Ghostgum Vineyard Chardonnay 2021
- 96
- $75
- Drink by: 2024-2034
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Most impressive Chardonnay from the Mornington Peninsula. Fruit was handpicked and then whole bunch pressed to a mix of 20% new and older oak with wild yeast fermentation. A further 11 months on full lees contributes to its richness and textural feel however it has the precision and linear poise of Mornington. There’s a faint struck match evident on the nose and palate, adding to its immense appeal. The depth of fruit is impressive, and the palate sings its tune to a very long finish. An exceptional wine.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
