d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 040926OFFER The Luddites smashed the machines

The Luddites smashed the machines

old barrels

It has a strong and acidic palate

A rare library format from a great house

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 040926OFFER The Luddites smashed the machinesThe Laughing Magpie takes the classic Northern Rhone trick of co fermenting Shiraz with a splash of Viognier, a nod to Cote Rotie, and applies it to McLaren Vale fruit. It's mostly Shiraz (around 94%) with the Viognier lifting the aromatics and adding silk. d'Arenberg is a fourth generation South Australian estate run by the inventive Chester Osborn, who favors old vines and traditional basket pressing. The 2019 is darkly perfumed and savory, with