Ergenekon Singularis Syrah
Wine writer turned winery owner Şeyla Ergenekon and winemaker husband Çağatay cultivate organic grapes on the Gallipoli Peninsula. There they concentrate on French varieties including two of the most popular and widely planted grapes in Turkey: Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.
Ergenekon produces varietal wines of each of these grapes under the label Singularis. The Regius brings together these two grapes for the winery’s trifecta of premium labels.
Ergenekon Singularis Syrah 2013 Tasting Notes
The Ergenekon Singularis Syrah is limited edition wine (1,115 bottles). As with all their wines, Ergenekon used only organic grapes for this Syrah. Aged for 16 months in French barriques, they then bottled it unfiltered; creating a wine with an intense and opaque garnet color.
Black tea and red fruits battled for supremacy on the nose initially. Eventually they settled down to play nicely with bacon, tomato, fresh thyme, and bay leaf. Structured tannins and searing acidity carried savory, meaty flavors that slid into rich mid palate fruit; all culminating in a lingering, dark chocolate finish.