Wine List
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Red Bordeaux
1 CORNEY & BARROW COMPANY RESERVE CLARET, AC Bordeaux 2003 £16.50
A Merlot dominated blend, sweet and supple, with a well-balanced tannic structure, this is a good honest claret-lover’s claret overseen by Christian Moueix (Ch Petrus) himself.
3 CHATEAU MAZERIS, Canon Fronsac, Bordeaux 2001 £22.90
Merlot predominates in this
deep-coloured, stone fruit scented wine. Fresh, vibrant and juicy this Canon-Fronsac reveals delightful clarity of flavour and harmony. Opulent and fresh this is an excellent example from a frequently underestimated appellation.
5 CHATEAU DE LAMARQUE, Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc 1998 £27.00
Cru Bourgeois from the southern Medoc. This chateau, from a good vintage, has made a wine of broad shouldered structure with complex, aromatic fruit. Cabernet based.
7 CHATEAU LATOUR A POMEROL, 1993 £64.00
Creamy black fruits, prunes and spice come through on the nose echoed by an elegantly structured, beautifully balanced palate.
White & Rose Bordeaux
8 CHATEAU LE THIL Comte Clary Blanc 2001 £21.50
Delicate pale gold in colour with an enticing herbal nose combining tropical richness and steely minerality. The palate is an electric balance of opulent fruit and fresh acidity – fabulous wine!
9 CHATEAU DE SOURS ROSE AC Bordeaux 2006 £17.90
Made by Scotsman Esme Johnstone this Rose continues to take the wine world by storm. The wine is 95% Merlot and has an extraordinary intensity of fruit with the colour incredibly vibrant, almost decadently pink and the nose and palate concentrated and profoundly aromatic.
“The best Rose around” – Suzy Atkins, Wine magasine.
Red Burgundy
12 COTES DE BEAUNE VILLAGES (Olivier Leflaive) 2004 £25.00
This has an earthy creamy nose, good mineral character and dark bitter cherries to the fore, set off by a heady dash of spice. The palate is full, ripe and generous with a robust, more austere structure in contrast and hints of treacle and dried fruit.
13 SANTENAY (Chanson Pere et Fils) 2001 £24.50
Situated in the southern end of Cote de Beaune, the geology of Santenay has a strong influence on the wines produced. Heavier fruit and good ageing potential
15 MERCUREY, Les Montots (Aubert de Villaine) 2005 £30.00
From the owner of the world famous Domaine de la Romanee Conti, this wine typifies how southern red Burgundies should be made. Rich concentrated fruit, but with subtlety and finesse balancing the power of the wine. Terrific
effort.
16 GEVREY CHAMBERTIN, Taupenot Merme 2004 £45.00
Dark, earthy fruit on the nose and a heady floral perfume. The palate has power and intensity and a big structured allied to ripe and rich fruit.
White Burgundy
17 MACON SOLUTRE MOULIN DU PONT, Auvigue 2005 £17.00
Wonderful, lemon butter fruit, proving that seriously good wine can come out of Macon. This is really quite a unique style of white Burgundy and is well worth trying.
19 BOURGOGNE BLANC LES SETILLES (Olivier Leflaive) 2006 £22.00
The use of oak here is very clever and produces a wine whose aromas and palate belie its youth and price. Delicious crisp fruit, fabulous structure and length.
20, 21 CHABLIS (Domaine Servin) 2005 £25.00, £13.00 half
One of the best makers of generic Chablis, Domaine Servin has all the steely, green flavours that one expects from a good Chablis, but with an extra richness to the fruit.
22 VIRE CLESSE (Chanson Pere et Fils) 2005 £24.50
Apple fresh yet rich on the nose with a weighty palate of ripe fruit, balanced with a lively soft acid.
23 CHABLIS 1er Cru Fourchaumes (Lamblin) 2005 £34.20
This is a rich but restrained first growth Chablis, traditionally made, with no wood whatsoever. Intense and elegant, it is quite delicious with shellfish, fish and white meats.
24 CHASSAGNE MONTRACHET, Les Blanchots (Olivier Leflaive) 2004 £45.20
From the superb stable of Olivier Leflaive. This fine vintage is now beginning to show well with a great purity of fruit on the nose, which is racy, elegant and ripe while the palate shows a fat charming richness and excellent acidity with a seductively ripe finish – one of the best!
Beaujolais, red
27, 28 FLEURIE, VIEILLES VIGNES, Marcel Joubert 2006 £19.90, £10.50 half
A very rich and full Beaujolais, with a stri king opulence, this wine has plenty of flesh with a delicious breadth of red and black fruit flavours.
Loire, white
30 POUILLY FUME, Les Chaumiennes (A & E Figeat) 2005 £18.75
Bright, lively sherbet quality on the nose is echoed on the palate complimented by a background richness.
31, 32 SANCERRE, La Grande Maison (Chaumeau-Balland) 2006 £21.50, £11.00 half
Varietal gooseberry and herbaceous aromas on the nose, with a mouth-filling concentration of fruit. One of the top Sancerres available in the UK.
Alsace, red
33 PINOT NOIR VIELLES VIGNES, Cattin 2004 £21.00
This red Alsace is somewhat of a rarity, relatively pale in colour with a powerful palate, shades of grilled strawberries, delicate spice and a refined, intriguing elegance.
Alsace, white
34 GEWURZTRAMINER, Cleebourg 2005 £17.00
Lychee and cinnamon fruit with an amazing concentration on the nose and palate. The intense flavours of Gewurztraminer stand up very well to flavoursome food. Vinified dry!
35 RIESLING, Domaine Trapet 2003 £23.00
A truly outspoken wine, deep in colour, flamboyantly spicy, citrus and floral on the nose. Fractionally more restrained on the palate but still bursting at the seams with rich ripe mellow fruit.
36 TOKAY PINOT GRIS GRAND GRAND CRU SONNENGLANZ, Dom. Trapet 2002 £32.00
Exotic fruit and delicate spice are layered with honeyed notes and cream. Absolutely amazing.
Spain, red
38 LAGUNA DE LA NAVA, Valdepenas 2000 £16.50
100% Tempranillo. This is Garnet in colour, rich in Autumnal fruits and warm fruitcake (!), with hints of leather. Good value and drinking well now.
39 SOLAR DE SAMANIEGO, Rioja Gran Reserva 1998 £30.00
Rich in Caramel, raisins and sweet plums complemented with cedar and tobacco. Incredibly concentrated.
40 LES TERRACES, Bodega Alvaro Palacios, Priorato 2003 £28.00
A richly concentrated brew. With its complex marriage of concentrated Carinena, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon, producing power, complexity and elegance.
42 BIERZO, Descendientes de J Palacios 1999 £34.50
A delicious nose of summer pudding berries and cherry liqueur whilst the palate has spiced cherries, cassis and sappy, juicy black fruits.
Italy, white
43 PINOT GRIGIO, Luna, Cecilia Beretta 2006 £14.90
Exceptional, a beautiful balance of grilled almonds with gooseberries, citrus fruits and a subtle underlying minerality.
Italy, red
44 VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE, Roccolo di Mizzole, Cecilia Beretta 2003 £16.60
Deep ruby red, with fine bitter cherry fruit, soft and ripe with a nice bite of acidity on the end.
45 CHIANTI CLASSICO,Terre di Prenzano 2005 £19.50
This is a very modern, freshly fruited example with vibrant cherry fruit, plums and hints of vanilla – an excellent value, easy drinking Chianti.
46 CAMPOSILIO, Vino Da Tavola Di Toscana 1999 £29.50
Classic ‘Super Tuscan’ – black cherry fruit, overlaid with vanillin on the nose, whilst the palate is typical Sangiovese, rich and toasty, with the Cabernet providing smooth, ripe tannins to a long finish. A superb wine.
Germany, white
47 ERBACHER MARCOBRUN RIESLING KABINETT, Schloss Schonborn 2004 £18.50
Deliciously aromatic, reminiscent of apricots and cream yet there are hints of that petrol quality so characteristic of Riesling – delicious.
Australia, white
52 EAGLE VALE SEMILLON SAUVIGNON BLANC, Margaret River 2005 £21.50
These two grape varieties are perfectly complementary in this setting offering fresh citrus zest allied to ripe, leesy, rich almost exotic fruit. Delicious with fresh fish.
53 ZILZIE ESTATE VIOGNIER, Victoria 2003 £19.75
Pronounced exotic perfume with peaches-and-cream viscosity and caramel hints in the mouth. Multi-layered and luscious, with a lingering dry finish.
54, 55 GATEKEEPER CHARDONNAY (Simon Hackett) 2005 £17.50, £9.70 half
55 French oak barrels are used for maturation of this wine and an added complexity of flavour results. Balance of fruit and oak is very carefully controlled.
Australia, red
50 CRANSWICK SMITH SHIRAZ MERLOT BIN 19, South East Australia 2006 £16.00
The two varieties here are vinified separately, Merlot in old oak casks and Shiraz in stainless steel to preserve freshness. The resulting wine shows bright peppery ripe fruit complimented by a heavy dash of spice with added definition through traces of well integrated oak.
56 PYRAMID HILL MERLOT Hunter Valley 2004 £19.75
Delicious, appetizing red. Vibrant blackberry fruit with hints of pepper and old vine character.
57, 58 GATEKEEPER CABERNET SAUVIGNON (Simon Hackett) 2004 £17.50, £9.70 half
58 Heavy concentration of blackcurrant and damson fruit, with ripe tannin and fruit flavours exploding on the palate. Very well made Cabernet.
59 EAGLE VALE SHIRAZ, Margaret River 2002 £24.90
Stunning, rich, Elegant single vineyard wine from a tiny boutique winery in beautiful Margaret River. Perfect blend of sweet fruits, spices and savoury, peppery meat flavours and a touch of the local characteristic eucalyptus.
New Zealand, red
60 VAVASOUR PINOT NOIR, Marlborough 2004 £24.50
Grown on free-draining old river gravels – giving this wine full ripe flavours, mature tannins and excellent colour development with layers of complexity that are already showing the benefits of bottle maturation.
New Zealand, white
61 CROSSROADS RIESLING, Hawkes Bay 2004 £17.50
This wine has a classic nose, perfumed and floral with mild petrol notes and delicate spice. The Palate is full and rich, balanced and controlled throughout - a lovely wine – delicious with spiced food too.
62 ERADUS SAUVIGNON BLANC, Marlborough 2006 £19.80
This
is a delicious, rich, leafy-fresh Sauvignon with vegetal overtones, reminiscent of
asparagus.
63 MUDDY WATER CHARDONNAY, Waipara Valley 2003 £26.50
Beautifully balanced, full-bodied and richly textured, it exudes ripe fruit, both tropical and citrus and a finely tuned minerality. Oak plays only a subordinate role in this wine.
64 CLOUDY BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC, Marlborough 2005 £35.00
Pale straw green in colour and piercingly aromatic, this wine shows all the characteristics of an excellent Marlborough season. An evocative fusion of fully ripened tropical fruits and freshly cut herbs layered over a base of fresh lime.
65 CLOUDY BAY CHARDONNAY, Marlborough 2003 £32.20
A distinctly Burgundian style of New World chardonnay. Low yields have helped to concentrate the striking fruit of this rich, complex wine.
South Africa, red
66 RHEBOKSKLOOF PINOTAGE, Paarl 2005 £16.50
A ripe, full bodied Pinotage with a complex, smoky palate and savoury, toasted notes underpinning a rich fruit character.
67 KLEIN GUSTROUW, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2004 £22.00
Big wine with overtones of cassis and vanilla, spicy fruit flavours from the Jonkershoek Valley
26 MONT DU TOIT, Wellington 2003 £29.00
A serious affair with an innately classic style, rich black plum colour, enticing nose with hints of the four varieties – Cabernet, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Franc. Waves of cassis, cherries and coffee are complimented by hints of
leather & vanilla. This is a staggeringly good wine.
South Africa, white
68 NELSON’S CREEK SAUVIGNON BLANC, Paarl 2006 £14.60
This has a lovely gooseberried citrus freshness, allied to a refined minerality.
USA, red
70 LA CREMA PINOT NOIR, Anderson Valley 2003 £29.00
Elegant garnet red in colour. Classic Pinot aromas of raspberries and cherries, soft but complex.
Drinking well right now and great value too!
USA, white
71 LOLONIS CHARDONNAY, Mendocino County 2000 £27.00
Offers a curious juxtaposition of old and new world. Shows the tropical nature of the new world with the mineral and citrus freshness of the more traditional climes.
Chile, red
72 ARAUCANO CARMENERE, Lontue Valley 2004 £15.00
Carmenere grapes were once grown in Bordeaux but now are almost unique to Chile, this wine has appealing red fruits and spiced plum with pepper and subtle oak qualities.
Chile, white
73 ARAUCANO CHARDONNAY, Bodegas J&F Lurton 2005 £15.00
Made by the Lurton brothers from Bordeaux, this wine has proved to be a great success – a fat, plump Chardonnay with just a hint of oak.
Argentina, red
75 RUCA MALEN MALBEC, Mendoza 2004 £18.50
Intense, ripe and richly spiced with an impressive weight and balance on the Palate. Attractive, dark, dusky fruit persists to a long elegant finish.
Argentina, white
76 MENDOZA PINOT GRIS, J & F Lurton 2006 £16.50
Two French brothers from Bordeaux, making wine in South America….. A wine of real character, rich in stone fruit, fresh, with delicate raisin notes.
Champagne and Sparkling Wine
80 PELORUS NV £29.50
Rare and excellent wine from the world famous “Cloudy Bay” and produced by the traditional method from a blend of the classic varieties Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Aged three years on yeast lees, it is a complex richly flavoured style - the quintessence of Marlborough.
81, 82 DELAMOTTE, Brut Mesnil-sur-Oger NV £32.00, £17.00
82 Well defined fruit and a wonderful fine mousse, this wine is produced by the makers of the rarest of all Champagnes – Salon, and it shows.
83 POL ROGER, Brut NV £44.50
Once dubbed by Winston Churchill as “the most famous address in Europe”, this superb Grand Marque has a fine mousse and a medium bodied palate of fresh elegant fruit with a wonderful finesse.
84 BOLLINGER, Grand Annee 1997 £79.50
Luscious, ripe fruit aromas on the nose, with a velvety tight mousse, rich and complex, with abundant flavour and complexity.
House Wines, red
90 DOMAINE DE SAISSAC CABERNET
SAUVIGNON (Vin de Pays d’Oc) 2005 £14.00, £3.50 glass
It’s excellence lies in its simplicity and effortless balance. Ripe, bright berried fruit is given depth with a light touch of oak.
91 DOMAINE DE LA JONCTION SYRAH (Vin de Pays d’Oc) 2004 £14.00, £3.50 glass
Deep in colour, vibrantly jammy fruit on the nose leading to a rich, peppery palate with masses of plump fruit character. “Textbook, full bodied Syrah” - Jancis Robinson.
92 COUBEROC MERLOT (Vin de Pays d’Oc) 2005 £14.00, £3.50 glass
A wine with real varietal character. Plump red and black fruit flavours, supported by a velvety tannic structure.
House Wines, white
94 CHARDONNAY VIN DE PAYS DES COTES CATALANES 2006 £14.00, £3.50 glass
Rich and ripe with a creamy, easy drinking style and just a touch of oak allowing the true chardonnay flavour to show through.
95 LA COMBE DE GRINOU AC
Bergerac 2006 £14.00, £3.50 glass
This wine is a blend of 50% Sauvignon and 50% Semillon with the Sauvignon showing on the wonderfully evocative nose and front palate of nettles and fresh grass while the Semillon comes into its own on a delightfully waxy, rich and honeyed fat mid palate and finish.
96 DOMAINE LES SALICES VIELLES
VIGNES SAUVIGNON BLANC 2006 £14.00, £3.50 glass
A delightful combination of sensual ripe fruit with a streak of fresh citrus acidity.
Dessert wines
98 CHATEAU SEPTY MONBAZILLAC 2000 £13.75 half
Excellent with cheese as well as pudding
99 CRANSWICK ESTATE BOTRYTIS SEMILLON 1998 £21.50 half
A gold award winner at the International Wine & Spirit Competition, succulent with waxy, musky fruit, a rich, superbly balanced wine.
Sherry
FINO JARANA (Lustau) Bone dry and crisp, with a slight salty tang. £2.40 glass
MANZANILLA DE SANLUCAR (Antonio Barbadillo) Fresh dry, and delightful! £2.40 glass
AMONTILLADO DE SANLUCAR (Antonio Barbadillo) Medium dry with a rich “nutty” flavour. £2.40glass
Port
10 YEAR OLD Tawny Port (Martinez). £2.70 glass
CORNEY & BARROW Ruby Port. £2.70 glass
GRAHAMS 1999 Late Bottled Vintage Port. £2.70 glass
Armagnac
ARMAGNAC DE MONTAL VSOP £3.70 glass
JANNEAU ARMAGNAC £3.50 glass
Brandy
REMY MARTIN VSOP £3.50 glass
PIERRE FERRAND Cigare
