Urla Serendias Roze
I realized a few months ago that I have tried every wine from Urla Şarapçılık except the winery’s rosé. Since I don’t generally hold rosé in the highest opinion it’s not a surprise that I hadn’t had it. However, I must do my best in my quest to try all the Turkish wines!
Based in the southern İzmir district of Urla, Urla Şarapçılık heads up the Urla Bağ Yolu. Its wines include a series of red blends, varietal Boğazkere (grown onsite vs brought in from Diyarbakır) and Patkara, varietal Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Sungurlu, Gök, a white blend, a sweet white, and this rosé.
Urla Serendias Roze, 2018
The Urla Serendias Roze blends together Pinot Noir and Kalecik Karası. Grapes I think the winery does not use in any of its red wines. I would really love to see what they could do with them as reds. Hint, hint!
Medium pink-orange in the glass it looked more pink than anything but I saw definite tinges of orange. Very fruit on the nose. Lots of Strawberry jam, raspberry and pomegranate followed more a savory whiff of both bay and blackcurrant leaf. On the palate very dry and lightly tannic with lively acidity. Again fruity but unlike the nose, here red currants and banana notes expressed themselves along with bay leaf and pomegranate leaf. Medium-bodied with 13.5% abv.