Big win for Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon
Margaret River star Xanadu has taken out the top wine show award in Australia – the Prime Minister’s Trophy for Champion Wine of Show at the 2026 National Wine Show of Australia – for its outstanding 2023 Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon. This is Xanadu’s 11th Cabernet Trophy at the National Wine Show in just 16 years – re-inforncing this wine’s position as both one of the most important wines in Australia and, given its $45 pricetag, one of Australian wine lover’s best friends.
Xanadu Senior Winemaker Glenn Goodall (pictured above*) said of the win, “I’m stoked, and at the same time astounded! To win an eleventh Cabernet trophy at the National Wine Show is quite hard to fathom. This achievement alone is incredibly rewarding given the pride we take in our Cabernets, but also receiving the Prime Minister’s Trophy for Champion Wine of Show is the icing on the cake, especially given the importance of the National Wine Show.”
Goodall also acknowledged the collective effort behind the wine. “A massive thanks to all of our growers, particularly those who have been growing incredibly good Cabernet for Xanadu for many years. This result is another great achievement for the Margaret River region and is amazing recognition for the entire Xanadu team.”
Review of Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 here.
Xanadu is one of Australia’s Best Wineries here.
Xanadu has a history of creating top quality, top value Cabernet Sauvignon. It won the Jimmy Watson with the Xanadu Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, which I reviewed here.
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Campbell Mattinson is the founder of The Winefront business and is the former chief editor of Halliday Wine Companion. He’s published five books on wine, four of them bestsellers. He’s the only person to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once.
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* Photo credit: Supplied/Rachel Claire.
