Points : 8/10 Price : 85 TL The nose has aromas of wild strawberry, chocolate and dried prunes. Tannins are medium high and well integrated. It’s quite well balanced. I detected flavours of blueberry, liquorice and some hints of mint in the long finish. Perfect with lamb chops!
Category: Petit Verdot
Suvla Reserve 2015 Petit Verdot Karasakız
Points : 8/10 Price : 129 TL The nose has dark cherry, blackberry and spices. The texture is velvety, acidity is high. Tannins are medium high. It’s very pleasant in the mouth. The length is quite long with hints of black pepper and prune notes. Perfect with a kebab! Or with a baked chicken like…
Tellus Aydin 2014 Syrah Petit Verdot
Points : 7,5/10 Price : Around 90 TL Spicy nose. Black pepper, black berries. Underwood and herbal notes. Velvety texture, quite strong tannins. Plum and spices in the long finish. A quite pleasant wine. I’m not totally seduced though.
Chamlija İstranca Müteşekkir 2015 Merlot Cabernet Franc Petit Verdot
Points : 6/10 Price : 39,90 TL I’ve just come back from a wine tasting organised by the wonderful Andrea Lemieux and this time it was about Turkish wines below 50 TL. That made me want to open a bottle of Chamlija Istranca Müteşekkir 2015. As a matter of fact this bottle could have been…
Porta Caeli Ament 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Petit Verdot
Points : 9/10 Price : Around 120/150 TL Porta Caeli Ament 2014 : This Bordeaux blend is a beauty. I’m not a fan of their Cabernet Franc as I wrote before but this wine really is one of my favourite. Full bodied but not heavy, beautiful tannins, first aromas of wild strawberry, mint and undergrowth,…
Urla Tempus 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc Syrah
Points : 6,5/10 Price : Around 120 TL Produced by the famous (in Turkey but also in the States) Urla winery, this Bordeaux blend-wanna-be is not what you’d think but is quite enjoyable. First, you’ll be surprised by the soft tannins and the fruity note of confectionary red fruits… Wasn’t it supposed to be a…
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