Points : 9/10 Price : 145 TL from Eylem A week ago I saw on the insta page of pintade_montpellier some beautiful pics of a local recipe : squid stuffed with meat “à la sétoise”, a recipe from Sète, a great seaside little town near Montpellier in the south of France called the little Venice…
Author: Joffrey Puente
Paşaeli blush çalkarası 2019
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 79 TL from Mensis Mahzen I had tried the 2017 two years ago and I’m not disappointed. Paşaeli is a « boutique” winery which has two sites of production, one in Thrace for their Bordeaux blend and one near Izmir for the local grapes. Made from a quite rare local…
Ayda (Vinaida) Pinot Noir 2017
Points : 7,75/10 Price : 133 TL from the winery Here’s a Pinot Noir I couldn’t miss. It’s produced by Ayda winery and vineyards under the trade mark Vinaida. (I like the modern and eye catching label). Ayda winery is located close to Urla and Izmir and is run by a couple who became professional…
Kuzeybağ Kösevetek 2019
Points : 6,5/10 Price : 75 TL Kuzeybağ winery is quite unknown. You must know Kayra vineyards, a big wine producer in Turkey. Well, they come from the same region which is Elazığ in eastern Anatoly. Kuzeybağ is appreciated for its Öküzgözü which is originate from Elazığ as well. Kösetevek is a rare Turkish grape…
USCA Blush 2017 Sonnet 8
Cabernet Sauvignon 100% Points : 8/10 Price : 75 TL Summer is coming!!! And Urla, the Turkish Tuscany, is coming to us with this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon rosé. USCA winery calls every bottle after a sonnet of William Shakespeare. Instead of searching for which Shakespeare’s Sonnet is the number 8, just open a bottle of…
Arda Shiraz 2018
Points : 7,25/10 Price : 65 TL On the nose : Red plum, blueberry, tobacco, green pepper and lavender. Full bodied with strong tannins and quite high sensation of alcohol. 8-12 months in french and American oak No filtration On the palate : Blueberry, blackberry, tobacco leaf, cured meat. Not totally convinced by this one….
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