d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier

d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie

Winemaker, Chester's Osborne has his daughters Ruby and Alicia to thank for naming The Laughing Magpie; it is what they call their tame Kookaburra (a member of the Kingfisher family).

Upon release The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier has a vivid dark purple colour. The Viognier adds fragrance and the perfume of flowers, nectarines, ginger and herbs, serving to enhance the very ripe spectrum of the Shiraz, namely blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry.

These same characters are also evident on the palate and prevail with a smooth glycerol impact, following through to the mid palate with fruity tannin. The structure has an accent on fine structure and a gritty long fruit tannin.

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2007 (75cl)

Robert Parker 92 points, Drink 2010 - 2020:
"Shiraz-Viognier blends have become quite the ticket in recent years (what to do with all that so-so Viognier) but one of the first and still one of the best is the Laughing Magpie. The opaque purple-colored 2007 The Laughing Magpie Shiraz (90%)-Viognier (10%) offers up an expressive bouquet of smoke, mineral, violets, and wild blueberry. Medium-to full-bodied on the palate, it has tons of ripe blue fruits, spice notes, and enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years. This lengthy, pleasure-bent effort will be at its best from 2010 to 2020.
" Wine Advocate #181(Feb 2009)

Price: £15.26 (Including VAT at 20%)

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2001 (75cl)

Robert Parker 93 points, Drink 2005 - 2018:
"D'Arenberg continues to do exceptionally well with their newest offering, The Laughing Magpie. The inky/purple-colored 2001 (a blend of 95% Shiraz and 5% Viognier) exhibits knock-out aromas of violets, blackberry liqueur, honeysuckle, and toasty new French oak. With extraordinary richness, full body, opulence, intensity, and a seamless as well as majestic finish this killer red will be at its finest between 2005-2018" Wine Advocate #143 (Oct 2002)

Price: £24.00 (Including VAT at 20%)

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