Diren Collection Boğazkere 2007

Diren Collection Boğazkere 2007

I continue with Diren wines. This time I let my husband to choose because it was his birthday. Before I finished listing what choises we have at home, he declared his choise saying "I dring Boğazkere!". Boğazkere can be a good match with red meat and also with spicy meat. Can it be a concidence that my husband, who loves red meat and Turkish kebap very much) likes to drink Boğazkere varietal?

We enjoyed this delicious wine, which is made from Cabernet Sauvignon with a little touch of Kalecik Karası, drinking slowly and tasting the light bitterness of the lovely tannings. It was softer than I expected (which is good), but it did not stay long on the palate (we did not care much). There was no red meat accompanying the wine though, but the wine was fine and we were in a good mood, so, we enjoyed what we had.

Turasan Bogazkere 2006

Turasan Bogazkere 2006

I already knew that Boğazkere can make great wines by itself. Turasan Bogazkere 2006 was an additional proof for me.

The burgundy color still has a certain brightness, but there was a little sediments in the bottle. Since I did not think of dekanting the wine before I drank it, I had sediments in my last glass.

Despite the strong tannins that emphasize the existence of Bogazkere, this can be considered as an easy to drink wine. I was actually expecting stronger tannins and more permanent flavor on the palate, but it is still fine. In fact, better than what I was expecting. It attracted me mostly with its black pepper aromas in the nose.  If you are also one of those who can enjoy the tannins of Bogazkere wines, I believe you would not regret to give a chance to  Turasan Bogazkere.