2024 Jasper Hill Georgia's Paddock Shiraz

A monumental wine - One of Australia’s great reds

99 points JamesSuckling.com | 97 points Halliday Wine Companion 

Heathcote, Victoria
RRP $100 | Flagship Estate Shiraz | Power • Purity • Perfection

“A monumental wine — where intensity meets elegance and old-vine fruit meets extraordinary craftsmanship. One of Australia’s great reds.”

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Deep purple-crimson with an inky core and brilliant edge.
Aroma: Explosive fragrance of blackberry, plum, and blueberry intertwined with lavender, graphite, and fine spice. Subtle layers of cedar, cocoa, and violet lift the bouquet with haunting complexity.
Palate: Full-bodied yet supremely balanced. Concentrated black fruits, dark chocolate, and savoury spice unfold across a silken palate framed by powder-fine tannins. There’s immense depth, precision, and minerality that reflect the vineyard’s ancient Cambrian soils.
Finish: Endless and graceful — waves of fruit and spice linger with perfect equilibrium. An icon in every sense.

Critical Acclaim

• 99 Points – JamesSuckling.com
  “This is breathtaking. So pure, so refined, so long. Blackberry, plum, and crushed-stone character with polished tannins. The definition of balance and depth.”

• 97 Points – Halliday Wine Companion
  “A wine of stature and precision. Saturated fruit, exquisite balance, and haunting length. Georgia’s Paddock once again sets the benchmark for Heathcote Shiraz.”

Vineyard & Winemaking

Planted in 1975 by Ron and Elva Laughton, the Georgia’s Paddock Vineyard is Jasper Hill’s heart and soul — dry-grown vines rooted in deep red Cambrian soils that produce naturally low yields and immense flavour concentration.

Winemaker Ron Laughton crafts the wine using Jasper Hill’s signature minimal-intervention philosophy:
hand-harvested fruit, wild fermentation, and maturation in French oak (≈ 20 % new). No fining, no filtration — just pure terroir translated through patience and precision.

Region

Heathcote, Victoria — celebrated for Shiraz of unparalleled power and balance.
Its warm days, cool nights, and mineral-rich Cambrian earth produce wines with dark fruit richness, fine structure, and remarkable age-worthiness.

Food Pairings

• Wagyu ribeye or dry-aged scotch fillet

• Roast lamb with rosemary and garlic

• Venison with cherry and juniper

• Slow-braised beef cheeks

• Mature cheddar or aged Gouda

Why We Love It

The 2024 Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz embodies the pinnacle of Australian Shiraz — immense fruit purity, layered complexity, and flawless balance.
It’s both majestic and restrained, built to cellar for decades yet utterly captivating now.

Awarded 99 points by James Suckling and 97 by Halliday, this wine stands among Australia’s modern icons — a seamless union of nature, history, and human craft.

Majestic. Pure. Unforgettable.
The 2024 Jasper Hill Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz is a 99-point masterpiece — an Australian legend defined by power, precision, and grace.