Oliver’s Taranga Shiraz 2022 from McLaren Vale is a dark, plush, old‑vine estate Shiraz that nails the sweet spot between power and polish, with all the generosity you expect from this sixth‑generation Seaview family vineyard. It is a serious yet utterly drinkable red that overdelivers for the style.

In the glass, Oliver’s Taranga Shiraz 2022 brims with blackberry, mulberry and dark plum, layered with dark chocolate, mocha, coffee grinds, star anise and a lick of cedar and earth. The palate is full‑bodied and velvety, packed with ripe black fruits and salted dark chocolate, framed by fine but plentiful tannins and just enough freshness to keep things savoury and moreish.

This is made for slow‑cooked lamb shoulder, beef short rib, rich barbecued meats or a mushroom and beef ragù, and it will happily sit in the cellar for close to a decade if you like your McLaren Vale Shiraz more complex and resolved.