Points : 8/10 Price : Around 85 TL Umurbey Sauvignon Blanc 2016 : it’s like a gourmandise! Exotic and rich, flavourful and generous! Aromas of peach, lemon and lichee take possession of your palate and stay for quite long in your mouth. Good with some Mediterranean salad or a sea bass with rosemary. But I…
Category: White wine
Chamlija Viognier 2015
Points : 8/10 Price : the 2016 costs around 75 TL Chamlija… yes, again. It’s not my fault if they do very interesting wines! For example this Viognier. I’ve never been a big fan of this grape. I’ve never really appreciated the French Condrieu, never understood it. It’s only in New Zealand that my interest…
Arcadia 333 Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Points : 8,5/10 Price : Around 75 TL for a half bottle Arcadia wineries achieved a very good result here with this Sauternes type of wine called Arcadia 333. Sauternes in France are made of 3 kinds of grape usually : Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle. And of course the noble rot or Botrytis Cinerea….
Vinkara Winehouse Hasandede 2016
Points : 6,5/10 Price : 48 TL !!! Vinkara wineries make affordable and interesting wines. For example this Hasandede, a unique kind of grape reminding in some way a Pinot Grigio. It has a greenish yellow colour with some golden reflets. The nose starts with mint and lemongrass notes. A second nose let aromas of…
Doluca Sarafin 2015 Füme Blanc
Points : 7/10 Price : 85 TL Sarafin : a quite good wine serie made by Doluca winery that doesn’t take much risk, sells enjoyable wine of above than average quality both in red and white wine. Usually a bit expensive for what you get. Now there is for me one exception : Sarafin Fume…
Vino Dessera 2016 Kalecik Karası Blancs de Noirs
Points : 6,5/10 Price : Around 60 TL Turkish wine producers have also experimented what is called in French “Blanc de noirs”. Translated from Molière’s language, it means white wine made with red grapes. Here it’s a local Turkish grape called « Kalecik karası”. Vino Dessera are located in Thrace, the European part of Turkey,…
