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| Drinking window: Drink between 2023 and 2029 (based on 16 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 11/29/2023: Doesn't smell Australian of all things. Smells more like graphite, and a touch tannin. (457 views) | | | Tasted by quaffnov on 11/25/2023 & rated 91 points: No formal note (198 views) | | | Tasted by gawalla on 8/2/2023 & rated 91 points: One of the price-value combinations I’ve seen in a very long time. This is good! (337 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 11/30/2022: Super well put together with its complexity of savory, tobacco, earth and fruit. Aged menthol note. And still a little bit hard edged on the back of the palate. (890 views) |
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Vinous, Western Australia: Old World–Style Reds and Whites (Jul 2021) (7/1/2021)
(Xanadu Wines Cabernet Sauvignon DJL Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Suckling
JamesSuckling.com (3/17/2020)
(Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River DJL, Red, Australia) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (2/12/2020)
(Xanadu DJL Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text. | By James Halliday
Halliday Wine Companion (2/11/2020)
(Xanadu Wines DJL Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Xanadu Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonAustralia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Western Australia Wine Regions of Western AustraliaMargaret Riverhttps://margaretriver.wine/ |
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