Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay 2024
- 96
- $130
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Power and restraint in equal measure on first look. Lemon butter, white peach, green herbs, sea salt and subtly sweet shortbread cedar in support. A swirl unlocks ruby grapefruit, yuzu, wet gravel, brine and tonic water as the wine unfurls. The mix of fruit and savoury is arrestingly complete. The palate brims with white peach, lemon juice, fine cedar, brine, salted crackers and ruby grapefruit — all within a pillowy texture cut by citrus-pithy, saline-drenched acidity and a fine vein of phenolics. Brilliant length; it rolls in waves to a seemingly endless close. Powerful and voluminous while remaining fresh and energetic. An outstanding expression worth every cent.
Tom Kline is a wine writer, reviewer, presenter, and educator based in Victoria, Australia. He is the Australian correspondent for the internationally respected publications Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy and Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux, where he highlights the top tier of Australian wine for a global audience. Tom also writes for leading outlets including Decanter (UK), Wine Spectator (US), and Halliday Magazine, among others. An experienced wine show judge and WSET educator, he has authored several consumer-focused wine courses aimed at making wine more accessible and engaging. In 2023, Tom was awarded Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column at the prestigious Wine Communicator Awards, presented by Wine Communicators of Australia.
