Points : 7,5/10 Price : 110 TL at Vinus On the nose Yerba Mate, blueberry, black cherry and sweet tobacco. Very fresh and fruity, high alcohol, soft tannins, medium bodied. On the palate, sweet tobacco, sugar plum, grape jam, vanilla. A slightly spiced and violet flavoured medium long finish. Needs some time to open itself….
Category: Red wine
Küp Thia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2018
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 60 TL On the nose, black fruit aromas with some coffee notes. It’s very fruity. Tannins are soft. The sensation is velvety on the palate. It’s even quite seducing. In the mouth I detected flavours of plum, cherry, chocolate and cocoa. The finish is medium long. It’s a very good…
Amadeus Zinfandel 2015
Points : 6/10 Price : 81 TL I had a cheap Zinfandel ages ago but it’s definitely my first Turkish Zinfandel! On the nose it’s kind of aggressive with strong flavours of barbecue meats, leather, plum and strawberry. Ii’s medium full bodied with light tannins. On the palate I detected sweet tobacco, loganberry and white…
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…
Mozaik Winery, Mahrem Ekigaina 2011
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 120 TL Vinus shop. This is my first bottle of wine from Mozaik, a quite new winery situated close to the Aegean Sea. Their facility is brand new with a state of the art production site. They hired the services of an Italian team of wine advisers. They produce only…
Barbare Premier 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 163 TL On the nose, black cherry, cassis, raspberry, coffee, cedar aromas. Medium full bodied, very fruity, medium high acidity, not as tannic as expected, very round for a cab sav. A quite strong alcohol taste but it’s still well balanced. I detected flavours of black cherry, black currant, prune,…
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