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Choose from our extensive range of: Legend D = dry M = medium G = this selection also available by the glass If you wish me to source some particular wine please let me know and I can arrange - for example we have a reserve of fine wines with 24 hour notice Current examples: WHITE Chassagne Montrachet 2005 1er Cru Morgeot, F & L Pillot £45.00 Meursault 2002 Château de Meursault, PremierCru £50.00 RED Macià Batle 2004 Riserva Privada, Binissalem, Mallorca £30.00 Cortaccio 1999 Villa Cafaggio, Italy £35.00 Châteauneuf du Pape 1996 Château de Beaucastel, Pierre Perrin £45.00 Château Poujeaux 2000 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel, Medoc £40.00 Morey St Denis 2003 Domaine Taupenot-Merme £45.00 Vougeot 2004 Clos Du Prieuré, Domaine de la Vougeraie £50.00 |
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WHITE WINE
(D)
= dry (M) = medium (G)
= WINE AVAILABLE BY THE GLASS (G) Sao Domingos Brut sparkling wine
Portugal
£16.00 this lovely champagne style wine makes a great
aperitif or with some creme de cassis to make a kir royal!
glass 175ml £4.50
glass of kir royal £5.50 (G) 1. Cuvée de Richard Blanc
(D) France
2006
£15.00 glass
175ml £3.75
glass 250ml £4.75 A
well-balanced dry white with clean, fresh fruit on the palate -
a zesty finish. (G)
2. Muscadet Sur Lie, Château la Touche (D)
France 2006
£16.00 glass
175ml £3.75
glass 250ml
£4.75 Bronze Medal - International Wine Challenge 2003 This
is bone dry with just a hint of apple. Deliciously fresh and rounded.
Joanna
Simon, The Times (G) 3. Vistasur Sauvignon Blanc
(D) Chile
2006
£16.75 glass
175ml £4.00
glass 250ml £5.50 Lovely,
fresh Sauvignon from Chile with plenty of rich flavour. (G) 4. Semillon Chardonnay Coldridge Estate
(M) Australia
2005
£16.75 glass
175ml £4.00
glass 250ml £5.50 The
addition of the Semillon grape gives this wine a fullness and fruitiness that
you would not find with the Chardonnay grape on its own. (G) 5. Rauen Riesling Trocken Mosel
(M) Germany 2006
£16.75 glass
175ml £4.00
glass 250ml £5.50 This a
lovely medium wine from the Mosel in Germany
- nice fruit and a scented bouquet
- ideal with fish and white meat. and only 11.5% alcohol (G) 6. Pinot Grigio, Pasqua (M/Dry)
Italy 2006
£16.75 Fruity
and aromatic, this deliciously crisp, light and zingy wine shows refreshing
apricot fruit flavours.
glass 175ml £4.00
glass 250ml £5.50 (G) 7. Rioja Blanco Marques de Caceres
(D) Spain
2006
£16.50 A
superb white Rioja in the modern style with a complex and distinctive full
flavour, dry and slightly nutty. Floral hints on the nose belie the touch of
honey on the palate. glass
175ml £4.50
glass 250ml
£6.00 (G) 8. Tokay Pinot Gris
Philippe Cocker Alsace
2005 (M)
£17.00 brilliant wine from Alsace in
France - medium dry with lots of lucious fruit glass
175ml £4.50
glass 250ml
£6.00 9.
Bellevue Hill, Verdelho. SE
Australia
2006 (M/DRY)
£16.50 Delicious mediun bodied dry white from a rare grape variety normally found
in Portugal. This zingy wine has great depth and acidity with overtones of
melon and lime - similar characteristics to sauvignon blanc
10.
Chardonnay Griffin Vineyards (D)
Australia
2005
£17.50 A crisp, fresh style of Chardonnay which displays
hints of butterscotch on the palate coupled with delicious banana and mango
fruit flavours. 11.
Knappstein Riesling (D - fruity )
Australia
2005
£17.50 Bronze
Medal - International Wine Challenge 2003 This
excellent example of a New World Riesling is bursting with tropical fruit
aromas and a crisp limey palate. 12.
Fairleigh Estate Sauvignon Blanc
(D)
New Zealand 2006
£19.50 You will
not get much better thatn this for around £20 anywhere!! 13.
Plant Dore, Bourgogne Chardonnay. Charles
Vienot (M)
2003 £19.50 Chardonnay
grape has lost its reputation due to the over oaking of the juice. The
Burgundians know how to extract the real flavour without over oaking and
making the wine too oily. Also a good bottle age makes this a lovely drinking
wine. 14.
Gavi di Gavi Raccolto Tardivo, Villa Lanata
(D)
Italy 2006
£21.00 Made from the Italian Cortese grape, this ripe,
crisp fulsome white is harvested late in the season to give even more
intensity. Chardonnay grape has lost its reputation due to the over oaking of
the juice. 15.
Sancerre Les Baudrieres, Dominique Baud
(D) Loire 2005
£25.00 This famous
white from the Loire Valley exhibits all that is inherent in making this a
special dry wine 16.
Chablis Premier Cru "Montmains", Vocoret (D)
Burgundy 2005
£29.00 Say the
word Chablis to any wine lover any you think of the words class and expensive? This one is
definitely worhty of the former 17.
Meursault, Henri de Villamont
(D)
Burgundy 2004 £29.50 This is a
real bargain - for a proper Meursault of this standing. So what makes it so
special? The creamy texture, the savoury fruit flavour with hints of praline -
and the intense concentrated, dry finish. Joe Wadsack,
Sunday Express 18.
Chassagne- Montrachet 1er Cru, Les Morgeots, Blain-Gagnard
£35.00 Burgundy
2004 A
fine full bodied luscious Burgundy -
the name sells it! 19. Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2006,
Marlborough (D) £44.75 The best that New Zealand can
offer - again the name in synonymous with quality
- beware can be addictive! ROSE WINE
(G)
= WINE AVAILABLE BY THE GLASS
glass
175ml £4.00
glass 250ml £5.50 Gorgeously
pink, with warm, raspberry flavours. Full of character, with a rich, ripe
palate and delightfully thirst-quenching. (G)
21.
Chateau Bauduc Rosé Bordeaux
2006
£16.50 This
delicious rose is made from cabernet sauvignon grapes giving it a fruity full
body - great value.
glass 175ml £5.00
glass 250ml £6.50
(G) 22. Lindauer Special Select
New Zealand
£22.00 glass
175ml £5.75 Bronze Medal - International Wine Challenge 2003 New
Zealand's best value fizz. It's a creamy, pink-tinged number with lots of
concentration and no little finesse. Tim Atkin, Sunday
Observer
23.
Ferdinand Bonnet Heritage Brut NV
£35.00 A light and
fruity Champagne with fine discreet bubbles and subtle overtones of apples and
pears. Has undergone 2 years cellar ageing. 24.
Laurent-Perrier Brut
France NV
£47.50 . This well
known small producer makes a lovely more fuller flavoured Champagne HALF
BOTTLE Billecart Salmon Reserve
NV
£22.50 A better
alternative to a glass! Really
stunning champers
(G)
25.Almond
Grove Noble Late Harvest, 375ml South
Africa 2006 £16.00 glass
100ml £5.00
A delicious
noble late harvest wine made from riesling grapes that have been allowed to
gather sweetness on the vine. in the sun of the late South African summer .
(G) 26. Chateau Montdoyan Monbazillac Bordeaux
2001 50cl bottle
£23.50 glass
100ml
£5.50 A delicious dessert wine from
vineyards overlooking its more expensive neighbours on the banks of the River
Dordogne ALSACE
Alsace
is situated in the North East of France and has changed hands on numerous
occasions between France and Germany over the centuries, so some German wine
making techniques exist here with the use of Aromatic grapes. I rate this area
as one of the best for white wines in the world - no over production here!! Gewurztraminer
2005
£19.50 Philippe
Gocker produces fantastic Gewurtz from one of the principle Grand Cru
Vineyards of Alsace. A heady, Scented mouthful leaving a memorable drinking
experience
(G)
= WINE AVAILABLE BY THE GLASS (G) 27. Cuvée de Richard Red
France 2006
£15.00 glass175ml
£3.75
glass250ml
£4.75 Big
solid chunky red with a fair dollop of fruit and a pleasing whiff of bayleaf. Oz
Clarke, (G) 28. Neblina Merlot
Chile 2007
£16.00 glass175ml
£4.00
glass250ml
£5.00 On
the nose rich notes of plum and blackberries lifted by Chocolate and Mocha.
Silky yet structured with concentrated fruit flavours. (G) 29. Coldridge Estate Shiraz Cabernet
Australia 2005
£16.50 glass175ml
£4.50
glass250ml
£5.50 As
ripely and seductively fruity as its white sister, this juicy red is heaving
with rich, alcoholic blackcurranty fruit. Jane MacQuitty, Saturday Times (G) 30. Swartland Pinotage
South Africa 2006
£16.50 glass175ml
£4.50
glass250ml
£5.50 Seal of Approval - International Wine Challenge
2003 youthful
native red made from South Africa's pinotage grape (a local crossing of pinot
noir and cinsault) is like biting into a bowl of freshly squished berries,
leaving an appropriately juicy stain Anthony Rose,
Saturday Independent (G) 31. Chianti, Loggia del Conte
Italy
2006
£16.50 glass175ml
£4.50
glass250ml
£5.50 Made from
the Sangiovese and Canaiolo grapes, this wine has delightful aromas of
cherries and violets and youthful red fruit flavours on the palate. (G) 32. Rioja D'Avalos Berberana
Spain 2005
£17.00 Made
exclusively from Tempranillo this Rioja is jam-packed with fruit and vanilla
and a well glass175ml
£5.00
glass250ml
£6.50 33.
Argento Malbec, Catena
Argentina
2007
£17.50 Seal of Approval - International Wine Challenge
2003 Argentina's
most characterful red grape variety, with the emphasis on drinkability and
full-flavoured plum, strawberry Tim
Atkin, The Observer 34.
Bellevue Hill Shiraz
Australia 2005
£17.50 A superb
Aussie Shiraz with masses of juicy blackcurrant fruit and a charismatic,
smooth, spicy and peppery finish HALF
BOTTLE Chateau
Caronne Ste Gemme Cru Bourgeois
Haut- Medoc 2001
£14.50 Nice example of a claret
- good fruit and bouquet and ready to Quoff!!
35.
Señorio de Los Llanos Gran Reserva
Spain 1999
£17.50 A full,
delightfully mature oak-aged Gran Reserva from Valdepeñas. Made from the same
grape variety, and similar in style, to Rioja. 36.
Arguzzio, Villa Arceno
Tuscany. Italy 1998
£17.50 Well!! what
a gutsy, full bodied red with layers of dark cherry, blackcurrant and plums.
Aged for 20 months in oak barrels gives a toasty oak vanlla finish and all for
under £20 !! 37.
Château de Flaugergues
France 2006
£19.25 A rich,
robust offering from the Languedoc. A blend of two-thirds Syrah and one-third
Grenache from old vines produces a warm fruit-laden wine. This wine was # 21 in the Wine Spectators top 100 wines tried in 2003
scoring an "Outstanding 92 points" 38.
Ravenswood Vintner’s Blend Zinfandel
California 2004
£19.50 This
Zinfandel is as good as ever. Tobacco and pepper aromas are flushd out on the
palate by colour, texture and ripe fruit concentration. Tim Atkin,
Sunday Observer 39.
Brouilly, Domaine
des Maisons Neuves
France
2005
£19.50 From the
heart of Beaujolais. This is an intense ruby red wine with clean red fruit
flavours and refined, silky tannins. 40.Beaunes,
Campy Pere & Co, Burgundy
1998
£27.50 Great
bottle age gives this elegant yet emphatic Burgundy a deep, fruity taste of
plum and blackcurrants. Campy Pere & Co are well known negociants in
France 41.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Les Vielles Vignes.
Domaine de Villeneuve
£28.00 Rhone 2003
A Rhone classic without a doubt. Finding a
Chateuneuf with any real bottle age these days is an expensive job! I think I
have found one here that will not break the bank!! 42.
Château Plaisance St Emilion GC
France 2003
£29.50 The Times Top 100 Fantastic.
Mainly from merlot creating a complex fruity body with winter red berries and
subtle cherry vanilla notes.Jane
MacQuitty, Saturday Times 43.
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Cantina di Negrar Italy
2002
£29.50 The fruity bouquet shows
black cherries and prunes, as well as a hint of sweet spice. Full bodied and
rich, the palate follows the nose. 44.
Rioja Gran Reserva, Marqués de Riscal
Spain 2000
£35.00 Silver Medal - International Wine Challenge 2004 Now this is
a real red Rioja!! 45.
La Réserve de Léoville-Barton, St Julien
France 2001
£37.00 Silver Medal - International Wine Challenge 2005 A full classic Bordeaux with
great style.. Still shows why these wines are among the best in the world. Claret
of the moment Chateau
Cantemerle Haut Medoc
France 2000
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