Kayra Vintage rosé 2017 Öküzgözü

Points : 6/10 Price : 84,90 TL in Macro Center Kayra Vintage is not always at its best and this Kayra Vintage rosé is a good example of that. The nose is ok with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, cherry, white fruit blossom and almond. It’s a dry, medium bodied wine with quite high acidity. On…

Argos Gilamada Syrah 2015

Points : 8,5/10 Price : 165 TL at Dekante. One of the best Syrah I had in Turkey! Let’s discover it together! First, the colour : Beautiful deep purple. Red and black fruits on the nose : Loganberry, black cherry, blueberry, black pepper, espresso. Full bodied, fruity, high acidity Plum, blueberry, milk chocolate, baking spices…

Paşaeli Çalkarası roze 2018

Points : 7/10 Price : 59 TL Strawberry colour with slight orange hues On the nose, raspberry, peach and white flower aromas, quite nice, kind of sweet on the nose. High acidity, well balanced. Fresh and rich in taste but there’s some kind of bitterness that annoys me. On the palate, aromas of cherry, strawberry,…

Arcadia Pinot Gris rosé 2017

Points : 7,5/10 Price : 85 TL at La Cave On the nose, sour cherry, cherry liqueur then second nose pumpkin, peach, honeydew melon and apricot. Quite fruity, medium acidity, a spritzy feel. Taste of alcohol a bit too present. Flavors of wild strawberry and tangerine with a hint of herbs and spiced coconut. Quite…

Aykut Özkan, İsabey, Syrah Çal Karası 2015

Points : 7/10 Price : 50 TL in a Tekel in Nişantaşı. Only a few wineries are using Çal Karası grape to make wine. Among them, Paşaeli, Sava and Aykut Özkan. On the nose, strawberry, rose, white flowers and peach. Nice structure, medium high acidity and quite fruity. It’s a rich and quite strong rosé…

Urla Nero d’Avola Urla Karası 2017

Points : 8,5/10 Price : around 140 TL After my visit at Urla winery in July, I must say I was impressed. That’s a big and beautiful winery. You can see it’s a business of course but they still manage to produce wine with personality. They started with French grapes, went on with Italian grapes…