Oliver's Taranga Shiraz 2020 14.5% 750ml

Oliver's Taranga Shiraz 2020 14.5% 750ml

James Halliday- 91 Points. A meld of 8yo machine-picked vines and 70yo hand-picked vines. Fully destemmed and wild-yeast fermented with ample whole berries in the mix. No sulfur addition. A pulpy, full-weighted wine, soft enough for imminent pleasure. Violet scents lilt toward a suite of black cherry, boysenberry, Asian spice and iodine flavours. The oak (20% new, French/American) imparts a mocha/coffee/cedar twang to the finish. Ned Goodwin MW

Oliver's Taranga, In 1839 William and Elizabeth Oliver travelled to South Australia from Scotland and eventually settled in 1841 on land at McLaren Vale. Whitehill and Taranga farms, the names given to the northern and southern sections of this land, are located 2 km north of McLaren Vale overlooking the township. Taranga is a corruption of the aboriginal word Tarangk, meaning 'the middle' which was used by the Kaurna, a local aboriginal tribe. Sheep and cattle were raised and orchards and vineyards were planted immediately upon arrival and the family prospered. Both properties are still run by fifth generation descendants of William and Elizabeth, with the Whitehill property utilized for cropping and grazing sheep and cattle and boasting a rejuvenated stone 'Chaff Shed' which is used as a function centre and Taranga, which consists of 100 hectares of land, being planted to many different varieties of red and white wine grapes.