This precious grape originated in the provinces of Elazığ and Malatya. The grape,
which ripens from the mid of September to mid-October, has black colour and
large berries. Öküzgözü was used for wine making and as a table grape by
Armenians for thousands of years.
Wines produced from these grapes have soft tannins, high acidity, good balance,
richness and elegance. They reveal red fruits aromas (cherry, sour cherry, jam),
black mulberry and earthy aromas. Both young and ageable wines can be produced
from Öküzgözü. This grape is suitable for oak maturation.
After experimentations and researches that began in 1995, the potential for
quality that Öküzgözü wines possessed was realized and in 1999 Kavaklıdere
produced its varietal wine, Prestige Öküzgözü. Kavaklıdere Winery has made this
indigenous Anatolian grape its own and continues with its efforts to improve the
quality and increase its production. Öküzgözü grapes are grown in Kavaklıdere’s
Elazığ, Aegean-Pendore and Cappadocia-Gülşehir vineyards.
Sade Öküzgözü: the first quality
wine to be marketed in a screw-cap bottle in Turkey,
Primeur Red: released on the
market each year on the 3rd Thursday in November,
Tatlı Sert Red: Turkey’s first liqueur wine made with the port method and
Ancyra Öküzgözü are varietal wines produced solely from the Öküzgözü grape are
put on sale.
Öküzgözü grapes are also used in the blend of Selection Öküzgözü-Boğazkere
and Yakut wines.