Points : 7,5/10 Price : 95 TL Another beautiful wine from USCA vineyards! This one is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (80%) and Merlot (20%) and as always it has the number of a Shakespeare’s sonnet. On the nose I detected dark fruits, underwood and sweet spice aromas. It has medium high tannins and it…
Category: Red wine
Öküzgözü Winery – Phokaia Foça Karası, Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Points : 6,5/10 Price : 76 TL Öküzgözü winery is based near Izmir in Bornova and is one of the few winemakers to grow Foça Karası, a local grape almost disappeared since the departure of the Greeks who lived in the region and used to cultivate it to make wine. It used to be grown…
Yanık Ülke Nerello Mascalese 2016
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 67 TL In Izmir’s restaurants waiters will often recommend you Yanık Ülke as “the” local wine. This winery is cultivating a lot of different grapes among them some Italian grapes you will find only in Sicily. Like Nerello Mascalese. Nerello Mascalese is a dark skinned grape variety that grows mostly…
Chamlija Papaskarası Cabernet 2014 :
Points : 7,5/10 Price : Around 70 TL at Suvla boutique in Kanyon Papaskarası 50%, Cabernet Franc 25%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25% On the nose, black fruits, sour cherry, earthy tones, leather and sweet spices On the palate, black fruits (plum, blackberry, black raspberry), liquorice and pepper. It’s very well balanced. It has a good acidity,…
Kastro Tireli Alkaia 2013 Syrah Mourvèdre
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 80 TL at Vinus, La Cave, Carrefour Gourmet, Macro Center… easy to find! Kastro Tireli is a winery located in Manisa Province, Aegean region. That’s another new winery for me. And just like in Urlice Winery, they cultivate wine with as less intervention as they can so no pesticide here!…
Nif Bağları Aegean Shiraz Sangiovese Merlot 2014 :
Points : 7/10 Price : 67 TL at carrefour gourmet but only 50 TL at La Cave 3 grapes for an unlikely and surprising blend… Black fruits, oaky note, vanilla and pepper on the nose. On the palate the taste of the barrel is still here, spices are also here with a taste of tobacco….
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