Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 17/03-27/04/2021 (Page 9)

when people drink our wine we want them to feel that sense come away reminded that this great place to grow grapes but winery ada xanadu wines → early days xanadu was one of the very first vineyards to take root in established in 1977 by irish immigrant dr john lagan john called his planting "xanadu" in tribute to the mysterious fabled city of the same name imagined by the poet samuel coleridge lagan cultivated many of the varieties that would one cabernet sauvignon and vineyard remains today joined by two others to make up 83 hectares of vines that flourish beneath the shade of magnificent eucalypt forests to great lengths to credit the whole team for xanadu's winemaker brendan carr and viticulturalist suzie muntz but he also emphasises that the true stars behind every xanadu bottle are the grapes cellar door and restaurant is for anyone spending time at the margaret river wanady → the future glenn is excited about the release of xanadu's 2018 which he believes may be the best cabernet the winery has xanadu already holds the "best cabernet" title in seven consecutive national wine to watch out for → the winery by the rathbone family glenn goodall stepped into the role of senior winemaker leading the brand to decades