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Wine List
Last Updated On 8 January 2010
All wines have an alcoholic volume of between 9% and 15% unless otherwise stated.
Champagne
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Lenoble - Brut Reserve NV |
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This is an elegant Champagne with a dominance of Grand Cru Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs providing soft nutty flavour with fine bubbles and a fruity nose. It is fresh, light, lively and well balanced on the palate with a long satisfying flavour.
Available by the glass at £6.95 (125ml) |
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Bottle £37.50 |
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Lenoble - Vintage Rosé |
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This is a stunning blend of Chardonnay Grand Cru and Pinot Noir Premiere Cru. The result is a wine of delicate salmon pink colour, fine bubbles, a light sparkling foam and a fruity nose with scents of red fruits. Elegant, rounded, light and well balanced on the palate.
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Bottle £41.95 |
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Veuve Clicquot - Brut. Yellow Label NV |
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The dominant Pinot Noir, with over 50% of the blend, ensures an assertive, powerfully structured champagne true to tradition. It has a fine, lively mousse, pleasant nose of hawthorn flowers, musk and fresh bread, which yields to a harmonious palate of lingering apples and pears.
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Bottle £48.95 |
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Laurent Perrier - Brut Rosé NV |
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One of the few rose Champagnes made by a technique called `saignee`, where the red grape skins are left on the wine for up to 3 days, giving the wine its unique deep salmon pink colour. On the nose the wine shows hints of red and black fruit, reminiscent of raspberries, black cherries and blackcurrants. The wine is fresh, rounded and supple, with a long finish.
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Bottle £63.95 |
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Sparkling wine
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Prosecco Brut - Borgo del Col Alto (Italy) |
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It is elegant, fresh and lively, easy to drink and rounded with a clean well bodied finish. Prosecco is the base wine for the authentic Bellini cocktail.
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Bottle £18.95 |
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White Wines
Light, refreshing & easy drinking
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Le Pionnier Blanc (France) |
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A Crisp floral dry white with an aroma of citrus fruits and hints of ripe pear and elderflower |
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175ml £3.90 250ml £4.95 Bottle £13.95 |
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Sauvignon Blanc - Duc de Chapelle (France) |
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Aromatic Sauvignon, typically grassy with zesty lemon and lime character and lively fresh acidity |
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175ml £4.25 250ml £5.70 Bottle £16.10 |
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Rioja Blanco - Marques de Caceres (Spain) |
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Attractive pale straw colour with a fresh and floral bouquet. Delicious light elegant summer fruits.
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175ml £4.50 250ml £5.95 Bottle £17.00 |
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Pinot Grigio - Portenova, Veneto (Italy) |
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A typical Pinot Grigio with a brillant straw yellow colour, elegant perfume of acacia flowers, almonds and dried fruit. A soft, well balanced palate combines citrus, exotic fruit and fresh apples |
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175ml £4.65 250ml £6.25 Bottle £17.40 |
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Chenin Blanc - Laibach (Stellenbosch, South Africa) |
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A classy premium Chenin, rounded and supple on the palate with a very subtle touch of sweetness and a crisp, zesty finish. Made in light elegant style with a smooth, refreshing palate combined with delicate tropical flowers |
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Bottle £18.75 |
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Aromatic & exotic
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Insolia Chardonnay - Il Paradossa (Scicily, Italy) |
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A blend of the insolia grape with the international favourite Chardonnay grape to produce a dry white with secents of apricot and honey on the nose, yet surprisingly on the finish with strong exotic fruity overtones |
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175ml £4.10 250ml £5.60 Bottle £15.30 |
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Viognier - La Playa (Chile) |
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Rose petal perfumed and fragrant, this grape produces fashionable easy drinking whites and this excellent example has a delightful aroma and flavours of dried fruits and lychee in the finish
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175ml £4.55 250ml £6.20 Bottle £17.10 |
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Blance Fume - De Wetshof Estate (Robertson, South Africa) |
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This is a cool climate Blanc Fume from the excellent De Wetshof estate, which is made from less aged Sauvignon Blanc to create an aromatic yet robust, fruity and complex dry white wine |
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175ml £5.75 250ml £6.95 Bottle £19.50 |
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Godello - Casal Nova (Spain) |
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Floral and fruit aromas with a nutty edge. Intense minerality, it is crisp and seductive in the mouth with strong fruit and slight citrus notes |
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Bottle £24.95 |
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Full, rich & smooth
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Sauvignon Blanc - Astrolabe (Marlborough) |
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The cool climate and gravel soils of Marlborough seem to develop pungent grassy aromas and a crisp citrusy palate. |
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Bottle £25.95 |
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Sancerre - Domaine Morin (France) |
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A classic Sancerre with a lovely grassy aroma and well balanced ripe flavours. |
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Bottle £26.95 |
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Chablis - Domaine Gautheron (France) |
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A very traditional Chablis from one of the best vintages in recent years, it has fresh, floral aromas,appley fruit and complex, rich mineral character.
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Bottle £27.50 |
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Pink perfection
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Pinot Grigio Rose - 'Ramato', Il Barco, Molise (Italy) |
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Il Barco Ramato is a delicate salmon pink rosé made naturally using selected copper skinned Pinot Grigio grapes. This is a rare wine style that has become greatly sought after and very fashionable in Italy.It has the delicate perfumed aromas of peach and rose petals and soft, red fruit flavours.
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175ml £4.50 250ml £6.00 Bottle £16.95 |
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Sancerre Rosé - Domaine Crochet (France) |
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The 7 hectare Crochet estate includes 2 hectares of Pinot Noir, mostly planted on the limestone slopes of the prime village of Bué. This vintage produced a pale salmon pink rosé, fresh with a delicateperfumed bouquet, finishing well rounded with exceptional poise. Rose at its best.
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Bottle £25.50 |
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Red Wine
Smooth & easy drinking
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Cabernet Merlot - Duc de Chapelle. Vin de Pays de l'Aude (France) |
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This Cabernet Merlot is soft and mellow with ripe berry flavours and is smooth on the mouth. |
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175ml £4.10 250ml £5.40 Bottle £14.95 |
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Sangiovese - Terre del Sole, Puglia (Italy) |
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This is full bodied, with typical cherry and spice aromas and a soft fruity palate, good ripe fruit and orange zest. |
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175ml £4.30 250ml £5.75 Bottle £15.95 |
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Carmènere - La Playa, Colchagua Valley (Chile) |
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Intense ruby colour with chocolate and pepper aromas. Full bodied on the palate, with good acidity and a spicy finish. |
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175ml £4.50 250ml £5.95 Bottle £16.90 |
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Spicy & delicious
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ES Vino Malbec - Fina Sophenia (Argentina) |
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Aromas of intense ripe fruit, cherries, blackberries, blueberries and fresh plums combined with spicy and floral hints |
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175ml £4.70 250ml £6.40 Bottle £17.95 |
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Rioja Crianza - Bodegas Azabache (Spain) |
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Well balanced with a soft seductive character. It exhibits intense plum and cherry flavours with elements of vanilla and spice and a soft rounded palate |
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175ml £5.10 250ml £6.95 Bottle £19.50 |
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Cabernet Merlot ‘Blue Gum Tree’ - Laibach, Stellenbosch, (South Africa) |
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Very accessible with soft, elegant fruit. Medium to dark colour, a complex aroma with hints of cigar box and blackberry notes. |
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Bottle £24.25 |
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Pinot Noir ‘Roaring Meg’ - Mt Difficulty, Central Otago, (New Zealand) |
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A lovely mix of berry fruits and liquorice with further complexity gained from oak spice. |
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Bottle £26.85 |
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Luxurious & delicious
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Rampant Red - Shiraz Cabernet Merlot, - Hamelin Bay (Australia) |
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Brilliant clarity with medium intensity with a cherry red centre and pink purple hue. Aromas of dusty mint and earth harmoniously meld with cherry, plum and berry fruits to afford a complex bouquet. The palate is round and of medium weight, with fine tannins. “A great quality Australian”
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175ml £6.00 250ml £8.25 Bottle £23.10 |
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Merlot ‘The Ladybird’ Organic - Laibach, Stellenbosch (South Africa) |
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This ripe and rounded wine is a Merlot dominated Bordeaux blend made from organically grown grapes, including Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Complex nose with hints of spice, chocolate and mocha.
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175ml £6.10 250ml £8.40 Bottle £23.30 |
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Fleurie - ‘la Madone’ - George Blanc (France) |
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Made from 100% Gamay grapes, which have enjoyed an excellent exposure to the sunshine and are wonderfully ripe at harvest. This very fruity wine exhibits an aroma of wild strawberries and lush ripe flavours which have made this wine so popular.
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Bottle £27.50 |
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Barolo 'single vineyard' - Giulin Rivetto (Piedmont, Italy) |
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A rich and powerful Barolo, velvety yet auster on the palate with the distinct bouquet of roses, game and tar |
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Bottle £37.95 |
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Dessert Wines
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Orange Muscat & Flora - Brown Brothers (Victoria, Australia) |
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Aromas of orange blossom to the nose and a fresh citrus hint to the palate |
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Bottle £19.50 |
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