d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 080725OFFER Crystalline Rheinhessen Riesling from a

Crystalline Rheinhessen Riesling from a family that has farmed Westhofen since the 13th century

750 meters in the Calingasta Valley of San Juan

it makes complete sense with a plate of mountain cheese and a cold day

the vineyard's own

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 080725OFFER Crystalline Rheinhessen Riesling from aThe 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