Ayda (Vinaida) rosé 2018

Pinot Noir Points : 8,25/10 Price : 80 TL from the winery This delicately-hued rosé offers aromas of raspberry, rose petal, white peach, juicy melon and nectarine. Fermented and aged for 7 months in french oak barrels. Medium high bodied, fruity, high sensation of alcohol. Flavours follow adding strawberry and mineral acids to the mix….

Vinolus Roussane 2017

Points : 9/10 Price : 145 TL from Eylem A week ago I saw on the insta page of pintade_montpellier some beautiful pics of a local recipe : squid stuffed with meat “à la sétoise”, a recipe from Sète, a great seaside little town near Montpellier in the south of France called the little Venice…

Paşaeli blush çalkarası 2019

Points : 8,5/10 Price : 79 TL from Mensis Mahzen I had tried the 2017 two years ago and I’m not disappointed. Paşaeli is a « boutique” winery which has two sites of production, one in Thrace for their Bordeaux blend and one near Izmir for the local grapes. Made from a quite rare local…

USCA Blush 2017 Sonnet 8

Cabernet Sauvignon 100% Points : 8/10 Price : 75 TL Summer is coming!!! And Urla, the Turkish Tuscany, is coming to us with this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon rosé. USCA winery calls every bottle after a sonnet of William Shakespeare. Instead of searching for which Shakespeare’s Sonnet is the number 8, just open a bottle of…

Kastro Tireli Elaia 2016

100% Syrah Points : 8, 25/10 Price : 90 TL at Mensis Mahzen Let me present you the last vintage of this rosé made by this great winery. On the nose, jammy notes of raspberry and mulberry, also hints of cherry, peach skin and white pepper. Body medium +, medium high acidity. Alcohol is pretty…

Sobran Nebblush 2018

Points : 8,25/10 Price : 67 TL at Mensiz Mahzen (Osmanbey) Pale orange pink colour. A very seductive colour, I must say. On the nose, ripe peach, orange peel, rose, then, smashed strawberries, fairy floss and tar!!! The texture is more off dry than bone dry. Acidity is high. The sensation of alcohol is a…