Oliver’s Taranga Vine Dried Cabernet 2021
- 91
- $65
- Drink by: 2023-2028
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It’s not everyday you hear the word vine dried with Cabernet by its side but that’s exactly what Corrina Wright has achieved here. Inspired by the Northern Italian practice of drying a portion of grapes on racks and adding them to the freshly picked berries, the result is a juxtaposition of leafy green blackcurrant stems, cedar sitting alongside dried boysenberries, prunes and bitter caramel. It’s pudding worthy and the grainy tannins allow for a muscular drink rather than sickly sweet like you’d imagine. Not for the faint hearted considering the alcohol level but definitely for the brazen. Drink with your boldest family members and make their Xmas this year.
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.
