Points : 8,5/10 Price : 120 TL at Vinus wine shop I had the chance to visit Urlice vineyards last summer and to meet the owners, a wonderful couple called Reha and Bilge Ögünlü at their property in Urla, a beautiful region that some call the Tuscany of Turkey. Urlice is a small winery but…
Author: Joffrey Puente
Garova Zinfandel 2018
Points : 8/10 No price as it was a gift. Must be less than 80 TL. On the nose, jam, blueberry, plum, boysenberry, liquorice and black pepper. Needs some time to open itself. To pour it in a carafe would be a good idea. High acidity, strong tannins, medium bodied, high alcohol (15 degrees) but…
Kor (Asmadan) Öküzgözü Boğazkere Reserve 2018
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 195 TL at Mensiz Mahzen (Osmanbey). Red fruits, sour cherry, cassis, grenade, sweet spices, pines and some smoky and balsamic notes. A strong but round full bodied wine, very elegant and complex with smooth smoky tannins. Acidity is high. It’s very well balanced. On the palate, you’ve got flavours of…
Sobran Nebblush 2018
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 67 TL at Mensiz Mahzen (Osmanbey) Pale orange pink colour. A very seductive colour, I must say. On the nose, ripe peach, orange peel, rose, then, smashed strawberries, fairy floss and tar!!! The texture is more off dry than bone dry. Acidity is high. The sensation of alcohol is a…
Garova Shiraz Petit Verdot 2017
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 115 TL or 75 TL, it depends where you purchase this wine. It could not be a compliment from a Frenchman but this wine has a new world flare and it’s really well done. First of all, in France, we don’t blend Syrah (Shiraz) with Petit Verdot. Australians and South…
Garova Öküzgözü Zinfandel 2017
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 75 TL Those vineyards have been revitalised by Mehmet Vuran 15 years ago. Born and raised among them, he went to Bursa to study agricultural engineering. An accident made him come back to the family business. They used local grapes as table grapes but Mehmet Bey changed this activity and…
