Winery Aykut ÖzkanIsabey Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Isabey Red of Winery Aykut Özkan in the region of Ege Bolgesi often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Isabey Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Isabey Red
Original food and wine pairings with Isabey Red
The Isabey Red of Winery Aykut Özkan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, oven-baked lamb stew or couscous from the sea.
Details and technical informations about Winery Aykut Özkan's Isabey Red.
Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel
From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Isabey Red from Winery Aykut Özkan are 2018, 2014, 0, 2017 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Aykut Özkan
The Winery Aykut Özkan is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Denizli to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Denizli
The wine region of Denizli is located in the region of Ege Bolgesi of Turkey. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sevilen or the Domaine Nodus produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Denizli are Kalecik karasi, Merlot and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Denizli often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus fruit or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or black fruit.
The wine region of Ege Bolgesi
Turkey, located on the Anatolian peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, produces more grapes than any other country in the world. However, only a very small proportion of these grapes are made into wine; as a predominantly Muslim nation, Turkey's per capita Alcohol consumption is very low. The lack of wine production in Turkey is highly ironic, as wine historians believe that viticulture and winemaking originated in this Part of the world. Archaeological projects in Turkey and neighboring countries in the Levant have uncovered evidence suggesting that primitive VineBreeding was part of life here more than 6,000 years ago, which explains the abundance of wine grapes (vinifera).
The word of the wine: Fruity
A wine whose nose is first characterized by aromas reminiscent of the world of fruit. A wine to be drunk young is essentially fruity, but all wines offer this type of aroma in the first place, which can evolve over time, from the scent of fresh fruit to cooked, stewed, candied or brandied fruit.
