Points : 8/10 No price as it was a gift. Must be less than 80 TL. On the nose, jam, blueberry, plum, boysenberry, liquorice and black pepper. Needs some time to open itself. To pour it in a carafe would be a good idea. High acidity, strong tannins, medium bodied, high alcohol (15 degrees) but…
Category: Zinfandel
Garova Öküzgözü Zinfandel 2017
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 75 TL Those vineyards have been revitalised by Mehmet Vuran 15 years ago. Born and raised among them, he went to Bursa to study agricultural engineering. An accident made him come back to the family business. They used local grapes as table grapes but Mehmet Bey changed this activity and…
Kayra Heritage 2014 Shiraz and Zinfandel.
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 160 TL at Macro Center. Zinfandel 76%, Shiraz 24% Nose very rich with black fruits, mint, pine tree, black pepper, sweet tobacco and baking spices. Full bodied, juicy, peppery, strong tannins and alcohol. Smooth and soft texture nevertheless. Liquorice, leather and cloves on the palate. Plum and raisins. Quite nice,…
Karnas Zinfandel rosé 2018
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 119 TL at Comedus boutique in Pera. I love the red wines made by Karnas. This rosé is very special : It has a darker salmon colour. It also has a beautiful label. It’s incredible what Karnas can do with a Zinfandel! On the nose, very delicate notes of stone…
Karnas Zinfandel 2014
Points : 9/10 Price : 122 TL at Dekante but found 70 TL in a small shop in Arnavutköy!!! Zinfandel wines have a hard time with me as I’m not big fan of this grape. But Karnas winery already impressed me with its beautiful Syrah so I decided to give it a try. It’s important…
Amadeus Zinfandel 2015
Points : 6/10 Price : 81 TL I had a cheap Zinfandel ages ago but it’s definitely my first Turkish Zinfandel! On the nose it’s kind of aggressive with strong flavours of barbecue meats, leather, plum and strawberry. Ii’s medium full bodied with light tannins. On the palate I detected sweet tobacco, loganberry and white…
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