2018 Kavaklıdere Çankaya, Turkey, Wine Review

This is the largest selling white wine in Turkey. It is a blend of 35% Narince, 35% Emir, 30% Sultaniye grapes. Light gold in color with some green hues, clear and bright. The nose is tight at first but eventually opens to show some lemons. Slightly oily texture. On the palate, this has nice honeydew notes with slight lime. Moderate acidity. This drinks very easy, dry, but with a perception of sweet. This is an excellent value in inexpensive white wine and would be great for a party. Drink over the next couple of years. This would go well with sea food such as Balik Ekmek.

Grade:

B+

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Vintage:

2018

Current Price:

$11.00USD

2016 Kavaklıdere Selection Cappadocia, Narince Emir, Turkey, Wine Review

Vintage:

2020

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Grade:

B+

Made from Emir and Narince grapes grown in Turkey. Pale golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has lemons, slight grapefruit and minerals. Medium bodied. On the palate, lemons, bitters and slight grapefruit. Some depth. Though probably past its prime, it is still enjoyable. Drink soon. This works better with food and would be nice with some grilled appetizers.

2017 Turasan Selda, Turkey, Cappadocia, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

Score:

Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$10.00USD

This is a white blend of 35% Emir, 30% Narince, 30% Misket, and 5% Chardonnay grapes. It really showed well and is a terrific value. Light gold in color, clear and bright. The nose has limes with some seltzer notes. Medium bodied and slightly viscous. On the palate, limes with underlying minerality and some grapefruit. This has a nice complexity to it. It seems young and that it might age for three to five more years, but it probably should be consumed earlier. A nice match would be Borek (turkish pastry) filled with spinach and potatoes.

2018 Turasan Emir, Turkey, Cappadocia, Wine Review

Vintage:

2018

Score:

Grade:

B+

Current Price:

$22.00USD

This is 100% Emir (Eh-MEER) grapes grown in the Cappadocia area of Turkey, a place known for its unique peri bacalari (fairy chimneys), that has been making wine for more than 7,000 years. The wine is made using temperature controlled stainless steel fermentation. Slightly light golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has Kafir Limes with slight minerality. On the palate, this is slightly viscous. Flavors of grapefruits and limes. Some complexity. Good finish. Overall a highly enjoyable white. It seems like this will last another three to five years but sooner will be better.

2017 Vinkara Narince, Turkey, Ankara, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

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Current Price:

$14.00USD

This is made from the white grape Narince (Nah-rin-djeh) which translates to 'delicately' in Turkish. It is produced in Anatolia in the Tokat area of the Black Sea wine growing region next to the Halys river. Golden in color, clear and bright.

2013 Sevilen Sauvignon Blanc, Turkey, Aegean, Wine Review

Vintage:

2013

Score:

Grade:

B+

Current Price:

$19.00USD

This is a Sauvignon Blanc from Turkey. While obviously this has some age on it, it showed well and improved with air over the course of a few hours. 13.5% ABV. Golden color, slightly on the deeper gold side (probably due to some age). Clear and bright. The nose is reticent at first but with air shows minerals, slight hay, and a slight winter-green note. After an hour or two, it shows some fruit - melon and slight tropical fruit. It has a lovely, slightly oily texture. On the palate, this is a lively wine. Nice minerality if not a lot of fruit. Some depth. Good finish. It would b

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