The 2022 Xanadu Margaret River Chardonnay is an elegant yet powerful wine, boasting a striking pale straw colour. Its bouquet offers fragrant notes of fresh pears, nectarine, and citrus fruits, with subtle hints of white flowers, oyster shell, and oatmeal. On the palate, this medium-full bodied wine presents ripe stone fruit flavours, a zesty combination of lemon and grapefruit, and a backbone of phenolic tension. The resulting balance is further enhanced by a mouth-watering saline edge and zesty acidity, leading to a crisp, dry, and persistent fruit finish. This modern and sophisticated style of Chardonnay showcases the classic hallmarks of the Margaret River region and can be enjoyed in its youth or with careful cellaring.

“At first, this offers hedonistic pleasure as its supple and inviting with layers of flavour deep and rich. Its savoury and quite plush with lots of texture via cashew-like creamy lees, but its also not overworked. It has restraint and detail. Theres a superfine line of acidity keeping all elements in there place, stitching them together harmoniously.”
95 Points – Jane Faulkner, Halliday’s Wine Companion, 23rd October 2023