d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier - 2019 (750ml) Size:750ml smoked flavours

smoked flavours

darker bass notes I was expecting

and this wine has been a flagship since 1927

with bright acidity and a solid wall of slate offset by creamy depth

100 Points Wine Advocate

d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier - 2019 (750ml) Size:750ml smoked flavoursSmall batches of grapes are gently crushed and then transferred to open fermenters, where the Viognier and Shiraz are co fermented [inspired by the wines of Cote Rotie]. Foot treading is undertaken two thirds of the way through fermentation, the wine is basket pressed and transferred to a mixture of old French and American oak to complete fermentation and mature. The barrel ferments are aged on lees, there is no racking until final blending and no