The Oliver's Taranga Vineyards 'The Banished' Fortified Grenache is a highly unique, deeply complex Australian tawny-style fortified red wine named in cheeky salute to three multi-generational brothers from the family's second generation. Preferring a carefree "good life" of drinking, smoking, and gambling, they were famously banished from the family property—a legacy celebrated by this powerful, indulgent release crafted from estate-grown McLaren Vale Grenache.
- Aromas: Spiritous notes of date, cardamom, creamy vanilla extract, caramel, stewed fruits, tobacco, and brandy-soaked apricots.
- Palate: Extremely viscous, rich, and powerful, bursting with flavors of toffee, coffee, preserved booze-soaked fruit, and sweet nuttiness.
- Style: Warm, concentrated, and intensely smooth, perfectly balancing immense sweet fruit density and a long, persistent finish with clean, refreshing acidity.
- Winemaking: Crafted from 100% Grenache grapes and patiently matured for an average of more than 20 years in a solera system of ancient Cognac casks.
- Cellaring: Released as a mature non-vintage blend that is fresh as a daisy and ready to drink immediately, though it will hold its superb quality for years after opening.
- Food Pairing: Pairs magnificently with sticky date pudding, double cream brie, roasted pecans, chocolate tarts, or a premium cigar.
Forget the syrupy sticky—The Oliver’s Taranga 'The Banished' breaks the dessert wine mould, blending ancient solera wizardry with a rich, unexpected explosion of dark fruit power
Olivers Taranga
Oliver's Taranga is one of McLaren Vale's most storied family properties, settled in 1841 with vines following shortly after. Now in the hands of sixth-generation family members, the Olivers are regarded as one of the region's leading sustainably certified growers — a reputation so well-founded that they are among the select few chosen to supply fruit for Penfolds Grange Shiraz.
At the helm of the winery is the effervescent Corrina Wright, whose talent and ambition have taken Oliver's Taranga to new heights. Corrina is rapidly building a reputation for producing ultra-premium, age-worthy wines that do full justice to the exceptional fruit the family grows. She is also earning well-deserved recognition for her prominent role in the Women in Wine movement.
Oliver's Taranga has long been defined by its premium red varieties, and the rich, structured wines they produce. But Corrina and the family are now embracing an exciting new chapter — the development of Mediterranean varieties that are proving beautifully suited to McLaren Vale's climate and soils. Far from a departure, these varieties are becoming a defining expression of the region itself, and Corrina's commitment remains the same: that every wine, old variety or new, reflects the unique and irreplaceable character of the Taranga Vineyard."
