Xanadu Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
Australia
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Margaret River
Grape Variety
Cabernet Sauvignon
vintage
Current vintage
Alcohol
14%
characteristics
Body
Full
Full
Full
Acidity
Medium
Medium
Medium
Tannin
High
High
High
Current vintage
Product Description
A pretty, fragrant bouquet of violets, blackcurrants and black cherries heralds a palate at once fragrant and elegant, exactingly focused in its varietal precision and tight-grained and confident in its tannin profile. There are complex notes of sweet tobacco leaf, cedar and graphite. Impeccably honed, this is a beautiful and enduring Xanadu, the essence of Margaret River cabernet sauvignon, with a magnificent life stretching long before it.
Profile
Grape Blended
Cabernet Sauvignon (89%) Malbec (6%) Petit Verdot (5%)
Palate
Full bodied, inky forest fruits, blackcurrant, dark chocolate , dense tannin.
Colour
Deep red /ruby hues.
Aroma
Cassis, mulberries, black plums ,bay leaf , mocha.
Palate
Full bodied, inky forest fruits, blackcurrant, dark chocolate , dense tannin.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Cured Meat
:Hard Cheese
Product details
WINEMAKING NOTES
Fruit was crushed/destemmed before predominantly small batch fermentation in a combination of static and open fermenters. Fermentation takes 7-8 days at 24-26 degrees celsius, during which the cap is managed using a combination of aerative pumping over as well as regular plunging by hand. After fermentation about a third of the components experienced a period of extended maceration, and were left on skins for 4 weeks before a very gentle pressing. MLF takes place in a combination of tank and barrel. The wine was matured for 14 months in French oak (40% new barriques) before the blend was assembled, and subsequently returned to older French barriques for a further 2 months maturation prior to bottling.
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