This Perfect 10 Shiraz from one of the coolest and highest vineyards in South Australia is back! It’s the BULK BUY rated Anderson Hill O Series Lenswood Shiraz.
We love a good Syrah/Shiraz but most of what comes out of Australia is of the big and peppery warm climate variety. Cool climate versions are much harder to find here, but as is the case in many places they are grown, they can be absolutely lovely.
Just how lovely, you might ask? How about 97 points lovely. That’s right the Decanter World Wine Awards gave today’s wine a Platinum/Best In Show designation with an astounding 97 points. Here’s what they said about the wine:
Most keen wine drinkers now realize that Australia can produce a gamut of Chardonnay styles, but somehow the word seems harder to get out about Shiraz. This wine from Adelaide Hills should do the trick for anyone who has yet to realize that cool-climate accounts of the variety can be every bit as compelling as their warm-climate counterparts. The wine is dark in colour, with lots of episcopal purple; the aromas are bright, lifted, and billowing, not just cherry-fresh but with some billowing cherry blossom in there too. In the mouth, the wine is deep, round, poised and lively: an explosion of vivid fruits with a peppery finish.
James Halliday wasn’t far behind with 95 points and the Australian publications Wine Business Magazine and The Real Review both came in at 93. We concur with these high scores giving the wine a 10 Taste Rating (94+ Points).
Getting your hands on this wine has always been the problem with virtually no sellers in the US currently and a price of $50 (AUD) in Australia where the winery only sells it to their Wine Club members. When it has been available in the US, it’s been in the $30-$32 (USD) range. Of course, you won’t pay anywhere near that price through today’s deal…
For the next 2 days you can get 4 bottles of the 97-point 2018 Anderson Hill O Series Lenswood Shiraz for just $XX.95 ($XX.99 a bottle).
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This 4-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery and are not representative of all our deals. Every deal can have different, sometimes more, sometimes less, states available.)
Now that summer is over, shipping is back to a flat $6.99 per order, no matter how many 4-packs you buy. (And no more styrofoam packaging). Orders will ship 5-10 days after the conclusion of the offer.
This limited time, winery direct offer ends Sunday 10/8/2023 at midnight (PT) unless it sells out sooner.
This wine is 100% Shiraz matured for 12 months in a mix of new and seasoned French oak. It comes from the Lenswood Vineyard in the northern Adelaide Hills of South Australia and has just 0.9 g/L of residual sugar. 1,000 cases were produced.
From the winery:
Ben and Clare Anderson believe in living amongst the environment, treading lightly on their land. This sustainable lifestyle extends through to their philosophy for managing the vineyard and minimal intervention practices in the wine-making processes.
At 600 meters above sea-level their Lenswood vineyard in the northern Adelaide Hills is one of the coolest and highest vineyards in South Australia. The top meter of loamy soil sits on a sub-clay base and sustains efficient water and nutrients to the vines whilst reducing the risk of pests and diseases at the same time.
Vines are hand-pruned and the grapes hand-picked to ensure premium quality. Minimal intervention in the winemaking process, using natural yeasts to showcase the unique terroir.
Heady blue fruit on the nose with lashings of violet, blossom, and hints of baking spice. Spiced dark plum on the palate with fresh blue and black berries, pepper, and liquorice. Lifted acidity with plush mouth-coating tannins delivers a great length on the finish.
14.5% Alcohol
Closed with Cork
The 2018 Anderson Hill O Series Lenswood Shiraz opens with a lovely aroma of dark berry fruit, sweet spice and touches of chocolate, mint, coffee and more.
The wine needs at least an hour of air to open up but then it reveals a really lovely cool-climate example of Syrah/Shiraz. Taking a sip reveals lots of deep, harmonious flavors of plum and blackberry with well-integrated spice and a bit of a meaty note in this medium to full-bodied wine. It also features wonderful balance and a silky smooth and velvety mouthfeel.
The wine ends dry, very long and quite savory with a burst of peppery spice under the lasting fruit. It was just as good on day two, if not slightly better. Refined, excellent, harmonious, lovely…we can’t say enough good things about this one.
2018 ANDERSON HILL O SERIES LENSWOOD SHIRAZ
BULK BUY
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Get the 2018 Anderson Hill O Series Lenswood Shiraz while you can! It ends Sunday 10/8 at midnight Pacific.
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