Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 | Cabernet Majesty

Another striking beauty from the world-class Cabernet epicenter of Margaret River. Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 displays Inky purple in color, giving way to a ruby-hued rim.  While freshly-crushed blackberry and blackcurrant notes lift out of the glass, while fleshy, juicy black cherry and blackberry notes resonate on the palate. Energetic and vibrant with additional layers of savory spices like subtly sweet cedar, spearmint, and clove.  Finally, firm tannins, crunchy acidity, and a long, berry-driven finish. Drink Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 now – 2030.

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96JH | James Halliday has lobbed a glowing 96-point score on Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2014.  While naming it a “special value wine” and making it arguably the greatest $20.99 Australian red of the vintage. Amazingly, the Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 may surpass even that monumental 2013 release. “Great colour is no surprise, nor is the majesty of the cassis-filled bouquet and palate,” raved Halliday.  Margaret River in Western Australia is warmer than Bordeaux and cooler than Napa Valley.  Most of all, custom-made for cultivating world-class Cabernet. Yet this quality-to-price ratio is a rarity, in Napa or anywhere else. Hence, act accordingly for the Australian red gem of 2014.

Margaret River

Margaret River boasts striking similarities to Napa Valley. Both regions seduce visitors with their sun-dappled, slow-paced lifestyles. Both are youthful but make for stiff competition with the long-established châteaux of Bordeaux. And both captured the imagination of one of the New World’s most legendary winemakers: Robert Mondavi, who was so convinced of Margaret River’s world-class potential in the early 1970s that he flirted with buying property. Although he resisted in the end, Mondavi did mentor a pair of legendary Margaret River estates, whose prestige today proved that his hunch about the region was dead-on.

Xanadu Wines

Xanadu has been a fixture of Margaret River since the early days. Dr. John Lagan and his wife Eithne planted their first Cabernet Sauvignon and Semillon near the coast in 1997.  So the Xanadu property now has over 200 acres of vines planted in Margaret River’s well-drained gravelly soils.   While acquired by the Rathbone family in 2005, Xanadu has remained family-owned and obsessively quality-focused.  As evidenced by the estate’s expansive roster of trophies and gold medals.  And including top honors at the Margaret River Wine Show for this Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2014.