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Red Wine
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Wine By The Glass
Red
Luis Felipe Edwards Reserva Merlot - Chile
175ml £3.70 250ml £5.05 Bottle £15.00
This powerful Merlot is an idea accompanilment to lamb and steak. Aged in American and French oak to add complexity to the flavours.
Montepulciano D'Abruzzo Gran Sasso - Italy
175ml £4.05 250ml £5.55 Bottle £16.50
A jammy, juicy ripe beauty from the Abruzzi region in central-eastern Italy that gives a full balanced palate with delicious red berry fruit flavours.
Cockburn's of Leith Reserve Vintage Claret - Château Tour Chapoux - France
175ml £4.30 250ml £6.05 Bottle £18.00
A traditional Merlot dominated style, with blackcurrant fruit, fine firm tannins, and hints of vanilla and spice. Well balanced, with good length, and dry on the finish.
Viña Izadi Rioja Reserva - Spain
175ml £4.75 250ml £6.70 Bottle £20.00
Deep ruby colour with very intense aromas of red fruit, and a touch of cedar. Nicely developed mature red fruit on the palate, with slight floral notes.
White
Luis Felipe Edwards Reserva Sauvignon Blanc - Chile
175ml £3.70 250ml £5.05 Bottle £15.00
Produced from grapes hand picked from low yielding 70 year old vines, this wine retains a delicate freshness due to the gentle pressing and use of only the best free-run juice. Dry with good minerality and a little grassiness, reminiscent of New Zealand Sauvignon.
Wolf Blass 'Bilyara' Chardonnay - Australia
175ml £4.05 250ml £5.55 Bottle £16.50
Medium bodied, with ripe fruit, supported by French oak. Crisp and fresh
Pinot Grigio Della Rocca - Italy
175ml £4.05 250ml £5.55 Bottle £16.50
Italy's most famous grape is spectacularly represented here. Aromatic with bags of fruit.
Laroche Petit Chablis - France
175ml £4.75 250ml £6.70 Bottle £20.00
Bright pale yellow colour. Citrus and pear aromas with a slight minerality. Medium bodied with hints of green apple, honey and lemon, lifted by a gentle acidity.
Rose
Santa Helena Varietal Canbernet Sauvignon Rose - Chile
175ml £4.05 250ml £5.55 Bottle £16.50
This wine has been vinified to express the typical fruit characteristics of the Chilean valleys. It is a perfect pairing to Asian foods or as an aperitif.
Red Wines
Australia
Plantagenet OMRAH Cabernet/Merlot 2008
Made by one of the great winemakers working in Western Australia today, John Durham, this is a beautifully hand crafted wine with dark fruit concentration and a certain elegant power to the back of the palate £25.00
Mitolo Jester Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
Smooth & soft, with bags of rich bramble fruit. This wine marries well with beef, lamb and game. £22.00
Ceravolo Estate Sangiovese 2008
A traditional Italian grape variety being grown in Australia by Italians gives this wine a unique dual identity. Cherry and raspberry on the palate, with aromas of violets and spice from 12 months in French oak.
Mitolo GAM Shiraz 2007
A single vineyard Shiraz from McLaren Vale that exhibits concentrated, complex and elegant flavours with fine tannins, good balance and a glorious finish. Parker points are fantastic - the wine is just amazing! £33.00
France
Côte du Rhône 'Paralelle 45' Paul Jaboulet Aine 2009
A wine of deep colour, bursting with fruit, made from 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah. Most of the fruit is harvested in Southern Rhône, giving a wine of soft tannins, white pepper and bramble flavours . £19.00
Crozes Hermitage Etienne Barret 2009
Aromatic nose, giving way to black cherry and raspberry. The velvety palate has a delicious spicyness, which adds depth. £24.00
Saint Joseph, Le Grand Pompee, Paul Jaboulet Aine 2009
Silky black fruit with hints of white pepper make this 100% syrah very drinkable, whilst the mouthfeel though evident, has well balanced tannins and a ripe rounded palate to finish. £30.00
Chateau Lagrange Les Tours 'Les Cent Rangs' Bordeaux Superieur 2008
All we can say about this wine is how fantastic it is. Full bodied and complex. Incredible value Bordeaux at this price. £20.00
Chateau Cissac Haut-Médoc 2006
An excellent wine. Good fruit and wonderful flavours, from a particularly good vintage. The classic Medoc Claret. £32.00
Bourgogne Haute Cote de Nuits 'Bec-a-Vent', Domaine Jaques Cacheux 2007
Amazing flavours of coffee, brown sugar and silky black cherry. Huge power and elegance for a wine at this level. £32.00
'The Dog Strangler' Collioure Rouge, Consolation 2008
The old name for the Mourvedre grape was 'the dog strangler', for it's ferocious tannins. This wine is 100% Mourvedre. The very best grapes were crushed into an open new-oak barrel and foot-worked heavily during a six week maceration, to give a big, bold and structured wine. It is subsequently aged in old oak. £36.00
Chile
Vina Chocalan Cabernet Franc Riserva 2007
This silky, jammy style is full of ripe black and blue berry flavours. Cool breezes from the Andes, and proximity to the Pacific allow the grapes to develop fully, giving a voluptuous, fruity finish. £20.00
Veramonte Primus 2008
'Super premium' wine from the Veramonte range, using Carmanere as a base, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Superb concentration with mouth filling flavours of blackberries and cherries mingling with spicy oak. £28.00
South Africa
Fairview Pinotage 2010
Pinotage can be very stalky if not handled correctly; luckily Charles Back at Fairview knows that a good dollop of Shiraz is just the thing when it comes to tempering this difficult grape. £19.00
Spain
Izadi 'El Regalo' Reserva Rioja 2004
Thoroughly modern in style, this Rioja Reserva is aged in new american oak for at least 24 months and then in bottle for a further 24 months before release. The result is a wine of great personality, with fine tannins, layers of flavour and a long, elegant finish. £30.00
Finca Villacreces, Ribera del Duero 2006
A blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep purple-black in colour with a powerful nose of cassis and cranberry, with a touch of spice from the 16 months spent in oak, overlaid with hints of mocha and black pepper. The palate is rich, smooth and ripe, with good structure, and plenty of ripe dark berry fruits. £32.00
Italy
Donnafugata 'Sherazade' IGT, Sicillia 2009
A Nero D'Avola and Syrah blend with lovely colour and ripe, spicy fruit along with a real silky palate. This makes for an exceptionally quaffable wine with a distinct mineral edge. £19.00
Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, Gran Sasso, Colline Teramane 2006
A ripe, jammy wine with a full and balanced palate, giving a mouth feel reminiscent of good Amarone. £27.00
Alpha Zeta Amarone 2008
This is impressively rich and modern, with a wonderful attractive freshness of perfume. The grapes are left to raisin for around three months and then pressed to produce what many think is the ultimate red wine of Northern Italy. £37.00
New Zealand
Delta Vineyards Pinot Noir 2009
A great partner to fish and lighter dishes. Rich, vibrant fruit and delicate summer fruit aroma make for an outstanding Marlborough Pinot. £25.00
White Wine
Australia
Helfire Bay Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, Great Southern 2009
Fragrant Lemongrass and gooseberry notes with pronounced citrus blossom and lemon rind overtones. A supple juicy mid-palate, with delicious racy lemon and grapefruit flavours, and a lovely minerally counterpoint. Lovely balance, harmonious and round, with a crisp clean finish. £19.00
Mitolo Jester Vermentino, McLaren Vale 2010
2010 Vermentino displays classic minerality and texture. Fresh lifted fruit, with notes of melon and citrus, and a slightly spiced edge. Refreshing balanced acidity rounds out to an elongated finish. £22.00
Plantagenet OMRAH Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
Whilst oak can cover a multitude of sins, this wine proves how great New World Chardonnay can be if you don't mess with it. Melon and peach characteristics give way to a very dry finish, reminiscent of good Chablis, if not quite as ferociously austere. £25.00
USA
Firesteed Oregon Pinot Gris 2008
Aromas of tropical fruit, citrus and green apple. Flavours of ripe white peach and green apple are balanced by lively acidity. £23.00
France
Mâcon Uchizy, Domaine Talmard 2009
Great value white Burgundy with no oak, just fresh green apple and nut flavour and a touch of honey. The Macon Uchizy is one of the best value white Burgundies around. £23.00
Chablis 'Perchaud' 2008
Top class Chablis, aged in stainless steel to preserve fruit purity. Citrus flavours and mineral characters backed up by racy acidity. £25.00
Saint-Veran JC Boisset 2007
Soft and subtle Chardonnay from one of the best wine makers in Burgundy. The nose is fresh and citrus, with a palate of lemons and creamy apples. The finish is most definitely elegant and stylish. £27.00
Sancerre 'Nicolas Girard' 2010
A lovely fresh yet full Sauvignon Blanc from an old riverbed site that gives a bit more of a pungent style, yet still allows the subtle characters of the wine to shine through. £25.00
Pouilly Fumé, Bel Air 2010
Fragrant and flinty. A lovely fresh, mineral Sauvignon Blanc with refreshing acidity and a clean, lingering finish. £27.00
Domaine de Saint-Lannes 2010
Pale gold in colour. Fine and elegant on the nose, with lively citrus notes and exotic fruit, giving way to a fresh, nicely balanced palate. £19.00
Domaine Cazes 'Le Canon du Maréchal' Blanc 2010
Delightfully fruity, fresh and lively combination of Muscat/Viognier. This wine is produced both organically and bio-dynamically. The colour is pale gold/yellow and the nose is a mix of jasmine, apricot and grape. £20.00
'Catala' Collioure Blanc, Consolation 2008
100% Grenache Gris. This is a rich and textured wine. The honey scented tropical fruits interplay with liquorish and minerality, and the oak ageing provides a backbone of spice and coconut. Full bodied and characterful, this wine accompanies good poultry, game birds and rich stews. £32.00
Spain
Izadi Fermentado en Barrica Rioja 2008
Made from 80% Viura and 20% Malvasia grapes, this fine white wine is fermanted in brand new French oak which adds a touch of distinction to it's rich fruit. £19.00
Italy
Pieropan Soave Classico 2010
If you like Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, try this as an alternative. Nice zingy character with a light mineral note. £20.00
Gavi di Gavi, La Giustiniana 'Vigneti Lugarara' 2010
Made from the Cortese grape, this gorgeous wine is clean and fresh with moderate alcohol and a lovely pure lemon and pear character, backed by a hint of white spice. £23.00
New Zealand
Tinpot Hut Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009
A rich, less acidic style of Sauvignon, displaying tropical fruit nuances and a touch of herbaceousness. £26.00
Ata Rangi, Martinborough, 'Craighall' Chardonnay 2009
Mouth-watering aromas of nectarine, white peach and delicate grapefruit blossom. A very fine entry opens out to a silky, supple mid-palate and a simply delicious spread and depth of flavour. £32.00
South Africa
Fairview Darling Chenin Blanc 2010
Ripe, rich and rounded, with a dry, clean mineral edge and a most refreshing finish. This shows what good Chenin can really be like. £19.00
Rose Wine
France
Cote du Rhone 'Paralelle 45' Rose Paul Jaboulet Aine 2009
A clean and fresh rose from the Northern Rhone. Hints of strawberry and cranberry fruit are backed up by nice minerality and refreshing acidity. £19.00
South Africa
Delheim Pinotage Rose 2010
Intense ruby red colour with layers of strawberry and watermelon aromas. Crisp with a refreshing finish. £19.00
Champagne & Sparkling
Laurent Perrier Brut NV
Bottle £50.00 Half Bottle £25.00
Although more famous for the iconic rose, this is none the less an excellent and accessible champagne. The nose is confit lemon and yellow plum, whilst the palate is fresh and crisp, with citrus notes and plenty of acidity, almost reminiscent of Loire.
Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label Brut NV
Well known for it's full bodied biscuity style, this famous Champagne is made from a black dominated blend of grapes. 70% Pinot Noir and Meunier with 30% Chardonnay. £52.00
Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rosé Brut NV
One of the world's most famous rose champagnes. Plenty of fruit character on the noise. Perfumed strawberry, raspberry and violet. Quite a full palate with some peppery fruit underpinned by a steely and nettly character. £70.00
Prosecco La Pria Brut 2010 - Italy
A bouquet of pineapple, banana and citrus, with a destinctive Prosecco lingering flavour. This wine can be equally enjoyed on it's own or as an accompaniment to food, especially fish. £23.00