| House Wines 1. Santa Helena Sauvignon Blanc 2005 gls 175ml/btl £3.70/£13.95Chile South America‘One of Chile’s older bodegas based in the Curico Valley produce this Sauvignon from ungrafted vines. ‘Fresh and herbal with crisp acidity and gooseberry fruit’.the Merlot has a supple fresh texture and ripe brambly fruit’.
2. Sacred Hill Semillon/Chardonnay 2006 gls 175ml/btl £3.95/£15.25De Bortoli Victoria Australia
Aromas of lifted citrus and stone fruits complexed with just a hint of vanillin oak, this is a refreshing, zesty wine with its burst of fresh lemon/lime citrus flavours. Balanced acidity with a subtle vanillin oak midpalate giving texture and length but nevertheless finishing with crisp.
3. Santa Helena Merlot 2004/05 gls 175ml/btl £3.75/£13.95Chile South America‘Made by Jacques Lurton from Bordeaux this red is uses the best of Old and New world techniques; 4. Sacred Hill Shiraz/Cabernet 2006 gls 175ml/btl £3.95/£15.25 De Bortoli Victoria Australia Produced in the Riverina region of South Australia this red has a vibrant purple, deep crimson apperance, with a bouquet of lifted plum and spice. On the palate it shows fresh fruit, berry and toasty vanillin oak with soft rounded tannins and good length 5. Louis. Eschenauer. Cinsault Rose 2006/07 gls 175ml £3.95 Grown in the Pays d'Oc region of South West France this is a fresh dry rose produced from the Cinsault grape. The nose is expressive with red fruit, strawberries and spicy notes. Clear and brilliant with a round pleasant palate free of bitterness - easy crisp and clean perfect summer drinking. White Wine6. Stella ‘Fairtrade Organic’ Chenin Blanc 2007 £16.95
South Africa
A blend from regions close to the Cape, the floral nose has hints of pineapple and white pear. Round and refined on the palate, this is an easy to drink wine that shows tremendous versatility. 7. Muscadet sur Lie ‘Hermine d’Or’ 2004 - Boullault Fréres Loire Valley France £18.95 ‘Delicious salty dry white, aged on the Lies for greater flavour - from a small family vineyard near Vallet south east of Nantes - perfect with seafood’8. Pinot Grigio di Veneto 2005 - Guerrieri Rizzardi Veneto Italy £19.95 ‘Classic citrus, peary flavours with a refreshing crisp intensity, produced by the Contessa Rizzardi on her estate north of Veneto’ 9. Mâcon Loché 2002 - Domaine Perraton Maconnais France £23.75 ‘Outstanding Chardonnay from the limestone hills of southern Burgundy made without the use of wood, creamy and complex’ 10. Chablis ‘Bois d’Yver’ 2004 £29.50 Domaine George Pico Chablis France ‘Chardonnay perhaps at its best, showing the wonderfull minerality and dry clean fruit qualitites for which this area is justifiably famous’.11. Hunters Sauvignon Blanc 2004 - Marlborough South Island New Zealand £28.95 ‘Long days of bright sunshine followed by cool nights produce a wine that has intense tropical fruit flavours unique to New Zealand Sauvignon’ 12. Sancerre 2005 £29.50 Christian Salmon ‘Classic grassy Loire Valley Sauvignon from this famous appellation almost opposite Pouilly Fumé - fragrant and dry’. 13. Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc 2003 £42.50
Bordeaux France
A Bordeaux Blanc Dry White Table wine from Pessac Leognan. Chateau Carbonnieux was constructed in the late 14th Century, at the time of the Hundred Years' War, and was for a long time in the ownership of the Benedictine monks from the nearby Sainte-Croix Abbey. The white once saw no wood at all, but now sees up to nine months in barrel, with batonnage to encourage flavour and character from the lees.
Rose14. Bardolino Chiaretto Classico Rose 2004/05 - Guerrieri Rizzardi Bardolino Italy £18.95 ‘Delicious pale Rose produced on the shores of Lake Garda in northern Italy - light, crisp and refreshing’ Red Wine15. Marques de Concordia Tempranillo 2005 £17.75
Bodegas Concordia Rioja Spain
‘Fine full flavoured red from the Rioja region to the west of Zaragoza, aromatic, juicy and delicious’
16. Minervois Tradition 2003/04 (Carignan/Syrah/Grenache) £19.50
Domaine Pierre Cros Minervois France
‘Pierre Cros is passionate about his wine making and as such has been recognised by the well know American wine writer Robert Parker, his traditional red is full bodied with intense fruit flavours – vins de Pays at its best’
17. Renaissance 2004 (Cab. Sauv/Gamay/Cab. Franc/Cot) £22.50
Touraine Amboise Loire Valley France
‘This delightful Loire Valley red is blended by Xavier Frissant from a mixture of grape varieties, quite complex with an almost light raspberry fruitiness to the palate, a perfect accompaniment to fish’
18. Pojega, Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso DOC 2005 £23.45 Guerri Rizzardi – Bardolino Italy
The grapes are mostly Corvina & Corvinone grown in Pojega. The vinification includes the ripasso wine making process This wine is aged in oak barrels to produce a refined taste.
19. Fleurie Chateau de L’Abbaye Quinson 2006/07 £25.50
Beaujolais France
Perhaps the best-known ‘cru’ in Beaujolais making seductive scented red from the Gamay grape. The characteristics of a typical Fleurie reflect its name; very floral, with aromas of iris and violets. Often highly coloured and well-structured, Fleurie wines are elegant and smooth, sometimes described as feminine.
20. Hunters Pinot Noir 2006 £28.95
Marlborough South Island New Zealand
A medium intensity nose showing ripe plums, black cherry and red fruits, along with some earthy complexity. The palate is soft and full with juicy Pinot Noir fruit flavours and lovely persistence of flavour.
21. Santeany Rouge Domaine Jessiaume 2004 £36.65
Burgundy France
This estate in Santenay is Scots owned by Sir David Murray. The wine has a rich, strong nose of ripe fruit, peonies and balsam trees. Very colourful, it is supple and long full-flavoured showing delicate tannins on the palate. It is harmonious, well-balanced and refined.
Champagne & Sparkling22. Pinot Chardonnay Sacred Hill Non Vintage - De Bortoli Victoria Australia £17.45 ‘Soft, attractive sparkling wine made in the traditional method by refermenting the classic champagne grape varieties in the bottle’ 23. M&M Rose Penedes Spain £20.95
A blend of Monastrell and Pinot Noir this Rose Sparkling wine spends 36 months in bottle before release. Light, elegant rose colour, with a very fine and lasting mousse. With a fruity and fresh aroma, this is an elegant wine with long after-taste..
24. Joseph Perrier Cuvee Royale Brut Non Vintage Champagne £35.00
An outstanding Grande Marque, this is pale gold in colour with a fine mousse and a refreshing, rounded body. Delicate yeasty notes and a touch of biscuit come from a minimum of 3 years ageing in the cellars.
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