d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 OTHERREGION slightly lower in alcohol with

slightly lower in alcohol with subtle sweetness

and a sweet & peppered finish

Other houses take shortcuts to meet the demand for light

The 2020 expresses the seductive

oro blanco and Persian cucumber

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 OTHERREGION slightly lower in alcohol withThe 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