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| Xanadu Producer website2017 Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon ReserveThe Reserve range continues to be the best of what we are able to produce in a given vintage – single vineyard or otherwise. 2017 is the first Reserve Cabernet that we have released since the 2014 and marks the return of our Langtons classified wine. Fruit was predominantly sourced from two mature vineyards; Victory Point, in the Treeton subregion; and Rosa Park in the Wallcliffe subregion of Margaret River, and was supplemented with a small amount of Malbec from our Stevens Road vineyard in Wallcliffe. The resulting blend from these vineyards has married beautifully, proving again that sometimes ‘the whole is greater than the sum of its parts’
VARIETAL
Cabernet Sauvignon (95%) Petit Verdot (5%)
VINTAGE
2017
REGION
Margaret River
CONDITIONS
The growing season began with late budburst after a relatively cold, wet Winter. The mild Spring which followed ensured that there was good flowering and fruit set, in fact some yields needed to be addressed with crop thinning. Fine, mild conditions prevailed during Summer, which ended up being one of the coolest growing seasons in recent years. Harvest commenced late, at the end of February, with abundant Marri blossom keeping bird pressure very low whilst the whites were harvested. March was relatively wet with a significant rain event after most of the white fruit had been picked. Fortunately, the April that followed was glorious (the driest April since 1982 in fact) with fine weather and no heat extremes experienced at all. The extended ripening period allowing the reds to attain full physiological maturity and tannin ripeness with a wonderful sense of finesse.
Tasting Notes
COLOUR
Deep red with purple hues
NOSE
The wine offers vibrant aromas of blackcurrant, mulberries and rose petal frames by fine French oak, interwoven with hints of dark choc-mint and dried herb in the background
PALATE
Powerful yet elegant, the generous palate offers a core of ripe forest fruits, cassis and dark chocolate characters. The wine has wonderful density, layered with inky fruits and underpinned by silky fine-grained tannins. Complex and quintessentially Margaret River with a long Cabernet finish.
Winemaking
ALCOHOL
14%
BOTTLE SIZE
750ml
PH
3.42
WINEMAKING NOTES
Fruit was crushed/destemmed before small batch fermentation in a combination of static and open fermenters. Fermentation takes 7-8 days at 24 – 26°C, during which the cap is managed using a combination of aerative pumping over, as well as regular plunging by hand. After a very gentle pressing, all of the components were matured for 14 months in French oak barriques before the blend was assembled from a selection of ‘best barrels’ from each batch (45% new oak) were selected for the final blend.
Wine Show Awards
GOLD MEDAL
WINE SHOW OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2020
GOLD MEDAL
ROYAL ADELAIDE WINE SHOW 2020
GOLD MEDAL
ROYAL MELBOURNE WINE AWARDS 2019
GOLD MEDAL
MARGARET RIVER WINE SHOW 2019
GOLD MEDAL
ROYAL QUEENSLAND WINE SHOW 2019
GOLD MEDAL
ROYAL ADELAIDE WINE SHOW 2019
GOLD MEDAL
SYDNEY ROYAL WINE SHOW 2019
GOLD MEDAL
ROYAL MELBOURNE WINE AWARDS 2018
GOLD MEDAL
MARGARET RIVER WINE SHOW 2018
Cabernet 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 SauvignonReserve The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's PageAustralia Wine Australia (Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation) | Australian Wines (Wikipedia)Western Australia Wine Regions of Western AustraliaMargaret Riverhttps://margaretriver.wine/ |
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