Wine Classification Feature Week
Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2022, Margaret River, AUD $125
This wine earns Two Merits in The Real Review Wine Classification of Australia.
A very youthful wine, with a light colour and a fresh, youthfully undeveloped aroma. It’s shy and reserved; oak is there but quite low-key. In the mouth we see grapefruit and lemon and their acidities which give the wine a tension and bracingly taut structure—not quite austere, but it would dearly appreciate more time in the cellar to unwind its potential. Smoky/flinty reduction appears with time and swirling in the glass. It promises to be a stunner in another year or so. (Screwcap)
Score: 95 ★★★★★ – view original tasting note
Alcohol: 13%
Ageing: 2025 to 2037
Food: Western Australian marron roasted in its shell
Stockists: Xanadu Wines; Lamont’s Wine Store, Cottesloe and online – WA (AU)
Ranked: #26 of 106 2022 Chardonnay from Margaret River
Awarded: Top Rank
Wine Classification: 2 Merits
This Article was originally published on The Real Review
