d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 October2023Reductions This is rosé from one

This is rosé from one of California's most interesting farms

the birthplace of Albarino

earning cult status for finesse and perfume

and built for the aperitif hour

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 October2023Reductions This is rosé from oneThe 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