Kayra Vintage Zinfandel 2012
I was so excited when I found this Kayra Vintage Zinfandel at La Cave (66 TL)! It’s been ages since I’ve had a Zinfandel-not only my favorite American wine but the only reason I think the California wine industry should exist. I was really looking forward to seeing what Turkey could do with a Zinfandel.
And then I had and my hopes were dashed. I haven’t had a Zinfandel since moving here. Not because they aren’t available. In fact one 
of my favorite California Zinfandels is available right at La Cave. I just cannot stomach paying a 300% mark up for a wine I know shouldn’t cost more than $12. I’ve had really good luck with Kayra though and had hoped that the Kayra Vintage Zinfandel would come through for me.
The Kayra Vintage Zinfandel was a lovely bright, clear ruby red in the glass. In the nose it was a little plummy with jammy and raisin fruit scents along with some nutmeg. The palate felt, to me, really thin for a Zinfandel though-more of a light-bodied than a medium-bodied wine and there was no finish to speak of. There were none of the big fruit, tobacco, or leather flavors that I love in a California Zinfandel. What the Kayra Vintage Zinfandel had was more of a cherry juice box flavor.
I don’t mean to say that this is a bad wine; but it was a bad Zinfandel. It was an easy drinking, approachable, totally uninteresting wine for anyone who doesn’t want their palate challenged.