Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards Grenache 2023
- 91
- $32
- Drink by: 2024-2028
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Mmmm, cherries and spice and all things nice envelope you on the first inhale. But there’s a lot more behind the plump fruit; dried flowers and rainforest floor offer some earthy funk with a hint of rocky minerality. It’s rich and ripe, with some spicy aniseed and just a whisper of eucalyptus. Whilst fine, ripe tannins and a chalky, savoury finish makes this a guaranteed crowd-pleaser – if you want to share it with a crowd, that is.
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.
