TasteTurkey

Kayra Alpagut Öküzgözü 2013 - 75cl

Kayra Versus Öküzgözü is produced with modern viticulture techniques and reflects the differentiated micro terroirs of Alpagut Vineyards. KAYRA Versus Öküzgözü offers purity of the ancient varietal with condensed red fruit aromas balanced with fresh acidity.

Pamukkale Meridies Kalecik Karasi/Shiraz -...

Intriguing perfume of earthy fruit, tar, raw meat and game - showing elegance and complexity. The palate is rich, with concentrated spicy red and dark fruits, well-judged oak and a fine black pepper note on the lingering finish. Tannins are high but smooth and well-integrated. Excellent!

Sevilen Centum, Shiraz

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Diren Collection Series - Boğazkere 75cl

Boğazkere is a local variety growing on the south slopes of Toros Mountains, the northern border of the ancient Uptown Mesopotamia. This grape makes a very tannic wine with blackberry flavors. Cabernet Sauvignon brings the body and Kalecik Karası, freshness and fruity flavours. This blend should be drunk between 16 and 18 degrees, served with beef, spicy...

Urla Winery - Nero d'Avola & Urla Karasi 2012

The only Nero d’Avola’s produced outside Sicily and a beautiful expression of what this grape is capable of. Packed with aromas of black cherry and damson it advances into complex layers of tobacco, liquorice running alongside an earthy and gamey frame. Dense and focused on the palate with well integrated tannins and bright fruit lifted by bracing acidity.

Sevilen Isabey Sauvignon Blanc

This is really good and a mile away from what you might expect from Turkey. Lovely fresh floral, pink grapefruit and grassy hints on the nose and beautifully balanced palate of lemony, sherberty Sauvignon with minerals and real length.

Barbare Prestige Red - 75cl

2009 Barbare Prestige (Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot) Matured for 18 months in French oak barrels. It is an impressive wine and has a well-rounded palate and is robust with a complex structure and lush flowery accents and blackberry, vanilla and ripe cherry aromas. 

Sevilen 'W' Semillion/Sauvignon Blanc

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Kavaklidere Angora Red - 75cl

Angora Red is a delicious, round and well balanced wine produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Alicante, Merlot and Carignan grapes grown in Aegean region. Revealing Aegean soil’s energy, it matches well with deli meat, lightly sauced red meat dishes, Bolognese sauced pasta, hamburger and barbecue. It is best served at 16 - 18°C.

Sevilen Plato Chardonnay

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Urla Winery - Nero d'Avola & Urla Karasi 2013

Exhibits pure and vibrant aromas of plum and black mulberry under a frame of earth, vanilla and sweet spice. Ripe, fleshy and concentrated with a harmonious density of well- extracted tannins and hefty fruit. Excellent length and finesse on the flavourful finish. Can be enjoyed now and will also benefit from long-term cellaring.

Büyülübağ Cab Sauvignon 2012 - 75cl

Vinkara Yaşasın Sparkling - 75cl

For the first time in Turkey, the traditional method was used to produce Yaşasın, a sparkling wine. The other special characteristic of this sparkling wine is that Kalecik Karası grapes, a major grape harvested in the Anatolian region, were processed (Blanc de noir or white from black – a wine produced entirely from black grapes) to produce Yaşasın. 

Kayra Buzbağ Reserve 2006 - 75cl (Minor...

A legendary wine presented in a bottle dressed with Anatolian symbols of the richness, fertility and continuity, produced from the grapes nourished and grown with the Anatolia’s soil. Buzbağ is produced from Öküzgözü and Boğazkere grapes grown in Eastern Anatolia and selected with great care. It bears ripe cherry, sour cherry and blackberry flavours and...