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Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz 2014
A long, deeply ripened and artfully balanced shiraz with a musky, spicy and peppery bouquet of cassis, blackberries, small red berries and charcuterie meats tightly knit with fine-grained, faintly smoky oak and lifted by a profoundly floral perfume. Medium-bodied, it’s long, elegant and silky smooth, opening layers of opulent deep, dark and briary fruit tightly wound around fine, dusty tannins, finishing savoury and faintly mineral with a lingering core of fruit and gamey complexity punctuated by a mouthwatering acidity. Superbly balanced and complete, with latent power and depth. Developing slowly when tasted in February 2025, it’s supremely fine, stylish, long and still surprisingly youthful.
Vintage
2014
Peak years to drink
2026 - 2034
Jeremy's score
96 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
Paradise IV Dardel Shiraz
Geelong
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 13.8
$ Rel: 80
A long, deeply ripened and artfully balanced shiraz with a musky, spicy and peppery bouquet of cassis, blackberries, small red berries and charcuterie meats tightly knit with fine-grained, faintly smoky oak and lifted by a profoundly floral perfume. Medium-bodied, it's long, elegant and silky smooth, opening layers of opulent deep, dark and briary fruit tightly wound around fine, dusty tannins, finishing savoury and faintly mineral with a lingering core of fruit and gamey complexity punctuated by a mouthwatering acidity. Superbly balanced and complete, with latent power and depth. Developing slowly when tasted in February 2025, it's supremely fine, stylish, long and still surprisingly youthful.
Last Date Tasted: 06/02/2025
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Cellar
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Drink Now
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Maybe Too Old
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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:
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