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Wine List

Champagne

Non Vintage Champagne

Le Noble, Brut Reserve NV  (abv 12%)  125ml £7.00  Bottle £30.00
Fresh, & lively on the palate, with a long lasting flavour. Delicious!
 
Taittinger, Brut Reserve NV (abv 12%)    125ml £8.50  Bottle £45.00
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  £47.50
Elegantly straw coloured combined with a rounded finesse. Intense and pleasant on the nose with an abundance of bubbles.

Bollinger, Special Cuvee NV  £60.00
Full bodied and with a biscuity taste combined with a lengthy elegant finish.
            
Louis Roederer, Cristal Vintage, 1999/2000  £180.00
Very rich and quite forward with fine toasty aromas beginning to build in the beguiling, yeast-complexed fruit. Lovely, seductively soft mousse and the most amazing finesse.
 

Rose Champagne

            
Taittinger, Brut Prestige Rose NV (abv 12%)  125ml £10.50  Bottle £60.00
Fresh aromas of wild strawberries and spice precede balanced smooth flavours of red fruits.

Laurent Perrier, Brut Rose NV  £65.00
Rounded and subtle with classic Champagne qualities this salmon pink coloured cuvee is dominated by black cherry flavours.

Ruggeri, ‘Brut Di Pinot Nero’, Rose NV Prosecco (abv 12%)  125ml £6.00  Bottle £27.50
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.
  

Fine Wine

White Fine Wines

           Sauvignon Blanc, Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2005  £47.00
The 2005 vintage is one of Cloudy Bay’s finest of recent vintages with piercing concentration, impeccably balanced acidity and a long, crisp finish.

Pouilly Fumé ‘Carte Noir’, Domaine Landrat et Guyollot, 2003  £40.00
Loire Valley, France
Elegant and well balanced with a light smoky aroma and a wonderfully flavoured delicious length on the finish.

Puligny Montrachet, Domaine Jean Pascal, 2004  £42.50
Burgundy, France
This Puligny is elegant, not overly oaked & retains a lovely concentration of butterscotch & hazelnuts & finishes with complex flavours of brioche & cinnamon.

 

Red Fine Wine

Châteauneuf du Pape, Château de Beaucastel, 1999  £65.00
Rhone Valley, France

It has a rich, spicy full-body character with aromas of leather, wild herbs, cedar and pepper.

Gevrey Chambertin, “V. Vignes” Domaine Geantet-Pansoit, 2003 £52.50
Burgundy, France

A good coloured Burgundy with a spicy, meaty, robust character with a velvety structure & a powerful finish.

Reserve' Shiraz, Geoff Merrill, Mclaren Vale, Australia 1999  £52.00
Savoury black spicy fruit aromas and flavours with a touch of regional dark chocolate. Medium bodied with a lingering finish.

       Rioja Gran Reserva,Marqués de Cáceres, Spain 1998/2000  £48.00
Intense, aromas mix with roasted almonds, tobacco, plums & vanillin oak.
  

          

White Wine

Colombard/Chardonnay, Duc du Chapelle, 2006 (abv 12 %)    175ml £3.00 250ml £4.20 Bottle £12.50
Cotes De Gascogne, France

The fresh, crisp, citrusy Colombard has been added to the rounder Chardonnay giving a dry white with complexity & structure & an ideal balanced taste.

Pinot Grigio, Cortenova, 2006 (abv 12%) 175ml £4.25 250ml £5.50    Bottle £16.50
Verona, Italy

Delicious rich ripe fruit with hints of nuttiness & zesty citrus flavours

Sauvignon Blanc, Palena, 2006 (abv 12.5%) 175ml £3.95 250ml £5.25 Bottle £15.50
Lontue, 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.

Chenin Blanc, Montestell 2005/06 175ml £4.00 250ml £5.35 Bottle £15.95
Paarl, South Africa

A crisp dry wine, with greenfig and light edges of guava, ending with a lemony finish.

Viognier, Laroche 2006  (abv 12.5%) £18.95
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.

Torrontes,  Alamos, Bodega Catena Zapata 2006 £20.50
Mendoza,  Argentina

Lap up this delectable aromatic offering, whose elegant, musky style and spicy rose-scented finish is a winner.” Jane MacQuitty, The Times

Gavi Ca Bianca 200/06 £21.50
Piedmont Italy

Fine and fragrant bouquet with notes of white flowers, apples and vanilla.

Chablis, Domaine Nathalie & Gilles Fevre 2005 (abv 12.5 %) 175ml 250ml £6.15 250ml £8.20 Bottle £24.50
Burgundy, France

Rich, heady nose, ripe citrus and apricot. Very rich, firm, mineral, concentrated, has power, grip and intensity.

Sancerre, Domaine Crochet, 2006    £26.00
Loire Valley, France  
         
Delightful, elegant Sancerre with a lovely fresh but rounded & smooth flavour, hints of apples & elderflower develop in the glass.

Chardonnay, Un-oaked ‘Marmessa 2005 (abv 13.5%)    £25.50
Edna Valley, USA

“unoaked, super-appetising dry Chardonnay that smells attractively of white peaches...” Jancis Robinson MW

     Sauvignon Blanc ‘Home Block,’ Wairau River, 2004 £28.50
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.           

  

Rose Wine

Cabernet Sauvignon Rose, Palena 2005/2006   (abv 13.5%) 175ml £3.95 250ml £5.25    Bottle £15.50
Lontue, Chile

Deep pink colour. Lovely sweet aromas and flavours of strawberries and raspberries.

Sanserre Rose, Domaine Crochet 2005 175ml £6.40    250ml £8.40 Bottle £25.00
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

Cabernet/Merlot , Duc du Chapelle, 2004 (abv12 %)  175ml £3.00 250ml £4.20 Bottle £12.50
Vin de Pays de l’Aude, France

This is a very stylish blend of Cabernet sauvignon for body, backbone and blackcurranty flavours whilst adding the very soft, plumy notes of the Merlot grape.

Merlot, Palena 2005/06  (abv 13.5%) 175ml £3.95 250ml £5.25 Bottle £15.50
Lontue, Chile

Deep, ruby red colour. 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.

Grenache, Laroche 2005 £15.95
Vin de Pays d’Oc, Beziers, France

Juicy, unoaked Grenache with smooth strawberry and raspberry fruit, ripe tannins and a touch of spice. Fresh, ripe and well-balanced with the fruit placed centre stage.

Rioja Joven Tinto, Monte Clavijo, Tempranillo 2006  (abv 12%) 175ml £4.25 250ml £5.50 Bottle £16.50
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.

Nero d'Avola, Campo Reale,Tenuta Rapitala, 2006 175ml £4.75 250ml £6.35 Bottle £18.95
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.

Carmenere, Punto Nino, Laroche, 2005 (abv 14%) £19.50
Casablanca, Chile

The palate is rich, ripe and juicy with sweet tannins supporting warming plum and blackberry notes with vanilla and spice from the oak in the background.

Shiraz, Simon Hackett, 2004 £23.50
McLaren Vale, Austraila

Spicy, rich and ultra-smooth with overtones of creamy vanilla oak.

           Syrah, Cero Romauldo, Marmesa Vineyards 2005 (abv 14.6%) £25.50
Edna Valley, California, USA

"This is a cracking example, with intense, concentrated, peppery ripe fruit that works beautifully with Sunday roast pork." Jonathan Ray, Daily Telegraph.

Fleurie, Chateau de la Verre 2005 (abv 13%) 175ml £6.40    250ml £8.50 Bottle £25.00
Beaujolais, France

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

Pinot Noir ‘Home Block’, Wairau River, 2004 £28.50
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.

Barolo, Tenute Neirano 2002/03 £30.00
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.

Please note that vintages and prices are subject to change