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| White Wines | |||
| 1 | Bella Modella Pinot Grigio – Italy | £13.50 | |
| Sumptuous & interesting with attractive hints of stone fruit, almonds and a touch of spice to finish. |
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| 175ml glass | £3.75 | ||
| 2 | Gurra Creek Chardonay – Southeast Australia | £13.50 | |
| This organic wine is just full of restrained fruit with none of the oak that so often dominates lesser chardonnay's. | |||
| 175ml glass | £3.75 | ||
| 3 | Chateau Peyruchet Sauvignon Blanc – France | £13.50 | |
| Traditional Sauvignon from Bordeaux but very much in the Sancerre style. Fresh, crisp, dry and herbaceous with real verve. | |||
| 175ml glass | £3.75 | ||
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| 4 | Las Olas Shiraz – Argentina | £13.50 | |
| A flavour charged Shiraz that delights on all fronts. Soft, jammy and balanced this is simply great fun! | |||
| 175ml glass | £3.75 | ||
| 5 | Gurra Creek Petit Verdot – Southeast Australia | £13.50 | |
| Rich, full bodied and quaffable with an intense colour. Violets and herbs on the nose from this well-rounded grape, originally from Bordeaux. | |||
| 175ml glass | £3.75 | ||
| 6 | Finca la Estacada Tempranillo – Spain | £13.50 | |
| ‘New World’ face of old Spain. This splendid fruit-cake rich wine comes from grapes grown on the wild, high plains of La Mancha. | |||
| 175ml glass | £3.75 | ||
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| 7 | Cotes de Provance Rose, Dom Pique Roque – France | £14.50 | |
| Joyous Provance pink, dry and fresh with lovely strawberry aromas. | |||
| 175ml glass | £3.95 | ||
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| 8 | Quivira Verdejo, A Moro – Spain | £15.50 | |
| Scintillating, vibrant dry white from the "New Spain" with gloriously ripe fruit and citrus zing. | |||
| 9 | Stickleback – Australia | £17.00 | |
| Semillon/Chardonnay/Verdelho Sensational blend of Semillon, Chardonnay and Verdelho from Ben Glaetzer; fresh, crisp and citrus tanginess in a firm body. | |||
| 10 | Anakena Special Reserve Viognier – Chile | £18.00 | |
| Fashionable Viognier with its characteristic nuances of dried apricot enhanced with great character and depth. | |||
| 11 | Cycles Gladiator Pino Grigio – California | £19.00 | |
| A richer and fuller wine than most Italian Pinot Grigios, this warm and open Californian displays all the usual spice and white fruit aromas of the variety, but with a well-controlled ripeness. | |||
| 12 | Wakefield Estate Clare Valley Riesling – Australia | £20.00 | |
| Clare Valley produces some of Australia’s best Rieslings, traditional racy citrus acidity moderated a little by the ripeness of the grapes and new world wine-making. | |||
| 13 | Collards Chenin Blanc – New Zealand | £21.00 | |
| Chenin is very rare in New Zealand but if this tropically driven wine is anything to go by they should plant more. | |||
| 14 | Cable Bay Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc – New Zealand | £22.00 | |
| Text-book Marlborough Sauvignon, exotic and thrilling, with wonderfully rich gooseberry fruit balanced by delicious fresh acidity. | |||
| 15 | Tamar Ridge Gewurztraminer – Tasmania | £23.00 | |
| Typically aromatic, rose petals and lychees dominate with a cut of irresistible citrus. | |||
| 16 | Pieropan Soave Classico – Italy | £23.00 | |
| Nino Pieropan has virtually single-handedly reinvented Soave. Subtlety, delicacy of flavour and superb balance are the hallmarks of this dry and versatile wine, which shows just how exciting Italian whites can be. | |||
| 17 | Camel Valley Atlantic Dry – Cornwall | £23.50 | |
| From Cornwall's best-known and best vineyard, Atlantic Dry is crisp and dry with enticing fruit. | |||
| 18 | Albarino, Lagar de Cervera – Spain | £24.00 | |
| Albarino is from Galicia on Spain’s celtic rim, a classic Atlantic dry white with exotic aromas of white peach and perfect with fish. | |||
| 19 | Sancerre Grand Chemarin, J M Roger – France | £30.00 | |
| Sauvignon Blanc from the Eastern Loire is given extended, cool fermentation to increase complexity and add a steely edge. | |||
| 20 | Chabis 1ere Cru Vaucoupin, P Picq – France | £35.00 | |
| Very lightly oaked for complexity, this is fine Chablis – nervy and thrilling! | |||
| Red Wines | |||
| 21 | Primitivo di Manduria, Faunus – Italy | £15.50 | |
| Primitivo is so named because it flowers early. A massive, flavour charged, yet supple, southern Italian red. | |||
| 22 | Chateau La Monastere, Cotes de Bourg – France | £17.00 | |
| A splendid little organic claret from the St Emillion side of the Gironde, well structured and with ripe tannins. | |||
| 23 | Stormhoek Siren Pinotage – South Africa | £17.50 | |
| Very much the user friendly style of south Africa’s native variety – maybe a touch of caramel and bright damson fruit but none of the bitterness that can feature in many a Pinotage. | |||
| 24 | Ravenswood Vintners Blend Zinfandel – California | £18.00 | |
| Acclaimed by Robert Parker as top 'Zin' maker's, Ravenswood make big juicy Californian reds in the best extrovert traditions. | |||
| 25 | Anakena Special Reserve Carmenere – Chile | £19.00 | |
| Carmenere is similar to, but not the same as, Merlot and Anakena are top exponents. Brambly and packed with black fruit. | |||
| 26 | Cycles Gladiator Merlot – California | £20.00 | |
| From the Hahn Estate in California’s Salinas Valley this is an uncomplicated yet totally satisfying red; rich and smooth with ripe blackberry and blackcurrant, with the softest of tannins. | |||
| 27 | Heartland Dolcetto/Lagrein, Langhorne Creek – Australia | £22.00 | |
| Ben Glaetzer, the winemaker and driving force behind Heartland makes some of the most ground breaking, stellar wines in South Australia. Dolcetto and Lagrein are both varieties from Northern Italy which gives a very Australian wine a nice twist. | |||
| 28 | Rioja Exelsus – Spain | £23.00 | |
| A glorious blend of new world winemaking (the wine maker is an Aussie), and solid Rioja traditions. Expect American oak, wood smoke and cedar wood. | |||
| 29 | Tamar Ridge Pinot Noir – Tasmania | £25.00 | |
| Top cool climate Pinot from the most exciting of new wine regions, Tasmania. Elegant, feminine with hints of violet and fresh raspberry. | |||
| 30 | Raka Biography Shiraz – South Africa | £29.00 | |
| A much acclaimed multiple gold medal winning wine that has gained cult status in its native South Africa. According to John Platter's guide, "...impressively full, dark, ripe plumy nose heralds dense but not overweight palate with savoury spice. Juicy, lip smacking". |
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| 31 | Vina Ardanza, La Rioja Alto – Spain | £37.50 | |
| Very stylish Rioja from the higher quality 'Alta' part of the region, displaying all those lovely soft vanilla oak flavours mingled with mature fruitiness that is the hallmark of this classic wine. | |||
| 32 | Volnay, Domaine Carre Coubin – France | £45.00 | |
| Redolent with juicy blueberries on the nose; the palate is soft, succulent and delicious. Mlle Carre Coubin makes fine Burgundy with style and panache. | |||
| Rosé Wines | |||
| 33 | RH Phillips White Zinfandel – California | £17.00 | |
| Romantic Californian Blush, very medium with peachy fruit. | |||
| 34 | Travel Rose, Domaine Corne-loup – France | £21.00 | |
| From deep in the Southern Rhone comes this classic Rose, full of Mediterranean sun, yet dry and well flavoured. Jacques Lafond of Corne-Loup believes this to be the best Rose in France, and who could disagree?! | |||
| Champagnes & Sparkling Wines | |||
| 35 | Louis Perdrier Brut, nv – France | £14.00 | |
| Straightforward, undemanding and fun-loving French fizz | |||
| 36 | Louis Perdrier Rose, nv – France | £14.00 | |
| Straightforward, undemanding and fun-loving French fizz with a bit more flavour and romance. | |||
| 37 | Lindauer Brut – New Zealand | £19.00 | |
| Classy New Zealand fizz with plenty of depth and fine bubbles. | |||
| 38 | Camel Valley Brut Sparkling – Cornwall | £35.00 | |
| Award-winning sparkler from Cornwall’s premier vineyard; dry, flavoursome and elegant. | |||
| 39 | Marguet Bonnerave Rose Champagne, nv – France | £49.00 | |
| Made from the classic mix of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay this Grand Cru Champagne is made from fruit grown exclusively on the Cotes des Grands Noir. Delicately complex, strawberry – fresh and just off-dry, this is a real crowd pleaser. | |||
| 40 | Bollinger Special Cuvee, nv – France | £65.00 | |
| Rich, opulent “Bolli” the slightly decadent image of Bollinger and footballers’ wives should not disguise a superb toasty bubbly of impeccable breeding. | |||
| 41 | Dom Perignon Vintage Brut 1999 – France | £125.00 | |
| An ultra-smooth creaminess of fruit and a mouth filling weight are the features of this super-premium Champagne. Powerful, exquisitively balanced and ultimately just simply sublime. | |||
| 42 | Krug Grand Cuvee Champagne – France | £145.00 | |
| Profoundly rich, beautifully dry and mellow this famous wine has a shimmering pale-gold colour, ultra fine mousse and elegant aromas of toast, roasted nuts and dried fruits. | |||
| Dessert Wines | |||
| 43 | Noble Late Harvest Muscat/Viognier – Chile 50cl | £12.50 | |
| An intriguing sweetie from Chile; rich, clean with a wonderful basket of aromas – raisins, honey, apricots & nuts. | 125ml glass | £3.50 | |
| 44 | Chateau Haut Mayne Sauternes – France 37.5cl | £14.00 | |
| Classic Sauternes from a top producer – all honey & nuts with a dash of barley sugar. | 125ml glass | £5.00 | |
| 45 | Chambers Rutherglen Muscat – France (37.5cl) | £18.00 | |
| A monster dessert wine from the specialist Rutherglen Valley; Dark, powerful & very rich | 125ml glass | £6.50 | |