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Xanadu Margaret River Reserve Chardonnay 2021
£373.55
Current Price (inc. Tax)
6 bottle(s) at £62.26 per bottle.
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HD5440921A
Xanadu Margaret River Reserve Chardonnay 2021
- Country- Australia
- Region- Western Australia
- Grape Varieties- Chardonnay 100%
- Alcohol by volume- 13%
- Dry/Sweet value: 1 (1 is dry, 7 is very sweet)
Residual Sugar: 0
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: Yes/Yes
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case 6/75cl
- Producer- Xanadu
- A poised and elegant Chardonnay with pear, citrus notes, and underlying creamy cashew and nougat with zesty grapefruit enveloping a mineral quartz-like core through to a long, crisp finish. A great summer led up to the vintage. However, a rain event about a week before harvest resulted in unusually humid conditions, which required careful fruit selection in some vineyards. 2021 ended up being a more challenging season than usual. However, the extra work in the vineyard ultimately paid dividends with some
wonderfully elegant wines being produced as a result. - Awards
98 Pts, Halliday Wine
Companion, 2023
96 Pts, James Suckling, 2023
94 Pts, Decanter, 2024
The fruit was hand-picked and pressed as a whole bunch, followed by 100% barrel fermentation in select French oak (28% new oak). Fermentation was allowed to occur naturally, with the wild yeasts responsible for introducing more complexity and personality into the wine. Barrels were lees stirred throughout a nine-month oak maturation period without malolactic conversion. Only the best barrels were selected for the final blend.
A poised and elegant Chardonnay with pear, citrus notes and underlying creamy cashew and nougat with zesty grapefruit enveloping a mineral quartz-like core.
| Price | £311.29 |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Bottles Per Case | 6 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| 2 cases 10% off | No |
| Winery | The Reserve Chardonnay comes 100% from the Lagan Estate vineyard, the oldest vineyard on the estate and is situated next to the winery. It exemplifies the power and poise of the Gingin clone in one of the best areas of Margaret River for Chardonnay. The low-yielding vineyard produces bunches with characteristic ‘hen and chicken’ architecture typical of the Gingin clone, producing fruit of intense concentration with high, natural acidity. The vines flourish in Margaret River’s renowned ancient granite soils, which 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 to continually improve the natural environment, focussing on soil and vine health, including biodiversity and weed management from sheep grazing. |
| Keywords | Margaret, Reserve, Chardonnay |
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