Description

 The 2021 Xanadu Chardonnay is predominantly Estate grown in the Wallcliffe sub-region, with 73% of the blend being made with fruit sourced from the Stevens Road and Boodjidup vineyards. The remaining fruit was sourced from mature vineyards in Wilyabrup (20%) and Treeton (7%)

COLOUR: Pale straw.

BOUQUET: This elegant yet powerful Chardonnay displays aromas of fresh pears, nectarine, and citrus fruits with underlying hints of white flowers, oyster shell, and oatmeal.

PALATE: The palate is medium-full bodied offering white fleshed stone fruits pears and zesty lemony/grapefruit flavours. The powerful fruit is balanced by a backbone of phenolic tension combined with a mouth-watering saline edge and zesty acidity which focuses the wine perfectly to a crisp, dry, persistent fruit finish.

C E L L A R I N G P O T E N T I A L : A modern, sophisticated style of Chardonnay, displaying classic Margaret River hallmarks. The 2021 Xanadu is a wine which, while drinking well in its youth will certainly reward with careful cellaring.

94 Points Erin Larkin Halliday Wine Companion June 2023

The combination of Xanadu’s staunch approach to mlf (it’s banned) in chardonnay, together with the cooler ‘21 vintage, had my mouth puckering in anticipation. I needn’t have bothered. This is acidic, sure, but in a taut, pert way, rather than an upfront pushy manner. The fruit that resides within is redolent of white peach and red apples, and the oak, as always, is slotted in carefully behind it all, framing the wine and shaping the carriage across the palate. This is pure and streamlined. It’s becoming a habit at Xanadu.

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