Points : 9/10 Price : 122 TL Karnas is one of the most beautiful wineries in Turkey and yet known only by a few. Settled near Bodrum this winery aims to make wine with minimal intervention and thus with respect to the soil. This profound care for nature can be felt in this exceptional Shiraz….
Author: Joffrey Puente
USCA Sonnet 76 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 95 TL Another beautiful wine from USCA vineyards! This one is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (80%) and Merlot (20%) and as always it has the number of a Shakespeare’s sonnet. On the nose I detected dark fruits, underwood and sweet spice aromas. It has medium high tannins and it…
Vinolus Roussanne 2016
Points : 9/10 Price : 125 TL Roussanne is a particularly refined grape that gives elegant, complex and aromatic wines and Vinolus is one of the few Turkish wineries to cultivate this grape. When I found this bottle at Suvla boutique in Kanyon, I realised how lucky I was as it is almost impossible to…
Turasan Emir 2016
Points : 7/10 Price : 91 TL at Suvla boutique in Emaar Square AVM. A bit of a rip off as this wine usually costs much less… This very pleasant white wine grows on high altitude on volcanic soils in Cappadocia and it shows in its strong mineral notes. Turasan Winery is very famous for…
Arcadia Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Gris 2015
Points : 7/10 Price : 61 TL Those two grapes are like brother and sister. Sauvignon Blanc tends to be more aromatic and Sauvignon Gris more voluptuous, even richer in texture. Let’s taste this wine now : On the nose we can feel citrus aromas like grapefruit, orange peel but also melon. On the palate…
Öküzgözü Winery – Phokaia Foça Karası, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Points : 6,5/10 Price : 76 TL Öküzgözü winery is based near Izmir in Bornova and is one of the few winemakers to grow Foça Karası, a local grape almost disappeared since the departure of the Greeks who lived in the region and used to cultivate it to make wine. It used to be grown…
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