| Winelist |
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| Champagne |
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| House Champagne, Carte d`Or Testulat - £31.00 |
| An excellent Champagne from a small family producer. |
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| Deutz Brut Classic N.V. - £38.00 (1/2 bottle £19.00) |
| The gold medal winner at the 1999 International Wine Challenge. Quite rich in style with classic brioche character and a fresh creamy finish. |
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| Laurent Perrier Brut - £45.00 |
| A well balanced medium bodied Champagne. |
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| Moet et Chandon Brut Rose. - £52.00 |
| Fine and elegant with hints of red fruit |
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| Sparkling Wines |
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| Rene Barbier Brut Reserva Cava - £15.95 |
| Fine and delicate with a subtle palate of fruit flavours. |
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| Asti Spumante Martini - £16.50 |
| Grapey, aromatic medium sweet sparkler.. |
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| Bordeaux and South-West France Red |
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| Chateau Montaiguillon Saint Emilion - £22.00 |
| Silky and complex with a hint of cedar oak. |
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| Burgundy Red |
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| Bourgogne Pinot Noir Domaine Parent - £22.00 |
| An excellent Burgundy from a producer based in Pommard. Red fruits abound, underpinned with subtle vanilla character. |
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| Santenay 1er Cru Les Gravieres Giradin - £22.95 |
| Fantastic value premier cru Burgundy, showing great Pinot Noir character. Special purchase of the fine 2004 vintage. |
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| Burgundy White |
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| Macon Charnay, Les Vins Georges Duboeuf - £16.95 |
| Produced next door to and often compared to the more pricier Pouilly Fuisse |
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| Chablis Domaine Sainte Claire - £25.00 |
| Produced by one of Chablis' top producers, Brocard. Fresh buttery fruit with that typical mineral character |
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| Montagny 1er Cru Alain Roy - £20.50 |
| An excellent complex white burgundy from an area which closely rivals some of the more famous names. |
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| Beaujolais |
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| Beaujolais Villages. Chateau des Vierres - £15.95 |
| Pleasant, tender, light, very fruity and easy to drink! |
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| Brouilly, Grand Croix - £19.00 |
| Duboef - France. Full and fruity with a warm soft finish. One of the best Beaujolais Cru. |
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| Loire |
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| Muscadet Sur Lie Carte D'or - £14.95 |
| A light fresh dry white, excellent with seafood. |
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| Rhone |
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| Cotes du Ventoux - £15.50 |
| A spicy, easy drinking red from Provence. |
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| Chateauneuf-du-Pape Haute Pierre - £30.00 |
| From one of this area's consistently best producers. A full complex red with warm spice flavours. |
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| Germany |
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| Piesporter, Michelsberg Reh Kendermann - £13.95 |
| The most famous of all Mosel wines. A medium white with fresh summer flower aromas. |
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| Italy |
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| Pinot Grigio Castel Firmian Trentino - £18.50 |
| A very good example of this increasingly popular grape. It shows classic white peach and apricot fruit. |
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| Orvieto Classico Abbocato - £14.90 |
| A richer style of wine from later harvested grapes. |
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| Mannara Pinot Grigio Rose - £15.95 |
| Lively apricot and white peach fruit with a fresh finish. |
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| Valpolicella Bonacosta Masi - £15.95 |
| Intense cherry fruit flavours with a velvety finish. |
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| Falesco Vitiano Umbria - £18.00 |
| The best selling Italian red in the USA. A smooth blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet and Merlot. |
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| Spain |
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| Finca Antigua Tempranillo La Mancha - £17.00 |
| Highly recommended wine from a new winery, which is already winning awards. Packed full of luxurios red and black fruit flavours. |
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| Essencia Valdemar Rioja Rosado - £14.95 |
| A dry Rose with with attractive red fruit flavours. |
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| Vina Saleceda Reserva Rioja - £24.00 |
| Rich and smooth with an attractive oaky finish. |
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| Australia |
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| Yalumba Unwooded Chardonnay - £18.00 |
| For those who enjoy Chardonnay without oak. |
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| Bulletin Place Shiraz, Len Evans, - £20.00 |
| Produced by one of Australia's top wine makers. Full bodied with vibrant spicy black fruits. |
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| Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache - £21.00 |
| Full bodied but with that warm fruity style of the Grenache. |
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| Chapel Cabernet Sauvignon - £21.00 |
| Blackcurrant, cloves & roasted chesnut flavours underpinned by spicey oak and fine tannins. |
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| McRae Wood Shiraz 2004/5 - £42.95 |
| Jim Barry - Australia 2004/05. A big powerful monster of a wine. Perfect with red meat and game. Probably the most awarded Australian Shiraz available. |
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| Yalumba Y Riesling - £18.00 |
| Light and elegant with lime and lemon freshness. Great with seafood and fish. |
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| Bulletin place Chardonnay - £17.95 |
| A rich, full bodied oak aged wine |
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| Eden Valley Viognier Yalumba - £21.50 |
| Intense araomas of apricot, honeysuckle and orange with a rich, luscious palate of stone fruit flavours. |
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| New Zealand |
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| Coopers Creek Sauvignon Blanc - £21.00 |
| Crisp and refereshing reverberating with aromas and flavours of citrus, goosebery and passion fruit. |
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| Chile |
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| Casa Lapostolle Semillon - £18.50 |
| Rapel Valley. Lively, citrus fruit flavours, with underlying apple and melon character. |
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| Merlot Gran Hacienda Santa Rita - £17.95 |
| Packed full of soft red plum fruits |
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| Argentina |
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| Norton Reserva Malbec Mendoza - £19.00 |
| Rich concentrated red from one of Argentinas best producers. |
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| South Africa |
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| Ruitersvlei Chenin Blanc Paarl - £16.95 |
| Green apples and plums with a refreshing finish |
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| Groene Cloof Pinotage - £22.00 |
| Beautiful colour, packed with ripe fruits, jammy, very concentrated and long lasting finish. |
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| Dessert Wine |
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| Muscat de Frontignan - Half bottle £12.00 125ml glass £4.10) |
| A grapey, aromatic wine which is excellent with lighter, especially fruit based desserts. |
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| Yalumba Museum Muscat - 1/2 bottle £15.00 (125ml glass £5.10) |
| A rich, deeply coloured wine which is best with toffee and chocolate based deserts. |
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| House Selection |
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| Red, Dry White or Medium White - £14.50 (175ml glass £3.80) |
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| Dry Rose or Medium Rose - 175ml glass £3.95 |
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| Champagne - 125ml glass £6.50 |
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| Fine Wine Selection |
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| Gevrey Chambertin - £36.00 |
| Henri Perrot Minot - France 2001/2002. One of the rising stars of his area, it combines power with a soft, fruity elegance. |
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| Rioja Reserva - £31.00 |
| Finca Valpiedra - Spain 1998/99. One of the few single estate Riojas produced. A complex wine with integrated layers of red and black fruits. |
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| Pouilly Fume - £29.95 |
| Chateau de Tracy - France 2005/2006. Focused and intense mineral fruit backed by its characteristic zippy citrus acidity |
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| Chablis 1er Cru Montee de Tonnerre - £36.00 |
| La Chablisienne - France 200454. Medium bodied with slightly tropical flavours and a fresh lemon zest which carries through to the finish. |
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| Chassagne-Montrachet Philippe Collin - £36.00 |
| 2004/5. A stylish refined nose perfumed with vanilla and excellent concentration. Long, intense finish. |
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| Portugal |
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| Palha Canas Tinto Casa Santos Lima - £18.00 |
| An excellent red packed full of warm ripe fruit. Made from the grapes used for Port. |
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| Sicily |
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| Regaleali Rosso (Nero'd'Avola) Tasca - £18.00 |
| Delicious ripe fruits complemented by spicy oak. Recommended. |
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| USA |
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| Berringer Stone Cellars, White Zinfandel - £15.95 |
| Medium with hints of strawberry and raspberry. |
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| Chateau St Michelle Syrah Washington State - £21.00 |
| Amazingly rich and complex , with flavours of raspberry jam and coffee, finished with a warm cedary spice. |
