Points : 7,5/10 Price : 100 TL On the nose, black fruit, sweet tobacco smoke and black pepper aromas. Medium full bodied, high acidity, high alcohol but very well balanced. Needs some time to get rid of astringent feeling. On the palate, prune, blueberry, blackberry jam, baking spices, milk chocolate and vanilla. Medium long finish….
Category: Shiraz
Vinolus Syrah 2010
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 80TL My first red wine made by Vinolus winery and I’m not disappointed! On the nose, red fruit aromas but also black pepper and graphite. This wine is medium bodied with soft tannins and medium plus acidity. On the palate flavours are complex with plum, cherries, leather, cocoa and green…
Gürbüz Trakya Shiraz 2016
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 90 TL Akın Gürbüz proves here that a wine critic can make a fantastic winemaker. Grown in Turkish eastern Thrace, this Shiraz (Syrah) needs some time to reveal itself but after an hour or so, it’s quite stunning! On the nose, blackberry, chocolate, tobacco and black olive. On the palate,…
Gordias Shiraz 2016 Reserve
Points : 8/10 Price : 85TL This beautiful example of a Shiraz (or Syrah) has complex fruity aromas like plum, blackberry and blueberry as well as herbal and spicy hints. A beautiful nose. It is dry and rich on the palate with medium tannins and surprisingly a low level of alcohol with only 13%. Flavours…
Karnas Shiraz 2014
Points : 9/10 Price : 122 TL Karnas is one of the most beautiful wineries in Turkey and yet known only by a few. Settled near Bodrum this winery aims to make wine with minimal intervention and thus with respect to the soil. This profound care for nature can be felt in this exceptional Shiraz….
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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