D'ARENBURG THE LAUGHING MAGPIE 2011 SHIRAZ VIOGNIER

94% Shiraz, 6% Viognier

The nose is beautiful with primary, dark fruits and a lifted, flowery cool-mint style note.  With time in the glass the more savoury characters of spice and cooked meat begin to appear.  The palate is robust and concentrated with great intensity. The fruit is more expressive on the palate with a touch of raspberry, plum, black currant and blueberry with strong underlying spice. The fragrant mineral silky tannins build nicely on the palate and provide great structure and very impressive length. This wine will benefit from bottle age and if cellared correctly will drink well over the next 15 years.