Medium garnet colour showing some age in the glass. Straight off the bat, beautiful nose of blackberry, plum and vanilla. Tasting resolves to a very fruit driven and jammy chocolate style of wine somewhat one dimensional at this stage in life on the front and middle palate but bloody lovely nonetheless. Some leather and earthy savoury notes on the long finish all very pleasant experience. Whilst tannins and alcohol are smoothed out this wine should come with a warning as high octane at 15.5% alc.
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Deep crimson, colour suggests it is not done despite its age. Nose - medium intensity, red and black fruit, oak and a hint of leather. Nicely perfumed. Medium bodied, nice long finish. Still drinking very nicely and a great style of shiraz. The age has balanced out the high alcohol. Excellent wine.
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The 99 Georgia's Paddock is a ripe rich Shiraz with a nose of redcurrant, blackberry and dark plum with a touch of Eucalypt and mint. The palate is rich, almost Port-like with a mouth filling character and a touch of honey on the finish. Somewhat atypical this lacks a little finesse but has plenty of flavour and regional character.
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I've had about 4-5 bottles of the 1999 vintage JH Georgia's Paddock the past year-- I had another one last night. First off, of the handful of bottles, it is apparent that decanting 6+ hours is best. Huge nose of pure black fruit and graphite. The palate was stunningly balanced despite the 14+% alcohol... absolutely no heat... just black fruit, graphite, high toned minerality, and long black cherry finish. Drink up!
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Open, rich and attractive nose, subtle and layered, lovely tertiary development, leather, eucalyptus, perfume, crushed red fruit, smoke, excellent depth, mature; the palate is rich and rounded, with velvety tannins and ripe acidity, its elegance belies its weight (15.5% ABV), mature, lovely sweet ripe fruit; good length, more than a hint of back-end heat. Still lovely at 15 years old. My last bottle, but my prediction would be that the alcohol will eventually kick this wine off-balance as the fruit recedes further. Drink up.
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Showing very well, especially on the second day. The deep nose has aromas of red meat, pepper, sweet black fruit, hint of vanilla, gunpowder, expresso; on the palate powerful and rich, satiny and creamy but balanced beautifully by refreshing acidity, finely-grained tannins and a lovely minerally streak that runs through it; very good length, hint of eucalyptus.
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Smoky and rich but layered and refined, crushed fruit and leather, velvety, bacon and hickory smoke, rich and finely grained tannins, almost balsamic richness but has the requisite acidity and minerality to avoid clumsiness in spite of 15.5% alcohol; good length, dried fruit, hint of forest floor. Lovely wine, time in hand.
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A wonderful nose. Big smells filled the room. Dark, rich plum and wave after wave of changing dark red fruit. The first hour was great. The nose playing onto the palate. However after that it started to fall apart and the high alcohol was left standing.
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Classical Heathcote Shiraz, deep and powerful, sweet fruit, pepper, mint and vanilla, minerally depth, still very primary and fresh, liitle evolution; very concentrated but in spite of very high alcohol (15.5%) not heavy or unwieldy, carries its weight well thanks to a muscular structure and sturdy tannins; good length, complete, à point. Now - 2019.
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Big nose of stewed plums. Fruit freshens up in the mouth, with a good backbone and the JH earthiness coming through. Somehow though the wine isn't well balanced. Its got all the parts, but they don't integrate. I think this is partly due to too big a dose of alcohol. However JH is always interesting, and this was a big, mouthfilling drink.
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Learn't from previous mistakes and gave it a long breath of air before drinking. Chocolate, rich dark fruit and vanilla oak and subtle spiciness again. Perfect match for my Kipfler potato and Wagyu ribeye dinner :-)
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Tasted over two nights, decanted 6 hours the first night, and consumed at 28-30 hours the second night. Not the best example of JH I've had, the 98 and 95 were simpler much better. This bottling shows intense dark red fruits and dense graphite, charcoal and long spicy finish on day 1-- overall, seems just slightly disjointed, and perhaps a tad hot for its 15%. Day 2, the wine showed balance, with muted dark red fruits (black cherry seemed to sing), nice balance between eucalyptus, chocolate, and tannin. I will state my bias-- I love JH-- but this vintage is a strange one. It is the first vintage of JH I've tasted that lacks balance-- drink now, but decant 6+ hours if not longer.
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Should have been decanted. This wine opened up with high alcohol nose that slowly blew off in the glass. Wonderful deep purple colour that promises of rich black fruit. Once settled the wine displays an evocative nose of dark berries, chocolate oak and a touch of spice. On the palette the dark fruits and chocolate again dominate with beautiful soft balanced tannins on a very long finish
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Rich and velvety colour; deep, dense and layered nose, creamy fruit, pepper and other spices, minerals, warm oak; velvety texture, grainy tannins, wonderful grip; lovely length, just a bit hot. Remarkable finesse considering the concentration and 15.5% alcohol.
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Rather immense (15.5%) but not port-like at all, firm acidity and amazing minerality maintain a flawless balance, an iron fist in a velvet glove. Very complex and decadent flavours, leather, nuts, coffee, forest fruits, game stock, spices; chunky tannins and firm acidity sheathed in velvety fruit. Excellent length.
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A big, ripe nose of charcoal, chocolate, eucalypt and cherry. Tannins stick and there is a touch of bitterness on the finish. The alcohol stands out as well with a glycerol like element to the palate.
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really dissapointing bottle of this fantastic producer. I thought it was undrinkable. It was horribly reduced. Some at the table actually liked it but all I got was rubber hose.
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1/3/2024 - Bonesetter Likes this wine: 88 Points
A little tired. Faded quickly one the bottle had been opened. Younger bottles of this vintage were magnificent.
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4/30/2023 - gparker777 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium garnet colour showing some age in the glass. Straight off the bat, beautiful nose of blackberry, plum and vanilla. Tasting resolves to a very fruit driven and jammy chocolate style of wine somewhat one dimensional at this stage in life on the front and middle palate but bloody lovely nonetheless. Some leather and earthy savoury notes on the long finish all very pleasant experience. Whilst tannins and alcohol are smoothed out this wine should come with a warning as high octane at 15.5% alc.
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9/9/2022 - Bonesetter wrote: flawed
Corked.
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8/23/2020 - Cha-Cha-Chung wrote: 90 Points
Like drinking a vintage port. Ripe and luscious. Very slightly corked (barely noticeable.)
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4/18/2020 - BAJRiley Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep crimson, colour suggests it is not done despite its age. Nose - medium intensity, red and black fruit, oak and a hint of leather. Nicely perfumed. Medium bodied, nice long finish. Still drinking very nicely and a great style of shiraz. The age has balanced out the high alcohol. Excellent wine.
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3/14/2020 - drjb wrote: 90 Points
The 99 Georgia's Paddock is a ripe rich Shiraz with a nose of redcurrant, blackberry and dark plum with a touch of Eucalypt and mint. The palate is rich, almost Port-like with a mouth filling character and a touch of honey on the finish. Somewhat atypical this lacks a little finesse but has plenty of flavour and regional character.
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3/12/2019 - Barnaby33 wrote:
Sadly, corked.
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6/25/2018 - Dack Rambo wrote: 91 Points
Alcohol has softened and now a more balanced wine. Great mouthfeel
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4/13/2015 - jmht wrote: 92 Points
I've had about 4-5 bottles of the 1999 vintage JH Georgia's Paddock the past year-- I had another one last night. First off, of the handful of bottles, it is apparent that decanting 6+ hours is best. Huge nose of pure black fruit and graphite. The palate was stunningly balanced despite the 14+% alcohol... absolutely no heat... just black fruit, graphite, high toned minerality, and long black cherry finish. Drink up!
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1/4/2014 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Open, rich and attractive nose, subtle and layered, lovely tertiary development, leather, eucalyptus, perfume, crushed red fruit, smoke, excellent depth, mature; the palate is rich and rounded, with velvety tannins and ripe acidity, its elegance belies its weight (15.5% ABV), mature, lovely sweet ripe fruit; good length, more than a hint of back-end heat. Still lovely at 15 years old. My last bottle, but my prediction would be that the alcohol will eventually kick this wine off-balance as the fruit recedes further. Drink up.
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1/22/2013 - Maxboost wrote: 87 Points
Very dark aroma of berries
15.5% was definitely noticed
SOME tannins but very good finish
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12/10/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Showing very well, especially on the second day. The deep nose has aromas of red meat, pepper, sweet black fruit, hint of vanilla, gunpowder, expresso; on the palate powerful and rich, satiny and creamy but balanced beautifully by refreshing acidity, finely-grained tannins and a lovely minerally streak that runs through it; very good length, hint of eucalyptus.
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4/1/2012 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Smoky and rich but layered and refined, crushed fruit and leather, velvety, bacon and hickory smoke, rich and finely grained tannins, almost balsamic richness but has the requisite acidity and minerality to avoid clumsiness in spite of 15.5% alcohol; good length, dried fruit, hint of forest floor. Lovely wine, time in hand.
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10/30/2011 - Winevestor wrote: 90 Points
A wonderful nose. Big smells filled the room. Dark, rich plum and wave after wave of changing dark red fruit. The first hour was great. The nose playing onto the palate. However after that it started to fall apart and the high alcohol was left standing.
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10/2/2011 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 92 Points
Classical Heathcote Shiraz, deep and powerful, sweet fruit, pepper, mint and vanilla, minerally depth, still very primary and fresh, liitle evolution; very concentrated but in spite of very high alcohol (15.5%) not heavy or unwieldy, carries its weight well thanks to a muscular structure and sturdy tannins; good length, complete, à point. Now - 2019.
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5/9/2011 - Winevestor wrote: 90 Points
Big nose of stewed plums. Fruit freshens up in the mouth, with a good backbone and the JH earthiness coming through. Somehow though the wine isn't well balanced. Its got all the parts, but they don't integrate. I think this is partly due to too big a dose of alcohol. However JH is always interesting, and this was a big, mouthfilling drink.
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10/12/2010 - RBRG wrote: 90 Points
Learn't from previous mistakes and gave it a long breath of air before drinking. Chocolate, rich dark fruit and vanilla oak and subtle spiciness again. Perfect match for my Kipfler potato and Wagyu ribeye dinner :-)
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9/5/2010 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Big yet elegant, sweet fruit, earthy yet polished, velvety, long.
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6/20/2010 - jmht wrote: 89 Points
Tasted over two nights, decanted 6 hours the first night, and consumed at 28-30 hours the second night. Not the best example of JH I've had, the 98 and 95 were simpler much better. This bottling shows intense dark red fruits and dense graphite, charcoal and long spicy finish on day 1-- overall, seems just slightly disjointed, and perhaps a tad hot for its 15%. Day 2, the wine showed balance, with muted dark red fruits (black cherry seemed to sing), nice balance between eucalyptus, chocolate, and tannin. I will state my bias-- I love JH-- but this vintage is a strange one. It is the first vintage of JH I've tasted that lacks balance-- drink now, but decant 6+ hours if not longer.
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5/8/2010 - RBRG wrote: 92 Points
Should have been decanted. This wine opened up with high alcohol nose that slowly blew off in the glass. Wonderful deep purple colour that promises of rich black fruit. Once settled the wine displays an evocative nose of dark berries, chocolate oak and a touch of spice. On the palette the dark fruits and chocolate again dominate with beautiful soft balanced tannins on a very long finish
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1/28/2010 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Rich and velvety colour; deep, dense and layered nose, creamy fruit, pepper and other spices, minerals, warm oak; velvety texture, grainy tannins, wonderful grip; lovely length, just a bit hot. Remarkable finesse considering the concentration and 15.5% alcohol.
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8/3/2008 - Xavier Auerbach wrote: 93 Points
Rather immense (15.5%) but not port-like at all, firm acidity and amazing minerality maintain a flawless balance, an iron fist in a velvet glove. Very complex and decadent flavours, leather, nuts, coffee, forest fruits, game stock, spices; chunky tannins and firm acidity sheathed in velvety fruit. Excellent length.
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4/13/2008 - CamWheeler wrote: 85 Points
A big, ripe nose of charcoal, chocolate, eucalypt and cherry. Tannins stick and there is a touch of bitterness on the finish. The alcohol stands out as well with a glycerol like element to the palate.
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1/19/2008 - bundydavis wrote: 93 Points
I thought this was a classic Australian Shiraz. We had it open for a few hours and it went perfect with the Lamb. Lots of fruit and well balanced.
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12/29/2007 - Johann Von Mastiff wrote: 75 Points
really dissapointing bottle of this fantastic producer. I thought it was undrinkable. It was horribly reduced. Some at the table actually liked it but all I got was rubber hose.
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