Kor (Asmadan) Öküzgözü Boğazkere Reserve 2018

Points : 8,25/10 Price : 195 TL at Mensiz Mahzen (Osmanbey). Red fruits, sour cherry, cassis, grenade, sweet spices, pines and some smoky and balsamic notes. A strong but round full bodied wine, very elegant and complex with smooth smoky tannins. Acidity is high. It’s very well balanced. On the palate, you’ve got flavours of…

Sobran Nebblush 2018

Points : 8,25/10 Price : 67 TL at Mensiz Mahzen (Osmanbey) Pale orange pink colour. A very seductive colour, I must say. On the nose, ripe peach, orange peel, rose, then, smashed strawberries, fairy floss and tar!!! The texture is more off dry than bone dry. Acidity is high. The sensation of alcohol is a…

Garova Shiraz Petit Verdot 2017

Points : 8,5/10 Price : 115 TL or 75 TL, it depends where you purchase this wine. It could not be a compliment from a Frenchman but this wine has a new world flare and it’s really well done. First of all, in France, we don’t blend Syrah (Shiraz) with Petit Verdot. Australians and South…

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…

Prodom Tellus Syrah Petit Verdot 2016

Points : 8,25/10 Price : 60 TL Plum, blackberry, black cherry, cinnamon and some leather aromas. It was quick to open itself to me. I appreciated that! This wine spent 10 months in french oak with partial filtration. Body is not totally full, tannins are quite mature and it has good balance. On the palate,…

Vinolus Kalecik Karası Syrah 2009

Points : 8,25/10 Price : 76 TL at Carrefour SA Fulya Deep purple in hue with velvety texture. You can feel it’s more Syrah flavour packed. It’s medium high in body, tanins and acidity. It’s quite juicy. Flavours of black cherry, blackberry, plum, all spices, black pepper, liquorice and violet on the nose and palate….