Sparkling Wine/Champagne
Champagne and most other sparkling wine is usually made from three grapes. Chardonnay also responsible for many of the world’s best white wines, Pinot Noir the great red grape of Burgundy and Pinot Meunier another red grape. The fact that the winemaking process then magically produces a white sparkling wine when two of the grapes are red adds wonderfully to the mystic of the world’s favourite celebration wine! Vintage Champagne is only produced in a few select years when the grapes are of good enough quality to produce arguably the best sparkling wine on the planet.
Sparkling Wine
1. LE COLTURE, Brut Rosé NV £30.00
Le Colture Vineyards, Valdobbiadene, Italy
2. CLOVER HILL, Brut, 2007 £45.00
Taltarni Vineyards, Pipers River, Tasmania
3. SYLVOZ, Prosecco, Brut NV £35.50
Le Colture Vineyards, Valdobbiadene, Italy
Champagne
4. DELAMOTTE, Brut NV £45.00
5. VEUVE CLICQUOT, Brut NV £55.00
6. DEUTZ ROSÉ. Brut NV £65.50
7. BOLLINGER, A.C *1976 £185.00
Chardonnay
Responsible for some of the worlds very best white wines such as Chablis, and White Burgundy. Matthew Jukes author of the UK’s biggest selling wine publication The Wine List 2005, describes it thus, “Ranging in style from fairly colourless, neutral and characterless to wildly exotic, rich and golden – you can detect honey, butter, freshly baked patisserie, hazelnuts, butterscotch, orange blossom and fresh meadow flowers in full-on Chardonnays.”
10. VIÑA MAR RESERVA, 2010 £26.50
Casablanca Valley, Chile
11. THE LANE, Unwooded Chardonnay, 2009 £30.00
Adelaide Hills, South Australia
14. MÂCON UCHIZY, Domaine Talmard, 2010/2011 £34.00 Burgundy, France
15. CHABLIS, Vincent Dampt, 2011 £37.50
Burgundy, France
16. RULLY “Les Villeranges”, Domaine Faiveley, 2007 £45.50
Burgundy, France
17. CHABLIS PREMIER CRU ”Vaucopins”, Domaine Grossot, 2009 £52.00
Burgundy, France
Sauvignon Blanc
“The aroma of Sauvignon Blanc is very distinctive, having a sharp, grassy, green fruit character, often reminiscent of gooseberries. As well as being dry most Sauvignon Blanc’s are very high in acidity. “
Jonathan Pedley, Master of Wine.
New Zealand and the Loire region of France arguably produce the finest examples, however increasingly outstanding examples can now be sourced from Chile and South Africa.
20. MANTEL BLANCO, Álvarez Y Díez, 2011 £27.00 Valladolid, Rueda, Spain
21. ERADUS, Eradus Wines, 2011 £34.00 Awatere Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand
22. LANDS END, 2011 £37.50 Elim, Cape Agulhas, South Africa
23. SANCERRE, Domaine Chaumeau-Ballard, 2011 £40.00 Loire, France
24. POUILLY FUMÉ, La Chaumiennes, A & E Figeat, 2011 £42.00 Loire, France
Chenin Blanc
This French grape is used to produce a number of different styles of wine in the Loire valley. It is the principal white grape of South Africa where some outstanding dry whites made from this grape can be found.
29. ORIGINAL, Raats Family Wines, 2011/2012 £21.50
Stellenbosch, South Africa
30. VOUVRAY, La Cuvee de Fondraux, 2009/2010 £39.00
Domaine Champalou, Loire, France
31. SAVENNIÈRES, Clos du Papillon, Domaine Des Baumard, 2004/2006 £45.50
Loire, France
Viognier
In the best examples, Viognier offers a mind-blowing perfume of peach kernels, wild honey and apricot blossom, followed by an ample, curvaceous body with plenty of charm and a lingering dry aftertaste.
Matthew Jukes
32. TERRE DE LUMIERE, 2011/2012 £25.00 Languedoc, France
33. D’ARENBERG, The Last Ditch, Viognier, 2008 £35.00
Barossa Valley, South Australia
34. STELLA BELLA, Viognier, 2010 £48.50
Margaret River, Western Australia
Blended White Wines and other Varietals
Many winemakers make white wines from a blend of different grapes, where the sum of the parts is greater than the components.
36. MUSCADET SERVE ET MAINE , Jean-François Guilbaud, 2011 £27.50 Loire, France
37. BLUE SLATE, Dr. Loosen, 2010/2011 £28.50
Riesling, Mosel Valley, Germany
38. TORRONTES, Vida Orgánica, La Agricola, 2011 £26.50
Mandoza Valley, Argentina
39. GRÜNER VELTLINER, Terrasen, Domäne Wachau, 2011 £33.00
Wachau, Austria
40. PINOT GRIGIO RESERVA, Trentino, 2010 £31.00
Dolomites, Italy
41. ALBARIÑO, Lagar de Bouza, 2011 £31.50
Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain
42. MOUNT CASS, Riesling, 2007 £35.50
Waipara Valley, New Zealand
43. SKILLOGALEE, Gewurztraminer , 2009 £37.50
Clare Valley, South Australia
43a. ADAM RESERVE, Gewurztraminer, 2011 £43.50
Jean Baptiste Adam, Alsace, France
RED WINES
Merlot
“Merlot is a juicy grape, with supple smooth, silky, blackberry, plum, red wine gum and fruitcake flavours. As Merlot is usually oak aged, the fruit flavours are often accompanied by a touch of sweet wood-smoke barrel nuances.” Matthew Jukes
* Chile is making Carmènere it's own. "An old Bordeaux variety now virtually extinct in France. Widely used in Chile where until recently it was mistaken for Merlot." Not surprisingly it tastes similar to Merlot with an intriguing twist. Hugh Johnson
44.* ARAUCANO, Carmènere, 2011 £27.00
Domaine François Lurton, Colchagua Valley, Chile
45. BAIN’S KLOOF, Bain‘s Kloof Wines, 2010 £24.00
Breedekloof, South Africa
46. NOSTROS, Gran Reserva, 2011 £26.50
Central Valley, Chile
47. DELICATO, Delicato Vineyards, 2009 £28.50
Manteca, California, USA
48. SANTA EMA, Reserva D.O. Maipo Valley, 2009 £35.00
Chile
Cabernet Sauvignon
“The great distinction of the wine it produces is that it has a very powerful and recognizable aroma of blackcurrants wherever it is grown and, if matured in newish oak, can smell of cedar, cigar boxes and sometimes, tobacco.” Jancis Robinson
51. DOMAINE DE SAISSAC, 2010 £21.50
Languedoc, France
52. VIÑA MAR DE CASABLANCA, 2010/2011 £24.00
D.O. Maipo Valley, Chile
55. CHATEAU SAINT MICHELLE, 2008 £33.50
Columbia valley, Washington State, USA
56. THE COVER DRIVE, 2008 £38.50
Coonawarra, South Australia
57. JOHN RIDDOCH, 1993/1994 £76.00
Coonawarra, South Australia
Tempranillo (Rioja)
“The finest indigenous red wine grape of Spain. It provides rich, well-structured wines with good acidity and plenty of tannin and colour. The bouquet often exhibits an intense berry/black raspberry character with floral note. Robert Parker jnr
60. MANZANOS CRIANZA, Bodegas Finca Manzanos, 2008 £25.00
Rioja, Spain
61. LUIS CAÑAS, RESERVA, Bodegas luis Cañas, 2005/2006 £37.00
Rioja, Spain
62. LUIS CAÑAS GRAN RESERVA, Bodegas luis Cañas, 2005 £60.00
Rioja, Spain
Syrah/Shiraz & Blends
This grape’s wines, “tend to have a very dark colour, aromas of bramble and pepper, and on the palate can be quite chunky and full bodied.”
Jonathan Pedley
71. CÔTE DU RHÔNE, Vignobles Gonnet, 2010 £28.00
Côte du Rhône, France
72. LIONHEART OF THE BAROSSA, Dandelion Vineyards , 2010 £30.00
Barossa Valley, South Australia
73. 38 PARCELLES, Famille Quiot, 2010/2011 £32.00
Côte de Ventoux, France
74. CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH, Domaine Lafage, 2009 £34.50
Côtes du Roussillon, France
75. CROZES HERMITAGE, Etienne Barret, 2009/2010 £37.50
Côte du Rhône, France
76. GIGONDAS, Famille Quiot, 2006 £45.50
Côtes du Rhône, France
77. THE MCRAE WOOD SHIRAZ, Jim Barry, 2005 £47.50
Clare Valley South Australia,
78. CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE, Château Beauchêne, 2009 £50.00
Côtes du Rhône, France
Malbec
Although Malbec's roots are in Bordeaux, its only existence in France today is in the Southern regions of Cahors and Cabardes, where it produces rich, tannic Bordeaux style wines. Malbec is now mostly planted in the Mendoza region of Argentina, where it produces deep coloured, full bodied wines.
79. CHAMUYO, Mendoza Vineyards, 2011 £22.50
Mendoza Valley, Argentina
80. RUCA MALEN, Bodega Ruca Malen, 2010 £34.00
Mendoza Valley, Argentina
Claret/Claret Style Blends
The auld alliance between Scotland and France was based on this world- renowned wine. It’s a blend that incorporates principally Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot’ but other grapes such as Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are also used.
‘’A great Claret is the Queen of all natural wines and…the highest perfection of all wines that have ever been made. It is delicate and harmonious beyond all others.’’ Warner Allan – Knee Deep in Claret
81. SUTHERLAND, Cabernet sauvignon & Petit Verdot, 2008 £36.00
Thelema Vineyards, Elgin Region, South africa
82. PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Château Haut-Bailly, 2008 £45.00
Bordeaux, France
83. FRANK PHÉLAN, Château Phélan Ségur, 2008 £50.00
Saint Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
84. CHATEAU MUSAR, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault & Carignan, 2002 £54.50
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
85. MEERLUST RUBICON, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005/2007 £63.50
Stellenbosch, South Africa
86. CHATEAU PHÉLAN SÉGUR, 2004 £85.00
Saint Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
87. CHATEAU BEAUSEJOUR, 1er Grand Cru, 1995 £105.00
St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
88. CHATEAU LYNCH BAGES, 5eme Cru, 1996 £120.00
Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
89. CHATEAU FIGEAC, 1er Cru, 1995 £110.00
St Emillion, Bordeaux, France
Hearty Italians
‘’From lush, deep red Chiantis to light, fruity Bardolinos, Italy produces some of the world's best red wine. Perfect to add extra luster to Italy's rich cuisine, Italian red wines offer variety, quality, and style.’’
90. Il PRINCIPE, Nero d’Avola, Cantine Rallo, 2011 £25.00
Sicily, Italy
91. BARBERA D’ALBA, Fratelli Levis, 2011 £27.00
Piedmont, Italy
92. VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO SUPERIORE, 2008 £29.50
Terre Di Cariano, Tuscany, Italy
93. SABAZIO, La Braccesca, 2007/2010 £32.00
Tuscany, Italy
94. CHIANTI CLASSICO, Terre di Prenzano, 2008 £35.00
Vigna Maggio, Tuscany, Italy
94a. BAROLO, 4 Vigne, Cascin Adelaide 2008 £60.00
Piedmonte, Italy
Pinot Noir
“The Red Burgundy grape capable of producing diviely scented, gorgeously fruity expressions of place but often unwilling to do so. Flavours found in young red Burgundies include raspberries, strawberries, cherries and violets and with time these evolve into a bouquet of game, liquorice and autumnal undergrowth.”
Jancis Robinson
95. VIÑA MAR DE CASABLANCA, 2011 £28.50
D.O. Maipo Valley, Chile
96. DOMAINE de VALMOISSINE, Louis Latour, 2009/2010 £31.00
Côteaux du Verdon, France
97. LAFORET BOURGOGNE, Joseph Drouhin, 2009 £36.50
Burgundy, France
98. UNRAVELLED, Carrick Vineyards, 2010 £41.00
Central Otago, New Zealand
99. CHOREY LES BEAUNE, Joseph Drouhin, 2008/2009 £48.50
Burgundy, France
100. NUITS SAINT GEORGES, Le Petit Arlot, 2009 £60.00
Domaine de L’Arlot, Burgundy, France
101. POMMARD, Domaine Cyrot-Buthiau, 2008 £60.00
Burgundy, France
Pinotage
This grape is a cross of Cinsault, a grape used mostly for blending in the Rhone, and Pinot Noir, the great red grape of Burgundy. It is grown almost exclusively in South Africa. Abraham Izak Perold a Professor at Stellenbosch University successfully crossed the varieties in 1925.
"Pinotage is an earthy, spicy, deeply coloured grape with tobacco and plums on the nose,crushed blackberry fruit on the palate and a hearty, full, savoury finish."
Matthew Jukes
110. RHEBOKSKLOOF, 2010/2011 £29.50
Paarl, South Africa
111. SPRINGFONTEIN, 2007 £35.50
Walker Bay, South Africa
Gamay
One of the distinct features of wines made from Gamay grapes is its fruity flavour, scent, and strong likeness to Pinot Noir. When you smell this wine, you will get the scent of cherries, pears, bananas and oddly enough bubblegum. It also has a hint of wood in the scent because it is aged in oak casks.
120. BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGE, Joseph Drouhin, 2010/2011 £30.00
Beaujolais, France
121. FLEURIE, Clos des Quatre Vents, 2010 £34.50
Georges du bœuf, Beaujolais, France
122. BROUILLY, Vieilles Vignes, 2011 £38.50
Marcel Joubert, Beaujolais, France
Blended Red Wines and other Varietals
131. GNARLY HEAD, Old Vine Zinfandel, 2006 £25.50
Manteca, California, USA
133. STEP ROAD, Sangiovese, 2006 £28.50 Langhorne Creek, South Australia
134. CERAVOLO, Petit Verdot, 2008 £32.50
Adelaide Plains, South Australia
135. ARINTO, Quinta de Chocapalha, 2007 £35.50
Aldeia Galega Da Merceana, Lisbon, Portugal
Half Bottles
Champagne
LOUIS ROEDERER, Champagne, France, NV £42.00
Whites
SAUVIGNON BLANC, Sherwood Estate Winery, Marlborough, NZ, 2011/2012 £16.50
CHARDONNAY, Mâcon Solutré, Maison Auvigue, Burgundy, France, 2011 £18.50
SOAVE, Guerrieri Rizzardi, Italy, 2009 £18.00
RIESLING, Trimbach, Alsace, France, 2010 £23.50
Reds
MERLOT, Santa Ema, Chile, 2010 £12.00
CÔTE DU RHÔNE Réserve, Domaine Perrin, Côte du Rhône, France, 2010 £17.00
CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Katnook, Coonawarra, Australia, 2009 £22.50
Dessert Wines
Hse. CASA SILVA, Late Harvest Gewürztraminer-Semillon,2011 (37.5cl) £21.50
Cosecha Valley, Chile
Hse. CERAVOLO, The Raconteur, Dessert Shiraz, 2008, (37.5cl) £36.00
Adelaide Plains, South Australia
102. MAROM MERLOT, 2006 £20.50 Hochwertiger Qualitatswein, Romania
103. SEDIENER, Cabernet Sauvignon, Aurum 2005 £23.50
Hochwertiger Qualitatswein, Romania
106. TROCKENBEEREN AUSLESE, 1989 (50cl) £40.50 Rhein, Germany, Rudolf Muller selection
108. ROYAL TOKAJI COMPANY, 1995 (50cl) £43.50
5 Puttanyas Aszu, Hungary
109. HOBBS OF BAROSSA RANGES, 2004 (37.5cl) £56.00
Single Vineyard Viognier, Angston, South Australia
BIO DYNAMIC WINES
Biodynamics is an agricultural system first developed by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner at the start of the 20th century. It is based on organic farming, but goes beyond the obvious avoidance of chemicals and synthetic treatments, to a much more holistic and philosophical regard for the land. Some of its tenets cannot easily be explained, including farming by a calendar that respects the earth's magnetic fields and the rhythms of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and working with preparations that seem almost mediaeval: infusions or herbs and minerals, some, indeed, packed inside cow horns and buried underground.
Whites
201. NATIVA RESERVA, Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 £24.00
Central Valley, Chile
202. LE CANON DU MARÉCHAL BLANC, Muscat – Viognier, 2011 £30.00
Domaine Cazes, Languedoc, France
202. PINOT GRIS ”Calcaire”, 2006 £45.00
Domaine Zind Humbrecht, Alsace, France
203. RIESLING ”HERRENWEG”, 2004 £50.00
Domaine Zind Humbrecht, Alsace, France
205. MEURSAULT “Les Tessons”, 2002 £68.00
Pierre Morey, Burgundy, France
Reds
210. CORBIÈRES, Syrah-Grenache-Carignan, 2011 £25.00
Domaine Gilles Louvet, Languedoc, France
208. LE CANON DU MARÉCHAL ROUGE, Syrah-Merlot, 2012 £30.00
Domaine Cazes, Languedoc, France
208. TWENTY MILE BENCH, Pinot Noir, 2008 £65.00
Le Clos Jordanne, Niagara Penninsula, Canada
House Wines
Bottle Glass Glass
750ml 125ml 250ml
PROSECCO
SYLVOZ, Prosecco, Brut NV £35.50 £6.00 £12.00
Le Colture Vineyards, Valdobbiadene, Italy
Whites
SAUVIGNON BLANC, Nostros Reserva, 2012 £19.50 £3.75 £7.50
Casablanca Valley, Chile
CHARDONNAY, Led Grenadiers, 2012 £23.00 £4.00 £8.00 Côte de Thongue, France
PINOT GRIGIO, Luna, 2011/2012 £19.50 £3.75 £7.50
Cecilia Beretta, Veneto, Italy
Rose
NELSON ESTATE, Rose, 2011 £24.00 £4.00 £8.00
Paarl, South Africa
Reds
RIOJA, MANZANOS
Bodegas Finca Manzanos, 2012 £19.50 £3.75 £7.50
Rioja, Spain
SHIRAZ, THE OPPORTUNIST, 2011 £19.50 £3.75 £7.50
Barossa Valley, South Australia
CHATEAU LA CROIX ST BENOIT, 2009 £24.00 £4.00 £8.00
Cubzac les ponts, Bordeaux, France
Dessert Wines
CASA SILVA, LATE HARVEST, Semillon Gewurztraminer, 2011 £6.50 £13.00 Cosecha Valley, Chile
RIVESALTES AMBRÉ, 2000 £12.00 £24.00 Domaine Cazes, Languedoc, France
CERAVOLO, The Raconteur, Dessert Shiraz, 2008 £12.00 £24.00 Adelaide Plains, South Australia
