The Stump Jump Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled beef burgers, slow-cooked barbecue ribs, wood-fired pepperoni pizza
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of a significant South Australian invention, the stump-jump plough, which revolutionized global farming in the late 19th century by jumping over stubborn mallee stumps and clay, d'Arenberg's 'The Stump Jump' Shiraz is a tribute to rustic ingenuity. The wine's quirky label is designed as an optician's eye chart, playfully suggesting that if you can read the bottom line after a glass, you are fit to drive. Crafted from premium South Australian vineyards, this wine captures the generous, fruit-driven essence of the region. It undergoes traditional fermentation in open fermenters to preserve its vibrant, juicy character, showcasing rich dark plum, blackberry, and exotic spice notes with a touch of earthy complexity.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1912 by Joseph Osborn, d'Arenberg stands as an iconic pillar of McLaren Vale viticulture, stewarded today by fourth-generation chief winemaker Chester Osborn. The estate spans undulating coastal landscapes influenced by the moderating maritime winds of the Gulf St Vincent, resting upon complex, ancient geologies ranging from calcareous Terra Rossa to sandy loam and weathered limestone. Viticulture is rigorous and certified organic and biodynamic across all estate-owned and leased vineyards. While renowned for formidable Rhone-style reds, d'Arenberg's white winemaking upholds identical artisanal rigor: gentle whole-bunch basket pressing ensures minimal phenolics and purity of expression. From the racy, textural The Money Spider Roussanne and crisp The Dry Dam Riesling to the lusciously layered botrytised expressions The Noble Semillon and The Noble Botryotinia Fuckeliana, the wines epitomize balance, crystalline minerality, and vibrant natural acidity.
🍇 Grapes
Shiraz
🍷 ABV
14.0% - 14.5%