Points : 7/10 Price : Around 80 TL Very aromatic nose with white fruits like apple, pear, white peach and spices (vanilla). The texture is creamy, acidity is high, you will also feel flavours of pineapple, banana, and coconut. The length is long. Very nice feeling. Perfect as an aperitif or with fat fish and…
Category: Chardonnay
Büyülübağ 2015 Chardonnay
Points : 6/10 Price : around 70 TL The nose is not very expressive. Still you can feel some white flowers and citrus. Slightly buttery and oaky. Medium acidity. The palate is better than the nose with flavours of pear, citrus vanilla and honey. Honeysuckle in the medium long finish. A quite average Chardonnay. Not…
Likya Arykanda 2017 Chardonnay
Points : 5,5/10 Price : Around 80 TL Tropical fruits, yellow apple, white peach, apricot. Beautiful nose. High acidity, very slightly oaky, not creamy as I like my Chardonnay. Some bitterness in the medium long finish. Can’t really say I like this wine. Something is missing. Too bad. It was very promising. I love the…
Selendi Sarnıç 2015 Viognier Chardonnay
Points : 7/10 Price : 93 TL I discovered Selendi, a “boutique” winery situated near Izmir, not so long ago. I had tasted their rosé called Gülpembe and really loved it. Well, this time, this blend of two French grapevines didn’t seduced me. This pale golden wine has a very nice aromatic nose with citrus…
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.
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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