Points : 8/10 Price : 110 TL Kavaklidere Côtes d’Avanos 2016 Sauvignon Blanc : I guess I’ve ignored this Sauvignon Blanc from Kavaklidere for too much time now and it’s about time to give justice to this wine. I’ve tasted it a few times and was unlucky with it. Broken wine, not cold enough and…
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Sevilen Plato Roze 2012 Kalecik Karası
Points : 7,5/10 Price : Around 70 TL Sevilen Plato Sek Roze Kalecik Karası 2012 : This wine is a very good surprise after a lot of recent bad experiences with Turkish rosés. I won’t give you any names! I prefer to write about the good ones! This one has herbal and red berries notes….
USCA Sonnet 99 Chardonnay Viognier 2016
Points : 8/10 Price : 110 TL USCA Sonnet 99 – Chardonnay Viognier : it’s at KAPHA restaurant in Alaçatı that I discovered this brand USCA from Urla (near Izmir). It has the interesting habit to name each bottle with a sonnet of W. Shakespeare. You also can find this bottle in Alaçatı in the…
Büyülübağ İris Rosé 2015 Adakarası
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 52 TL Büyülübag İris rosé 2015 : A very good and unexpected surprise here. Usually when I see this kind of reddish rosé wine, I know it won’t have the taste I like. I’m a pale rosé guy… Anyway this Adakarası grapevine that you can find only on Aşva island…
Château Kalpak 2013 Cabernet Franc
Points : 8,5/10 Price : Around 240 TL Château Kalpak is putting Cabernet Franc on a very high level with this 2013 vintage. This silky nectar has a wonderful nose with aromas of black fruits and roasted coffee. Tannins are soft. It’s perfectly well balanced with notes of mushrooms, tobacco and some hints of vanilla…
Kayra Versus 2011 Cabernet Franc
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 115 TL Kayra Versus Cabernet Franc 2011 : Quite a nice bottle here. The smell is rich with aromas of red fruits, tobacco and dry fruits. Tannins are medium strong, flavours of cacao, vanilla, cassis, black currant and plum make a persistent finish. I liked it reasonably. Not bad with…
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