Points : 6,5/10 Price : 63TL in Carrefour Gourmet Ruby colour with violet hues. Ripe plum, dark cherry, cardamom and chocolate Aromatic, quite round and fruity, medium bodied, low tannins, medium acidity. On the palate cloves, eucalyptus, strawberry, pomegranate, dried apricot. Finish with sour cherry and mint Not bad, not very complex. Not the best…
Category: Öküzgözü
Prodom (Aydın) reserve Öküzgözü 2016
Points : 8/10 Price : 140 TL I’ve been strongly advised by Vinus wine shop’s manager to purchase this Öküzgözü made by Prodom (Aydın). He told me his friend, who is in charge of purchasing wine for a famous Turkish company which owns many hotels and restaurants, was a big fan of this Öküzgözü and…
Vinkara Öküzgözü Winehouse 2015
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 56 TL Have I already told you that Öküzgözü is one of my favourite Turkish grapes? This bottle shows that you can get a quite complexe red wine without breaking the bank. It’s fruity with aromas of black fruits ,chocolate, cherry, grenade and eucalyptus. It’s really aromatic with a good…
Gülor 2014 Öküzgözü Malbec
Points : 7/10 Price : Around 90 TL Gulor Öküzgözü & Malbec 2014 : Gulor was created by Mr Güler Sabancı, a businessman passionated by wine. This wine is very interesting : a blend of a local wine, Öküzgözü (80%), often compared to Pinot Noir, and Malbec (20%), also called Merlot. This wine has a…
Sevilen Plato 2016 Syrah Öküzgözü
Points : 7/10 Price : Around 80 TL Plato Sevilen 2016 Syrah Öküzgözü : Sevilen really is a nice winery. They’re good at making good affordable wines like this one. The nose is quite aromatic. You can smell red fruits like cherry and raspberry. Then once in the mouth plum comes out with other very…
Kocabağ Leo’s 2014 Öküzgözü
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 110 TL Kocabağ Leo’s 2014 (Öküzgözü, Cabernet Sauvignon, Boğazdere): Kocabağ is a Turkish winery situated in the magnificent region called Cappadocia. Leo’s is their high end production made of a blend of 2 local grapes (Öküzgözü and Boğazdere) and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine needs to open itself otherwise you could…
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