I have no idea who’s selling this one in Germany. None of the big sellers I know… For those who don’t know, the name of this Turkish red grape “Boğazkere” means “throat burner”… but fear not! This bottle is a great example of what this grape can give in expert hands. Boğazkere alone as a…
Category: Doluca
Doluca Tuğra Öküzgözü 2018
17,55€ in Germany The Tuğra was a special signature of the Ottoman administration and it’s also the name of the upper series of Doluca wines. We’ll taste the öküzgözü today. As some of you already know, this Turkish red grape is a large and rather dark berry looking like a Bull’s eye, hence the name….
Doluca Karma Chardonnay Narince 2018
16€ in Germany I had heard about the Karma line made by Doluca.I have to admit I don’t trust a lot the big wine companies.This wine is a big surprise! A very good one.There are a lot of blends made of Chardonnay and Narince, two white varieties, a French one and a Turkish one. They’re…
Doluca Karma Shiraz Boğazkere 2017
16€ in Germany Around 20 years ago Doluca winery created the Karma line to show how well Turkish and international varieties could blend. We will see two of them. Today we’re tasting the Shiraz Boğazkere. The Shiraz grapes come from specific vineyards in the Denizli region while the Boğazkere has been grown in Diyarbakir in…
Gordias Kalecik Karası Cabernet Franc 2014
Points : 7,5:10 Price : 55 TL Here is another wine of a quite unknown winery that I really like : Gordias. The nose has strawberry, black cherry and coffee aromas as well as a slightly peppery note. Quite a beautiful start! There is an unbearable lightness in the structure of this wine. Tannins are…
Doluca Sarafin 2015 Füme Blanc
Points : 7/10 Price : 85 TL Sarafin : a quite good wine serie made by Doluca winery that doesn’t take much risk, sells enjoyable wine of above than average quality both in red and white wine. Usually a bit expensive for what you get. Now there is for me one exception : Sarafin Fume…
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