruits, fresh leather, iodine, and nori with dried herbs and fine acidity. A superb rendition, reflecting meticulous viticulture and a favorable season."
- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

94 points - "The 2023 Amy's hails from a superb vintage in Margaret River. Mild, dry conditions set the tone for the season, and while many of the wines are yet to be released, the early indications are that this could be one of the most astounding vintages of Margaret River's modern era history. We shall see. You get flowers and purple fruits, fresh leather and iodine, nori and crushed shells, with dried herbs and threads of invisible acidity. This is a superb rendition of Amy's. It's a testament to the ongoing attention to detail in viticulture and the soft hand of the season." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

Customer Reviews

PRODUCTION NOTES
The fruit was hand-picked and delivered to the winery, where it was hand-sorted and destemmed. The must was then pumped into stainless steel closed fermenters and inoculated for primary fermentation. During primary fermentation, pump-overs were conducted 3 times per day to enhance colour and flavour extraction. Once primary fermentation was complete the wine was pressed and then transferred to 228L French Oak Barriques, none of which were new. Malolactic fermentation was conducted in barrel after which, the wine was racked into tank; blended, analysed and finally, returned to barrel and aged for 18 months. In June of 2024, the wine was racked from barrel to tank and blended. Fining trials were conducted to assess tannin balance. On the 1st of July 2024, the 2023 Moss Wood Amy’s was sterile filtered and bottled.

TASTING NOTES
Colour and Condition:
Deep brick red; bright condition.

Nose:
Dominated by bright aromas of cherry chocolate, blueberry, blackberry, marshmallows and rose. In the back ground there are tarry and cedar notes and toasted oak.

Palate:
Carrying over from the nose the blueberries and red currants are immediately apparent. The firm tannin structure is accented nicely by the generosity contributed by the medium-full body of the mid-palate. The acidity has a gentle linearity which pairs nicely with the texture derived from the French Oak. The vibrancy and liveliness of the fruit weight makes this wine very appealing and should be enjoyed while in its youth.

CELLARING
The Amy’s was made in a youthful fruit-forward style that is very approachable as a young wine. The tannin structure was well-balanced and does not need an extended aging period in bottle.

Price Bracket $31 to $40
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
Variety Style ["Cabernet Blends"]
Country Australia
Region Margaret River
Australian State WA
Reviewed By The Wine Advocate
Critic Score 94
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

Moss Wood

Started by the pioneering Bill and Sandra Pannell in 1969, Moss Wood is one of the legendary names in the Australian wine industry, helping establish Margaret River as a world-class wine region.

Located in the northern sub–region of Wilyabrup, current owners Clare & Keith Mugford have been growing the winery's reputation and range since the mid 1980s. The Cabernet Sauvignon is one of Australia's greatest wines, the Chardonnay is exceptional, and the Ribbon Vale range represents excellent value for Margaret River.

Moss Wood vineyards - Margaret River, WA Moss Wood

Others also liked

Recently viewed

Shipping

Delivery is free on orders of $150 or more!

For orders under this amount, delivery is calculated at checkout based on your postcode. You can order in any quantity or combination of wines you like. Straight dozens are not required.

We will dispatch your order the same or next business day.

Estimated delivery transit time varies depending on your location. Please review this page for specific estimates.

Sydney (Our Vans): If no one is home and there are no special delivery instructions our driver will try to call for instructions. If the driver believes there is a safe space to leave your wine they will do so if not, they will return the item to us and hold your order until further instruction from you. 

Melbourne (Anonymous Wine Freight): If no one is home and there are no special delivery instructions, the courier will try to call for instructions. If the driver believes there is a safe space to leave your wine they will do so. if not, they will return the item to their dispatch centre and hold until further instruction from you.

Australia Post: Australia Post will leave the parcel if they have been given authority to leave and it is deemed safe to do so. To give your Authority to Leave, please enter this in the 'SPECIAL REQUEST' box at checkout.

Ordering

We want Different Drop customers to always be getting the best price. If you see a lower price elsewhere, just get in touch and we will sort it out for you. We handle all our price-matching on a case by case basis.

Some things to keep in mind: 

  • Retrospective price-matching is available for 30 days after you have purchased from us.
  • The price match cannot be used in conjunction with a coupon or one-off deal we are offering. The idea is for you to get the best price in the market so if that is already achieved through a coupon then we won't price match on top of that.
  • We don't price match clearance or fire sales.
  • We’ll match the listed price as long as it is a legitimate offer and the competing store is actually able to fulfil the order (they have stock or more stock is en route). Essentially we won't price match cheeky vendors listing wines they have no hope of actually getting for you...
  • It must be a publicly listed price. We won't match a price that has been achieved through a coupon/cash-back arrangement, or through a non-advertised offer over the phone or otherwise.  
  • It is limited to a reasonable retail quantity.

We'll treat each price match request on its merit and reserve the right to refuse where we deem fit. For example, particularly rare wines, from non-trust-worthy vendors, in circumstances we deem illegitimate or if we feel our policy is being unfairly taken advantage of.

At the end of the day, we'll look after you and use common sense to ensure you're getting the best price, please just don't take the p%$$!

No, feel free to mix it up! There is no minimum requirement. You can order wines in any quantity or combination, 1 or 50+ bottles.

We stock three different sized gift boxes (single, three bottle and six), all are available for purchase for a flat rate of $8. They look great and make an awesome impression.

To add a gift box to your order, simply add at checkout. The special requests box is your friend, please give us as many details of what you are looking for and we will try our best, or get in contact to discuss it with you. 

If you want to bulk order gifts or if you have any trouble please email hello@differentdrop.com or call and we can try and help.

 

If you can't add more wine to your cart it means we are low on stock of that wine. For example, if you are only able to 3 bottles and no more that means we only have 3 bottles left of that wine. If it's a must have, please contact us and we may be able to order more in for you.

Call Us

Send a message