Jekyll & Hyde

Shiraz Viognier 2022

This is a wine that is both complex and paradoxical. Dark plus light equals even darker. In this case our red Shiraz when co-fermented with the white variety Viognier creates something quite different to either – darker, richer, and more intense – this transfiguration transcends expectation. A bi-polar wine which will hold your interest with a harmonious coalescence of flavours. The question now is which variety is Dr Jekyll and which Mr Hyde?

Vegan friendly

🏆 91 points- The Real Review

2020 vintage - 🏆 93 Points - Halliday Wine Companion

2020 vintage - 🏆 93 Points - James Suckling

Winemaker's Notes

There aren’t many occasions where adding a lighter colour leads to one which is darker, however the Jekyll is just that kind of paradox. By co-fermenting the two varieties the Viognier skins help form more stable complexes, and thereby a darker colour. There are other changes too that modulate and intensify flavour; all part of the strange case that is Jekyll and Hyde.

Bouquet & Palate

Strawberry laden thunder rolls overhead; a fresh-baked pie filled with cherries and apples steams on a windowsill; the dense scent of pastry crust thick in the air. Fragrant whorls of red fruit, cranberry, black pepper, bubblegum, rosehips, and slate. The palate plays hide-and-seek, savoury to sweet. Tannins taut. Alive and lithe. Leather slap, cherry smack. A whip crack whack of smart fruit.

Food Match

Spiced slow roast lamb, mushroom beet risotto as a side or a mains.

Technical Details

  • Type: Red
  • Varietal: Blend
  • Region: South Australia
  • Appellation: McLaren Vale
  • Vintage: 2021
  • Bottling Date: 05/10/2023
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