This is what good wine from the Kalecik Karası grape tastes like

Kalecik Karası is an indigenous Turkish grape that produces light, fresh, and very fruity red wines. These are delicious spring red wines that are best enjoyed young. You can often detect raspberry and sour cherry notes in the wine.

Check out our wine made from Kalecik Karası grapes

Kalecik Karası means "black of Kalecik," and that immediately explains its origins, as Kalecik is located just north of Ankara, Turkey's capital. It's an ancient grape variety. After the phylloxera epidemic, it nearly became extinct. Fortunately, it was actively planted again in Turkey in the 1970s and 1980s.

Kalecik Karası can be considered the "Beaujolais of Turkey" because it produces the type of wine you also find in this famous French region: fresh and fruity, not heavy-bodied but expressive and meant to be drunk young.

We currently have one wine made from the Kalecik Karası grape in our range. You can view our Kalecik Karası wine here.