Wine List
 
Champagne

Comte Audoin de Dampierre Brut

125ml Bottle

Comte Audoin de Dampierre Brut Grande Cuvee NV ( abv 12%) £7.50 £40.00
A blend of the three classic grapes from only the best villages in Cotes des Blancs and Montagne de Reims. Sophisticated and well balanced, displaying notes of citrus fruit, star fruit, brioche and appealing minerality.

Comte Audoin de Dampierre Rose Cuvee des Ambassadeurs £9.95 £58.00
1er Cru NV (abv 12%)
A delicious rose Champagne. Combines intensity, complexity, silky texture and a graceful refreshing finish. Excellent and all you would expect from a small producer.

Non Vintage Champagne

Taittinger, Brut Reserve NV £55.00
Many consider this a classic NV champagne, combining vivid fruit with plush texture and a long spicy–toasty finish.

Veuve Clicquot, Brut Yellow Label NV £55.00
Elegantly straw coloured combined with a rounded finesse. Intense and pleasant on the nose with an abundance of bubbles.

Bollinger, Special Cuvee NV £75.00
Full bodied and with a biscuity taste combined with a lengthy elegant finish.

Rose Champagne

Taittinger, Brut Prestige Rose NV £70.00
Fresh aromas of wild strawberries and spice precede balanced smooth flavours of red fruits.
 
Laurent Perrier, Brut Rose NV £80.00
Rounded and subtle with classic Champagne qualities this salmon pink coloured cuvee is dominated by black cherry flavours

Sparkling Wine

125ml Bottle

Ruggeri, ‘Brut Di Pinot Nero’, Rose NV Prosecco (abv 12%) £6.50 £30.00
The Ruggeri family are recognised as producing one of the finest Prosecco’s in Italy. You will be pleasantly surprised with its delicate pink colour and complex finish

White Wine

Crisp, Light & Fresh Whites

175ml 250ml Bottle
Sauvignon Blanc, Los Caminos, 2009 (abv 13%) £4.65 £6.05 £18.00
Colchagua Valley, Chile
Cool, crisp Sauvignon fruit, green apples, gooseberries and passionfruit with a hint of riper tropical fruit behind. A wave of bright, limey citrus freshens up the finish.

Il Paradosso Insolia/Chardonnay, 2008 (abv 12%) £3.80 £5.20 £15.50
Sicily, Italy
This superb example is a blend of the local Inzolia grape combined with the international favourite Chardonnay to produce a dry white with scents of apricot and honey on the nose, yet surprising on the finish with strong exotic fruity overtones.

Pinot Grigio, Cortenova, 2008/2009 (abv 12%) £4.90 £6.60 £19.50
Verona, Italy
Delicious rich ripe fruit with hints of nuttiness & zesty citrus flavours

Aromatic & Fragrant Whites

Viognier, Laroche 2008 (abv 12.5%) £22.00
Vin de Pays d’Oc, Beziers, France
Ripe, sun-packed Viognier for lovers of full-bodied whites; peachy, apricot fruit, hints of spice and a soft, slightly creamy palate.

Whitehaven Dry Riesling, 2008 £19.50
New Zealand
This Riesling has intense flavours and petol aromas. Mineral and apple nuances linger on the finish, which is clean and fresh with hints of underlying citrus peel.

Unoaked Fruit Driven Whites

Backsberg Chenin Blanc, 2009 £4.80 £6.50 £19.00
Western Cape, South Africa
Rich tropical aromas Fruity, light everyday drinking wine. pear, green apple and cashew provide an array of aromatic chararcter

Gavi Riva Leone 2008 £23.00
Piedmont, Italy
Fine and fragrant bouquet with notes of white flowers, apples and vanilla.

Chablis, Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fevre 2007 (abv 12.5 %) £7.30 £9.70 £29.00
Burgundy, France
Rich, heady nose, ripe citrus and apricot. Very rich, firm, mineral, concentrated, has power, grip and intensity

 
White Wine

Fuller Bodied & Oaked Whites

Puligny Montrachet, Domaine Jean Pascal, 2007 £49.50
Burgundy, France
This Puligny is elegant, not overly oaked & retains a lovely concentration of butterscotch & hazelnuts & finishes with complex flavours of brioche & cinnamon.

Sauvignon Blanc Zone

Sauvignon Blanc ‘Home Block,’ Wairau River, 2007 £30.50
Marlborough, New Zealand
Initial vibrant gooseberry fruit aromas are complemented by hints of subtle oak and minerality. The palate is luscious and seamless with a creamy texture.

Sancerre, Domaine Crochet, 2008 £31.00
Loire Valley, France
Delightful, elegant Sancerre with a lovely fresh but rounded & smooth flavour, hints of apples & elderflowers develop in the glass.

Sauvignon Blanc, Cloudy Bay, 2008 £52.00
Marlborough, New Zealand
The 2007/8 vintage is one of Cloudy Bay’s finest of recent vintages with piercing concentration, impeccably balanced acidity and a long, crisp finish.

Refreshing Roses

175ml 250ml Bottle

Nero d`Avola Rosato, Il Paradosso 2008 (abv 12.5%) £4.40 £5.90 £17.50
Sicilia
Light pink colour. Lovely sweet aromas and flavours of strawberries and raspberries

Pinot Grigio Blush, Lamberti 2008 (abv 12%)           £4.90 £6.60 £19.50
Veneto, Italy
The palate is light, fresh and fruity with apple, pear and lemon notes finishing off dry!

Sancerre Rose, Domaine Crochet 2007/8 (12% abv) £31.00
Loire Valley, France
The excellent pale salmon pink rose is fresh with a delicate perfumed bouquet, finishing well rounded with exceptional poise. It should be drunk cool and enjoyed as an aperitif

 
Red Wine

175ml 250ml Bottle

Fruity, Juicy Reds

Merlot, Los Caminos 2008 (abv 13.5%)    £4.65 £6.05 £18.00
Conchagua Valley, Chile
Aromas and flavours of ripe plums, sweet spices, coffee and chocolate. The palate is soft and smooth with ripe tannins and plenty of rounded plummy fruit.

Il Paradosso Nero d'Avola/Shiraz 2008 (13% abv)   £3.80 £5.20 £15.50
Sicily, Italy
The bouquet is slightly spicy and fruity with notes of blackberries, blueberries and mulberries. Smooth on the palate with a pleasant sensation of ripe fruit on the finish.

Loredano Pinot Noir 2007 (13.5% abv) £25.00
California
Elegant aromas of black cherry & cinnamon followed by flavours of fresh
raspberries & strawberries with a hint of vanilla. A joy to the senses

Smooth and Rounded Reds

175ml 250ml Bottle
Rioja Joven Tinto, Monte Clavijo, Tempranillo 2008 (abv 12%) £5.10 £6.70 £20.00
Rioja, Spain
Juicy, easy-going Rioja with a gently perfumed nose and soft underbelly of raspberry, strawberry and red cherry fruit flavours on the palate. A deliciously uncomplicated version of an old world classic.

Pinot Noir ‘Home Block’, Wairau River, 2008 £31.00
Marlborough, New Zealand
Pinot Noir from the ‘Home Block’ has the perfumed aromas and silky balance of fine Burgundy backed by a subtle oak influence. There are red cherry fruits on the palate, soft, fine tannins and a complex finish.

175ml 250ml Bottle

Fleurie, Chateau de la Verre 2007 (abv 13%) £7.50 £9.90 £29.50

Beaujolais, France
Fleurie is known to be the most "feminine" among the 10 Beaujolais Crus. Aromas of peaches, blackcurrant and red berry fruit flavours produce a wine bursting with flavour. Try it chilled!

Red Wine

Classics

Rioja Gran Reserva,Marqués de Cáceres, Spain 2001(13.5%) £52.50
Intense, aromas mix with roasted almonds, tobacco, plums & vanillin oak

Barolo, Tenute Neirano 2005 £35.00
Piedmont, Italy
This rich & velvety wine is rich yet austere on the palate with the distinct bouquet of roses, violets & tar. Before release Neirano Barolo spends three years in a large oak “botti” & a further period in bottle to allow the tannins to soften & the wine to develop.

Gevrey- Chambertin "V. Vignes" 2005 £57.00
Geantet-Pansiot, France
A good coloured Burgundy with a spicy, meaty, robust character with a velvety structure & a powerful finish

Big, Bold and Spicy Reds

Nero d'Avola, Campo Reale,Tenuta Rapitala, 2008 £22.95
Sicily, Italy
Deep ruby colour, and full bouquet which heralds a firm and powerful structure, a distinct but not intrusive amount of tannin and a delicate acidity.

Riva Leone Barbera £22.50
Piedmont, Italy
Soft and smokey red with a touch of cassis and dark chocolate. Brilliant with game or hearty meats

Shiraz, Simon Hackett, 2004 £26.50
McLaren Vale, Australia
Spicy, rich and ultra-smooth with overtones of creamy vanilla oak.

 
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