Anderson Hill

O-Series Chardonnay

“O” la la, I sense some Burgundian inspiration here; cork-closure, barrel ferment (oui well-seasoned French oak), wild yeast and some Côte de Beaune-like fruit, thanks to Lenswood’s comparable ripening season and the site’s 600m elevation. Harry Winston’s yellow diamond in the glass, this, like the Henschke, deserves some space – let it come to before making an impression. I found this ever evolving – an initial lemon curd and orange blossom before a scene transition of amaretto and a vanillin almost creaming soda curtain close. The flavours echo, mouth-filling and moreish – marzipan develops, golden delicious apples and a texture of vanilla custard. By no means a dessert wine, but the mind is fooled momentarily into thinking so. Delicieux.