d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 Lanson Rose Champagne This 2002 has crossed into

This 2002 has crossed into its prime drinking window with many years still ahead — the kind of bottle that ends a long dinner the right way

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one of Rioja Alavesa's smaller

creating that particular Japanese lager character—refreshing

This is an important experience for anyone interested in grower champagne

d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier McLaren Vale 2019 Lanson Rose Champagne This 2002 has crossed intoThe 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