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The Laughing Magpie McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier

9.016 ratings

9.02 pro ratings

McLaren Vale, Fleurieu, South Australia, Australia

Viognier, Shiraz

Turkey, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Pork, Nuts & Seeds, Hard Cheese, Soft Cheese, Shellfish, Quinoa, Mushrooms, Chili & Hot Spicy, Fish, Herbs, Asian Cuisine, Veal, Potato, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Venison, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Lamb, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Pungent Cheese

Top Notes For

Jason Keefer

8.8

Wonderful nose, full bodied, nice fruity flavor, prune tones

Jun 3rd, 2015

Steven Schoenfeld

8.2

Very dark color, secondary characteristics such as cedar and smoke. Very sweet fruit a but even overblown for me. Cellared since release and did well but not my style as it is more of a hammer and I prefer a more refined style.

Feb 2nd, 2015