Xanadu Wines

Stevens Road Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

9.5

Cassis And Herbal notes and generally a lovely Cabernet perfume. Medium weight yet a perfect balance ensures a long life. Leading Australian wine scribe James Halliday awarded this wine 99 points and made it his 2015 Wine of the Year with a drinking window till 2051! Can't see it that long myself but an excellent drop nevertheless. High quality Margaret River Cabernet. — 8 years ago

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David L

@Bob McDonald As always drinking great bottles. Cheers!

TheSkip

Sadly not exported.

Bob McDonald

@David L @TheSkip I was lucky to purchase this as when Halliday declares his Wine of the Year it normally sells out in a day or two.

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"VI. The Hunter" Carneros Pinot Noir

Daniel Wisner

9.0

Yum. New world Pinot. Great for a cab lover. Not as heavy as Meiomi. — 9 years ago

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Estate Retro Riesling 2012

Andrew Knowlton

9.5

The first and probably last time to try. Pretty extraordinary. — 10 years ago

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Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Rob Stutzman

9.2

Still a huge wine. Eat with it. — 8 years ago

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III. Impossible Colors Rosé of Pinot Noir 2016

Justin Chiotti

9.2

A salty, tart finish that sets it apart from a provençal counterpart. — 9 years ago

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"II. The Rattlesnake Doctor" Estate Pinot Noir

Frank Heinz

9.6

JoHo and Emily's — 9 years ago

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Carneros Chardonnay 2013

Rachel Artz

9.5

Floral aromas, crisp, stone fruit, apple — 11 years ago

Henschke

Mount Edelstone Vineyard Shiraz 2005

Bob McDonald

8.9

This is the 6th of an original 6 and from the first bottle the tasting notes have been consistent. This wine has a weird vegetal nose. I have described as H2S in previous notes. This off putting note does not come through on the palate which exhibits ripe fruits with raspberry to the fore. Finishing off with trademark silky tannins. As a coincidence of timing it's illustrious elder brother Hill of Grace - the 2012 vintage was just judged Wine of the Year by Australia's leading wine scribe James Halliday. Well done to Henschke. — 8 years ago

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David L

Good to know about the 12

Aaron Tan

Hard decant?

Bob McDonald

@Aaron Tan certainly had a good decant. I have had Edelstones from many vintages over the years and have always found them exemplary. For the 2005 over 6 examples I would say faulty winemaking for this vintage.