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Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz 2012
Profoundly flavoured, gentle and savoury, this effortless young Rhone-inspired shiraz reveals a deep, heady and exotically spiced bouquet of dark berries, cherries and plums laced with scents of violets, black pepper and fragrant, fine-grained oak. Long and smooth, it glides effortlessly down the palate despite its intensity, delivering an exceptional depth of wild, brambly fruit and newish oak underpinned by pliant, powdery tannins, finishing with a persistent core of fruit and a mineral note. Tasted in February 2025, it’s beginning to show some development, deeply scented with vibrant red fruits, licorice, roasting tray notes and potpourri. The palate is effortlessly long and pristine, finely polished, long and savoury. Pure class.
Vintage
2012
Peak years to drink
2024 - 2032+
Jeremy's score
97 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz
Geelong
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 13.8
$ Rel: 80
Profoundly flavoured, gentle and savoury, this effortless young Rhone-inspired shiraz reveals a deep, heady and exotically spiced bouquet of dark berries, cherries and plums laced with scents of violets, black pepper and fragrant, fine-grained oak. Long and smooth, it glides effortlessly down the palate despite its intensity, delivering an exceptional depth of wild, brambly fruit and newish oak underpinned by pliant, powdery tannins, finishing with a persistent core of fruit and a mineral note. Tasted in February 2025, it's beginning to show some development, deeply scented with vibrant red fruits, licorice, roasting tray notes and potpourri. The palate is effortlessly long and pristine, finely polished, long and savoury. Pure class.
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:
Email:
