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…
Category: Red wine
Chamlija Thracian 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Cabernet Franc
Points : 9/10 Price : Around 120 TL at that time, the 2015 Vintage costs 170 TL at the winery… Chamlija Thracian 2013 : WOW! This Bordeaux blend (Merlot, Cab Sav and some Cab Franc) has made a strong impression here. Dark ruby, youthful and lively, full of strength (15 degrees of alcohol!!!), this wine…
Chateau Kalpak 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Points : 8,25/10 Price : Around 120 TL Chateau Kalpak is a vineyard company trying to create a real sense of terroir with its wine. You can feel that with this bottle of Chateau Kalpak 2013 that we had the opportunity to taste at Alancha, a modern Turkish cuisine restaurant near Nişantaşı. It’s a classic…
Kayra Versus Alpagut 2015 Öküzgözü
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 87 TL Öküzgözü is one of my favourite Turkish grapes and this wine produced by Kayra never disappoints me. As always in Turkey alcohol is high with 14 degrees but tannins are soft. The nose is liquorice at first with red and black berries. The colour is deep ruby. The…
Likya Acıkara 2015
Points : 8/10 Price : 75 TL I had already tasted a bottle of Fume Blanc from the same winery and i had been disappointed. Now this Acikara, a rare indigenous grape brought back to life by the same winery, made a very good impression on me. It had a delicate and very soft peppery…
CHAMLIJA KARASEVDA 2016 Papaskarası
Points : 8/10 Price : 75 TL Chamlija Karasevda : a very nice red wine made of Papaskarasi grapevine. This grapevine has some ancestors in the Balkan. Not many wine producers in Turkey use this grape whose name means : pope’s black. Chamlija winery rediscovered this grape and gave it a chance, hence the name…
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