Points : 8,5/10 Price : 76 TL at Mensis Mahzen On the nose, peach, quince and wild strawberries. Some soft floral and spicy tones as well. Fleshy, round and well balanced. Some stony minerality. Light lemony flavours with orange peel and black cherry. Some herby undertones. A juicy rose with a zesty kick at the…
Selefkia Patkara 2019
Points : 7,75/10 Price : 55 TL at Mensis Mahzen The team behind Selefkia vineyards started to make home wine in 1998 in the village of Yenisu. After experimenting various local varieties, they decided to pick Patkara, Aküzüm and Göküzüm. The winery was established in 2008. They have two vineyards located on the southern slopes…
Vinolus Rosé 2018
Tempranillo and Kalecik Karası Points : 8,25/10 Price : 89 TL at Mensis Mahzen Vinolus is a boutique winery from Cappadocia which produces organically grown grapes. They’re one of a few wineries in Turkey to hold an organic agriculture certificate. As far as I know, they produce 3 white wine grapes (Narince, Chardonnay and Roussanne)…
Tasheli Patkara rosé 2019
Points : 7,75/10 Price : 65 TL at Mensis Mahzen. This is the first time I taste Patkara grape which is originated from Mersin in Turkey’s Mediterranean region. This rare grape variety was almost forgotten. The only remaining vineyards are located at an elevation of 1200 metres above sea level in the Taurus mountains on…
Büyülübağ Reserve Syrah 2014
Points : 8,5:10 Price : 97,50 TL with Eylem Kurt wine shop. Büyülübağ is the one and only winery located on the island of Avşa on the Marmara sea. Apart from the local grape called Ada Karası, all the other grapes used to make wine are French (Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay…). It seems…
Gürbüz Roze Mood 2019
Kalecik Karası 40%, Papaskarası 30%, Cinsault 30% Points : 8/10 Price : 88 TL at Mensis Mahzen Here’s a marketing coup from Akın Gürbüz. Akın’Bey produces excellent wines and work as an adviser to some wineries in Turkey. This new série called “Mood” in English aims at a younger crowd which wants to drink more…
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