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Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz 2008
A very stylish St Joseph-like shiraz with a profoundly heady, spicy and musky perfume of sweet red and black berries, plums and cherries is lifted by cedary, walnut-like oak and backed by notes of black pepper, cloves, minerals, stalky herbal notes and animal hide. It’s long, finely crafted and supple, with a generous, mouthfilling presence of spicy fruit and savoury oak that builds towards a crescendo at the finish. Supported by silky-fine but genuinely firm tannin, it’s wrapped up by a soft, but refreshing acidity. Tasted in February 2025, it’s still youthful, restrained and waiting to show real bottle development. A stunner. Burgundian.
Vintage
2008
Peak years to drink
2020 - 2028+
Jeremy's score
96 / 100
Seal type
Diam
Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz
Geelong
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 13.8
$ Rel: 80
A very stylish St Joseph-like shiraz with a profoundly heady, spicy and musky perfume of sweet red and black berries, plums and cherries is lifted by cedary, walnut-like oak and backed by notes of black pepper, cloves, minerals, stalky herbal notes and animal hide. It's long, finely crafted and supple, with a generous, mouthfilling presence of spicy fruit and savoury oak that builds towards a crescendo at the finish. Supported by silky-fine but genuinely firm tannin, it's wrapped up by a soft, but refreshing acidity. Tasted in February 2025, it's still youthful, restrained and waiting to show real bottle development. A stunner. Burgundian.
Last Date Tasted: 06/02/2025
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2018
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98 | 19.7 | 2030-2038+  |
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2017
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98 | 19.6 | 2029-2037+ |
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2016
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95 | 18.7 | 2024-2028+  |
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2015
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97 | 19.4 | 2027-2035+ |
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2014
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96 | 19.1 | 2026-2034 |
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2013
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94 | 18.3 | 2021-2025 |
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2012
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97 | 19.3 | 2024-2032+ |
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2011
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92 | 17.9 | 2019-2023  |
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2010
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96 | 19.0 | 2022-2030+ |
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2009
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97 | 19.2 | 2021-2029+ |
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2008
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96 | 19.0 | 2020-2028+ |
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2007
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94 | 18.5 | 2019-2027 |
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2006
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93 | 18.2 | 2014-2018+ |
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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
Red Wines
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:
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