May and release of a new vintage

May is now finishing and the weather was mixed during this month. We had hot days and some others cooler and rainy. Overall, everything went well and the vines are doing very well. After some sunny days, they have grown very quickly. The Chardonnay vines have even begun flowering. 

 

We’ll probably harvest them late August or early September. 

It is going like a relatively early vintage but the soils are well loaded with water and there’s no disease in the vineyard. It looks like everything is going well! 

In our “Kav” series, you can now find our Öküzgözü Bogazkere 2008 on sale. 2007 was scorching as you remember and we chose not to produce this blend in a so dry vintage. So we skip from 2006 to 2008.

 

This blend combines the fruit of the Öküzgözü and the spices of the Boğazkere. This red wine has notes of licorice, prune, cherry, orange blossom and toast. The attack is dominated by the roundness and fruit of Öküzgözü with black cherry, evolving then on licorice and more and more spicy and toasted notes, in a typical structured tannic finish of Bogazkere.

This wine is an excellent accompaniment to grilled red meats or lamb leg. 

Concours mondial de Bruxelles

First of all I would like to apologize for such a long silence on the blog but spring is a busy time both at the winery and vineyard.

The Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is one of the largest international competitions for wines and spirits. It is almost 7,000 different samples sent from all around the world.

The jury of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles is composed entirely of wine professionals, known to be international experts. There are nearly 40 nationalities represented in the jury.

Only wines and spirits that obtained the highest ranking are eligible for prestigious medals.

Thanks to the seriousness of the organization, a strict selection of jury members and its international reputation, the Concours mondial de Bruxelles has in some ways become the "World Championship" of wine.

That is why we are proud to have achieved medals in the last two years. Indeed:

• The Seneler Öküzgözü 2007 and 2008 won silver medals
• The Seneler Narince 2007 and 2008 were also silver
• The Seneler Cabernet-Sauvignon/Merlot/Syrah 2008 was gold
• The Turasan rose 2009 was gold

As far as I know, it is the first time that a Turkish Rose wine wins a medal in an international wine competition. And we started with gold, what is not so bad, isn’t it?...

Most of these wines are already available on the market, the others soon.

Feel free to contact us if you want to taste them.

Turasan wines rewarded

We have the pleasure to share with you some good news.

The projects that we have undertaken to improve the quality of our wines since 2006 with our French oenologist consultants have begun to pay off.

In 2009, in Turkey, we were the only winery to be awarded at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, one of the most famous international wine competitions. We had sent 2007 vintage wines, which won three silver medals.

This year we also participated and our 2008 vintage wines have again been rewarded by winning two silver and two gold medals.

  

 

We are very proud to share our success with you.

Best regards,

Hasan Turasan