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| Drinking window: Drink between 2020 and 2026 (based on 16 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.6 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cmoore64 on 4/7/2020 & rated 87 points: On opening, deep purple color, fruity, berry nose, not a very rich cab. Basic dinner drinking wine. We let 1/2 bottle sit for 24 hrs in the bottle (has a twist off cap). Much better on day two, nose was slightly richer in flavor and had a stronger cab taste. Give it some initial air and let sit a day. (753 views) | | | Tasted by actx on 6/6/2019 & rated 89 points: This is a perfectly adequate midweek drinker especially at $12. Lots of berries and slight vanilla in the finish. (1159 views) | | | Tasted by pdadams66 on 5/20/2019 & rated 87 points: Good for the money. Combines slightly minty Cab with some sweetness. (1094 views) | | | Tasted by RieslingFanatic on 7/30/2018: A traditional QPR gold mine. I liked it, but I didn’t love it. Spicy cassis nose, some subtle green herbs. Smooth, balanced and medium bodied palate – cassis, dark plums, subtle tannin. Best enjoyed now-ish. (1507 views) |
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(Xanadu DJL Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Australia Brings the Brawn and the Beauty (Oct 2017) (10/1/2017)
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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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