Points : 8/10 Price : 140 TL I’ve been strongly advised by Vinus wine shop’s manager to purchase this Öküzgözü made by Prodom (Aydın). He told me his friend, who is in charge of purchasing wine for a famous Turkish company which owns many hotels and restaurants, was a big fan of this Öküzgözü and…
Author: Joffrey Puente
Nif Perseus beyaz 2017
Points : 6,5/10 Price : 45 TL Bornova misket 35%, Narince 35%, Chardonnay 30% The Perseus series of Nif winery has quite a good price/quality ratio. For only 45 TL you’ll get a very aromatic white blend with citrus and herbal aromas. The texture is slightly oily. On the palate it’s quite intense with a…
Mozaik Winery, Mahrem Ekigaina 2011
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 120 TL Vinus shop. This is my first bottle of wine from Mozaik, a quite new winery situated close to the Aegean Sea. Their facility is brand new with a state of the art production site. They hired the services of an Italian team of wine advisers. They produce only…
Argos Gilamada Emir 2016
Points : 8/10 Price : 150 TL at La Cave I really liked this wine except for the price… On the mouth, I’ve detected lemon, orange zest, green apple, white pear and white flower aromas. Acidity is quite high with a strong alcoholic taste surprising at 12.3 degrees. It’s quite lively but not as mineral…
Barbare Premier 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 163 TL On the nose, black cherry, cassis, raspberry, coffee, cedar aromas. Medium full bodied, very fruity, medium high acidity, not as tannic as expected, very round for a cab sav. A quite strong alcohol taste but it’s still well balanced. I detected flavours of black cherry, black currant, prune,…
Paşaeli Sültaniye Morso Sole 2016
Points : 8/10 Price : 80 TL Let’s be honest, I’m not always seduced by Paşaeli wines. This sweet Sültaniye though was a pleasant surprise. This grape comes from a single vineyard where they are dried under the sun. Once it’s done, they are put in stainless steel tanks for fermentation. After fermentation the wine…
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