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Xanadu Margaret River Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Xanadu Margaret River Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
- Country- Australia
- Region- Western Australia
- Grape Varieties- Cabernet Sauvignon 90%, Malbec 5%, Petit Verdot 5%
- Alcohol by volume- 14%
- Body Value: D (A is light, E is full-bodied)
Residual Sugar: 0
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case 6/ 75cl
- Producer- Xanadu
- Quintessential Margaret River Cabernet, with perfumed black fruit aromas and a generous, velvety palate packed with irresistible dark forest fruit and chocolate characters. Average winter rainfall and a warm, dry spring set up an early start to the season. Variable fruit sets resulted in lower yields, which, combined with the warm summer, saw
one of the earliest harvests ever. 2020 was an excellent vintage. - Awards
97 Pts, DWWA, 2023
Gold, Halliday Chardonnay
& Cabernet Challenge, 2022
97 Pts, Matthew Jukes, 2023
The grapes were crushed and destemmed before mostly small-batch fermentation, which took place at 24 to 26 °C in static and open fermenters and lasted seven to eight days. The cap was submerged using pumping over and regular hand plunging. Post-fermentation, the Timber Creek Cabernet fruit (45%) underwent extended skin maceration before being gently pressed. The malolactic conversion took place in a combination of tank and barrel. The wine was matured for 14 months in French oak (40% new).
Price | £311.29 |
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Country | Australia |
Vintage | 2020 |
Bottles Per Case | 6 |
Bottle Size | 75 |
2 cases 10% off | No |
Winery | Cabernet Sauvignon and a little portion of Petit Verdot from the Timber Creek Vineyard in Wilyabrup make up 50% of the blend, along with 45% of the fruit from the dry-grown Victory Point vineyard in the Treeton subregion. The remaining 5% is Malbec from the estate Stevens Road vineyard in the Wallcliffe subregion. The Cabernet Sauvignon is the renowned Houghton clone, which provides a balance of fruit-driven flavours, impeccable structure and fine tannins. The deep and ancient granite soils have an abundance of ironstone gravel. These free-draining soils have low water and nutrient-holding capacities, providing the optimum growing conditions to balance foliage and fruit and deliver superb aroma and flavour intensity. The Indian and Southern Oceans meet here, engulfing the vineyards with fresh sea breezes, promoting natural balance. The vineyard is managed sustainably with cover crops, biodiversity promotion and weed management from sheep grazing. |
Keywords | Xanadu Margaret River Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 |