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WINE LIST
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINES
Aldridge Brut £16.00
A superb sparkler, exhibiting a fresh quince and peach scented fruit with a soft, lingering finish
Jean-Michel Gremillet Brut N.V. £27.00
Our house champagne. Multi-award winning wine that competes with the best (winning a
bronze medal in the international wine challenge), but at a price that doesn't break the bank
Jean-Michel Gremillet Rose, N.V. £29.00
Bollinger Special Cuvée (NV) £45.00
WHITE WINES
Light, Crisp Dry Whites
Les Terrasses Blanc, 2006 £12.00
Vignerons Ardechois, Cevennes, Rhône, France
Grenache Blanc/Sauvignon Blanc blend - very aromatic (spicy pear) with clean, lively
flavours of green apple, gooseberry and lemon, leading to a zingy finish on the palate.
Wild Rush White, 2006 £13.50
Rietvallei Estate, Robertson, South Africa
Colmbar (South Africans drop the ‘d’!)/Sauvignon Blanc/Chardonnay blend - very floral
with a crisp yet generous style and bold flavours of sweet grapefruit, lemon/lime and a
touch of guava.
Muscadet, 2006 £19.00
Château de Cleray, Vallet, Loire, France
Very crisp, clean and zingy (lemon zest) with a faint yeast/nutty tanginess and a complex,
slightly creamy finish on the palate. Widely acknowledged as one of the very finest of the
Muscadets and the perfect complement to seafood.
Sauvignon Blanc, 2005/06 £19.00
Spy Valley, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
With an intense gooseberry and asparagus aromas and exotic fruit ‘starburst’ on the
palate, this is classic Kiwi Sauvignon Blanc with masses of attitude and fruit.
Chablis, 2005 £28.00
Domaine Pinson, Chablis, Burgundy, France
This is one of the most ‘senior’ estates in Chablis producing vibrantly assertive Chablis,
loaded with ‘de pierre à fusil’ (gunflint taste), and perfectly balanced between ripe, weighty
fruit and bright ‘green’ acidity.
Pouilly Fumé ‘Villa Paulus’, 2005 £27.00
Domaine Masson Blondelet, Pouilly-sur-Loire, Loire, France
A delightful laser-sharp, crisp acidity balances the exciting greengage/smokey gooseberry
flavours that only Pouilly-Fumé can achieve with a hint of tangy limestone on the finish.
Fuller Bodied Dry Whites
Everton White, 2006 £14.00
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria, Australia
Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc/Pinot Gris blend - aromas of citrus and white peach, followed
by rounded, full-bodied flavours of ripe tropical fruits and ‘herbs’ with the delicate tang of
the Pinot Grigio ‘lifting’ the finish on the palate.
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, Classico, “Le Vele” 2006 £17.00
Moncarro, Italy
This is a 100% Verdicchio of excellent quality, picked ultra-ripe at the beginning of October
and cool fermented to maintain freshness. Very generous and full-flavoured for Verdicchio
with a rich, zesty fruitiness and a hint of ‘honeyed’ citrus on the palate.
Chardonnay ‘Selection 23’, 2006 £18.00
Zilzie Estate, Victoria, Australia
Typically up-front in style but with a surprising degree of elegance and balance. Flavours
of tropical fruits (peach and melon in particular) combine beautifully to provide a long, silky
palate. There is just the faintest hint of oak, which gives a very gentle vanilla creaminess to the wine.
Rioja Blanco ‘Monopole’ (Barrel Fermented), 2005 £19.00
C.V.N.E., Haro, Rioja Alta, Spain
This could only be white Rioja! Intensely crisp and ‘citrussy’ in style but the barrel
fermention (in new oak) gives a pervasive oakiness and a huge creamy finish. The oak
and wine complement each other perfectly, making this surprisingly ‘food-friendly’.
Chenin Blanc ‘Barrel Fermented’, 2005 £19.00
Jordan Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Very well made and complex wine with layers of rich, juicy tropical fruit and creamy
citrus (elderflower/grapefruit) flavours, interlaced with an exotic spiciness from barrel
fermentation. Best described as a turbo-charged Vouvray!
Aromatic, Silky Whites, Spicy or Grapey
Pinot Gris 'Villa Wolf', 2006 £16.00
J L Wolf, Wachenheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany
Made by the very talented Ernst Loosen, this is made from very old vines in vineyards that
had been abandoned for many decades. This is ‘medium dry’ in style and shows a lightly
spiced character with almonds and a touch of honeyed sweetness on the finish.
Viognier, 2005/06 £16.00
Costieres de Pomerol, Languedoc, France
Pomerols is a small picturesque village, located between the garrigue in the north (a few kms
from Pézenas) and the Mediterranean Sea. Ripe, surprisingly powerful and alluringly exotic
with ripe apricots, peaches and fresh nectarine flavours. This is actually a dry white wine but
it tastes so intensely ripe that many people describe it as ‘off dry’.
Rudesheimer Magdalenekreuz, Riesling Spätlese, 2003/05 £19.00
J Leitz, Rudesheim, Rheingau, Germany
Johannes Leitz has produced a superb ‘late harvest’ Riesling that offers piercingly pure and
classic lime, peach and honeyed grapefruit flavours with a hint of acacia. Very rich and
sweet but still a bright, tangy acidity.
ROSE WINES
Les Terrasses Rose, 2006 £12.00
Vignerons Ardechois, Cevennes, Rhône, France
Syrah/Grenache Noir blend - a delightful dry rose with fresh strawberry and
raspberry fruit to the fore and a lovely ‘summer fresh’ finish on the palate.
Massaya Rosé, 2006 £19.00
Massaya, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
The ‘hot’ new winery in Lebanon - move over, Musar! Massaya provide the grapes/pickers
whilst Bordeaux and Chateauneuf-du-Pape provide the expertise for this extraordinarily
elegant and delicious dry rosé with masses of raspberry and red currant.
Sancerre Rosé, 2006 £29.00
Pierre Dezat, Sancerre, Loire, France
With its delicate, pervasive scent of crushed strawberries and finely tuned flavours
of wild strawberries and cranberries, underpinned by a surprisingly vivid acidity, this
truly is the taste of a long, hot summer.
RED WINES
Lighter, Soft Easy Drinking Reds
Les Terrasses Rouge, 2006 £12.00
Vignerons Ardechois, Cevennes, Rhône, France
Merlot/Grenache Noir blend - this shows ‘turbo-charged’, warm flavours of
spicy plum, fresh white pepper and a hint of mulberry. Very ripe and ‘up-front’
in style.
Ladoix, Côte de Beaune, 2000 £26.00
Domaine Rene Durand, Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
A silky, elegant Pinot Noir from a small but excellent producer - this is effectively
Nuits St Georges quality at Côte de beaune prices! This shows a tremendous
concentration of flavour, especially from such a classic vintage that is now showing
all the extra maturity and complexity that you could hope for!
Brouilly, 2005 £24.00
Chateau du Pavé, Brouilly, Beaujolais, France
A ‘structured’ Brouilly from a fantastic vintage - this shows a surprising depth of
powerful raspberry and cassis fruit, supported by soft tannins and an essential,
refreshing acidity, leading to a vibrant finish. Very ‘food friendly’ and versatile.
Medium Bodied, Fruit Driven Reds.
Malbec 'Anubis', 2005 £15.00
Dominio del Plata, Mendoza, Argentina
Once a key component of ‘traditional’ clarets, Malbec has flourished in Argentina
where it is famed for its ’robust’ character - this is deep-coloured and stuffed to the
brim with ripe, plum and spicy damson flavours with a touch of ‘grip’ on the palate.
Superb with a big chunk of full flavoured red meat!
Pinotage 'Tulbagh Ridge', 2004 £15.00
Tulbagh Winery, Tulbagh, South Africa
100% Pinotage (Pinot Noir x Cinsault cross), which is South Africas very own grape
variety. Sweet red berry flavours with a hint of hazelnut chocolate and that unique
flavour of green olive/herbs that only Pinotage can produce.
Zinfandel, 2003/05 £19.00
Stonehedge Cellars, St Helena, California
Very full flavoured with masses of ‘up-front’ spicy plums, ripe red cherries and
cracked black pepper flavours almost bursting out of the glass! There are hints
of chocolate on the finish.
Merlot, Classic Series, 2005 £18.00
Montes Winery, Colchagua, Chile
A rich, rounded and very ‘silky’ Merlot that shows generous amounts of ‘plum
fruitcake’ flavours with hints of tobacco leaf and gentle, creamy vanilla from one
of the best wineries in South America.
Salice Salentino, Riserva, 2003 £18.00
Francesco Candido, Sandonaci, Puglia, Italy
Candido, supervised by Severino Garofano, the leading 'wine guru' of the region,
is producing some of the best and most varied wines in Puglia.
The Riserva is made from Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera and is an Italian classic,
hinting at dark plums, damson, and figs, with a delicious savoury complexity. It is
surprisingly smooth and mellow but with a clean juicy acidity, and dry finish, to
make it shine with rich foods.
Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Antis’, 2004 £18.00
Andean Wineries, Mendoza, Argentina
Fabulously rich and ‘warm’ with intense flavours of cassis, capsicum and mint but
still very soft and 'open' on the palate. The fruit is surprisingly well integrated with
some very subtle oak and shows a lovely balance between power and style.
Massaya, Classic Red, 2005 £19.00
Ghosn, Brunier & Hebrard, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
A Franco Lebanese collaboration, - the french partners being Daniel Brunier from
Chateauneuf du Pape (Vieux Telegraph) and Dominique Hebrard of Chateau Trianon
in St Emilion. This blend of Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah manages to be smooth
and very soft yet dry, spicy and complex.
Shiraz, 2005 £19.00
Zilzie Estate, Victoria, Australia
Very sleek and elegant Aussie Shiraz with vibrant black fruit flavours and a hint
of chocolate, enhanced by supple, round tannins. This is the sort of wine that
demands to be drunk immediately and with great gusto!
Pinot Noir, 2005 £27.00
Spy Valley Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand
New Zealand is now recognised as the best place for Pinot Noir (outside Burgundy!)
and this is a wonderful example – rich (almost sweet) and very smooth with extremely
ripe blackberry and black cherry fruit with just a hint of toasty oak on the finish.
Bigger, Heavier Reds, with more Tannin, Fantastic with Food.
Everton Red, 2005 £14.00
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria, Australia
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Malbec - an outstanding wine which can
compete with the best. Classically Australian - deep colour and rich ‘black fruit’
flavours with just a hint of eucalyptus and spice.
Cotes du Rhone Villages “Visan”, 2005, £19.00
Domaine Roche Audran, Buisson, Rhône, France
A deep-coloured ‘meaty’ red with excellent purity of fruit (from beautiful ‘bio-
dynamique’ vineyards) and a generous fleshiness, combined with a suppleness
that is so rarely achieved. Wonderfully complex and punching well above its weight,
this is very talented wine-making indeed.
Prado Rey ‘Cuvée Primium’, 2002 £19.00
Bodegas Ventolsilla, Ribuero del Duero, Castilla, Spain
A succulent and velvety Tempranillo (the red grape of Rioja) from one of the best
wine making areas in Spain. This is crammed full of opulent blackberry fruitiness
with a hint of spicy raspberry and tobacco leaf, all wrapped up in a layer of vanilla.
Rioja Reserva, 2003 £26.00
Bodegas Muga, Haro, Rioja Alta, Spain
The family run Bodegas Muga produces a handcrafted, serious and very traditional
Rioja, which is extremely rich and weighty. A Tempranillo/Grenache/Mazuelo blend,
it is fermented in large oak vats, then matured for up to 20 months in small oak
barriques. A stupendous, mouth-filling chunky red!
Château la Fleur Haut Brisson, 2001 £24.00
Côtes de Castillon
Saint Emilion born Pierre Choukroun, decided to return to his roots in wine having
travelled for many years. In 1999, after studying viticulture followed by experience at
various châteaux in Bordeaux he began searching for a parcel of 'terroir' in which he
would be able to realise his dream of producing fine wine from Merlot. The miracle happened!
One morning whilst crossing the plateau of St. Philippe d'Aiguille (near Saint Emilion) he came
upon La Fleur Haut Brisson. For Pierre, it was dream come true! The limestone and clay soil
was exceptional. Furthermore this plateau was perfect for the quality of the grapes being
constantly fanned by a light wind. Harvesting is done entirely by hand and the wines are
aged in oak barrel. The wine is supple, and quite delicious!.Merlot 80%, Cabernet-Sauvignon 20%
Grande Classique, 2003 £27.00
Glen Carlou, Paarl, South Africa
David Finlayson spent a good deal of time at Château Margaux, and has created
this superb Bordeaux style wine, using the same grape varieties,(Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot, Petit Verdot & Malbec) at his superb winery nestled in the foothills of the
Simonsberg mountain. This is an elegant, beautifully structured wine with
tight blackcurrant fruit and silky tannins.
Patricia Shiraz, 2002 £29.00
Brown Brothers, king Valley, Victoria, Australia
This is Brown Brothers’ Flagship wine, and has won many awards in Australia and beyond.
The style selected for the Patricia Shiraz was to show intense, dense, round, supple and ripe fruit
flavours balanced with integrated oak flavours. Barrel fermented for added flavour complexity,
American oak was chosen as it complements the berry and spice flavours of these Shiraz grapes.
Intensity and elegance are hallmarks of the Patricia Wines - the palate has concentrated fruit,
great length and a fine-grained tannin finish.
DESSERT WINES
Late Harvest Orange Muscat & Flora, 2006 £15.00
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria, Australia
Orange Muscat is the flavour powerhouse, bringing orange blossom/fresh citrus zest
whilst Flora (yes, it is a separate grape variety!) shows ripe apricot and contributes
texture to the palate. Sweet but not too sticky, this really does tantalise the tastebuds,
especially when combined with lighter desserts such as fresh fruits or tarts.
Loupiac, 2005 £14.00
Chateau la Passonne, Bordeaux, France
Just over the river from Sauternes, this is a deliciously tangy and juicy dessert
wine - full-flavoured but still very fresh, this offers delicious flavours of home made
marmalade and spicy dried berries. Perfect with fruit puddings and butterscotch dishes.
Aleatico di Puglia, 2000 (50cl) £19.00
Francesco Candida, Puglia, Italy
Made from grapes left to ‘over-ripen’ on the vine, this is brimming over with flavours of raisins,
stewed apple and Mediterranean spices. This wine is a fantastic accompaniment to cheese,
especially salty or blue cheese, or as an after dinner tipple instead of Port. However, many chefs
swear by this as the perfect wine to try with dark chocolate.
All wines, prices and vintages subject to change without notice
