Points : 8/10 Price : 65 TL at Mensis Mahzen Orange wines tend to be too bold, sour and/or bitter for me. It’s not the case with this wine. Orange wine’s aficionados may find it too simple, to easy to drink. I think this wine is, for all these reasons, a good introduction to discover…
Uçmakdere (Firuze) Roze Merlot 2019
Points : 8/10 Price : 69 TL from the winery. Lively nose with aromas of granadilla, strawberry, cherry, grapefruit and white pepper. Medium bodied with medium but fresh and crispy acidity. It’s elegant and lively on the palate. A good balance between fruit and acidity. The mouth is full of a delicate sweetness of flavours…
Firuze Chardonnay 2018
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 79 TL from the winery Everything started with the Bulutsuz and Gülbay families who bought a closed winery in 2012 in Uçmakdere (Oriental Thrace). They called it « Firüze” – turquoise. Hence the stone on the label. After having modernised it, the team decided to source grapes from local vineyards all…
Vinbodrum Fümé Chardonnay 2017
Points : 8,25/20 Price : 80 TL from the winery Lovely nose, aromatic, with stone fruit and grapefruit, some vanilla oak-derived aromas, and a touch of smoke. The palate is slightly oily, there is some yellow fruit, along with a delicate oak influence – shown by vanilla and popcorn flavours – and then the wine…
Vinbodrum Chardonnay 2017
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 60 TL from the winery (incredible quality price!!!) Vinbodrum winery is a family run boutique winery located in Kızılağaç, Bodrum. Erhan and Füsün Yürüt are retired traffic controllers who made their dream come true. They started winemaking at home in Ankara in 1980. But it’s only in 2010 that they…
Akın Gürbüz Vino Ganos 2018
Points : 8,25/10 Price : 115 TL at Mensis Mahzen. This new blend of Akın Gürbüz is made of 39% Shiraz, 35% Cinsault and 31% Grenache. The former two were aged for 12 months in oak. Each grape comes from a different vineyard – the Shiraz grows in Gallipoli, the Cinsault in Gaziköy and the…
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