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Paradise IV Chardonnay 2011
Finely balanced, with controlled power and richness, this complex and mineral chardonnay has a slightly funky, smoky bouquet of grapefruit, melon and yellow flowers backed by waxy suggestions of ginger and lanolin, plus a hint of bacon. Taut and linear, with a rich but translucently clear presence of assertive melon and grapefruit flavour tightly knit with fresh oak, it finishes long and focused, with an increasingly rich and fatty palate tightly wrapped in a taut acidity and ending in savoury nuances of grilled nuts.
Vintage
2011
Year to Drink
2019 - 2023+
Jeremy’s score
96 / 100
Seal Type
Screw top
Paradise IV Chardonnay
Geelong
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 13.6
$ Rel: 65
Finely balanced, with controlled power and richness, this complex and mineral chardonnay has a slightly funky, smoky bouquet of grapefruit, melon and yellow flowers backed by waxy suggestions of ginger and lanolin, plus a hint of bacon. Taut and linear, with a rich but translucently clear presence of assertive melon and grapefruit flavour tightly knit with fresh oak, it finishes long and focused, with an increasingly rich and fatty palate tightly wrapped in a taut acidity and ending in savoury nuances of grilled nuts.
Last Date Tasted: 22/2/2020
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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 -Ę 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 -Ę to put it mildly -Ę 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-Oct
Red Wines
Address:
45 Dog Rocks Road , Batesford , Victoria 3213 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
By appointment
Principal Wine Region:
Geelong
Telephone:
(03) 5276 1536
Facsimile:
(03) 5276 1665
Website:
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