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…
Category: Côtes d’Avanos
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…
Kavaklidere Côtes d’Avanos 2016 Sauvignon Blanc
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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