Oliver’s Taranga Mencía 2022
- 90
- $35
- Drink by: 2023-2026
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Blueberries, black raspberries, violets and rosemary stem after you’ve stripped the needles. The base notes of this wine run deep and brooding with elements of aniseed, caraway and sandalwood. This is a joven style and so the palate serves up perky, bright and lively. Soft tannins and woody cinnamon quill plus black peppercorn to finish. My my Mencía you’re doing just fine in the Vale. A black pepper crusted pastrami sandwich would go down a treat with this wine.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
