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THE LAUGHING MAGPIE SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER 2012 McLaren Vale, South Australia
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer D'ARENBERG
Extremely deep purple colour. Spicy, cedary, ripe plum and baked cherry fruit on the nose with lots of herbal notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, slightly spicy, intense, ripe plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, crisp, high acid, bitter, herbal finish. Has 14.4% alcohol and 4 g/L residual sugar with lot number L15048 on the back label. Screwcap closure. The 2012 (**/**+) was released on June 10, 2017 at $29.95. TONY ASPLER / 88.5-points - Savoury, herbal, blackberry and vanilla oak nose; medium to full-bodied, dry, fruity, blackberry and plum flavours; firmly structured. CSPC 936971
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Chu Cel
Country Australia
Region South Australia
Rating **(87.5 points)
Cedary, Spicy, Ripe, Herbal
LCBO Text Status
TASTING NOTE: Matured in 50/50% French and American oak (8% new) for 20 months. It's odd how the cofermentation of viognier can appear to intensify the regional signature, it's certainly written large here, but there's a spark of fresh fruit with a different pitch to its note. All this adds up to an impressive example of this key wine in the d'Arenberg menagerie. Drink By: 2032. Special Value. Score - 95 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Oct. 6, 2016) Price $ 29.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - May 12, 2018
Cases bought 495 (6 bottles per case)

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