10 March 2010
House Wines
Dry White
Mesta Blanco, 2007
La Mancha, Spain
Very aromatic and fresh with mouth-filling flavours of exotic tropical citrus fruits and white peaches.
ABV% 12.5%
175ml Glass £4.40
Bottle £13.50
Medium-dry
Eagle Point 'Vat 21' White, 2006
White Victoria, Australia
Deliciously open and floral blend of Chardonnay and Colombard with masses of racy, zesty fruit.
ABV% 13.5%
175ml Glass £4.40
Bottle £13.50
Medium Rosé
Old Station White Zinfandel, 2006
Collegeville, California
Bold flavours of 'strawberries and cream' with a hint of boiled sweets and candyfloss!
ABV% 11%
175ml Glass £4.4
Bottle £13.50
Medium-bodied
Libertad Merlot 'La Rural', 2007
Red Mendoza, Argentina
Eminently easy to drink with soft, elegant fruit, zingy acidity and refreshingly long length.
ABV% 13%
175ml Glass £4.40
Bottle £13.50
Full-bodied
Altyerre Shiraz/Cabernet, 2006
Red South-Eastern Australia
Rich and crammed full of spicy blackcurrant and damson fruit flavours with a soft, rounded finish.
ABV% 14%
175ml Glass £4.4
Bottle £13.50
All house wines £13.50 bottle or £4.4 By Glass
Sparkling
Opera Blanc de Blanc Brut N.V
Compagnie Francaise de Vins Mousseaux
This blanc de blanc has an excellent fruity freshness, is crisp and medium-dry and has a surprisingly elegant palate.
By Glass £5.50
Rosé & Sparkling Rosé
Rosé Beaujolais Villages Rose, 2007
Chateau de Grandmont, Beaujolais, France
Deliciously soft and fruity, packed full of raspberry flavours, and with a deliciously long, refreshing length.
Bottle £19.00
Sparkling Lindemans Bin 30 Brut Rosé, N.V.
Lindemans, South-Eastern Australia
Crammed right up to the very brim with masses of ripe 'summer fruit' flavours and delightful fine bubbles - enormous fun and pleasure!
Bottle £19.00
White Wines
France
1 Sauvignon de St. Bris, 2005
Domaine St Prix, Nr Chablis, Burgundy
The only Sauvignon allowed in Burgundy! Grown practically next door to Chablis, this has a tangy gooseberry flavour with hints of mineral.
Bottle £23.00
2 Chardonnay 2007
Domaine St.Hilaire, Vin de Pays d'Oc, France
Unoaked, dry and elegant; this is a light white, with soft peachy fruit and a hint of spice.
Bottle £17.65
3 Muscadet 'Sur Lie', 2006, Sauvion de Cléray
Sauvion et Fils, Vallet, Loire
A classic 'crunchy' Muscadet that is dry enough to be ideal with all seafoods but which has a surprising depth of versatile fruit
Bottle £19.00
4 Pouilly Fumé 'Villa Paulus', 2006
Domaine Masson-Blondelet, Pouilly-sur-Loire
Elegant and poised with a perfect balance of upfront 'smoky' richness and more subtle flavours of gooseberry, acacia and nuts.
Bottle £30.00
5 Chablis, 2006
Domaine Bois d'Yver, Burgundy
A classically dry and 'assertive' Chablis with a steely fruitiness and brisk acidity, balanced by a generous weight of ripe fruit.
Bottle £28.00
6 St Veran 'En Pommard', 2006
Domaine des Maillettes, Maconnaise, Burgundy
St Veran is a 'centre of excellence' in Southern Burgundy and this single vineyard Chardonnay shows a luscious buttery fruitiness.
Bottle £26.00
8 Viognier, 2006
Costières de Pomerols, Languedoc
Viognier has become very fashionable due to its lush and exotic apricot and peach flavours with a generous backdrop of honeysuckle.
By Glass £5.75
Bottle £19.75
9 Vouvray, Demi-Sec, Peu de la Moriette, 2006
Domaine Pichot, Vouvray, Loire, France
The Chenin grape grown here in the Loire produces some of the most elegant and long-lived wines in the world. This medium-dry style of Vouvray is quite delicious with honeyed fruit and a soft, refreshing finish.
Bottle £23.25
10 Pugliy Montrachet 2004
Domaine Paul Garaudet, Burgundy, France
An utterly divine Puligny. Layers of aromatic buttery fruit, enveloped in a Fullness of body and a rich mineral character.
Bottle £21.00
Germany
12 Niersteiner Rehbach Riesling Spatlese, 2006
Louis Guntrum, Rheinhessen
A single vineyard Niersteiner that shows incisive honeyed grapefruit flavours but which is just dry and fruity enough to match many foods.
Bottle £26.00
Austria
13 Gruner Veltliner 'Kamptal Terrassen', 2005
Weingut Brundlmayer, Langenlois, Kamptal
Medium in weight but surprisingly full flavoured and complex with an abundance of spicy, 'minerally' plums, lime and a hint of pepper.
Bottle £26.00
Italy
14 Frascati Superiore 'Villafranca', 2006
Gasperini, Frascati, Lazio
Very crisp and delicate with lots of crunchy citrus fruit flavours with a hint of green apple. A proper Frascati!
Bottle £16.25
15 Pinot Grigio 'Alto-Adige', 2006/07
St Michael Eppan, Dolomites, Sud-Tirol
From high altitude vineyards up near the Dolomites, this is a 'serious' Pinot Grigio with very ripe and pure 'smoky' fruit.
Bottle £25.50
Spain
17 Rioja 'Monopole' Blanco, 2005
CVNE, Haro, Rioja Alta
Traditional, rich and powerful white Rioja with bucket loads of fruit, all supported by creamy vanilla and showing a long, sustained finish.
By Glass £6.00
Bottle £21.50
England
19 Dart Valley Reserve, 2006
Sharpham Wines, Totnes, Devon
Lovely fruit aromas with supple delicate flavours and a just off-dry style resulting in a wine perfect for drinking alone or with food.
Bottle £21.00
Australia
20 TK 'Lenswood' Riesling, 2004
Knappstein, Adelaide Hills, South Victoria
A wonderful 'off-dry' Riesling that offers an enticing balance of lime, exotic passionfruit and tangy grapefruit.
Bottle £25.75
21 Dry Muscat, 2006
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria
Muscat is the only wine that really does taste of grapes and this is turbo-charged with a generous weight of fruit and masses of flavour.
Bottle £16.75
22 Patricia Chardonnay, 2003
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria
A genuine 'special cuvee' from only the finest Chardonnay grapes and given the red carpet treatment in the winery. This has been acclaimed as one of the finest white wines ever made in Australia.
Bottle £34.50
23 Verdelho, 2007
Margan Family, New South Wales
Delightfully fresh and vibrant with rich, juicy flavours of honeyed lemon/lime, green apple and passionfruit, leading to a soft, 'creamy' finish.
Bottle £25.75
South Africa
24 Gewurztraminer, 2006
Paul Cluver, Elgin
Exotically scented with rose petal and 'fruit syrup' to the fore, followed by soft, off-dry flavours of lychee and spicy pepper.
By Glass £5.50
Bottle £19.00
25 Semillon 'Flat Roof Manor', 2006
Uitkyk, Stellenbosch
Soft ,r ipe and very generous with powerful but elegant flavours of lime, buttered toast and the faintest hint of tangy Seville orange.
Bottle £20.00
U.S.A.
26 Pinot Grigio, 2006
Delicato Family Vineyards, Lodi, California
It's Pinot Grigio, Jim...but not as we know it! This is still dry and fresh in style but offers lush flavours of 'apricot & vanilla' ice cream with a hint of fresh ginger.
By Glass £5.65
Bottle £19.50
Chile
27 Sauvignon Blanc, Leyda Vineyard, 2006
Montes, Curico Valley
Take a top class Sauvignon and then turbo-charge the crisp flavours of tropical fruit and gooseberries and add a dash of minerality to top it off!
Bottle £23.75
28 Chardonnay 'Reserve', 2006
Montes, Curico Valley
A weighty, full-bodied Chardonnay with bold, creamy flavours of 'peaches', warm butter and nuts, bolstered by a layer of vanilla.
Bottle £21.00
New Zealand
29 Sauvignon Blanc 'Green Lip', 2007
Jackson Estate, Marlborough, South Island
Showing at its very best. This is delicious Sauvignon, full of pure, dense, tropical fruit with a hint of basil and spice. On the palate there is a laser-show of juicy fruit flavours balanced out by refreshing acidity.
Bottle £24.50
Red Wines
50 Chateau du Tersac Rouge, 2003
Corbieres Maritimes
This is so distinctively Mediterranean in style with masses of very ripe and succulent spicy red berry fruit and a hint of 'mountain herbs'.
Bottle £19.00
51 Brouilly, 2006
Chateau du Pave, Beaujolais
Delightfully soft and gentle but carrying a deceptively generous weight of raspberry/red cherry fruit that bursts onto the palate.
By Glass £8.00
Bottle £27.00
52 Côtes Du Rhone Villages 'Visan', 2005
Domaine Roche-Audran, Buisson, Rhône
Deeply coloured and 'meaty' red with an unusual purity of ripe, dynamic fruit - this is head and shoulders above the competition.
Bottle £22.00
53 Fleurie 'Clos de la Chapelle des Bois', 2005
Domaine Verpoix, Beaujolais
A voluptuous Beaujolais that has lavish amounts of fruit and builds up to a lush crescendo on the palate!
Bottle £26.00
54 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 2004
Domaine de la Roquette, Rhône
An outstanding Châteauneuf with lashings of dense, spicy blackberry, black cherry and mulberry with more than a hint of dark chocolate.
Bottle £43.00
56 Chateau Lassegue, 2000
Grand Cru St Emilion, Bordeaux
Mouth-wateringly supple flavours of 'plum fruitcake' and sweet damson with touches of mint and eucalypt.
Bottle £42.00
57 Pommard, 2000
Domaine Paul Garaudet, Burgundy
This is Pinot Noir for grown ups! Surprisingly full-bodied and muscular with a concentrated 'game' and black cherry character, highlighted by a distinctive 'farmyard' scent. A real treat to find Burgundy this mature.
Bottle £54.00
58 Cotes de Nuits St George Plante au Baron 2005
Dom. Georges Chicotot, Côtes de Nuits, Burgundy, France
A monumental wine. Intense and rich with deliciously silky, ripe cherry and raspberry fruit and an absolute star of the vintage.
Bottle £25.50
Italy
59 Valpolicella Superiore, 2005
Zenato, Veneto
A full-bore, traditional Valpolicella with real grip and 'guts' to support the bright cherry fruit with a classically Italian, zingy acidity.
Bottle £21.50
60 Barolo 2004 Zonchera
Azienda Agricola Ceretto, Piedmont, Italy
A very approachable Barolo with soft, harmonious fruits and tannins and with great depth and intensity on the palate.
Bottle £54.00
Spain
61 Rioja Muga Tinto Reserva, 2004
Bodegas Muga, Haro, Rioja Alta
Muga make 'proper' hand-crafted Rioja with dollops of rich raspberry and spicy plum with vanilla and herbs underlying the main flavours.
By Glass £9.50
Bottle £32.00
Morocco
62 Merlot/Syrah, 2005
Chateau Larroque, Beni M'Tir
A wonderfully vibrant and flavoursome red with a 'heady' herbal scent and distinctive exotic flavours of ripe blue berry, damson and Victoria plum.
Bottle £22.45
Australia
63 Tarrango, 2006
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria
Turbo-charged Beaujolais - an intriguing cross between Touriga (a Port grape) and a sultana! Light bodied but extremely gulpable!
Bottle £16.85
64 Durif, 2004
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria
An exciting new varietal for Brown Brothers, with all fruit gathered from the finest vineyard. Concentrated and rich with a herby blackberry fruitiness.
Bottle £23.65
65 Penfolds Bin 2, Shiraz / Mourvedre, 2005
Penfolds, Western Australia
A deep crimson colour, packed full of dark cherry and raspberry fruits with spicy, well-integrated oak and a hint of liquorice on the finish. Delicious.
Bottle £28.00
66 Cabernet Sauvignon 'Coonawarra', 2000
Rymill Winery, Riddoch Run Vineyards, South Australia
Coonawarra (red earth) is the best area for Cabernet in Oz and this shows intense red currant, cassis and eucalypt with a hint of creaminess.
Bottle £27.25
Lebanon
67 Massaya 'Cuvée Silver Selection', 2004
Bekaa Valley
Chateau Musar - watch out! This is a hot new winery using top class expertise from St Emilion and the Rhône to produce that uniquely spicy, herby, almost date-like flavour that only Lebanese wines achieve.
Bottle £31.75
Chile
68 Carmenère 'In Situ'
Winemakers Selection, Aconcagua Valley, Chile
Aromas of fruit and smoky spice give way to a silky, full-bodied red with ripe tannins and an elegant, soft finish.
Bottle £22.00
Argentina
69 Malbec, 2005
Anubis, Mendoza
Big, robust and intensely flavoured 'street-fighting' version of Argentina's special grape - this needs rich red meat to tame it!
Bottle £16.50
South Africa
70 Pinot Noir, 2006
Paul Cluver, Elgin
Made by a Pinot Noir 'obsessive', this unloads masses of succulent black cherry and raspberry flavours onto the palate.
Bottle £25.50
71 Pinotage 'Beyerskloof', 2005/06
Kanonkop Estate, Stellenbosch
A classic Pinotage, wonderfully made and showing plenty of sweet fruit - very good quality.
Bottle £17.45
72 Shiraz 'Stablemates', 2006
Excelsior Estate, Robertson
Huge dollops of naturally sweet and spicy black pepper, chocolate and star anise literally burst out of the glass. This takes on Australia head first - and wins!
Bottle £18.25
U.S.A.
73 Zinfandel 'Vintners Blend', 2005
Ravenswood Winery, Sonoma, California
A 'cult' Zinfandel with forthright, juicy flavours of cherry, cracked black pepper and aromatic spice. Matured in French oak barrels for extra depth and complexity.
Bottle £21.00
74 Merlot, 2002
Stonehedge Cellars, St Helena, California
Extremely ripe and succulent Merlot with very soft and rounded flavours of rich sweet plums, dark chocolate and vanilla.
Bottle £22.55
New Zealand
75 Pinot Noir, 2003
Rockburn Estate, South Island
Elegant yet powerful, this superb red has rich black berry fruit aromas and a lovely nose dominated by spices and violets.
Bottle £44.00
Champagne
76 J-M Gremillet Brut Reserve, N.V
Balnot-sur-Laignes, Aube
From a very high quality 'owner-grower', this is a delicious Champagne with lots of complex 'freshly baked biscuit' and citrus flavours, which has been given extra bottle age for maturity and depth of flavour.
Bottle £36.50
77 Bollinger 'Grande Annee' Brut, 1999
Ay
One of the best known 'houses' that produces a classic, Pinot Noir dominated Champagne with sensational, silky fruit on the palate.
Bottle £120.00
78 Veuve Clicquot 'Yellow Label', N.V
Reims
Clicquot is a by-word for consistency and quality, famous for producing bold, 'up-front' Champagnes with a very generous weight of fruit.
Bottle £62.00
Sparkling Wines
79 Cremant de Bourgogne Brut, N.V
Caves de Lugny, Macon, Burgundy, France
A softer, creamier style of fizz that is primarily made from Pinot Noir and offers full, rounded flavours on the palate with a soft acidity.
Bottle £25.00
80 Miru Miru Brut, 2003
Hunters Wines, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand
A cult wine that deliberately sets out to challenge Champagne with the best of New Zealand grapes! Very fresh, zingy and elegant but showing a wide spectrum of rich, complex and very mature flavour.
Bottle £30.00
81 The Bees Knees Sparkling Red
Rymill, Coonawarra, Australia
A full-bodied sparkling red packed with raspberry, blackberry and aniseed aromas.
Bottle £37.50
Half Bottles
85 J-M Gremillet Brut Reserve, N.V
Balnot-sur-Laignes, Aube, Champagne, France
See Bin 76 above for description
Bottle (37.5cl) £22.75
86 Cordon Negro Brut, N.V
Freixenet, Catalonia, Spain
Very full flavoured and 'yeasty' fizz from near Barcelona that is packed full of up-front, direct flavours.
Bottle (37.5cl) £11.95
Dessert Wines
Australia
90 Late Harvest 'Orange Muscat', 2007
Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria
A late picked Muscat, not too heavy and with very clean, pure citrus flavours. Ideal with lighter desserts and also a great partner with blue veined and mature Cheddar cheeses.
ABV% 10%
175ml Glass £5.00
Bottle (37.5cl) £16.50
France
91 Maury 'Solera 1928' - Cask 750
Vignerons de Maury, Languedoc
A wonderful 'Vin Doux Naturel' but one based on the Spanish solera system, which means some of the wine in this bottle dates back as far as 1928. Intense flavours of rum-soaked raisins, sweet plums, prunes and a hint of liquorice make this a joy to sip again...and again...and again!
ABV% 16%
Bottle (50cl) £32.00
92 Gaillac Blanc 'Cuvee Blonde', 2004
Domaine de Gineste, Tecou
A real discovery made from the very rare l'En de l'El grape - golden coloured wine with very rich and powerful honeyed, 'preserved' citrus fruit and a well balanced acidity. Aged in oak for 12 months to give an extra layer of depth and creaminess to the wine.
ABV% 13%
Bottle (50cl) £30.00
93 Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2005/06
Domaine de Durban, Southern Rhône, France
Smooth and silky with a lovely concentration of ripe, grapey fruit and a velvety soft mouthfeel.
By Glass £8.00
Bottle £23.00
94 Château Rabaud-Promis 1996
Ier Cru Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Lusciously soft and velvety, with candied fruits, a hint of spice and long long length.
Bottle £45.00
U.S.A.
95 Elysium 'Black Muscat', 2006
Quady Winery, Madera, California (37.5cl)
Intensely coloured and richly flavoured Muscat from the 'Guru' of dessert wines in the States. Perfectly balanced (sweet but not 'sticky'), this is very 'grapey' on the palate but also shows nuances of lychee and rose petal, which makes this ideal with the likes of clafoutis and any chocolate dishes.
ABV% 15%
175ml Glass £6.00
Bottle £22.00
Hungary
96 Tokaj-Aszu 5 Puttonyos 2002
Crown Estates, Tokaji-Hegyalja Region, Hungary
Rich and honeyed with terrific acidity and a butterscotch and pear finish. Just amazing.
Bottle £52.50
Half Bottles - White
France
37 Puligny Montrachet, 1er Cru les Folatieres 2005
Jean-Louis Chavy, Burgundy, France
A lovely white flower blossom nose and busting with honeyed fruit flavours. A big, rich and delicious white.
Bottle £33.00
38 Muscadet 'Sur Lie', 2006
Sauvion et Fils, Vallet, Loire
A classic 'crunchy' Muscadet that is dry enough to be ideal with all seafoods but which has a surprising depth of versatile fruit.
Bottle £11.25
39 Chablis, 2006
Domaine Bois d'Yver, Burgundy
A classically dry and 'assertive' Chablis with a steely fruitiness and brisk acidity, balanced by a generous weight of ripe fruit.
Bottle £18.00
40 Gewurtztramminer L'Amboise 2004
Dom. Henri Fuchs, Ribeauvillé, Alsace
Very aromatic with exotic fruits and hints of Earl Grey on the nose. A lovely mouthfeel with good acidity and a touch of honey on the palate.
Bottle £16.25
Italy
41 Pinot Grigio 'Alto-Adige', 2006
St Michael Eppan, Dolomites, Sud-Tirol
From high altitude vineyards up near the Dolomites, this is a 'serious' Pinot Grigio with very ripe and pure 'smokey' fruit.
Bottle £17.25
South Africa
42 Chardonnay 'Bon Vallon', 2006
De Wetshof Estate, Breede River, Robertson
Top class unoaked Chardonnay with bold and very pure citrus flavours, leading to a bright, vibrant finish on the palate.
Bottle £14.00
New Zealand
43 Sauvignon Blanc, 2007
Tindall Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand
Classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with strong red capsicum flavours, fresh zingy acidity and lovely freshn
Bottle £13.95
Half Bottles - Red
France
44 Chateau Carbon d'Artigues, 2005
Graves, Bordeaux
An 'earthy' and fruit driven claret, classic Graves with jammy black cherry and tobacco, underpinned by fine, ripe tannins.
Bottle £13.50
45 Brouilly, 2006
Chateau du Pave, Beaujolais
Delightfully soft and gentle but carrying a deceptively generous weight of raspberry/red cherry fruit that bursts onto the palate.
Bottle £13.85
Lebanon
46 Château Musar, 2000
Château Musar, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
Made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carignan. A very Bordeaux feeling vintage - black cherries, figs, damsons-even chocolate and olives. Superbly balanced
Bottle £25.00
Spain
47 Rioja Tinto 'Crianza', 2005
CVNE, Haro, Rioja Alta
A lighter style of Rioja, packed full of fresh raspberry flavour and which should be 'quaffed' whilst young and fresh (the wine!)
Bottle £19.00
Chile
48 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2006
Montes, Curico Valley
Deep coloured and very smooth in texture with soft, enveloping flavours of pure blackberry, capsicum and mint.
Bottle £11.65
Australia
49 Shiraz, 2004
Simon Hackett, South Australia
From the very best grape growers in McLaren Vale, this is a lovely combination of bold, upfront fruit and elegant structure and balance.
Bottle £13.75
