Oliver's Taranga Mencia 2025

McLaren Vale, Australia

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About this Wine

country Australia

region McLaren Vale

variety Other Reds

Style Red (Full Bodied)

vintage 2025

closure Cork

Alcohol vol. 14.0

volume 750

Brands Oliver's Taranga

Tasting Notes

Aroma

Dusky floral, potpourri, over-ripe berries, sumac spice, rhubarb, quince and blood plums.

Appearance

Bright purple red.

Palate

Full of cherry and plum compote, yet balanced by savoury acidity and gritty tannins. Blackberry, wine gums and sarsaparilla melds with a strong floral element while ending with velvety tannins and freshness. A warm, plush and welcome expression of the variety.

Vintage Notes

Have you seen our epic 2025 vintage tee design - YEAR OF THE BIRDS - featuring a Rainbow Lorikeet with wings spread? Well, there was a reason 2025 vintage got named ‘Year of the Birds” as the Rainbow Lorikeets decided to absolutely hammer the Mencia vineyard, sucking the juice out of berries as soon as they changed colour. They sat in the trees around the vineyard, dive bombing down in their masses, stealing grapes. We had to keep driving past to put them off their attack. Normally, we don’t need to net the Mencia vineyard, only the early colouring Tempranillo block next door. We aren’t really sure why we were besieged by Rainbow Lorikeets this year in particular. They are very beautiful, but they really started to give us the irrits this year to say the least! The 2025 harvest started super early and we had a lovely warm growing season.

Winemakers Comments

With 300 acres of premium grapevines on the Taranga property, the Oliver family has over 50 blocks representing different grape varieties, clones, soil types & vine ages. Each vintage, different varieties & blocks will show their strength and from this has been born the ‘SMALL BATCH’ range. These wines have been handcrafted to speak of both the variety and the vintage in which they have been produced.

Reviews

Marcus Ellis
1

This is the 10th mencía from this address as a red wine, with rosé made earlier. Vines planted in '11 to clay over ironstone and limestone; whole-berry native ferment, matured in steel and old oak, half each. Such a mass of perfume of red, blue and purple florals, dusky and sultry, somewhat intoxicating, like an old French fragrance made for late nights and Gitanes. Boysenberry, blood plum, black cherries in syrup, cordite and graphite, rain on an old slate roof melding with petrichor. It’s bold and flavour-intense, yet it carries itself lightly, tannins charmingly chewy and chalky, natural acidity refining further. Excellent. Points: 95/100

Halliday Wine Companion ∙ 7th Jul 2026

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