Author: Joffrey Puente

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…

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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…

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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…

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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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Arda Shiraz Rosé 2017

Points : 6,5/10 Price : 34 TL Arda Shiraz rosé 2017 : it’s the first time I’m drinking a bottle of wine produced by this boutique winery located in Thrace. I like the design on the bottle but the wine itself is definitely not my kind of rosé. I’m not sure that Shiraz or Syrah…

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