Orlando, Lyndale Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia 2019

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Best in Show

Best in Show
Decanter World Wine Awards

Country: Australia
Region: South Australia
Sub-region: Adelaide Hills
Grape(s): Chardonnay 100%
Producer: Orlando
Alc: 13.3

Orlando, Lyndale Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia 2019 Orlando, Lyndale Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Australia 2019

You'll have no trouble telling our two Antipodean Chardonnay wines in the Best in Show selection apart -- which is exactly as it should be, as place-related differences step to the fore in winemakers' thinking and craft. This wine is more greensilver than gold, and packed with aromatic floral lime, underscored by a swirl of cream from barrel-fermentation. It's vivid and fresh without being skinny, lean or over-taut -- clearly a Chardonnay at ease with its cool climate. Yet the layers are there, too, like exposed sedimentary strata, giving the wine a vertical dimension which will carry it effortlessly through a meal.

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