Kalecik Karası is a Central Anatolian high-quality wine grape which is grown in
Kalecik district in Kızılırmak basin.
Kalecik Karası is round, bluish-black, thin-skinned wine-grape. The wines
produced from this grape is medium intensity red in colour; reveals pronounced
red fruits aromas and it has low to medium tannin with high acidity. The most
pronounced aromas of the grape are strawberry, raspberry and cherry. They are
suitable for aging in oak barrels. The maturation and aging process in the oak
barrels imparts a complex aroma of spice, dried fruit and coffee. This grape is
suitable for making both young and aged wines.
This variety had been overlooked, almost forgotten, for many years and was
cultivated in small quantities in Ankara’s Kalecik district where the
micro-climate of the Kızılırmak was suitable and around the Kavaklıdere Winery
Facilities in Akyurt. Research and development of the Kalecik Karası by an
expert team from the Ankara Faculty of Agriculture and Kavaklıdere Winery
brought it back to the place it deserved in wine production.
Kalecik Karası grapes are grown in Kavaklıdere’s Kalecik, Nevşehir and Kırşehir
vineyards. Ancyra Kalecik Karası and Prestige Kalecik Karası wines are made
solely from the Kalecik Karası variety. Vin-art Kalecik Karası Syrah is a blend
wine produced from Kalecik Karası and Syrah grapes.