Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews. Learn more.
Manage Subscriptions2017 Xanadu Chardonnay Margaret River
Chardonnay
- Australia
- Western Australia
- South West Australia
- Margaret River
Community Tasting Notes 6
-
OzDude Likes this wine: 91 points
January 3, 2024 - This is a great Chardonnay from the Margaret River. Floral aromas. Great finish. Great with a Brie
-
wine247365 Does not like this wine:
July 13, 2023 - UnP (unscrew and pour). Initially I smelled pear, green apple, minerals and within 15 seconds the aromas pivoted to sulfur. Then, more sulfur and even more sulfur. Even some sitting in the glass for 20 minutes couldn’t shake the sulfur. There is some nice acid cutting through on the palate that reminds me of a Sauv Blanc with green apple hints. After a few minutes, I could even taste the sulfur. Interestingly, my wife sensed no sulfur. I think she may have some bias though given that she’s an Ozzie in a foreign land. Big disappointment. Won’t rate it as other TNs don’t call out the sulfur so maybe I got a bad bottle or need the winemaker added too much. I let her have the rest of the bottle. SULFUR!
-
ProfAvi Likes this wine: 90 points
August 20, 2020 - I bought a case of this wine as it got a great write up in Decanter.
Lovely pale lemony-straw color, melon, white peach, pear on the nose; rich smooth creamy toasty mouthfeel. A zip of green apple acidity keeping it in check.
Paired surprisingly well with a courgette, mozzarella and sausage pasta.
It was a surprise that after dinner the wine improved - the finish goes on and on. More balance now after a couple of hours almost Burgundian.
According to Decanter, outstanding and just at the beginning of its drinking window.
If drinking now it will benefit from a decant.
It's not outstanding at the moment but very nice, with a great PQR.
In Burgundy this would be double the price.
90 now but I expect that it can only get better.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Craigvb wrote: 89 points
July 25, 2020 - nose is more like a sauvignon blanc than a chardonnay. Not much in the mouth either. $19 from Last Bottle, but more like a $10-$12 bottle. I'll be serving this to my "drop ins" who won't care... Update 8/10/20. Tried a second bottle and this time it was a very nice chardonnay. Not sure what was up with the first one, but i'm going from 85 to 89.
1 person found this helpful Comment -
Tony Poli Likes this wine: 92 points
November 23, 2019 - Light on its feet, enough acid to stand up to food, wonderful mouthfeel, good fruit on the palate. Pears and some melon. Long finish. At dinner (in Pittsburgh) with a friend from Perth. This was representative of the better Margaret River Chardonnays that we have tasted.
3 people found this helpful Comment
Pro Reviews 6
Add a Pro ReviewDecanter
-
By Panel Tasting
Wines of the Year, 10/23/2019 (link)(Xanadu, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia, White) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
-
By James Suckling
5/11/2019 (link)(Xanadu Chardonnay Margaret River, White, Australia) Subscribe to see review text.
Halliday Wine Companion
-
By James Halliday
3/1/2019 (link)(Xanadu Margaret River Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text.
The WINEFRONT
-
By Campbell Mattinson
12/21/2018 (link)(Xanadu Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
-
By Panel Tasting
Western Australian Chardonnay: Panel tasting results, 10/5/2018 (link)(Xanadu, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia, White) Subscribe to see review text.
Halliday Wine Companion
-
By James Halliday
9/10/2018 (link)(Xanadu Margaret River Chardonnay) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type White
- Producer Xanadu
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region Western Australia
- SubRegion South West Australia
- Appellation Margaret River
- UPC Codes 879204000129, 879204000167
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 103 (36%)
- Consumed 184 (64%)
Food Pairing
Who Likes This Wine
More About This Wine
Articles
- ProducerXanadu
- VarietyChardonnay
- CountryAustralia
- RegionWestern Australia
- AppellationMargaret River
Add Articles
- Wine2017 Xanadu Chardonnay Margaret River (add)
- FamilyXanadu Chardonnay Margaret River (add)
- ProducerXanadu
- VarietalChardonnay
- CountryAustralia
- RegionWestern Australia
- SubRegionSouth West Australia (add)
- AppellationMargaret River