Wine List
"One not only drinks the wine,
One smells it, observes it,
Tastes it, sips it and -
One talks about it".
King Edward VII
We have great pleasure in welcoming you to our new wine list on which we have worked extensively to provide a truly special range of wines.
All of our wines have been tasted and assessed as showing certain styles and character that complement our cuisine and will undoubtedly appeal to the discerning tastes of our clientele.
If you require any assistance in making your choice please do not hesitate to ask.
More than anything else we hope that you will experience genuine pleasure from the wines we have chosen.
White Wines by the Glass
175 ml 250 ml Bottle
100 Il Carretto IGT Bianco di Sicilia, Italy £4.60 £6.40 £17.50
Soft and aromatic, this wonderful wine is produced on the island
of Sicily. Fantastic alternative to Pinot Grigio.
110 Panul, Sauvignon Blanc, Chile £5.00 £7.00 £18.50
The Errazuriz Ovalle family has owned land in the Valle Central
region of Chile for over 100 years. Winds from the Pacific Ocean
cool the grapes and concentrate delicate aromas and flavours.
Zesty, herbaceous and extremely refreshing.
120 Pinot Grigio, Montevento IGT, Italy £5.00 £7.00 £19.50
Well-balanced and refreshing with delicate notes of grilled almonds
and a light, citrus finish.
Red Wines by the Glass
175 ml 250 ml Bottle
300 Il Carretto, IGT Rosso di Puglia, Italy £4.85 £6.65 £17.95
100% juicy Sangiovese comes from a small vineyard
in the heart of Puglia. Bursting with ripe cherry fruit
and laced with aromatic herbs.
305 Panul, Merlot, Vinedos Marchigue, Chile £5.25 £7.25 £18.95
Easy-drinking, rich and juicy Merlot from the idyllic
Colchagua Valley in Central Chile.
310 El Campesino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile £5.50 £7.50 £19.95
Punchy black, smoky fruit and ripe tannins combine
to deliver a fruit driven red wine perfect for any occasion.
Rose Wines by the Glass
"Bottle of white, bottle of red... perhaps a bottle of rose instead?"
175 ml 250 ml Bottle
298 La Brouette, Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon -Tannat, Gascony, France £4.60 £6.40 £19.95
Producteurs Plaimont work closely with local growers in Gascony
to produce high quality wines. Partridge eye pink in colour,
this rose offers layers of fruity, fresh strawberries and cream
with subtle tannins and lively acidity.
299 Pinot Grigio Blush, Montevento, Italy £4.60 £6.40 £19.95
It is pink and Pinot Grigio what more do you do you need to know….
White Wines by the Bottle
Q: What sound does a grape make when an elephant steps on it?
A: None. It just lets out a little (white) wine.
130 El Campesino, Unoaked Chardonnay, Chile £22.50
Ancient farmers or 'Campesinos' have worked the agricultural
heartland of Valle Central, home to many of Chile's
finest vineyards, since the 15th century.
140 Petite Gasconne Blanc, IGP Cotes de Gascogne, France (off-dry)£22.95
La Petite Gasconne is a prime example of the quality
and appeal of Gascony's white wines. An off-dry blend showcasing
the succulent acidity for which this wine region is famed.
Petite Gasconne is bright, zesty and moreish.
150 Terre de Lumiere, Viognier, Celliers J d'Alibert,
IGP Pays d'Oc, France £24.95
Celliers Jean d'Alibert is one of the oldest established wineries
in the ancient Minervois region. Boasting a trademark freshness
and juicy fruits. This Viognier is no exception, with orange blossom notes and
ripe, orchard fruit flavours.
160 Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosh, South Africa £25.95
Produced by a team of 16 women and one man. Irina Botha and her daughter
Fran produce only very low yields, guaranteeing intensity of fruit flavours in this
Chenin Blanc.
170 Muscadet sur lie, Chateau La Bretonnerie, JF Guilbaud, France £26.95
Made in the traditional way from the appellation's best vineyard site, this
refreshing white will restore your faith in Muscadet!
180 La Tunella, Pinot Grigio, Italy £27.95
Full-bodied and expressive, with acacia blossom, tropical fruit and subtle
brioche notes. This is not your standard Pinot Grigio. It’s the real thing!
190 Ana Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand £28.95
Named after the daughter of winemaker Michiel Eradus, Ana is what
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is all about, with cut grass aromas,
gooseberry flavours and refreshing citric acidity.
200 Rheingau Riesling, QbA Schloss Schonborn, Germany £28.95
Light and fresh, a summery Rheingau Riesling, an ideal lunchtime wine
or aperitif from the very exclusive Schloss Schönborn.
210 Belezos Bodegas Zugober, Rioja Blanco (oak aged), Spain £29.95
This is rated one of the best producers in the area.
White Rioja offers stylish white blossom, aromatic and concentrated fruit
flavours spiked with cinnamon..
215 Chardonnay, Nelson Estate, Parrl, South Africa £34.95
The Nelson family has been making wine since the mid 90`s.
Their estate Chardonnay is the fruit of the finest and oldest vines.
Concentrated, deeply-flavoured, this wine is lifted by a graceful and fresh acidity.
220 Gewurztraminer, Cave de Cleebourg, Alsace, France £35.95
Exotic, unctuous Gewurztraminer with a classic French signature,
from a small village winery in Northern Alsace.
230 Eradus, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand £35.95
A multi-award winning, yet distinctive style of Marlborough,
Sauvignon Blanc with intense fruit flavours and aromatic depth.
240 Chablis, Domaine Vincent Dampt, Burgundy, France £38.50
The Dampt family is famous for its expertise and young talent. Vincent
is the new kid on the block. Classic, elegant and approachable style of
Chablis, counterbalancing flinty minerality and soft, creamy fruit.
250 Sancerre, Domaine du Nozay, Loire, France £39.00
Philippe de Benoist built Domaine du Nozay himself in 1970
and still manages the vineyards today while, son, Cyril, runs the winery.
His exuberant, single vineyard, Sancerre, is hard to beat with its ripe,
fruity aromas and grassy, complex minerality.
260 Bourgogne Blanc, Les Setilles, Olivier Leflaive,
Burgundy, France £35.50
A real insiders wine with 60% of the grapes coming from
Puligny-Montrachet and the rest is from Meursault.
Burgundy without the cost!
270 Macon-Verze, Domaines Leflaive, Burgundy, France
£49.00
Made by possibly the greatest white wine maker, Anne Claude Leflaive.
This wine is a blended from five different parcels. It offers complexity
and depth, complemented by a zesty, mineral character.
280 Meursault, Clos du Domaine Henri Darnat, Burgundy, France £75.00
Henri’s stylish Puligny and Meursault, made from fifty-year-old vines,
exhibit the classic mix of richness and elegance that typifies the best
white Burgundies.
290 Puligny-Montrachet, Domaine Carillon, Burgundy, France
£92.00
A prime example of Puligny village wine, taut and mineral,
everything you would expect from a top producer.
Red Wines by the Bottle
"It's nice, not very sweet...Is it Italian?"
315 Mas Oliveras, Tempranillo, Bodegas Roqueta, Spain £22.95
Surrounded by olive groves near Manresa in Catalunya, Bodegas
Roqueta is run by the 4th generation of the Roqueta family. Intense and
scented, with supple, ripe strawberry and licorice notes.
320 Syrah Cuvee, La Jonction, IGP Pays d'Oc, France £23.95
Languedoc-Roussillon has become a source of some of France's
most exciting wines! Celliers Jean D'Alibert are a group of winemakers
proving exactly this, with international grape varieties. A personal favorite here!
325 Chamuyo Malbec, Mendoza Vineyards, Argentina £25.95
A great introduction to Argentina's signature varietal,
from the region's cooler zones to showcase the intense fruity notes.
Juicy, supple wine with ripe summer fruits, herbs and warm spices.
330 Shiraz, Heywood Estate, Eastern Australia £27.95
Aussie Shiraz with a real classical back bone that lifts its head
above the typical expectation from this part of the world.
Rich and concentrated, with a hint of spicy dark berries,
baked plum and white pepper.
335 Masseria dei Trullari, Primitivo del Tarantino, IGT Racemi,
Italy
£27.95
Rustic in style but silky, offering intense, black cherry note
and a characteristic balsamic note.
340 Altos de Baroja, Rioja Joven, Spain £28.95
Benchmark, youthful style Rioja offering great value for money.
Made in the classic mould, but with bags of modern appeal.
345 Pinotage, Rhebokskloof, Parrl, South Africa £28.95
A fresh, elegant expression of Pinotage grape from the classic
Rhebokskloof Estate.
350 Beaujolais Villages, La Cave de la Croisee, P Ferraud, France£29.95
This Beaujolais Villages comes from a single hillside vineyard, owned by the
Ferraud family for the last 70 years. Supple tannins and classic minerality to
rivals the quality of more expensive Beaujolais Crus.
355 Belezos Bodegas Zugober, Rioja Crianza, Spain £29.95
Classic Rioja from a small, quality-focused family winery, Bodegas Zugober,
in the prestigious Rioja Alavesa area.
360 Pinot Noir, Domaine Les Salices, Francois Lurton,IGP Pays d'Oc, France £31.95
Fuller-styled Pinot Noir from the rapidly improving Languedoc-Roussillon,
made by the renowned Lurton family of Bordeaux fame.
365 Malbec, Bodega Ruca Malen, Mendoza, Argentina £32.95
Ruca Malen's vines grow at high altitudes, thus helping to combine power
with elegance. With vibrant, cherry-plum notes and a spicy, licorice finish.
Moreish and delicious.
370 Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge, Les Becs Fins, Tardieu-Laurent,
Rhone, France £34.95
A fine blend of Grenache & Syrah made by negociant Michel Tardieu.
One of the best Cote Du Rhones around. Enjoy!
375 Chateau La Courolle Montagne, St-Emilion, Bordeaux, France £37.95
Blended with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, and situated
at the very centre of the St-Emilion region.
380 Eradus, Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand £39.95
The Eradus family’s winemaking philosophy centres on achieving wines with
ripeness, balance and freshness. This Pinot Noir blends earthy mushroom
notes with dark, perfumed fruit and flowers.
385 Crozes-Hermitage, Le Millepertuis, Maison Guyot, Rhone, France
£39.95
This 100% Syrah, from family owned Maison Guyot in Crozes-Hermitage,
is made in a contemporary, fruit-forward style: fresh and spicy, with dried herb
notes and plenty of dark plum and damson fruit.
390 Edmeades, Zinfandel Mendocino, California, USA £45.95
Zesty, with wild Cherry, chocolate and anise aromas backed up with plum,
smoke and freshly cracked pepper.
400 Chateau de Lamarque, Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France £49.95
Situated on the left bank of the Gironde this Haut-Medoc is just north
of Margeaux. An impressive plum, cassis, nose with hints of pencil lead
and with well-integrated new oak. Good value, classical claret.
405 Ψ PSI, Peter Sisseck, Ribera del Duero, Spain £62.00
From the man who created Pingus, one of Spain’s cult wines.
Cherry and plum flavours, spiced by oak and cut by a savoury freshness.
Awesome wine!
410 Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Vignobles Gonnet, Rhone, France £73.00
Guillaume and Bertrand Gonnet are the third generation
of winemakers. Fifty years old Grenache wines are carefully
hand harvested to make this full bodied red with notes of plum,
herbs and subtle aromas of Christmas cake.
415 L'Hospitalet de Gazin, Pommerol, Bordeaux, France £60.00
Second wine of the Chateau Gazin, sittuated right next door
to the very famous Chateau Petrus. A fine balance of quality and value.
Gently rich, generous with flavours and a long, elegant finish.
420 Amarone Classico, Terre di Cariano, Cecilia Beretta, Italy £74.00
Brooding and intense. This stunning Amarone recently won
the ultimate 3 Gambero Rosso award. Exudes spicy, dark cherry and
mocha flavour with fresh, wild berry notes and a long, sophisticated finish.
425 Barolo, Azienda Agricola, Josetta Saffirio, Italy £90.00
Another Italian wine Oscars winner 9 Gambero Rosso.
Josettas super wine has an intense flavour with clean scents of roses, vanilla,
roasted hazelnuts, licorice, tobacco and cinnamon. Fruity clean scents with
strawberry and mulberry flavour.
430 Gevrey-Chambertin, Champonnets,
1er Cru Domaine des Varoilles,Burgundy, France £85.00
Perfect expression of Pinot Noir from most famous of Villages
and top appellation. Beautiful red fruits, cherry, cassis,
strawberries and floral hints. Very nicely balanced and smooth.
Just the thing with lamb or game.
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
"I only drink Champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty".
Lily Bollinger
40 Charles de St Ceran, Brut, NV, Vin Mousseux, France £23.95
Easy-going and perfect for any occasion.
50 Sylvoz Prosecco, DOC, Treviso Le Colture, Brut, NV, Italy
£27.95
Beautifully made by Le Colture in the heart of Valdobbiadene with over 500
years of experience.
60 Le Colture, Sparkling Rose, Brut, NV, Italy
£29.95
Made by prestigious Le Colture family estate, this hand-made
sparkling wine is the perfect party pink!
70 Marquis de Bonnieres, Brut, NV, France £45.95
This full-bodied, rich styled Champagne has a creamy palate and notes of
toasty brioche and fresh, green apple to balance. Much better Champagne
than most big names without the cost.
71 Louis Roederer, Brut Premier, NV, France £70.00
One of the great names in Champagne, a bottle or two of this delicious fizz
will ensure your celebration stands out from the crowd.
Dessert wines
For that sweet finish to a fine evening!
50 ml Bottle
500 Montbazillac, Chateau Septy Halves, Bergerac, France £18.95
Chateau Septy Monbazillacwine gives a wealth of intense sweet fruit,
rich and impressive value over more costly Sauternes.
510 San Emilio, Pedro Ximinez,
Solera Reserva Emilio Lustau, Spain
£4.95£81.00
Made by Pedro Ximénez grapes, which are dried under the hot
Spanish sun. Concentrating the sweetness to create a thick,
dark grape with intense flavours of raisins and figs that is then
fortified and matured in solera. Simply stunning!