Kavaklidere Selection Öküzgözü - Boğazkere 2014

Boğazkere – Öküzgözü is a blend of two grape varieties both indigenous to Turkey. The two are exceedingly complimentary: Boğazkere is noted for its strong tannins and structure, while Öküzgözü makes bright, fruit-driven red wines. Together, they make a full-bodied, intense red wine that marries well with food and can benefit from time spent in cellar. The two varieties both hail from the high-altitude plains surrounding Ankara in central Turkey. Öküzgözü is usually used as a blending variety for its high acidity, and is seen combined with all variety of native and international varieties...

In the blend, Boğazkere provides power and dense color, hefty tannins and dark-fruit and licorice flavors. Öküzgözü adds panache and elegance, with its vivid red fruit flavors that lift the wine and soften the tannins, and a brisk acidity that adds the focus its blending partner lacks. These wines are commonly aged in oak barrels which further soften the tannins and adds some extra spice characteristics.

Dry
	Öküzgözü,Boğazkere
	Elazığ
	Bordeaux with ruby tints
	Complex with dried red fruit, sweet spice aromas
	Full-bodied and long lasting with integrated oak notes and strong ripe tannins
	Matured for 9 months in 225 lt French oak barrels.
	18-19 °C
	Matches perfectly with spicy sauced red meat dishes, T-bone steak, spagetti Carbonara and hard yellow cheeses.