Why do we love it?
Apla Rose Oenops Wines 2024 is a rose wine that stands out because it is not simple at all ("Αpla" means simple in Greek)! On the contrary, it is complex and enjoyable, managing to combine, with mastery, 3 red Greek varieties, Xinomavro, Limniona, and Mavroudi! It also got 90pts from Decanter and 92pts from James Suckling!
Nikos Karatzas, with many years of knowledge and expertise from his collaboration with the most important wineries in the country, decided to build his own boutique winery. Based on Drama, and with continuous work, he searches and finds the best vines, with old vines, in the best sites of the surrounding areas. For Apla Rose, Xinomavro (50%) comes from Amyntaio and Naoussa, Limniona (20%) from Messenikola, and Mavroudi (30%) from Thrace and all are between 12 and 45 years old. A small percentage of whole bunches participate in the pressing, while the fermentation takes place in stainless steel and concrete. It matures there with its fine wine lees for 2 to 4 months. The result has a strong character of stone and red fruits and discreet botanical notes, which make it an ideal partner for Mediterranean dishes.
Apla Rose 2024 Oenops Wines is perfect because, simply, it can!
Tastes Like
It has pale salmon color with orange hues. It has discreet aromas of tomato jam, tangerine, strawberry, cherry, apricot, rose, pomegranate and grapefruit.
In the mouth it has medium body and refreshing acidity. The vegetality is more intense on the palate and is expressed through notes of tomato leaves, white tea and herbs. White cherry, strawberry, raspberry, dough and pink grapefruit complete the set.
