Points : 8,75/10 Price : 75 TL from Eylem Şarap Kurt Premium I’m amazed. It’s one of the best Sauvignon Blanc I had in Turkey. Let’s taste it together : Pale lemon with brilliant clarity. A vibrant bouquet of fresh aromas like lime, grapefruit, pineapple and kiwi on the first nose, then the second nose…
Gürbüz Cabernet Franc 2018
Points : 8,5/10 Price : 390 TL at Mürver restaurant 150 TL at Eylem Kurt Şarap Premium Sold out at the winery I had heard about this wine for a while but a dinner last Friday at Mürver restaurant in Karaköy, Istanbul, was the perfect occasion to taste it. This wine rested 13 months in…
Tasheli Göküzüm orange wine 2019
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…
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