Taltarni Dynamic Shiraz Viognier 2022

Not sure about the percentage of Viognier in this wine but it certainly makes its presence felt. From the iridescent purple hues to the attractive floral lift on the bouquet and the rise of rose petal and violet on the palate, the Viognier grape leaves its mark. And it’s an attractive mark, at that. A most charming, medium-bodied, lively young red, the ’22 Shiraz Viognier shows youthful energy and drive. I would be drinking it now in order to fully capture some of that delicious primary fruit and focus. Black peppercorns, licorice, dark fruits, earth and briar join forces with Viognier’s lifted florals to bring some Western Victorian class to the glass. Fine-knit tannins contribute good line and length. No fat here, just one long stream of cool climate peppery Shiraz Viognier.

Jeni Port

Wine critic at Winepilot

Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.

Wine writer and critic