Oliver’s Taranga Corrina’s Shiraz Cabernet 2021
- 93
- $40
- Drink by: 2023-2032
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Cabernet shiraz blends are iconically Australian and I think perhaps, it’s time to see them as a trend worthy of re-emergence.
This offers up a melange of fresh, juicy fruit – blueberries, blackcurrants, raspberries and cherries straight off the tree. There’s just a hint of earthy minerality (it’s just a young’n), with dark chocolate and a whisper of fresh mint.
It gives vibes of Christian Bale’s Batman – Dark and brooding but remarkably nuanced. Full bodied but not heavy with fine ripe tannins and refreshing acidity. Slow roast some lamb, decant the wine and reconnect with this fantastic blend.
Nicole loves wine. So much so that she gave up a successful career in Pharmacy, perfected her spitting technique, and moved from sunny Queensland to the wine-drenched laneways of Melbourne. Stints in hospitality, wineries, retail, sales and marketing filled the next few years while Nicole built her knowledge and searched for the right path. She completed the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma in 2016 and became a certified WSET Educator the following year. She now juggles a number of roles including teaching people about wine, curating wines lists for restaurants and bars, judging in Australian wine shows and, of course, writing. In 2016 she won the Negociants Working With Wine writing award and has since contributed to Gourmet Traveller WINE, Halliday Wine Companion Magazine and Nourish Magazine.
