Wines made from Kalecik karasi grapes of Ankara
Discover the best wines made with Kalecik karasi as a single variety or as a blend of Ankara.
More informations about the variety Kalecik karasi
This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. It is virtually unknown in France and even less so in other wine-producing countries. Still in Turkey, we can find a white grape variety called kalecik also known as hasandede beyazi.
More informations about the region of Ankara
The wine region of Ankara of Turkey. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kavaklıdere or the Domaine Kavaklıdere produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Ankara are Kalecik karasi, Okuzgozu and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Ankara often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, citrus fruit or tree fruit.
What are the typical flavors of the Kalecik karasi grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 10% of Kalecik karasi
- OakPresent in 8% of Kalecik karasi
- Non oakPresent in 7% of Kalecik karasi
- MicrobioPresent in 6% of Kalecik karasi
- Black fruitPresent in 6% of Kalecik karasi
- EarthPresent in 6% of Kalecik karasi
- SpicesPresent in 5% of Kalecik karasi
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Kalecik karasi
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Kalecik karasi
- Tree fruitPresent in 2% of Kalecik karasi
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Kalecik karasi
- PepperPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- CranberryPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- CinnamonPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- MushroomPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- RaspberryPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- CherryPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- StrawberriesPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
- Forest floorPresent in 1% of Kalecik karasi
News about the grape variety Kalecik karasi
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