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.
Category: Red wine
Gordias 2012 Kalecik Karası, Merlot, Boğazkere
Points : 9/10 Price : Around 100 TL Gordias 2012 Kalecik Karası, Merlot, Boğazkere : Gordias is a boutique winery situated near Ankara that makes wonderful wines and is surprisingly not very well known. This incredible blend of Merlot and two local grapes (Kalecik Karası and Boğazkere) is properly amazing. The nose has earthy notes…
Château Kalpak 2013 Cabernet Franc
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…
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…
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