Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay

Best Wine at the Brisbane Exhibition in 2017. Glenn Goodall, the winemaker said “My all time fave Xanadu Chardonnay “. Nutty aromas of cashew and almond. Also nougat and grapefruit aromas. Grapefruit and other citrus on the palate. Very much more citrus than stone fruit. A better showing than my last Delectable note. Very good.

Xanadu have 2 top Chardonnays - this Reserve and the Stevens Road, both priced the same. Both are excellent but if I have a slight preference it would be the Stevens Road. This Reserve had aromatics of cashew nuts, almonds, nougat and grapefruit. Strong grapefruit flavours and citric acid. Very much more citric notes rather than fleshy stone fruit. This wine could do with more of the latter. The first of 3. Perhaps a year or two more might see it flesh out more but unlikely I think. Enough acid to see it last till the end of the 2020s. Next in a year or two. So much for having the second bottle in a year or two. We had it 19 weeks later on 12th July 2025. A better showing this time than earlier in the year. The winemaker, Glenn Goodall, said on 4/8/22, “my all-time fave Xanadu Chardonnay “. Score this time is 95 points.

An excellent Margaret River Chardonnay from Sue Bell’s personal cellar. Drank at a wonderful occasion where all the locals and their families meet once a month in the local hall to catch up and have a meal. No shortage of excellent wine and good food to swap.

This MR Chard took a while to come around and show its strength and finesse.

Excellent 2015 Margaret River medium aged Chardonnay more in Burgundy style with minerality showing thru and melon and stone fruits on palate. Produced purposefully to be less oaky and buttery and the class shows through.

Excellent wine. Also no malo. Deeper and more complete.

powerful and precise . Still loads to give after 10years. More powerful than it’s neighbour Leeuwin Art Series. Leaves an impact.

Outstanding.

Classic margs chardy - buttery, not overly wooded but delishus

No malo but plenty of richness. Acid all the way through. Med plus length.