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1.

Billecart-Salmon, Brut N.V.                               

44.50

½ bt

24.70

This full-bodied champagne is like liquid gold. A true work of art, each bottle has been lovingly tended with the expertise born of generations of Billecarts.

2.

Billecart-Salmon, Rose N.V. 

71.50

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.

3.

Maillart 1er Cru Brut NV

37.00

½ bt

19.80

A remarkable Champagne and exceptional value 75% Pinot Noir 25% Chardonnay from Nicolas Maillart’s own vineyards. Delicate dry with light biscuity flavours and finesse.

4.

Maillart 1er Cru Rose NV

44.50

A superb value rose that offers summer red berry fruit flavours in abundance, backed up by a delicate mousse and lasting finish.

5.

Louis Roederer Brut Premier N.V.  

47.00

This champagne is rich, soft, elegant and creamy with wonderful biscuity finish.

5a.

Veuve Clicquot Brut NV  

55.00

Biscuity nose with lemon scents, complex palate and a fine creamy mousse.

6.

Cava Castell Llord, Spain NV

20.00

This is a clean and fresh bubbly that is sophisticated enough for just about any meal – as well as your next celebration.

7.

Pinot Noir Chardonnay, Cuvee Ceravolo, Brut NV, Australia

26.00

Smooth and creamy style sparkling wine, a traditional blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Bottle fermented to enhance luscious fruit flavours with crisp bubbles and an elegant dry finish.

Crisp, Dry White Wines

8.

Pinot Grigio La Casada, Veneto, Italy 2007

17.95

What can we say, great Pinot Grigio – fresh and crisp with an appley melon twist.  Everything you would expect in a Pinot Grigio and a lot more! 

9

Muscadet de Sevre et Maine, Sur Lie, Vielle Vignes
Clos de Fontaine, Loire 2006

18.75

½ bt

10.50

Classic Muscadet, bottled on the ‘lees’ for extra freshness and flavour. Crisp, dry and with long lasting flavour.

10.

Sauvignon Blanc, Santa Ema, Maipo, Chile 2007

15.75

The aroma is a beautifully delicate one of crushed apples and ripe pears with a concentrated palate highlighting the citrus overtone. This Sauvignon Blanc has a long, refreshing finish – a stunning wine of outstanding value

11.

Riesling, Three Stones, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 2004

24.95

The Riesling is delicate and expressive, with aromas of green apples and crushed lime. It has an attractive fruity finish with honeycomb nuances.

12.

Chablis, Domaine Colombier, Burgundy, France 2006

28.95

½ bt

15.50

This is a pure and authentic wine vinified and aged in stainless steel tanks to retain all its freshness and mineral character.

13.

Pouilly Fume, Patrice Moreux, Loire, France  2006

26.95

Wonderful concentration of fresh gooseberry and cut grass aromas backed by an elegant and long finish.

14.

Sancerre, Chateau Thauvenay, Loire, France 2006

31.00

A fine Sancerre. Gooseberry fruit character with fresh tingling acidity.
Sauvignon at its best.

15.

Sauvignon Blanc, Francesca Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand 2007   

24.50

Rich aromatics and flavours displaying gooseberries, grapefruits, lemons and limes. Lush, fat and plump, this wine is also precise and pure …it bastes the palate with its copious fruit… superb.

Fuller Bodied White Wines

16.

Semillon Chardonnay, Jacobite Ridge, South Eastern Australia 2007      

17.20

Classic Australian blend with smooth richness from the Semillon grape and body, freshness and delicious tropical fruit and pineapple notes provided by the

Chardonnay.

17.

Chardonnay, Veldt Range, Robertson, Spouth Africa 2007

16.10

Our Chardonnay is a powerful mouthful. Rich, smooth, buttery fruit with distinctive citrus overtones and an added presence of vanilla.

18.

Chardonnay, Santa Ema, Maipo, Chile  2007

17.95

½ bt

A perfect balance of tropical fruits make this a fresh, full wine with a long, pleasant finish. An elegant, complex wine with light notes of toast and vanilla.

 9.90

19.

Saint Veran, JJ Vincent, Burgundy, France 2005

28.00

This wine is showing all the complexity of aged white Burgundy at a fifth of the cost - wonderfully complex and mature.

20.

Meursault, Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France 2005

48.50

Rich flavours of vanilla and butter, beautifully clean, minerally and very elegant.  Stunning.

“A glass of good wine is a gracious creature,

and reconciles poor morality to itself,
and that is what few things can do.”
Sir Walter Scott Journal

Off-Dry White Wines

21.

Gewürztraminer/Verdhelo, Opal Ridge, Eden Valley, Australia 2006    

18.50

A medium wine with a lovely fresh, floral character balanced by crisp acidity on the finish. Very fruity style, clean and crisp with flavours of Guava and fruit salad.

22.

Chenin Blanc, Veldt Range, Robertson, South Africa 2007

15.30

A really well balanced wine: the aromas are reminiscent of melon and honey with soft tropical fruit flavours dominating the palate and an elegant, refreshing acidity on the finish.

23.

Gewürztraminer, Hugel, Alsace, France 2005

28.50

Spicy and suave, enjoy on its own, or as a marvellous accompaniment to all rich, spicy dishes, smoked fish and Oriental cuisine.

Sweet White Wines

24.

Chateau de Cros Loupiac, Bordeaux, France 2003

½ bt

25.50

Wonderfully powerful botrytis nose - clean, refreshing, beautifully elegant wine showing excellent richness and complexity.

25.

Tokaji Late Harvest Furmint, Hungary 2003

½ lt

28.20

Glass

 4.95

Very fruity and floral on the nose with a soft round sweetness and delicious balancing crisp acidity.

“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

Rosé Wine

26.

Domaine Saint-Geniès Menestrol Vin de Pays 2005

15.95

This wine has a wonderful salmon pink colour and a delicate strawberry/raspberry aroma.  A beautifully clean and restrained palate with soft, rich, elegant bramble like fruit – this is how rosé should be, not over extracted, with refinement and flavour uppermost.

Lighter Bodied Red Wines

27.

Pinot Noir, Francesca Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand 2006

25.95

This Pinot Noir displays ripe, sweet dark fruit notes with an edge of subtle oak complexity on the nose. The palate is rich and round supported by fine grain tannins. An excellent match for most dishes.

28.

Fleurie, Domaine Fontabon, Beaujolais, France 2005

30.95

½ bt

16.95

Fleurie is the most popular of the 10 Beaujolais “Crus”. George Boulon is the mayor of Chiroubles and his Fontabon estate straddles the Fleurie border. Classic, silky Gamay fruit and now showing some maturity.  

29.

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Caleo, Abruzzo, Italy 2006

18.50

Fashionable medium weight juicy Italian red that is perfect to drink with tomato based dishes poultry and grills.

Medium Bodied Red Wines

30.

Merlot Santa Ema, Maipo, Chile 2006

17.95

Very forward, with aromatic vanilla bean and berry fruit, plush texture and sweet, smoky notes caressing the finish.

31.

Chateau Lauriol, Cotes de Franc, Bordeaux, France 2002

25.00

Dark, ruby colour, powerful aroma of wild blackcurrants backed by an incredible soft palate – inky and rich – excellent claret.

32.

Chateau Lagrange de Tours, Bordeaux Superieur, France 2004

22.50

Lovely blackcurrant and cassis flavours together with the classic, earthy characteristics of fine Claret.

33.

Ruby Cabernet, Veldt Range, Robertson, South Africa 2006

14.95

The warmth of South Africa shines out of this soft, juicy wine packed with winter red fruits. Ideal with meat and light, spicy dishes.

34.

Bourgogne Rouge, Pinot Noir, La Foret, Joseph Drouhin 2006

27.50

½ bt

15.50

Light red with a nice fruity Pinot Noir scent. Lively fruit flavours and spicy tones with a good finish. A pleasant style to suit meat and game.       

35.

Cotes de Ventoux, Vidal Fleury, Rhone, France 2006

19.50

Attractive nose with some earthy, spicy complexity to the berry fruit: it’s almost meaty. Medium bodied palate is quite interesting with good concentration and some savouriness.

36.

Syrah, Domaine de Thelin, Vin de Pays D’Oc, France, 2004           

15.75

This is definitely a ‘Rhone Ranger’ in style, showing all the characteristics of a classic Syrah - big, dry, rich, peppery and smooth.

37.

Tempranillo, Quintana, Toledo, Spain 2006

17.00

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.

38.

Cotes du Rhone Parallele 45, Jaboulet Aine, Rhone, France 2006

23.50

½ bt

13.50

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 which will compliment roasted meats, game and cheese.

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

Full Bodied Red Wines

39.

Shiraz Cabernet Jacobite Ridge, South Eastern Australia 2007

16.95

Deep coloured with rich spice and bramble aromas leading on to a full flavoured soft and warming palate.

40.

Crozes Hermitage Les Jalets, Paul Jaboulet, Aine, Rhone, France 2005 

32.00

This wine is from one of the top Rhone producers and shows incredible intensity of blackcurrant fruit with a light black pepper finish. Wonderfully concentrated flavour that lingers on the palate.

41.

Rioja Crianza, Campillo, Spain 2002

27.50

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.

42.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Ema, Maipo, Chile, 2005

17.50

½ bt

 9.90

Absolutely  jam packed with loads of blackcurrant fruit. A beautifully rich wine.

43.

Shiraz, Ceravolo, Adelaide Plains, Australia 2002

24.00

Intense rich dark purple. Dark plum fruits on the nose.  Coffee and  chocolate with  peppery Shiraz varietal Fruit.  The well balanced and rich palate is  supported by fine-grained oak with a  soft tannin structure complementing  balanced acidity and depth of flavour.

44.

Pinotage, Springfontain, Walker Bay, South Africa 2005

24.75

Smokey, meaty rich and strong with masses of ripe, juicy red berry fruit.

45.

Zinfandel, Rodney Strong, Knotty Vines Estate, Sonoma, California 2004        

26.95

Fresh, bright berry fruit from Russian River combined with the ripe peppery jamminess from Alexander Valley make for wonderful diversity of flavour showcasing the best that Zinfandel can offer in one wine. Aging for 17 months in American oak enhances the Zinfandel’s inherent spicy qualities of this medium rich wine.

Port Wines

46.

Quinta du Noval LBV 1999

32.00

50ml Glass

 2.75

Deep rich brick red in colour with a ripe vigorous fruity nose. A smooth and velvety mouthful of fresh red fruits, with a solid tannic structure and a long harmonious finish.

47.

Noval 10 year old Tawny

48.00

50ml Glass

 3.75

Mellow spicy complex from prolonged aging in casks. A beautifully rounded glass of Port.