White Wine
1. The Beach House Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon. Western Cape, South Africa £19 Vin de Pays. Delicious fruit notes on the nose (peach). Demonstrates long complex finish
2.Chablis A.C. Domaine Seguinot Bordet. 2008, France £28 A classic Chablis with considerable richness and weight. Citrus fruit on the nose and a round steely cutting edge of acidity to taste. The evocative flavours of this wine invites itself to dinner.
3. Spring Creek Estate Sauvignon Blanc 09 Marlborugh New Zealand £26 A lush, generous wine, resulting from low yields, hand picking and no filtration. This is a wine of outstanding grace and quality, a strong example of a full bodied Sauvignon Blanc with gooseberry exuberance. Produced from one of the renowned Jane Hunter’s personal vineyards
4. Pouilly-Fumé. 2008. Chateau de la Roche- Chavignol France £28 A fantastic example of crisp, but rounded in texture French whites
5. La Bastide Viognier. 2007. V.D.Pays France £17 A dry, light, clean, fresh wine with a rounded citrus fruit finish
6. Santa Rosa Chenin- Torrontes. Mendoza. 2010. Argentina £14 An organic wine. Dry, fresh with a lovely grassy nose and gorgeous citrus and tropical flavours
7. Curious Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc.2008. South East Australia £16 A refreshing well balanced crisp aromatic wine, citrus & melon
8. Weltevrede Gewürztraminer 2010. South Africa £17 Les Princes Abbes. A good intense fruit character, backed by a full body and rich character with honeyed flavour.
9. Cave de Turckheim Riesling 2006 rance £19 The palate is medium bodied with complex melon and peach fruit, finishing with good crisp acidity
10. Sancerre A.C. 2009. Pierre et Alain Dezat-Chavignol Loire France £28 This beautifully presented Loire wine has a delightful grassy nose with a gooseberry flavour
11. Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2009 Italy £15 Smooth, easy and mouth filling, with an appetising edge of zest 32. Chassagne Montrachet F & L Pillot 2004. Burgundy France £50 The finest of white burgundies. This example has a complex nose of citrus fruit, cream and nuts, all reflected on the palate. Great length and balanced acidity.
Rose wine
34. Tall Horse Pinotage.2010 South Africa £18 Fresh zesty fruit character with light clean finish
110. Sancerre Rose Domaine du P’tit Roy, 2009 France £28 Fresh honeyed red currant flavour
1011. Willowood white zinfandel California £15 Fresh juicy sweet fruit character with light clean finish
111. Pinot Grigio delle Venezie Rose 2007 Italy £15 Smooth, easy and mouth filling, with an appetising edge of zest
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Red wine
12. Fleurie A.C. Domaine De La Presle. 2009. Baron du Villard, France £26 Elegant, full bodied and velvety smooth. Delightfully fragrant and fruity, with aromas of violets, roses and iris, together with a garnet colour. The "Queen" of Beaujolais wines
13. Los Gansos Merlot. 2009. Chile £15 A well balanced Merlot. Dark berry fruit characterisics. Full bodied with soft vanilla overtones
14. Chianti Classico Machiavelli 2007 Italy £28 Bursting with spicy aromas and typically, flavours of raspberry and black pepper. Eight months in oak provides hints of wood and tannins leading to a well-structured wine, which is smooth and balanced.
15. Antonini Ceresa Merlot Veneto Italy 2009 £15 Soft smooth flavours of juicy plum. Delicate in body
16. Menage a Trois 2008. 2009 California £20 A great threesome, a combination of Zinfandel, Merlot and Cabernet. Intense blackberry and pepper aromas harmonise with supple, fine grain tannins to create a complex wine
17. Louis Latour Domaine de Valmoissine Pinot Noir France £26 Deep flavour of hand picked Pinot Noir grapes.
18. Auction House Shiraz South East Australia £15 Very big and powerful with concentrated essence of blackberry and cassis
19. Sutter Home Zinfandel 2005 California U.S.A £17 Great depth and powerful with aromatic spiced edge
20. Finca Beltran Tempranillo/Malbec , 2009, Argentina, Organic £14 Lovely plum nose with a nicely rounded full body flavour
21. Sangiovese di Puglia IGT. Fontella 2009 £14 Reduced yields per vine have concentrated the fruit & with rich gentle oak ageing they have produced a lush, full bodied wine with succulent spicy-cedary notes
22. Hazy View Pinotage 2010. South Africa £17 Rich berry fruit character on the nose with a very refined weight of body and flavour
23.Chassagne Montrachet A.C. Louis Latour 2004 Burgundy France £34 Deep Coloured, full and firm wine from a quality conscious negociant
24. Chateauneuf-Du-Pape Domaine Berthet-Rayne 2007 France £55 A blockbuster red that is like an iron fist in a velvet glove. Magnificent serious wine in a seductive presentation. Concentrated black fruits and hints of mineral, chocolate, toast, and with a smoky complexity. Never heavy, just balanced
25. Carruades de Lafite Domaines Pauillac/Rothschild 1998 France £99 Typically concentrated Pauillac. A Fourth growth property. Grand Cru Classe 1855. A powerful, purposeful wine with a long-term future.
26.Pavillon Rouge Du Chateau Margaux 1996 France £150 Second label of Chateau Margaux. Very limited quantities. Deep Coloured, full and firm wine from a quality conscious negociant
27. Cairanne. A C. Domaine Berthet-Rayne 2007,Cotes du Rhone France £40 Vielle En Futs Du Chene Serious juice that enchants with its peppery, liquorice and plum complexity. The succulent red fruit maintains elegance, and there is a fresh balance to the ripe flavours and generous sweet oak aromas.
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