WINE LIST

ITALY

White
PINOT GRIGIO, Alto Adige, 2007/08, San Michele Appiano
From the award winning San Michelle Appiano Winery, this is a stunning example of Pinot Grigio! Grown at altitude on the
foothills of the Alps in the Alto Adige, where the cooler climate allows the development of great fruit flavour combined with
intense freshness.

£26.95

Red
ROSSO DI SALENTO, 2004/05 – Capello di Prete, Francesco Candido, Puglia, Italy

Rich and spicy on the nose, followed by concentrated rounded flavours of sundried raisins, dark chocolate and black
coffee leading to a lovely bitter black cherry finish on the palate.

£27.00

NEW ZEALAND

White
SAUVIGNON BLANC, 2008 - Hunters Wines, Marlborough, South Island

Jane Hunter OBE is one of New Zealand's most respected winemakers and one can see why with this grassy, aromatic
and zesty Sauvignon.

£26.50

Red
PINOT NOIR, 2006/07 – Jackson Estate, Marlborough, South Island £35.50
Fresh and lively with fabulous red fruit flavours – New World Pinot Noir at its best.

AUSTRALIA

Red
HEATHCOTE SHIRAZ, ’Limited Edition’ 2008, Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria
A medium bodied wine with aromas of cherry and plum fruits, interwoven with subtle oak, spices and pepper.
It is a deep brilliant ruby colour and is drinking well now.

£27.00

White
THOMAS MITCHELL MARSANNE, 2008, Victoria, Australia
Dry, unwooded classy white packed with citrus and rockmelon flavours. Made exclusively from the Marsanne grape which
is native to the Rhône valley, although it has found it’s second home in Victoria.
Divine with shellfish, fish and poultry dishes.£18.50

MOSEL

KASELER NIES’CHEN RIESLING KABINETT, 2003/05
Reichsgraf Von Kesselstatt, Trier, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Exquisitely delicate, with lovely floral fragrances and very ripe fruit. The Von kesselstatt Estate is
one of the very top estates in the Mosel and has been producing fine wines since the 14th Century.£30.95

SOUTH AFRICA

Red

PINOTAGE, 2009– Horse Mountain, Paarl
South Africa’s own grape ( a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault) this is delightfully light, soft and elegant and packed

with crunchy red plummy cherry fruit. Stunning!

£22.90

White

VIOGNIER, 2007 – Fairview, Paarl
In vogue at the moment and an easy to please grape variety. Peach and apricot flavours with a lovely rounded mouth-feel and
a long concentrated finish. One of the best examples of Viognier outside it traditional heartland of the Rhône.

£25.50

LEBANON

Red

MASSAYA SILVER SELECTION RED, 2005- Beka Valley
A stunning red that is a must try for all lovers of Rhone valley wines. Made in partnership with the Brunier brothers,
of Chateauneuf Vieux Télegraphe fame and Dominique Hébrard, who used to own Cheval Blanc, you can be assured
of its supreme quality. Made with Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Mourvèdre it has a huge
concentrated fruitiness and seriously long finish. A world class wine, from one of the oldest wine growing regions
in the world. We recommend with red and white meat dishes with rich sauces.

£34.00

SPAIN (RED)

RIOJA MUGA RESERVA, 2006- Bodegas Muga, Haro, Rioja Alta
Meticulously faithful to their traditional wine-making methods, Muga use the classic Rioja grape mix - Tempranillo,
Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano which are vinified in traditional Rioja oak vats and then matured for 24 months
in small French and American oak barrels. A stunning Rioja, from one of the most sought after bodegas.

£29.90

SPAIN (WHITE)

RIOJA BLANCO, MONOPOLE, 2006– Compañia Vinicola de Norte de España, Rioja Alavesa
Classic white Rioja aged in oak barrels giving a crisp acidity and a greater depth of flavour, with a distinct
lemon zest and vanilla finish. Quite Burgundian in style, this wine makes a refreshingchange from Chardonnay.

£22.50

RED BURGUNDY & BEAUJOLAIS

FLEURIE AC, 2009 - Clos de la Chapelle de Bois, Beaujolais
Very concentrated with a rich and silky blackcherry fruit.

£28.50

COTES DE BEAUNE, Ladoix, 2007 , Domaine René Durand, Comblanchien, Burgundy
This Côte de Beaune has a lovely ripe raspberry fruitiness with excellent intensity and softening tannins.
The wine has great depth and balance.

£28.50

MONTHELIE, 1ER CRU GAUTHEY, 2005/6, Domaine Paul Garaudet, Burgundy
This wine has great structure which holds a concentration of ripe raspberry fruitiness inside. This is a
great Clos Gauthey from one of the finest wine-makers in the village of Monthélie, a sleepy
village in a valley just to the west of Meursault.

£43.00

GEVREY CHAMBERTIN AC, 2005/6, Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
Supple and displaying great finesse with soft, ripe raspberry/cherry fruit – lighter than
some Gevreys but wonderfully balanced and a much better match with food.

£48.50

WHITE BURGUNDY

RULLY BLANC 1er CRU ‘Le Meix Cadot’, 2005– Domaine Jacques Dury
A full bodied and complex white Burgundy with ripe citrus aromas and a touch of hazelnut,
from an exceptional year.

£30.50

MONTAGNY, 1ER CRU, 2007 – Château du Cray, Côte Chalonnaise
Utterly delicious, soft, rounded and delicately opulent white Burgundy from the southerly region of the
Châlonnaise, north of Cluny. Flavours of nectarine and apricot pervade the mouth and the wine has a beautiful
creamy texture and good balancing acidity.

£31.50

CHABLIS AC, 2008 - Domaine Louis Pinson, Chablis
First class fruit excellently balanced by a fresh crispness; a very
elegant wine with perfect concentration.

£31.00

CHABLIS 1ER CRU MONT DE MILIEU AC, 2007/08 - Domaine Louis Pinson, Chablis
If Pinson's 'basic' Chablis is a delight then his 1er Cru is
superlative with superb depth and complexity of rich, balanced fruit.

£41.00

PULIGNY MONTRACHET 1ER CRU LES PERRIERES, 2004 – Dom. Jean Louis Chavy,
Côte de Beaune
Finely balanced and very concentrated, a remarkable purity of Chardonnay fruit from this premier Cru
showing it’s typicity and ‘terroir’.

£68.00

LOIRE VALLEY

MUSCADET DE SEVRE ET MAINE, SUR LIE AC, 2007/08Medaille D’Or
Domaine de la Tourlaudiere
Fresh, crisp and lively with a zesty fruit - perfect with seafood.

£22.50

SANCERRE AC, 2009 - Domaine Serge Laporte
Serge and Elizabeth Laporte's Sancerre has a wonderful purity of
intense fruit extract as well as great vivacity and perfect balance.

£26.90

POUILLY FUMÉ AC, 2009 - Michel Bailly
Well balanced fruit and freshness with a typical flinty finish.

£26.90

SANCERRE ROUGE, Thauvenay, 2006/07 Domaine Masson-Blondelet
A deliciously open and fruity red from the Pinot Noir grape.

£26.50

ALSACE

GEWÜRZTRAMINER AC, 2005 - Huber & Bleyer (‘Medaille d’Or’)
A classic Gewürztraminer with plenty of spicy, lychee fruit and superb balancing freshness.

£25.50

DRY WHITE BORDEAUX

CHATEAU CARBON D’ARTIGUES, 2009 Bordeaux Blanc
Made primarily from old vine Semillon and a touch of Sauvignon Blanc, this is a wonderfully fragrant and
honeyed dry white Graves which has a crisp flavour of melons balanced with a lively, refreshing finish. Delicious
with fish and poultry dishes.

£19.95

CLOS FLORIDENE, 2005- Pujols-sur-Ciron, Graves
Intense aromas of white peaches, lemon, grapefruit and toasted nuts. A dense flavour of creamy
fruit with a stunning balance.

£29.50

RED BORDEAUX

CHATEAU LA TOUR DE BY AC, 2007 - Cru Grand Bourgeois Médoc
Soft, rich and medium-bodied with plenty of fruit shining through
and good, soft tannins that lend the wine structure.

£35.50

CHATEAU LASSEGUE, 2000 AC– Grand Cru St Emilion
The impressive Chateau Lassègue exudes Merlot fruit and is wonderfully generous and beautifully structured.
Full of ripe fruit in the mouth but with that tell-tale 2000 structure and balance.

£45.95

CHATEAU SIRAN, 1999- Grand Cru Exceptionnel, Labarde, Margaux
Full bodied with an elegant fruit and well integrated, powerful tannin.
One of our very favourite châteaux making some splendid Margauxof undoubted' cru classe' quality.           £56.00

CHATEAU GRUARD LAROSE, 1996, 2eme Cru Classé, St Julien
A great Bordeaux, tending to be smoother and more elegant than many contempories. The 1996 is
a delicious wine characterized by elegant and generous aromas of black fruits, smoke and herbs.

£96.00

RHONE VALLEY (Red)

GIGONDAS, les Pallières, 2001/05 - Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
A hugely concentrated, ripe red from one of the most beautiful estates in Southern France. Astonishing with its
mesmerising nose of blackberries and cherries combined with a hint of the ‘garrigue’ and spice. It has a vast expanse
of chocolaty-spicy fruit and a mouth-coating texture. It is the best wine ever made at les Pallières.

£45.50

DESSERT WINES

MUSCAT DE RIVESALTES AC, 2001 - Domaine de Rolland Half Bottle: £25.50
Rich and flavoursome with a soft, grapey fruit. (15% ABV) By the 100 ml. glass: £ 5.95

CHATEAU ST. HELENE, 2000/06 -2nd wine of Ch de Malle, Sauternes Half Bottle:
A beautiful Sauternes which demonstrates everything you would expect from this appellation. Fine, concentrated and
well balanced with notes of white flowers and honey. The perfect partner for foie gras or desserts.

£41.50

CYPRESS DE CLIMENS, 2002 – 2nd Wine of Chateau Climens, Barsac 50cl Bottle:
An uplifting bouquet of honeyed apricot and peach fruit, which, along with its vibrancy, gives its powerful, rich,
intense flavours a sense of balance and focus.

£56.00

ELYSIUM, (BLACK MUSCAT) 2006 - Quady Winery, California Half Bottle:
From Black Muscat grapes, giving a plummy, damson fruit flavour.

£24.50

ESSENSIA, (ORANGE MUSCAT) 2004/05 - Quady Winery, California Half Bottle:
Sweet but not cloying, with a refreshing orange-citrus finish.

£24.50

MAURY SOLERA 1928 CASK, Maury, Languedoc Roussillon, France 5o cl bottle £29.00
By the 100 ml. Glass £ 5.75
This remarkable sweet wine is unusual for a Vin Doux Naturel in that it is derived from a Solera system dating
back to the late 1920s. It has an intense flavour of rum-soaked raisins, sweet plums, prunes and liquorice together
with roasted nuts. Tremendously complex, it is made from Grenache Noir grapes. A wine to sip and savour
again and again. Perfect with rich puddings, especially chocolate!

CHAMPAGNE

BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVÉE, N.V. - Ay
Dry, crisp and exuding class. Partially oaked, full, rich and lingering flavour.

£79.50

J.M. GREMILLET, N.V - Aube – House Champagne
A classic champagne from a small house. Well structured with soft flavours of ripe, tasty fruit and
showing its quality in a complex ‘brioche’ character.

£42.00

SPARKLING WINE

CREMANT DE LOIRE, Brut, NV – Oisly
Soft, creamy and light. An elegant and stylish crémant made by Anne-Sophie Meurgey-Penet. Anne,
together with her husband has worked extensively in Australia and South Africa. Together they are making
some of the most exciting Crémant de Loire sparkling wines.

£29.55.

HALF BOTTLES

RED WINES Half Bottle

½ FLEURIE AC, 2008 - Clos de la Chapelle de Bois, Beaujolais
Very concentrated with a rich and silky blackcherry fruit.

£15.25

½ RIOJA RESERVA, 2006– Bodegas Muga, Rioja, Spain
Classic blend of Garnacha, Tempranillo and Graciano, aged for two years in oak. Rich, ripe and spicy!

£18.25

½ MASSAYA CLASSIC RED, 2008–Massaya, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon
A complex, herbal nose leads to a fat, juicy fruitness and enticing smoothness.

£15.95

½ COTES DE BEAUNE, Ladoix, 2006/7 Domaine Rene Durand, Burgundy
A soft and elegant Burgundy, with intense raspberry fruitiness; deliciously ripe and supple,

£16.50

½ CHATEAU LA TOUR DE BY AC, 2004- Cru Grand Bourgeois Médoc, Bordeaux
Soft, rich and medium-bodied with plenty of fruit shining through and good, soft tannins that lend the wine structure.

£18.00

½ VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE, 2007 - Zenato, Veneto
A beautifully smooth and velvety wine with a great depth of fruit – very soft and gentle.                                                                                                                       £16.50 

ROSÉ WINE

½ COTES DE PROVENCE ROSÉ, 2007 - Domaine du Jus d'Esclans "Cru Classé"
Full-flavoured and floral with a delicate and balanced fruitiness.

£ 12.50

WHITE WINES

½ CHABLIS AC, 2009 - Domaine Louis Pinson
First class fruit excellently balanced by a fresh crispness; a very elegant wine with perfect concentration.

£17.50

½ CHABLIS 1ER CRU MONT DE MILIEU AC, 2008 - Domaine Louis Pinson
If Pinson's 'basic' Chablis is a delight then his 1er Cru is superlative with superb depth and complexity of rich, balanced fruit.                               £24.00

½ MUSCADET DE SEVRE ET MAINE, SUR LIE AC, 2009
Domaine de la Tourlaudière
Fresh, crisp and lively with a zesty fruit - perfect with seafood.

12.00

½ SANCERRE AC, 2009- Domaine Serge Laporte
Serge and Elizabeth Laporte's Sancerre has a wonderful purity of intense fruit extract as well as great vivacity and perfect balance.

£16.00

½ POUILLY FUMÉ AC, 2009 - Michel Bailly
Well balanced fruit and freshness with a typical flinty finish.

£15.00

½ PULIGNY MONTRACHET, 1ER CRU LES FOLATIÈRES, 2007 – Domaine G Chavy,
Côte de Beaune
Elegant and concentrated, with wonderful balance of acidity and richness on the palate                                                        £33.50

CHAMPAGNE
½ J.M. GREMILLET, Brut Reserve – Aube £24.00

½ BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVÉE, N.V. - Ay £35.50

DIGESTIFS
25ml Glass
EAU DE VIE DE POIRE WILLIAMS D'ALSACE - Gilbert Miclo
Quite sensational! Opening the bottle is like uncorking a pear orchard. (43% ABV) £4.75

EAU DE VIE DE MIRABELLE D’ALSACE – Domaine Henri Fuchs
Made by an exceptional winemaker, at a domaine situated in the heartland of Alsace at Ribeauvillé. Made from little yellow
plums, this example is soft and fruit driven. (45% ABV) £4.75

COGNAC
VSOP GRANDE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC
Maxime Trijol, Martial Sur Né
Aged between 10 and 20 years old, this stunning Cognac comes from Jean-Jacques Trijol whose family have been
distilling for over 150 years. Praised internationally with frequent Gold medals for his VSOP Cognac, it is well
structured with a mellow and rich palate and a fruity and elegant backdrop.

£4.95

HINE EARLY LANDED COGNAC, 1981
This fine vintage will continue to develop in the bottle for many generations to come. It is the epitome of fine early
Landed cognac being both powerful yet smooth and haunting on the palate.

The concept behind early Landed Cognacs: At the beginning of the 19th century, a few cognac houses began to ship
Cognac, soon after it had been put into cask, to British connoisseurs.                                 £7.95

GRANDE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC FONTEVIELLE ALLIANCE 35
Ragnaud-Sabourin, Barbezieux
As unique and outstanding as the soil of the Grande Champagne region may be, the Ladies that have managed the
House of RAGNAUD-SABOURIN for years endow it with an incomparable specificity and originality.

Complex rich flavours with some dried fruit and a distinguished balance between the fruit and oak showing good
rancio and finesse in the lengthy finish.

Extremely limited and somewhat rare, Alliance No 35 is the

Cognac used at the Elisé Palace in Paris.        £9.95

ARMAGNAC

BAS ARMAGNAC, 1986 Folle Blanche 
Domaine de Miqueur, Hontaux
Bright golden amber colour with violets, prunes and scented spirit on the nose. Powerful dried fruit flavours with
a rich spicy depth and good length, complexity and balance.

                                         £6.75

CALVADOS

CALVADOS DU PAYS AUGE 1978
Gerard Perigault, Silly-en-Gouffern
Light amber colour with a clear influence of oak on the nose balancing the light fruit of the apple and almost lime
-like notes. Full flavour developed from old oak, fresh apple flavours, some spice and a good well knit finish.

Georges Perigault is a small, traditional grower producing excellent farm style calvados. Light amber colour
with a clear influence of oak on the nose balancing the light fruit.£5.75

CALVADOS DU PAYS D’AUGE 25 TO 30 YEAR OLD
Reserve de Semainville, Adrien Camut, La Lande-Saint-Lager
This is an old fashioned estate of 46 hectares which offers deep, mature calvados with great length, full flavours
and an endearing rusticity.

The Camut family grows 25 different apple varieties and distill in two pot stills. The cider spends up to a year in
oak before distillation and the new spirit goes into new oak barrels for up to a year before being transferred to
older casks.                               £7.75

HOUSE WINES
Red
Bottle Glass 175ml

Merlot 2008
Vin de Pays d’Oc, Domaine St. Hilaire
Medium bodied, classy red, with plenty of lush chocolate scented fruit .( 14.00% ABV)   £15.90     4.25                            

Château Lacoste, 2005
Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux, France
Rich, berry fruit flavours and fine tannins giving a silky texture.(12.5% ABV)

£18.50£4.75

Brown Brothers, ‘Everton Red’
Brown Brothers, Victoria, Australia
A clever blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Malbec, this juicy,
medium bodied wine has soft berry flavours and a touch of subtle oak. (14 %ABV)

£17.50

White

Chardonnay 2009
Domaine St. Hilaire, Vin de Pays d’Oc, Montagnac, France
A pure, clean and intensely flavoured ‘unoaked’ Chardonnay.(13.5%ABV)

£15.90 4.25

Brown Brothers, ‘Everton White’
Brown Brothers, Victoria, Australia
A fresh, crisp and lively wine with beautiful fruit flavours and a slight savoury finish, an
unusual blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris .(13%ABV)

£17.50   4.50

Rosé

Chateau Haut Rian Rosé 2007/08
Chateau Haut Rians, Rions, Bordeaux, France
The freshest, most thirst quenching rosé ever, brimming with wild strawberry fruit. (13.5% ABV)

£15.95 £4.00

Sancerre Rosé, 2007 – Domaine Pierre & Alain Dezat, Loire, France
A light, dry and charming style of rosé with delicate, highly floral fruit and plenty of depth.

£25.90