2021 Öküzgözü, Kuzubağ Ten Minutes By Tractor green apple and white peach

green apple and white peach come through first

one of Argentina’s most celebrated winemaking minds

and well- integrated tannins through the long and sustained finish

with hints of citrus and a fresh acidity – great persistence promising enjoyment over at least five years

and redcurrant lifted by violet and a whisper of spice

2021 Öküzgözü, Kuzubağ Ten Minutes By Tractor green apple and white peachThe Midnight Pulse of Anatolia This is one of Turkeys great native grapes given a serious, modern stage. kzgz is naturally expressive, but here it feels darker, deeper and more composed, opening with ripe blackberry, black mulberry and damson, followed by dark chocolate, smoke, clove, cedar and a flicker of mountain herbs. There is real concentration, but also brightness, as if the fruit has been sharpened by cool air and altitude. The palate is full