To assist you in choosing your wine, this list has been classified according to grapes, rather than by the conventional country of origin or appellation.

(Please be advised that all wines are subject to Availability)

1. Billecart-Salmon, Brut N.V. £40.00
½ bt £25.50
After 150 years in family ownership, Billecart’s quality and reputation balance beautifully with our belief that the best raw materials, handled professionally in a sympathetic and sensitive manner, produce the purest flavour.
2. Louis Roederer Brut Premier N.V. N//A
Full flavoured and yeasty with the classic ‘warm bread’ aromas, which are the hallmark of a top class champagne.
3. Billecart-Salmon, Rose N.V. £58.60
Salmon pink with pronounced nose of blackcurrant and strawberry fruit. Balanced taste, fresh on the palate with fine, long-lasting bubbles and a crisp finish.

Sparkling Wine

5. Pierre Delize – Blanc de Blancs Domaine Auran Brut £16.75
Buttery and creamy on the nose with apple flavours and a clean dry finish

6. Chardonnay, Antonin Truffer, Brut Tradition N.V., France £20.00
The grapes for this wine are 100% Chardonnay with the result of a sparkling wine that is full of rich, creamy fruit with soft bubbles and a zesty, clean finish.

“I was convinced forty years ago – and the conviction remains to this day –
that in wine tasting and wine-talk there is an enormous amount of humbug.”
Thomas George Shaw Wine, the Vine and the Cellar. 1863

White Wines

Chardonnay
The greatest dry white wine grape in the world, this classic variety is responsible for producing the best white Burgundies and is one of the three major grape types used in the production of Champagne. Its flavour ranges from the classic, flinty pure clean flavours of Chablis to the other end of the scale – the new world Chardonnay - rich, buttery vanilla, oaky flavours.
The grape characteristics are rich buttery textures with soft tropical fruit overtones and show their true colours with bottle age in the finest pedigree of those top names: Puligny-Montrachet and Batard Montrachet. A wonderful food wine which balances beautifully with chicken, pork and fish dishes with rich sauces.

7. Jacobite Ridge Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia 2003 £15.75
Fruity and robust, the Jacobite Ridge Chardonnay is a full bodied wine with powerful, soft tropical flavours backed with melons, figs and a creaminess enhanced by the subtle presence of oak
8. The Veldt Range, Chardonnay, Robertson, South Africa, 2003 £14.95
Rich, smooth, buttery fruit with distinctive citrus overtones and an added presence of vanilla.
9. Santa Ema, Chardonnay, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2003 £19.50
Very pale golden colour with lively fresh aroma with soft new world expanse. Great with all fish and shellfish, or as an aperitif.
10. Macon Blanc Villages Joseph Drouhin 2002 £23.50
Very pale golden colour with lively fresh aroma. Good with all fish and shellfish, or as an aperitif.
11. Chablis, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France 2003 £26.50
Rich buttery fruit with refined elegant classic Chablis characteristics.
12. Saint Veran JJ Vincent 2001 £28.95
This wine is showing all the complexity of aged white Burgundy at a fifth of the cost - wonderfully complex and mature.
13. Rully Blanc, Chartron et Trebuchet 2001 £32.50
Full bodied with good acidity keeping the toasted oak and spicy character
14. Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Louis Michel et Fils 2001 N/A
An exotic aroma of soft fruits and butter with an intense palate of Chardonnay fruits, lingering for minutes on the palate
15. Meursault 1 er Cru Jean Baptiste, Béjot 1989 £47.50

“It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking:
the arrival of a friend; one’s present or future thirst;
the excellence of the wine; or any other reason.”
Latin Saying

Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most fashionable grapes on wine lists from San Francisco to South Kensington – this is certainly a cool, cool grape both in ethos, and in the temperature at which it must be enjoyed
A very aromatic grape producing a dry but rich fruit dominated wine with flavours reminiscent of green apples, gooseberries, cut grass and lychees. .
The best known of these must be Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume from the central vineyards of the Loire, where it is encountered in its purest form - unblended and unsoftened. It has however found fame on the Islands of New Zealand where its aromatic flavours seems to reach unparalleled levels of concentration.
Excellent with oysters, mussels, crab and other light fish dishes.

16. Santa Ema, Sauvignon Blanc, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2003 £15.50
A wonderful family estate producing wines of great concentration and flavour. This Sauvignon Blanc is no exception - rich and intense - an excellent wine to compliment any menu.
17. Sauvignon Blanc, Ken Forrester, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2003 £19.50
This Sauvignon has a vibrant bouquet of exotic fruit and is a well-balanced wine with a lively aftertaste.
18. Pouilly Fume , Patrice Moreux, France 2002. £26.50
19. Sauvignon Blanc Francesca Bay Marlborough, N Z 2003 £24.50
Wonderful concentration of fresh crisp fruit - gooseberries, grapefruits, lemons and limes. Lush, fat and plump, this wine bastes the palate with its copious fruit… superb.
21. Sancerre, Chateau de Thauvenay, Loire, France, 2002 £28.50
This is an excellent vintage, exhibiting superb greengage and gooseberry fruit with a very fresh, green finish – lovely.
23. Chateau Couhins Lurton, Bordeaux, France 1993 £35.00

Other Varietals

A section dedicated to the more "adventurous" amongst us. Anything But Chardonnay (A.B.C.) has been well documented, but the following group offers a refreshing choice of flavours

24. The Veldt Range, Chenin Blanc, Roberston Valley, S A, 2003 £14.95
This Chenin Blanc has the classic appeal of South Africa’s most successful white grape – fresh, clean zesty acidity with elegant fruit: melons, lemons and lychees.
25. Pinot Grigio, Trefili, San Marziano, Italy 2003 £17.50
Wonderful cream soda nose, crisp, lively acidity backed by classic flavours of melon, peach kernels and a slightly spicy finish – very versatile, can accompany any fish or white meats
26. Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie Vieilles Vignes, Loire 2003 £18.50
Made from 70 year old vines , hand harvested and owned by the Hervouet family for centuries – this has to be one of the best Muscadets - very clean, fresh with a slight petulance (due to the wine spending a winter on its lies), a lovely wine.
29. Champigny Saumur L'Insolite, Loire 1996 £23.50

Rosé Wine

31. Chateau de Blomac, Minervois, France, 2003 £15.50
This Rosé is produced by the fifth generation of a small wine making family, dedicated to quality. It consists of the juice of the slightly crushed grapes of:Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah. You will find it is not the average light, watery Provence style, but a gutsy, full rose wine.

“A glass of good wine is a gracious creature,
and reconciles poor mortality to itself,
and that is what few things can do.”
Sir Walter Scott Journal

Red Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon (dominated)
This is the noblest of all red grape varieties. The slightest waft of its concentration of blackcurrants and cedar wood is enough to remind wine lovers that this is a grape to be savoured and enjoyed – as often as possible! Capable of developing great complexity with age, this, the aristocrat of Bordeaux varietals, is the main contributing grape to the infamous appellations of the Medoc – arguably some of the best wines in the world. However just as important are their new world cousins, whose Cabernet Sauvignons win hands down with wonderful fruit domination – layers of rich wild black currants, chocolate and cassis.
Usually accompanies beef, lamb and most other meats.

32. The Veldt Range, Ruby Cabernet, Robertson Valley,S A, 2003 £14.95
An opulent black fruit character twinned with low levels of tannin ensure to make a soft, ripe, mellow wine that is good anytime and with most food.
33. Santa Ema Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2002 £17.50
Absolutely jam packed with loads of blackcurrant fruit. A beautifully rich wine.
34. Chateau Lagrange les Toures, Bordeaux Superieur, France, 2001 £19.50
Classic Claret scents and flavours. Amazing value, it has a lovely deep purple colour, offers ripe bramble, spice and cedar on the nose and a super soft, black fruited, balanced finish.
35. Chateau Le Boscq, Cru Bourgeois, France, 2001 £24.95
Lovely deep dark crimson colour with rich blackcurrant and toast aromas, medium bodied with lots of fruit and classic flavours with a touch of new oak Very forward and drinking well now.
36. Cabernet Merlot Devoncrest, Martin Meinert, Stellenbosch SA 1997 £25.00
Intense ripe fruit with firm tannins, nice lush maturity drinking well now
37. Cabernet Sauvignon, Eldeton Borossa 1997 £38.00

“The magistrate, asked whether he preferred claret or burgundy, answered:
‘This is a case, madam, in which it is so pleasant to examine the evidence
that I always reserve my judgement for another week.’
Brillat-Savarin “La Physiologie du goit”
Pinot Noir (Dominated)
Pinot Noir is unlike any other red grape variety, and as such, it has several accolades: the first being that it is thought to have been the first vine to have been cultivated by man, and the second that it produces some of the finest red wines in the world. It is extremely hard to grow and to obtain that perfect ripeness required for viticulture - it is known as the Holy Grail of grapes, due to its elusiveness.
It is also known as the most feminine of the grape varieties because of its refinement, its elegance and its silky ability to tantalise the palate. Pinot Noir has no one single recognisable flavour, but the overall suggestion of sweetness is apparent as is the relatively high alcohol. In young red Burgundy, there is the
taste of freshly crushed raspberries, but as it matures, develops and sheds its fruity cloak, it exhibits some of the most extraordinary flavours: think violets, game, rotten vegetables and truffles and you have some idea of its diversity. New World counterparts range from the plummy Californians through to the rich strawberry jams of New Zealand.

38. Pinot Noir, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France, 2001 £21.60
Light red with a nice fruity Pinot Noir scent. Lively fruit flavours and spicy tones with a good finish.
39. Francesca Bay, Pinot Noir, Marlborough New Zealand 2002 £23.90
Aged in oak casks, this fine wine has a vibrant colour and a complex abundance of strawberry, cherry and dark berry fruit
40. Pinotage, Reyneke Stellenbosch South Africa 2001 £28.50
A lighter style "classic Pinotage" with soft red berry fruit, summer pudding scents, nicely integrated oak and a soft almost creamy finish.
41. Rully Rouge, Burgundy, Joseph Drouhin 2000 £34.50
A mellow bouquet of soft fruits. Maturing and softening on the palate with a little firmness on the finish. Excellent red burgundy, ideal to drink with poultry or game birds.
42. Pinot Noir, Fonty’s Pool, Pemberton, Western Australia 2001 £31.50
Super firm Pinot Noir with mushrooms and violet undertones from an Estate owned by the Weymss family of Fife in conjunction with wine maker David Hohnan Ex Cloudy Bay
43. Savigny Lavoeres, Tollot-Beaut Premiere Cru 1994 £44.50

“I like best the wine drunk at the cost of others.”
Diogenes the Cynic

Syrah/Shiraz (dominated)
Syrah is the red grape of the Rhone Valley in France, or Shiraz as it is known in the southern hemisphere, and has the oldest chartered history of any of the noble grape varieties. French style, it produces stunning and complex wines and you can expect to find rustic fruit flavours with leathery, vegetal overtones and good tannins. The new world and in particular, Australia, offers massive explosions of flavour and oak.

44. Cotes de Ventoux – Vidal Fleury Rhone 2003 £18.50
Fantastic value Rhone with lovely spicy complex berry fruit, meaty and earthy from the oldest firm in the Rhone, established in 1781.
45. Fonty,s Pool, Shiraz Pemberton, Western Australia 2001 £31.75
Great style weighty concentrated black fruit with a long finish
46. Syrah, Domaine de Thelin, Vin de Pays D’Oc, France, 2001 £14.95
This is definitely a ‘Rhone Ranger’ in style, showing all the characteristics of a classic Syrah - big, dry, rich, peppery and smooth.
47. Jacobite Ridge, Shiraz South Eastern Australia 2001 £17.50
Shows the rich, intense, soft flavours that are the hallmark of the Australian Shiraz. Ripe, dark berry fruits, and a sweet, velvety texture, enhanced by the presence of oak
48. Cotes du Rhone Parallele 45, Jaboulet Aine, Rhone, France, 2001 £23.50
Concentrated, warm palate, with the blackcurrant and pepper characteristics of Syrah combining well with the softer flavours of Grenache. A remarkable wine for the appellation.
49. Crozes Hermitage Les Jalets 2001 £31.00
This wine is from one of the top Rhone producers and shows incredible intensity of blackcurrant fruit.

“When you ask one friend to dine,
Give him your best wine!
When you ask two,
The second best will do!”
H W Longfellow

Merlot (dominated)
With its name meaning little blackbird (due to said bird’s predilection for this grape) you’d be forgiven for thinking that Merlot is a dainty, wallflower of a wine - think again - this grape packs a real punch. It lives in the shadow of its big brother - Cabernet Sauvignon – but you will find that Merlot is the dominating grape in the exclusive vineyards of St Emilion and Pomerol. Here, it boasts an inky deep purple colour with a cedar box nose and soft, ripe plummy fruit flavours.
Merlot has much lower tannins, higher sugars and achieves wines of great richness which is highlighted even more so in the New World examples, where they offer incredible weight and concentration.

52. Merlot, Domaine Galetis, Vin de Pays d’Oc, France, 2002 £15.60
Excellent fruit extraction producing a powerful, plummy aroma and taste with a soft supple rounded flavours and a medium finish.
53. Santa Ema Merlot, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2002 £19.60
A touch of wine matured in casks gives this Merlot a complex nose of cherries, plums and a hint of herbs. A fruity wine, round and medium bodied.
54. Chateau Lauriol, Cotes de Franc, France, 2000 £21.90
Dark, ruby colour, powerful aroma of wild blackcurrants backed by an incredible soft palate – inky and rich – excellent claret.

Tempranillo
Tempranillo is Spain’s best known grape, and is the main ingredient in one of the world’s favourite wines – Rioja. Some say that the first Tempranillo grapes were introduced by French pilgrims on their way from the monasteries to Santiago de Compostela – and were a cross between Pinot Noir and Cabernet. It is certainly possible. Firstly, the similarity between a good quality mature Rioja and an old red Burgundy is unmistakable, and secondly, Tempranillo does have thick skins producing wine with lots of colour and has the ability to age just like Cabernet. However, its strength lies in its taste – it can achieve great richness dominated by wild black fruit characteristics.

58. Tempranillo, Quintana 1999 £15.65
Made from the classic grape of Rioja, this is a mellow, medium weight red, with soft cherry style fruit and hints of vanilla from oak ageing. A real bargain.
59.Campillo Crianza, Rioja, Spain 2000 £26.50
Deep, complex aromas with very developed flavours of fruit, leather and vanilla. On the palate, it is powerful and full-bodied with a well-balanced tannic flavour on the finish.

Other Varietals
61. Beaujolais Villages, 2002 Joseph Drouhin N/A
Wonderfully soft and supple with lots of wild red cherry fruit gamay flavours.
62. Chianti Montalbano, Bibbiani, Italy 2001 £21.90
This wine has a direct soft cherry fruit which marries perfectly with a wide range of food, especially pasta.
64. Fleurie, Domaine de Fontabon, Beaujolais, France, 2002 £32.00
½ bottles £17.50
Classic Beaujolais by a superlative producer, this Gamay shows rich, soft, wild berry fruit with a long elegant finish and has enough weight to suit game dishes and any red meats.
65. Barbera D’Asti, Ceppi Storici, Italy £26.50

Sweet Wines

66. Chateau du Cros, Loupiac, Bordeaux, France, 2001 ½ bottle £22.95
Made predominately from the Semillon grape, this desert wine has the most wonderful, powerful botrytis nose - clean, refreshing, beautifully elegant wine showing excellent richness and complexity.

67. Late Harvest Furmint, Tokaji Hungary 2002 Half Litre £27.50
Glass £4.95
Fabulous fruity honey, banana, William’s Pear and wild flower flavours. Delicate, not overpowering sweetness. Try it with Fois Gras, goat’s cheese as well as puddings.

“There was a young lady at court
who said to the King, with a snort:
‘Was it humour or shyness
that prompted your Highness
to put Spanish Fly in my port?”
C.D.Cudmore
Port Wines

Quinta du Noval
68. Noval LB ½ bottle £9.95
Soft, with lovely fresh dark red berry characteristics.
69. Quinta du Noval LBV 1997 bottle £28.50
Sweet, intense, full bodied port.

Half Bottles

1H. Billecart-Salmon, Brut N.V £23.90
7H. Santa Ema, Chardonnay, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2002 £9.90
8H. Macon Blanc Villages 2001 Drouhin £13.90
9H. Chablis, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France 2001 £15.60
34H. Santa Ema Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley,
Chile, 2002 £9.90
40H. Pinot Noir, Laforet Bourgogne, France, 2000 N/A
48H. Cotes du Rhone, Parallele 45, Jaboulet Aine, Rhone France 2000 £15.50
54H. Chateau Lauriol, Cotes de Franc, France, 1999 £15.60
64H. Fleurie, Domaine de Fontabon, Beaujolais, France, 2002 £17.50