98 Points - Winestate | 94 Points - Campbell Mattinson
Recognising it as one of Australia's preeminent Chardonnay regions, Cockfighters Ghost chose the Adelaide Hills to focus their Chardonnay making endeavours. This 2018 Cockfighter's Ghost Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay highlights the quality of this vineyard; drawing widespread acclaim (98 Points - Winestate, 94 Points - Campbell Mattinson).
A Chardonnay that's just entering its peak drinking window, the 2018 Cockfighter's Ghost Single Vineyard Adelaide Hills Chardonnay retains lively fruit vibrancy with white peach, lime and tropical flavours and some flinty, savoury notes. Some quality subtle oak plays a supporting role from a combination of new, 1 and 2 year old French oak barrels, which it was matured in for 7 months. A wine of impressive depth and complexity, this is a bargain Chardonnay buy at this discounted price.
"98 Points. A fresh lively passionfruit nose with a sweet hit of lemon zest. The Oak driven palate is long and well balanced with a nice flinty mineral thread running through"- Winestate Magazine, April/March 2023.
"94 Points. It puts on an impressive display of stone fruit and cedar wood-accented flavour and seals the deal on the finish too. This chardonnay delivers the goods. Texture, flavour and length, all in a good place. $25. 13.5% alc. Drink by: 2024. Screwcap"- Campbell Mattinson, winecompanion.com.au.