2009 d'Arenberg The Stump Jump Grenache Shiraz Mourverde

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 84.2 points

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  9/18/2018 - levinml wrote: 86 Points

  Over the hill, but still drinkable. Kind of acidic first hit but settled down to drinkability over a couple nights.

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  10/22/2013 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Rather surprised by some of the notes... On the other hand, a lot of people are just now waking up to the wonderful value of Rhone-style varietal and blended wines and a GSM blend (Grenache-Syrah-Mouverdre) has a very different taste, perhaps an acquired taste. At about $11-12, this is a tremendous bargain. The three varietals are all well-integrated. The color is garnet, has a raspberry, licorice and sage bouquet. Is medium-bodied, with a herbal finish. Drink NOW. Highly recommend exploring the world of Rhone wines - French, American, Aussie, including GSM blends. This one is a good, everyday, affordable intro...but Rhone wines are a tad different.

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  10/9/2013 - saki846 Likes this wine:

  This is a Party Wine!
  $10 a bottle and easily consumed by Novices and Enthusiasts alike.
  Is it a great wine? ...No
  Is it palatable? Certainly. ...more than certainly. Yes.
  
  It's not complex, but it's easy drinking.
  I compare it to a mediocre Merlot. Everyone can drink it, most will like it, but those with a discerning taste won't truly appreciate it. Well, maybe not stated correctly. It will be appreciated, but for what it is. ....a $10 wine.
  
  For $10, tough to go wrong.
  MUCH BETTER than the $10 Stump Jump Shiraz.

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  9/2/2013 - Jubby Does not like this wine: 86 Points

  Really not to my liking; very tarte on first tasting, I had difficulty finding anything tangible - fruit, spice, aroma's etc - to identify with. I found it a very thin wine, with little backbone or structure.

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  2/7/2013 - PrometheanFire Does not like this wine: 80 Points

  While this maybe a Rhone-blend on paper, in style and taste it is surely not. The similarities start and end with the grape varieties used. The color seems a dull purple with slight brownish overtones while the nose jumps right at you with a giant wave liqourice and heavily cooked and sweet fruit aromas, predominatly straw- and raspberries. Unfortunately there is nothing else there, just the liqourice and the jam screaming at you like a kid with ADHS. And it doesn't get better in the mouth: this is mainly s-w-e-e-t. Sweet cooked and overripe berry fruit en masse, hints of spice on the back, no tannins, nearly no noteworthy acidity to keep things together and a slightly metallic aftertaste. The wines feels flabby, without structure, basically just a mass/mess of residial sugar and alcohol. Avoid unless you are more into AlcoPops than wine, in that case this just might suit your flavour profile....

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