2017 Xanadu Chardonnay Margaret River

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  1/3/2024 - OzDude Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This is a great Chardonnay from the Margaret River. Floral aromas. Great finish. Great with a Brie

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  7/13/2023 - wine247365 Does not like this wine:

  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!

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  8/20/2020 - ProfAvi Likes this wine: 90 Points

  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.

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  7/25/2020 - Craigvb wrote: 89 Points

  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.

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  11/23/2019 - Tony Poli Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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.

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