Chamlıja

Cabernet Franc

9.34 ratings

9.31 pro ratings

Arykanda Baglari, Antalya, Turkey

Cabernet Franc

Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison

Top Notes For

Mustafa Camlica

9.0

Chamlija Cabernet Franc has just been released.
100% Cabernet Franc
Single Vineyard bottling.
Origin: Strandja Mountains
Altitude: 385 meteres a.s.l
Distance from sea: 35 km from Black Sea SW coast
Soil structure: Alluvial fan, plenty of quartz gravels including some petrified wood as well.
Google location: 41° 41' 56.63" N 27° 37' 0.78" E
Harvest Date: October 21st, 2014
Verasion to Harvest: 66 days
Verasion to Harvest avarage temperature: 16.5 degrees Celcius.
Brix at Harvest: 23 Brix
Alcohol: 13.5%
Ph: 3.6
Acidity: 6.7 grams tartaric
Oak aging: Total 6 months in Central of France origin top quality French oak.
This Cabernet Franc has very nice Bourgueil type of raspberries and pencil shavings nose. Medium-bodied, fruit-driven style. Silky, juicy, refreshing with complex notes of undergrowth, spice,mint and ripe berry fruit. Reminds me Bourgueil Cabernet Francs.

Chamlija Cabernet Franc has just been released.
100% Cabernet Franc
Single Vineyard bottling.
Origin: Strandja Mountains
Altitude: 385 meteres a.s.l
Distance from sea: 35 km from Black Sea SW coast
Soil structure: Alluvial fan, plenty of quartz gravels including some petrified wood as well.
Google location: 41° 41' 56.63" N 27° 37' 0.78" E
Harvest Date: October 21st, 2014
Verasion to Harvest: 66 days
Verasion to Harvest avarage temperature: 16.5 degrees Celcius.
Brix at Harvest: 23 Brix
Alcohol: 13.5%
Ph: 3.6
Acidity: 6.7 grams tartaric
Oak aging: Total 6 months in Central of France origin top quality French oak.
This Cabernet Franc has very nice Bourgueil type of raspberries and pencil shavings nose. Medium-bodied, fruit-driven style. Silky, juicy, refreshing with complex notes of undergrowth, spice,mint and ripe berry fruit. Reminds me Bourgueil Cabernet Francs.

1 person found it helpfulNov 6th, 2015

Christy Canterbury MW

Master of Wine

9.3

Light as a feather, in a Loire-like style. A completely unique expression of Cabernet Franc in Turkey that had us all wanting another bottle stat!

Light as a feather, in a Loire-like style. A completely unique expression of Cabernet Franc in Turkey that had us all wanting another bottle stat!

Jun 19th, 2016

Mustafa Camlica

9.1

Silver Medalist in Biwc.

Silver Medalist in Biwc.

May 31st, 2016

9.7

Sandy had this 9 months ago

Sandy had this 9 months ago

Apr 4th, 2024