d'Arenberg The Stump Jump GSM 2021 750ml

At twelve dollars a bottle this is still made the awkward way: open fermenters, cellar hands in waders treading the skins by foot, and a traditional basket press. McLaren Vale GSM, 2021 — 62% Grenache, 20% Shiraz, 18% Mourvèdre, 14.5% alcohol.

The fruit comes mostly off very old bush vines around McLaren Vale, and the wine matures in a mix of barriques and larger casks. Screwcap, and vegan, if either matters to you.

Dark berries and blackcurrant, chocolate and baking spice, tannins firm enough that it wants food rather than a sofa.

This is the house-red end of McLaren Vale: riper and sweeter-fruited than a Rhône GSM at the same money, and it holds up next to bottles at twice the price.

Give it twenty minutes open. Lamb, grilled pork chops, or a bolognese.

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