Oliver’s Taranga Grenache 2020

  • 89
  • $32
  • Drink by: 2021-2026

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There’s plenty to love about this smashable Grenache from a region really championing the variety. Initially it’s all ripe black cherries and cacao nibs. A few minutes in the glass adds layers of star anise and cinnamon sticks. There’s also a really nostalgic cola icy pole note – that combination of exotic fruit and spicy earth.

It then moves into an abundance of mixed red berries on the palate with a hint of eucalypt and a whisper of fresh leather. The fruit richness carries the 14% alcohol seamlessly, backed by fine, ripe tannins, bright acidity and a supple body.

Nicole Bilson
Wine Critic at Winepilot

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.

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Nicole Bilson
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Variety: Red Wine, Grenache
Categories: Drinks, Australian Wines