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Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz
Geelong
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 13.8
$ Rel: 80
It's not often I find myself reviewing a shiraz that really thinks it's a high-end pinot noir. That's what I'm doing here, although - like many a pinot of great breeding - this wine will build depth and structure quite dramatically over the next 5-8 years. Its musky, faintly mocha-like bouquet of smoked duck, dark cherries, raspberries and redcurrants is laced with earthy notes of Puer tea and exotic spice. Long and luscious, with a plush core of mouthfilling black and red fruit, it extends long, supple and seamless down a tight-grained, drying and dusty spine that is certain to become firmer. It finishes with remarkable drive and savoury complexity. This is something very unique and special. Revisited in Feb 2025, it's still youthful, developing slowly, and it is till not showing what it will ultimately reveal.
Last Date Tasted: 06/02/2025
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Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2018
9819.7

2030-2038+
2017
9819.6

2029-2037+
2016
9518.7

2024-2028+
2015
9719.4

2027-2035+
2014
9619.1

2026-2034
2013
9418.3

2021-2025
2012
9719.3

2024-2032+
2011
9217.9

2019-2023
2010
9619.0

2022-2030+
2009
9719.2

2021-2029+
2008
9619.0

2020-2028+
2007
9418.5

2019-2027
2006
9318.2

2014-2018+

Winery

Paradise IV
Paradise IV is one of the most sought-after labels in Victorian wine. It sits at the cutting edge of where cool climate Victoria is destined to head -  towards distinctive and unique expressions of special terroirs using a carefully chosen marriage of site, variety and philosophy. The Chardonnay is by some margin the finest from the Geelong region while the elegant, medium-weight and savoury Dardel Shiraz is a wine of international stature and greatness. Sadly, putting it mildly,  its owners ripped up the vineyard prior to the 2019 harvest. Fortunately, for the immediate future at least, the spectacular 2017 vintage is in barrel and the 2018 wines are happily brooding in oak.
Chief Executive(s):
Graham Bonney, Douglas Neal
Winemaker:
Douglas Neal
Viticulturist:
Graham Bonney
Production Dozen:
700-800
Tonnes Processed:
7-11
White Wines
Blanche Dry White >Chardonnay >Saint Blaise Viognier Chardonnay >
Red Wines
Chaumont Cabernet Shiraz Blend >Dardel Shiraz >

Marrabool Cabernet Blend

Resilience Red Blend >The Bates Ford Shiraz (Formerly Shiraz Cabernet) >
Address:
45 Dog Rocks Road , Batesford , Victoria 3213 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
Closed
Principal Wine Region:
Geelong
Telephone:
(03) 5276 1536
Facsimile:
(03) 5276 1665
Website:
www.paradiseivwines.com.au
Email:
[email protected]