Points : 8,5/10 Price : 150 TL at La Cave… expensive but they produced only 300 bottles. All I’ve read about orange wine is true. I was thinking it was a new fashion and an artificial kind of wine. Well, it’s not. Not at all. I’m amazed I’ve nearly missed it! The method for producing…
Author: Joffrey Puente
Lucien Arkas Smyrna Blush 2017 Grenache, Syrah
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 62 TL at Carrefour Dark salmon colour with orange hues A refreshing blend of Grenache and Syrah. With vibrant raspberry and strawberry aromas and delicate notes of citrus with hints of white blossom. Medium full bodied with a kind of sweetness. It’s very fruit forward but in very balanced way….
Vino Dessera Alexandria Muscat 2018
Points : 8/10 Price : 70 TL from the winery This dry Muscat has a pale greenish colour. It’s very fragrant and complex with floral and citrus aromas. Some exotic notes too. I detected orange blossom, lemon and ginger. It’s a medium bodied wine. I love the roundness of the mouth. The texture is quite…
Yanık Ülke Premium Chardonnay 2017 Kula Bağları
Points : 7/10 Chardonnay and Muscat 40 TL at Carrefour Super Be very attentive in Carrefour super to the summer promotion on Yanık Ülke white wines. After the quite unknown but delicious Cataratto (an “r” is missing in the Turkish version), I found this premium Chardonnay (which is in fact a blend of it with…
Gürbüz Kalecik Karası 2018
Points : 7,5/10 I had the chance to taste this wonderful bottle of Kalecik Karası made by Gürbüz winery at a picnic organised by @stambulka on Heybeliada (one of the princes’ islands). Not only was she preparing a delicious barbecue but she also treated us with this special bottle I hadn’t seen anywhere in Istanbul….
Yanık Ülke Pinot Noir 2016
Points : 7/10 Price : 110TL A very easy drinking Pinot Noir made by Yanık Ülke. The kind of red wine you can sip even in a hot weather. On the nose, slightly smoky with red fruit and sweet spice aromas. Tannins are light, it’s a deliciously fruity medium bodied wine. It’s fresh and well…
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