Points : 8,5/10 Price : Around 240 TL Château Kalpak is putting Cabernet Franc on a very high level with this 2013 vintage. This silky nectar has a wonderful nose with aromas of black fruits and roasted coffee. Tannins are soft. It’s perfectly well balanced with notes of mushrooms, tobacco and some hints of vanilla…
Category: Red wine
Kayra Versus 2011 Cabernet Franc
Points : 7,5/10 Price : 115 TL Kayra Versus Cabernet Franc 2011 : Quite a nice bottle here. The smell is rich with aromas of red fruits, tobacco and dry fruits. Tannins are medium strong, flavours of cacao, vanilla, cassis, black currant and plum make a persistent finish. I liked it reasonably. Not bad with…
Urlice Reserve 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 87 TL Urlice Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah 2012 : I must say I hadn’t been so impressed by a Turkish red wine for a while. This little winery located near Izmir and not far from a bigger player (Urla winery) is responsible for it. What a beautiful smell! A sensual…
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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