Moss Roxx Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2015 Moss Roxx Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is an excellent example of a top-flight Lodi red wine. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers loads of up-front fruit and a smooth-layered palate. Enjoy its ripe, black fruit aromas and flavors with grilled beef. (Tasted: March 22, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
Moss Roxx is a label under Oak Ridge Winery. Gnarled and ancient, the Zinfandel vines from this vineyard produce some of California's most sought-after fruit, creating a wine that is supple and complex.
Originally built in 1934, Oak Ridge Winery operated for many years as a winemaking cooperative. The winery was purchased by Rudy Maggio, a third-generation winegrower in 2002, and his three daughters continue to oversee operations today. The Maggio family has called Lodi home for over 100 years and take pride in their role as stewards of the land. All of their 2,500 acres of estate vineyards are farmed in accordance with LODI RULES, a third-party sustainability certification created for the Lodi Appellations that signifies a commitment to rigorous, scientifically-sound sustainable wine growing.
The legacy of Moss Roxx began in 1888 when the first vineyard was planted by our Italian immigrants as they settled in Lodi. These vineyards are over a century old and are laden with rocks and gravelly soil. The boulders and vines are covered in moss from their years of exposure to the elements. The goal with these grapes is to craft a flagship wine that exemplifies the very best that Lodi's signature grape, Zinfandel, could be.
Lodi is justifiably lauded for its old vine Zinfandels, but it is a production powerhouse when it comes to Cabernet Sauvignon. Lodi and its surrounding area (San Joaquin County) rank third in the state in acres planted to Cab, behind Napa and Paso Robles/San Luis Obispo County. But in total tons crushed Lodi is number one by a wide margin, surpassing Napa and Paso combined. In other words, Lodi produces more Cabernet Sauvignon than anywhere else in the U.S. This more volume-driven approach to viticulture makes possible the value-oriented bottlings that so many wine drinkers reach for on an everyday basis. These offer the varietal’s classic profile of dark fruit, oak influence, subtle herbal and green pepper notes and solid structure. Try Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon from wineries like Cosentino, Ironstone, Lapis Luna and The Federalist.