Anderson Hill O Series Australian Shiraz

Tasting notes & discussion 12

97 POINTS, Platinum – Best in Show, Decanter World Wine Awards

Typically $32/bottle from Anderson Hill
Vintage 2018 from Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Available for 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; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
Sold by Elixir Wine Group, fulfilled by Wine Country Connect

About Anderson Hill
“The farming history of the Anderson family dates back to the beginning of the 20th Century. To provide a better life to his family, Peter Anderson and his whole family moved from Scotland to South Australia and established a farming presence. The hard-working ethos continues in the family to this day. Brian Anderson, and his son Ben, purchased 32 acres of land in Lenswood, Adelaide Hills in 1994 and developed it into a vineyard. The family focuses on producing high quality wine grapes and premium wines. Since Brian’s passing, Ben and his wife Clare have continued to run the family business.”

Type O

TASTING NOTES:
“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.” (AbV 14.5%)

BARRELS:
12 month in new and seasoned French oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
So most people know ABO and the + or - (Rh) when it comes to blood type. Those are the most important when it comes to compatibility and transfusions. But, there are 43 identified blood groups in total that make up an individuals complete blood type. That’s not to say there are 43 variants of ABO + or -, but that there are even more things that can be different between people’s blood. So instead of A+ or B-, it’d be like A+MP₁CKpᵃ etcetera, etcetera.

ABO blood type concerns the presence of two antigens that, if the wrong types of blood are paired, cause an unwanted immune response that could potentially be fatal. Rh involves 50 antigens, but mainly you need to watch for the D antigen. So much so that, despite having 50 associated antigens, people simply denote it as + or -.

As an aside, since the 1930’s there’s been a trend of using blood types as personality indicators, like birth months and star signs. It’s pseudoscience. I mean, your blood has more relevance to you personally than other planets, so at least it’s got that.

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
N/A

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
Blood! (Compatible blood. Wonder if vampires worry about blood types.)

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