Advent Wine Blind Tasting Nine
This morning I got my second white wine designated for blind tasting. If I recall correctly, I put in only three whites for blind tasting which means one more lurks in there.
No oak on the nose and delightfully floral and fruity. Young, I think. There’s something quite familiar about it so I suspect that not only have I had this grape but that I have had this wine before. The nose didn’t do it for me but after I couple sips I was almost sure I had a Turkish Narince in my glass.
So how’d I do?
Turasan Narince, 2019
Bam! Apparently I put a fair amount of Turasan wines in my Advent calendar! I don’t think I’ve had this much back-to-back Turasan in years!
While located in the world-famous Cappadocia region in Central Anatolia, Turasan does not grow Narince in its home vineyards. Rather the winery brings in grapes from Narince’s homeland of Tokat near the Black Sea.
Appearance: intense, medium-deep lemon with pale green highlights
Alcohol: 13.5% abv
Nose: Like a fruit garden! Bosch pear, peach, preserved bergamont, lemon blossoms, and lemon oil
Palate: Medium-bodied, round, and slightly oily on the palate but with a burst of acidity that hits almost the back of the mouth instead of the front of the tongue. More floral than fruity on the palate as all the tree fruit seems to shift from ripe summer fruit to spring blossoms (i.e. pear and peach blossom) while retaining the richness of the bergamont before shifting into a musky, floral back breath.
I never would have guessed it but this paired really well with some Indian leftovers I had. Lamb Dahbar. But don’t ask me what that is. I didn’t make it. I just ate it!