Points : 7,5/10 Price : Around 90 TL Spicy nose. Black pepper, black berries. Underwood and herbal notes. Velvety texture, quite strong tannins. Plum and spices in the long finish. A quite pleasant wine. I’m not totally seduced though.
Author: Joffrey Puente
Pamukkale Nodus 2015 Chardonnay
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 84 TL The nose is quite aromatic (white flowers) and slightly smoky. The texture is refined and elegant and slightly buttery. Acidity is high. The finish is long with citrus flavours. Another good white wine made by Pamukkale Winery.
Lykia Isinda rosé 2017 (Kalecik Karasi)
Points : 6/10 Price : Around 65 TL Red berries in the nose (raspberry and red currant) fresh and lively wine, high acidity, orange peel and vanilla in the medium finish. not bad but I wouldn’t put it into my best of rosé wine list
Gordias 2012 Kalecik Karası, Merlot, Boğazkere
Points : 9/10 Price : Around 100 TL Gordias 2012 Kalecik Karası, Merlot, Boğazkere : Gordias is a boutique winery situated near Ankara that makes wonderful wines and is surprisingly not very well known. This incredible blend of Merlot and two local grapes (Kalecik Karası and Boğazkere) is properly amazing. The nose has earthy notes…
Buzbağ Emir Narince 2016
Points : 6,5/10 Price : 26 TL Buzbağ Emir Narince 2016 : One of the first bottles of Turkish wine I tried since we moved to Turkey. Long before thinking about a wine blog! Buzbağ is part of the famous Kayra winery but is in the lower price range. Only 26 TL (less than 5…
Porta Caeli Felici 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
Points : 7/10 Price : 120 TL at La cave (Cihangir) but 65 TL at Rind (Kadikoy, Moda) Very fruity nose! Red fruit aromas… wild strawberry. On the palate very high acidity, alcohol a bit too prominent. Flavours of jammy cherry, strawberry and some spices. Some bitterness in the long finish. Quite good, a kind…
