Points : 7,5/10 Price : 95 TL Straw yellow colour. On the nose, mineral, floral and citrus aromas. Fresh, medium acidity, quite round but a bit flat. Green lemon, passion fruit, white peach, lemon grass. Short finish. Not thrilled by this wine to be honest.
Author: Joffrey Puente
Akın Gürbüz Öküzgözü 2018
Points : 8,75/10 Price : 125 TL This new mono cepage from Akın Gürbüz has a nice new label on the bottle. What is it? A glass seen from above or a fetus? Anyway let’s taste this wine! On the nose, dark cherry, raspberry and mint. High acidity, great fruit concentration. Very round. Could age…
Likya Acıkara 2018
Points : 8,75/10 Price : 220 TL at Milano Gourmet (don’t go there, they’re way too pricey!) From what I know, only Likya winery is using this fantastic rare indigenous grape. This wine has a wonderful dark purple colour. It’s incredibly flavourful! On the nose, jammy plum, prune, dark cherry, fennel and spices. Rich, medium…
Vino Dessera Xavier Vignon 2015
Points : 7,5/10 Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Caladoc. Price : 90 TL at Vinus On the nose, black cherry, raspberry, black tea and sweet spices. Medium bodied, high acidity, nice structure, soft tannins. A sour tart taste with flavours of herbs, garrigue, black pepper, sour cherry, black cherry and black currant. The finish is a…
Corvus Aegea 2017 Kuntra
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 79 TL at Carrefour Gourmet Maybe I have to remind you that Kuntra (also called Karasakız) is an indigenous grape variety of Bozcaada cultivated by Corvus winery but also by Çamlıbağ on the same island and by Suvla in Çanakkale. Here the aromas are red and black fruits, spices, green…
Chamlija Albariño 2018
Points : 8,25/10 Price : Around 100 TL at Vinus. On the nose, aromatic, fresh, mineral nose, tropical fruits, orange blossom. Fruity, mineral, lots of acidity, beautifully balanced, elegant. On the palate, white flowers, peach, kiwi, passion fruit. Baked apple and Lemon curd in the long finish. A Spanish grape for a Spanish recipe. Delicious…
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