Grown in and around Diyarbakır, this is one of Anatolian best quality red wine
grape variety. It is grown in pebbly, sometimes chalky and clayish, red soil.
The area where these grapes are cultivated lies just south of the mountains
separating the Anatolian tablelands, on the Mesopotamian flatland between the
Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Medium, dark, thick-skinned, with high tannin content grapes wines produced from
these grapes have black mulberry, fig, cherry, black olive, spice, earthy and
animal aromas. This variety is suitable for maturation in oak barrels.
As with the Öküzgözü grape, Kavaklıdere began to work with the Boğazkere grape
also in 1995 to improve its quality and potential. In March 1999, Kavaklıdere
achieved success and was the first to put a brand-new varitetal wine produced
from Boğazkere grapes on the market. Boğazkere grapes are grown in Kavaklıdere’s
Aegean-Pendore and Kırşehir-Toklumen vineyards. Cultivation of these grapes has
also begun on the Denizli-Çal and Denizli-Güney plateaus.
Prestige Boğazkere is produced solely from Boğazkere grapes and matured in French
oak barrels. Boğazkere grapes are also used in the production of Selection
Öküzgözü-Boğazkere and Yakut blend wines.