Rigour & Whimsy 2020 Thus Spoke Veruca Syrah 750ml

Thus Spoke Veruca is our third take on Syrah in our portfolio of 2021 releases, alongside Multiverse and 2019 Orienteering in the Underworld. Veruca was produced through a co-fermentation of Syrah (85%) and Viognier (15%) harvested on October 7th, 2020 from a vineyard in Oliver, BC.

During the 2020 harvest, we experimented with 4 separate Syrah/Viognier co-ferments in varying proportions, from 90% Syrah/10% Viognier to 60% Syrah/40% Viognier. The two bins with higher Viognier fractions became the backbone of the Multiverse, while the remaining two bins became Veruca. 

Veruca is the broody and brutish sibling of Multiverse, a more classic take on a Northern Rhone-style Syrah. This wine required more barrel age to smooth out the tannins. It lands between Multiverse and 2019 Orienteering in the Underworld for total barrel ageing time.