Château Kalpak 2013 Cabernet Franc

Points : 8,5/10 Price : Around 240 TL Château Kalpak is putting Cabernet Franc on a very high level with this 2013 vintage. This silky nectar has a wonderful nose with aromas of black fruits and roasted coffee. Tannins are soft. It’s perfectly well balanced with notes of mushrooms, tobacco and some hints of vanilla…

Kayra Versus 2011 Cabernet Franc

Points : 7,5/10 Price : 115 TL Kayra Versus Cabernet Franc 2011 : Quite a nice bottle here. The smell is rich with aromas of red fruits, tobacco and dry fruits. Tannins are medium strong, flavours of cacao, vanilla, cassis, black currant and plum make a persistent finish. I liked it reasonably. Not bad with…

Arda Shiraz Rosé 2017

Points : 6,5/10 Price : 34 TL Arda Shiraz rosé 2017 : it’s the first time I’m drinking a bottle of wine produced by this boutique winery located in Thrace. I like the design on the bottle but the wine itself is definitely not my kind of rosé. I’m not sure that Shiraz or Syrah…

Urlice Reserve 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah

Points : 8,5/10 Price : 87 TL Urlice Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah 2012 : I must say I hadn’t been so impressed by a Turkish red wine for a while. This little winery located near Izmir and not far from a bigger player (Urla winery) is responsible for it. What a beautiful smell! A sensual…

Kocabağ 2015 Emir

Points : 8,25/10 Price : 63 TL Kocabağ Emir 2015 : First expérience here. It’s my first bottle from Kocabağ winery and my first bottle of Emir (a local white grape) not blended with something else. It’s not easy to find bottles from this winery located in Cappadocia. The only place I saw them so…