In stock
Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2024
$45.00
Ok – I’m super impressed with this wine. 2024 was an exceptionally hot and dry vintage for Margaret River, so it has taken a load of smarts in the vineyard and cellar to create this delicious wine. It’s a fuller, more robust and structural cabernet that actually is better on the fifth day of opening! Scented with cassis, dark cherries, blueberries and dark plums backed by smoky, dusty cedar/vanilla oak and lifted by a whiff of violet, it’s plush, full and firm – a classic Cru Bourgeois of some class. There’s a hint of soy at the finish. What an effort – and what value at $45! It seems the fruit usually destined for the Reserve label found its way into this wine. Total respect.
Vintage
2024
Peak years to drink
2032 - 2036+
Jeremy's score
93 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
1 in stock (can be backordered)
Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret River
Price Range at Release: $30-$49
Vintage: 2024
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 45
Ok - I'm super impressed with this wine. 2024 was an exceptionally hot and dry vintage for Margaret River, so it has taken a load of smarts in the vineyard and cellar to create this delicious wine. It's a fuller, more robust and structural cabernet that actually is better on the fifth day of opening! Scented with cassis, dark cherries, blueberries and dark plums backed by smoky, dusty cedar/vanilla oak and lifted by a whiff of violet, it's plush, full and firm - a classic Cru Bourgeois of some class. There's a hint of soy at the finish. What an effort - and what value at $45! It seems the fruit usually destined for the Reserve label found its way into this wine. Total respect.
Last Date Tasted: 17/07/2026
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2024
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93 | 18.1 | 2032-2036+  | Buy it
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2017
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94 | 18.5 | 2029-2037+ |
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2016
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93 | 18.2 | 2028-2036+ |
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2013
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90 | 17.3 | 2018-2021+  |
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2012
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91 | 17.5 | 2024-2032  |
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2011
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92 | 17.8 | 2019-2023+ |
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2010
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92 | 17.8 | 2022-2030 |
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2009
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90 | 17.0 | 2014-2017+ |
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2008
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87 | 16.2 | 2013-2016+ |
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2007
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93 | 18.2 | 2019-2027 |
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2005
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89 | 16.8 | 2013-2017 |
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2004
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86 | 15.8 | 2009-2012 |
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2001
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89 | 16.8 | 2006-2009+ |
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2000
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83 | 15.2 | 2002-2005 |
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1999
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89 | 16.8 | 2007-2011 |
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1998
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83 | 15.2 | 2003-2006 |
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1997
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87 | 16.3 | 2002-2005 |
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1996
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91 | 17.6 | 2004-2008 |
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1995
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94 | 18.4 | 2007-2014 |
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1994
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91 | 17.6 | 1999-2002 |
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1993
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94 | 18.5 | 2005-2013 |
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1992
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94 | 18.4 | 2000-2004 |
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1991
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91 | 17.5 | 2003-2011 |
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1990
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87 | 16.0 | 1992-1995 |
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1989
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88 | 16.5 | 1997-2001 |
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Winery
Xanadu
Xanadu is the Margaret River branch of the Rathbone Wine Group. It's a consistent maker of plush, sumptuously fruited, artfully composed, elegant and approachable table wines from the typical suite of regional varieties and blends. While the white wines have been most consistent over recent years, the Cabernet Sauvignon is now cementing a generous, polished style while the Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (95/100, drink 2023-2031+) is deeply flavoured, beautifully structured and seamless. As a group, these wines deserve a larger following.
Chief Executive(s):
Darren Rathbone
Winemaker:
Glenn Goodall
Viticulturist:
Suzie Muntz
Production Dozen:
70000
White Wines
Chardonnay >DJL Chardonnay >DJL Sauvignon Blanc Semillon >
Dragon Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Frankland River Riesling
Limited Release Chardonnay
Next of Kin Chardonnay
Paradise Sauvignon Blanc Semillon >Reserve Chardonnay >Sauvignon Blanc Semillon >Secession Chardonnay
Secession Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
Secession White Blend
Semillon
Stevens Road Chardonnay >Red Wines
Cabernet Merlot
Cabernet Sauvignon >DJL Cabernet Sauvignon >DJL Shiraz >Exmoor Cabernet Sauvignon >Merlot
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon >Secession Merlot
Secession Rose of Cabernet
Secession Shiraz Cabernet
Shiraz >Stevens Road Cabernet Sauvignon >
Address:
Boodjidup Road , Margaret River , Western Australia 6285 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Margaret River
Telephone:
(08) 9758 9500
Facsimile:
(08) 9757 3389
Website:
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