Paşaeli Kabuğunda Narince 2019

Points : 8,5/10 Price : 185 TL at La Cave. Small production. After the Çakal, now this Narince grown on old vines as well situated in a single vineyard this time in Çeşme, not far from Izmir. This is the second of a serie of four skin contact (aka orange) wines made by Paşaeli I…

My favorite Turkish white wines in 2019

It’s not easy to choose among so many quality Turkish wines to close this wonderful year. Once again, there will be no rating or order in this list. Just a few words to express what i felt while drinking those wines. Don’t hesitate to leave some comments! To get more information and a full description,…

Paşaeli Çalkarası roze 2018

Points : 7/10 Price : 59 TL Strawberry colour with slight orange hues On the nose, raspberry, peach and white flower aromas, quite nice, kind of sweet on the nose. High acidity, well balanced. Fresh and rich in taste but there’s some kind of bitterness that annoys me. On the palate, aromas of cherry, strawberry,…

Paşaeli Kabuğunda Çakal 2018 orange wine

Points : 8,5/10 Price : 150 TL at La Cave… expensive but they produced only 300 bottles. All I’ve read about orange wine is true. I was thinking it was a new fashion and an artificial kind of wine. Well, it’s not. Not at all. I’m amazed I’ve nearly missed it! The method for producing…

Paşaeli Sıdalan 2017

Points : 8/10 Price : 80 TL Paşaeli Winery is always adventurous and original. They love to use rare local grapes like this Sidalan. Who has ever heard about Sidalan grape? It’s a pretty good start as the nose is quite aromatic with herbal notes followed by aromas of lemon, green apple, pear and wet…

Paşaeli Sültaniye Morso Sole 2016

Points : 8/10 Price : 80 TL Let’s be honest, I’m not always seduced by Paşaeli wines. This sweet Sültaniye though was a pleasant surprise. This grape comes from a single vineyard where they are dried under the sun. Once it’s done, they are put in stainless steel tanks for fermentation. After fermentation the wine…