Oliver’s Taranga Vine Dried Cabernet 2021
- 88
- $42
- Drink by: 2023-2030
Share
This sure does pack a punch. Cabernet Sauvignon is hand-picked, dried on racks and then added to freshly picked Cabernet during fermentation. It really amps up the richness and adds layers of earthy, ripe characters you wouldn’t otherwise see in a young wine. There’s dried violets, blackcurrant wine gums, loads of licorice and the umami of salted plum next to fresher fruits of the forest. The tannins are ultra ripe and silky, enhanced by the drying process. It’s a big, warm hug of a wine.
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.
