2021 Öküzgözü Shiraz, Kuzubağ Summer Offers liquorice and molasses complexed with

liquorice and molasses complexed with gorse bush

If this wine were a place: an English hillside in early autumn

it finishes long with a gentle echo of wild berries and a whisper of spice

luminous and full of Mediterranean ease

2021 Öküzgözü Shiraz, Kuzubağ Summer Offers liquorice and molasses complexed withAnatolian Velvet Dark, ripe and beautifully inviting, this Turkish red brings together the bright native charm of kzgz with the darker, spicier depth of Shiraz. Aromas of black plum, dark cherry and wild berries rise from the glass, layered with violet, pepper, smooth oak and a cool flicker of mint. The palate is full bodied and generous, but nicely balanced, with juicy black fruit, polished tannins and a warm, fruit laden finish that feels smooth,