Points : 7/10 Price : 32 TL (50cl) I’ve been always heading to the upper series of Suvla until now but the usual Suvla (not Reserve or Grand Reserve) actually are very decent if you’re on a budget. Hence this one : On the nose, dried fruits, pine forest, red fruits (sweet cherry, red currant,…
Author: Joffrey Puente
Vino Dessera VD190 2016
Points : 8,5/10 Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Petit Verdot Price : 110 TL at the winery Its rather difficult not to love this wine. Beautiful purity on the nose. Aromas of sweet black fruits (black cherry, prune, berry jam) accompanied by baking spices, red pepper and vanilla. It surprisingly quickly opened itself. I really like…
Yanık Ülke Cataratto 2017
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 40 TL at Carrefour super… an incredible price for such an agreeable wine! Catarratto (or Cataratto as wrotten on this bottle…) is a classic white grape variety from Sicily. It’s not the first Sicilian variety grown by Yanık Ülke. There is also a nice Nerello Mascalese I’ve already talked about….
Kocabağ Kalecik Karası 2016
Points : 8/10 Price : Bought 100 TL in a small Tekel but the 2017 costs 87 TL at Macro Center On the nose it’s more red fruits at first. Then the second nose adds some very nice aromas of banana and sweet spices. This Kalecik Karası is fresh and lively with a medium bodied…
Chamlija Blanc de Blancs Müteşekkir 2018
Points : 7,25/10 Price : 48,90 TL in Migros and Macrocenter 56 % Albariño, 25 % Chardonnay 19 % Narince Don’t let the pale yellow colour of this white blend misguide you! This new addition to the cheaper serie Müteşekkir of Chamlija wines is not only fresh and vivid but also flavourful and generous. It…
Gülor Signature Petit Verdot 2016
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 140 TL in Dekante Founded in 1993 by Güler Sabancı, Gülor Winery was the first Turkish Winery to introduce international grapes to the country. Gülor is located in Thrace in Northwestern Turkey. Gülor signator is the higher serie of the wines they produce. This is a 100% Petit Verdot, a…
