Xanadu Chardonnay 2005 Saturday, Mar 10 2007
Tasting Notes and Australia and Margaret River and Variety and White and chardonnay
JP and I went nuts over the 1997 vintage of this wine. It was a ripper and we bought and drank a fair bit of it but since then I seem to have lost contact with Xanadu chardonnay one way or another.
Aromas of stonefruit, dried pear, citrus, cashew and a fair bit of spicy smoky clove-like oak. On the palate flavours of stonefruit, grapefruit, spicy smoky oak and some savoury lees derived flavours. The fruit is nice and ripe with a good level of intensity and the acidity is clean cut and fresh. No creamy malolactics. Finishes with grapefruit and smoky spicy savoury oak derived flavours. A very smart wine and one that offers excellent value.
Rated : 91 Points
Tasted : Mar07
Alcohol : 13.5%
Price : $25
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2008 - 2011
Source : Winery Sample
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