Points : 8,5/10 Price : 115 TL A classic Cabernet Franc already mature enough to give all its flavours. The nose is complexe and rich with aromas of cassis, green pepper, tobacco and underwood. This is confirmed once in the mouth with flavours of plum and game! Long finish with hints of mint. Tannins are…
Category: Cabernet Franc
Chamlija Nev’i Şahsına Münhasır, Sui Generis, 2015, Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc
Points : 9/10 Price : 160 TL at Macro center but 125 TL at the winery This is not by coincidence that I chose the personnage with a moustache on that bottle as my logo. This Bordeaux blend made of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc is one of my favourite Turkish red wines. The…
Chamlija 2014 Cabernet Franc
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 75 TL Chamlija Cabernet Franc 2014 : A complex and exciting wine. I’m in love. Coffee, green pepper, cassis, dark plum, spices like rosemary… very impressive. Juicy, silky, a long length. Original, sensual, exciting.
Chamlija İstranca Müteşekkir 2015 Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Points : 6/10 Price : 39,90 TL I’ve just come back from a wine tasting organised by the wonderful Andrea Lemieux and this time it was about Turkish wines below 50 TL. That made me want to open a bottle of Chamlija Istranca Müteşekkir 2015. As a matter of fact this bottle could have been…
Porta Caeli Ament 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Petit Verdot
Points : 9/10 Price : Around 120/150 TL Porta Caeli Ament 2014 : This Bordeaux blend is a beauty. I’m not a fan of their Cabernet Franc as I wrote before but this wine really is one of my favourite. Full bodied but not heavy, beautiful tannins, first aromas of wild strawberry, mint and undergrowth,…
PORTA CAELI AMENT 2014 Cabernet Franc
Points : 7/10 Price : Around 120/150 TL A couple of months ago I talked to restaurant Zuma’s sommelier and she strongly advised me to taste Porta Caeli Ament Cabernet Franc. I had sipped a glass of the same brand but the Bordeaux blend one and I had really liked it. This Cabernet Franc is…
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