Kavaklidere Côtes d’Avanos Narince 2023

29,90€ With this 2023 vintage, I got a big surprise. Apart from the classical aromas of the Narince variety, such as citrus and honey notes, my nose got wrapped by a distinctive flavour : ginger! Not just a hint but a clear ginger spice! Now the texture is particularly engaging : creamy but lightly whipped. …

Kavaklidere Côtes d’Avanos Emir 2021

300L Kavaklidere is already using Emir grape variety for its basic sparkling wine called Altın Köpük as well as for a classic blend of Emir and Narince. As a single varietal-wine, it only collaborated with Doğuş company to create the Argos nahita brand but there was so far no Emir grapes on its own, especially…

Kavaklidere Blanc de blancs brut 2015 Limited edition

Last Friday we celebrated the “world champagne day”. As I’m in Germany now, we did it with a wonderful Sekt (German sparkling wine). Now let me tell you about Kavaklidere winery, one of the most Francophile of all Turkish wineries. The Blanc de blancs I’m going to talk about was created especially for the 90…

Kavaklidere Cotes d’Avanos Tempranillo 2015

Points : 8,25/10 Price : 134 TL at Macro Center On the nose : smoke, vanilla, red fruits, sweet spices. Well integrated tannins, powerful yet very smooth. Full bodied. On the palate : sour cherry, strawberry sauce, blueberry, dried rose. Then bitter chocolate, pastrami. Then roasted coffee, vanilla and menthol in the long finish. Really…

Kavaklidere Côtes d’Avanos Narince 2017

Points : 8/10 Price : 140 TL There are two kinds of Narince : aromatic and steely if in stainless steel or if aged in oak, complex and creamy. Well, it’s definitely the second kind here. On the nose, I detected yellow flowers, citrus and stone fruit aromas with some butter notes. It’s full bodied,…

Kavaklidere Cotes d’Avanos Narince Chardonnay 2017

Points : 8,5/10 Price : 114 TL at Macro Center I really loved that blend of Narince and Chardonnay. The nose is quite aromatic with strong aromas of citrus, especially lime and orange, stone fruits like nectarine and yellow apple, acacia and some toasted and buttery notes. I really appreciated the high acidity of this…