LA Wines Consensus Sangiovese 2012
In 2010 Lucian Arkas purchased Idol Wines, renaming it LA Wines. Subsequently he went on to plant one of Turkey’s largest organic vineyards. Located on 288,62 acres in Torbali, Izmir LA Wines focuses on cultivating international varieties. Among those are Tempranillo, Chenin Blanc, Viognier, Marselan, Ugni Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Misket; some of which are exclusive to their vineyards.
Since his purchase of Idol Lucian Arkas has turned his Domaine Lucian Arkas into a booming, organic wine industry. He produces more than 20 wines under five labels including the original Idol: Consensus, Mon Rêve, Antre, Smyrna, and Idol.
LA Wines Consensus Sangiovese 2012 Tasting Notes
The Consensus Sangiovese is a limited bottling with only 12,000 produced. Made with organic grapes and aged for 12 months in 
French oak prior to bottling it’s a medium-bodied wine with a bit of a punch. 14% abv.
In the glass it’s a medium intensity brink garnet. The nose is full of bright red fruits: cherries, raspberry, and tomato. The oak influence is obvious in the sweet aromas of clove and other baking spices. On the palate I found the acid to be a bit high, unbalancing the wine a bit. The high acid did make it a perfect match for my dinner of roasted tomato soup though.
On the whole the LA Wines Consensus Sangiovese 2012 is a fairly decent, modern style expression of the grape. Mostly I’m just happy to see more and more wineries in Turkey take up cultivation of Italian grapes!