Stump Jump White Blend, d'Arenberg Vintage:2021

Stump Jump White Blend, d'Arenberg Vintage:2021Winter was quite dry, with sporadic light showers that didnt penetrate the soil very deeply. This impacted budburst but was managed with some irrigation. During spring there was quite a strong wind event around the time of flowering, which upset some of the growth, especially in Shiraz. Summer was hot, with an extreme heat wave and a record high temperature of 46. 6C, which burnt some varieties like Petit Verdot. Most other varies managed to escape

A tight mineral core and creamy mid palate from the Chenin Blanc gives complexity and a persistent finish while a small proportion of Semillon adds texture and depth

A fine rare wine

Grapes are crushed and destemmed

Mild conditions during the ripening period produced wines that show an abundance of spicy fruits with great colour

smoothed with notes of mature fruits

The resulting juice was lightly settled and racked to French oak barriques (20% new)

after a century of grape growing in Brazil

drawing on his experience in the Douro

This wine is straw yellow in colour with youthful highlights

or other red meats

added to the blend in a small amount

- Red fruits (strawberries