Points : 8,25/10 Price : 76 TL at Carrefour SA Fulya Deep purple in hue with velvety texture. You can feel it’s more Syrah flavour packed. It’s medium high in body, tanins and acidity. It’s quite juicy. Flavours of black cherry, blackberry, plum, all spices, black pepper, liquorice and violet on the nose and palate….
Category: Kalecik Karası
Diren Collection Kalecik Karası 2018
Points : 7/10 Price : 49,95 TL at Macro Center When you see what you usually get for that price, it’s not bad at all! On the nose, underwood, cherry, and raspberry. Low tannins, medium bodied. Juicy and round. In the palate, red fruits, black pepper, cacao. Meat juice. Slightly peppery and juicy finish. A…
MY TWO FAVOURITE TURKISH SPARKLING WINES
Let me present you my two favourite Turkish sparkling wines! Christmas is near and New Year’s Eve is coming fast. And you don’t want to spend a fortune in french champagnes all starting above 400/500 TL and more per bottle. My two favourite are Vinkara “Yaşasın” (meaning “Long Live” or “Hurray!” in Turkish) and Suvla…
Motella Kalecik Karası 2016
Points : 6,5/10 Price : 84 TL at Eataly!!! First production it seems as it was produced the same year this winery was founded (Italian name, found in Eataly, the Italian food and wine supermarket… are there any Italian people behind this winery?). Let’s taste this wine now: Not very pretty nose at first. Second…
Kayra Terra Kalecik Karası roze 2018
Points : 7/10 Price : 49,90 TL On the nose, fresh raspberry, orange blossom, cotton candy and strawberry. Rich and refreshing, lively acidity On the palate, red currant, raspberry, strawberry, cherry and some spices on the quite nice and long finish (vanilla and a bit of black pepper). On the whole, it’s quite a good…
Gürbüz Kalecik Karası 2018
Points : 7,5/10 I had the chance to taste this wonderful bottle of Kalecik Karası made by Gürbüz winery at a picnic organised by @stambulka on Heybeliada (one of the princes’ islands). Not only was she preparing a delicious barbecue but she also treated us with this special bottle I hadn’t seen anywhere in Istanbul….
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