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| WINES BY THE GLASS RED ROSE & DESSERT SPARKLING FINE REDS FINE WHITES |
| France |
| Cave de Haut Poitou, La Romane 2007 £17.00 Loire, Chardonnay |
| An unoaked chardonnay with just a touch of peach on the palate, very easy to drink. |
| Domaine De Montmarin 2008 £18.00 Languedoc, Sauvignon Blanc |
| Green fruit flavours backed up with fresh acidity and a dry, savoury palate. |
| Chateau Saint Florin 2007 £20.00 Bordeaux Blanc |
| A really good value white Bordeaux, with a good proportion of muscadelle in the blend lending a floral perfume
to the green fruits of the sauvignon. The semillon adds the weight and body. |
| Domaine De Montmarin 2008 £20.00 Languedoc, Viognier |
| Aromas of peach and apricot, with a palate which is full bodied, but dry. |
| Domaine de la Haute Fevrie 2007 £21.00 Loire, Muscadet de Sevre et Maine sur Lie |
| Fresh and lively with green fruit flavours and a well balanced fruity palate which combines well with the fresh acidity. |
| Domaine Paul Talmard 2008 £27.00 Burgundy, Macon-Uchizy |
| A great value white burgundy with no oak, just fresh green apple and nutflavours with just a touch of honey |
| Domaine Chauveau Les Croqloups 2008 £34.00 Loire, Poully Fume |
| A typical flinty poully fume, with a vibrant, fresh, citrus palate and a bone dry finish. |
| Domaine Daniel Dampt 2008 £35.00 Burgundy, Chablis |
| Dampt's style is for fragrant chablis with floral and mineral aromas and just a hint of steel. Lingering dry finish. |
| Domaine Paul Prieur 2008 £36.00 Loire, Sancerre |
| Prieur's sancerre from handpicked grapes shows depth of aroma and a clean vibrant palate which has quite a good body. |
| Bourgogne Cote d'Auxerre Goisot 2007/08 £37.00 Burgundy, Bourgogne Blanc France |
| This wine comes from vineyards close to Chablis, producing a lemony, mineral style of wine, but this
has a broad palate with medium to full intensity |
| Domaine de la Soufrandise Vieilles Vignes 2006/07 £55.00 Burgundy, Pouilly Fuisse |
| This is a richly flavoured pouilly fuisse made from old vines, producing a wine which is full bodied, but
holds back on the oak, allowing the vibrant fruit to come to the fore. |
| Domaine Domaine Buisson Charles 2006 65.00 Burgundy, Meursault |
| Very fresh nose, which, in the glass opens out to reveal classic aromas of
hazel, almond and a creamy texture. Very poised for a village wine. |
| Domaine Pierre Benetiere 2006 £69.00 Cote du Rhone, Condrieu |
| Aromatic, flavorsome white from the granite slopes of the northern Rhone.
Strong aromas of honeysuckle, apricot with a dry rich palate |
| Domaine Henri Prudhon 'Les Enseigneres' 2006 £95.00 Burgundy, Puligny Montrachet |
| Full bodied, rich style of Puligny Montrachet, made from a vineyard which borders the Grand Cru Batard Montrachet. |
| Paul Pernot 2005 £140.00 Burgundy, Batard Montrachet |
| Batard is one of the richest wines in Burgundy. Powerful, concentrated and packed with creamy fruit
and flavours of peaches, almonds, hazelnuts and brioche. |
| Louis Jadot 2003 £350.00 Burgundy, Montrachet |
| Le Montrachet is the world's greatest dry white wine; rich, powerful, but with balance like no other.
There are minerals on the nose combined with tropical fruits, hazelnuts and almonds. |
| Italy |
| Fattori Gregoris 2008 £21.00 Veneto, Pinot Grigio |
| Zesty citrus and melon aromas combined with ripe fruit flavours.
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| Riccardo Falchini 2008 £28.00 Tuscany, Vernaccia di San Gimignano |
| Lightly flavoured, with a crisp palate with good body. Hints of almond and
hazelnut and a touch of minerality. |
| Fontanassa 2007 £28.00 PiedmontGavi Ca Adua |
| Fresh and zippy, but also quite punchy with a fresh vibrant fruit. |
| Capichera 2006 £69.00 SardiniaVermentino |
| Pure vermentino from the granite soils of the north of Sardinia.
Honeysuckle and honey scented with a rich palate of peach and apricot.
Italy's equivalent to Condrieu. |
| Spain |
| Bodegas Ventura de Vega 2008 £17.00 Extremadura, Vega Esteban |
| Light and fragant with a slight almond flavour. Crisp acidity keeps it fresh, and it is great as an aperitif or with shellfish. |
| Granja Fillaboa 2007 £36.00 GaliciaAlbarino Rias Baixas |
| A vibrant, citrus wine from Galicia in north-west Spain. Fillaboa is one of
the leading producers of Albarino, which is a great accompaniment to
shellfish, or great to enjoy on its own. |
| Abel Mendoza 2007 £39.00 Rioja blanco Viura |
| Abel Mendoza's white Rioja is made from 100% old vines Viora a grape which
has a rich, powerful texture and a flavour of custard creams. The wine has
been vinified in oak, adding to the rich texture, but the balance of flavours
is perfect. |
| Americas |
| Curico River 2008 £16.00 Lontue Valley, Sauvignon Blanc Chile |
| Dryish sauvignon which is fresh and zippy, showing good acidity and green fruit flavours. |
| Anakena 2008 18.00 Chardonnay, Chile |
| Juicy chardonnay with melon and fig flavours. |
| Finca Sophenia 2007 24.00 Mendoza, Altosur Chardonnay, Argentina |
| 30% fermented in high quality French oak. The high altitude vineyards
at Finca Sophenia make wines that are fresh and complex.
This Chardonnay is cool, but also has somebody and citrus scented fruit. |
| Australia |
| Stoney Valley 2008 £17.00 South Australia, Semillon/ Chardonnay |
| Dryish white from south Australia, produced by Yaldara. Delicate peach flavours and a hint of oak. |
| Wakefield Estate 2008 £24.00 Clare Valley, 'Promised Land' Unwooded Chardonnay |
| Classic green apple and hazelnut flavours combined with a touch of tropical fruits, such as melon and grapefruit. |
| Hamelin Bay 2007 £29.00 Margaret River, Semillom/Chardonnay |
| A medium to full bodied white which has flavours of citrus fruit combined
with a hint of melon and kiwi. |
| Mount Mary 2001 £95.00 Yarra Valley, Chardonnay |
| Australia's most complex chardonnay, made in the style of a top burgundy from a well established cool vineyard. |
| New Zealand |
| Forest Estate 2008 £27.00 Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc |
| Pouilly fume style sauvignon with good body but mild aromatics. |
| Kumeu River, The Village 2006 £30.00 Auckland, Chardonnay |
| Crisp, elegant chardonnay from North Island. Complex aromas of toasted
nuts and bread combined with white flowers and crisp, clean fruit flavours. |
| Forest Estate 2006 £31.00 Marlborough, Gewurztraminer |
| Lychee and rose scents. Dry but very rich mouthcoating palate. |
| Cloudy Bay 2008 £50.00 Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc |
| Cloudy Bay is an iconic New Zealand wine which has strong aromatics of
of gooseberry and a gun flint, with layers of citrus fruits |
| South Africa |
| Porter Mill Station 2008 £17.00 Swartland, Chenin Blanc |
| Off dry, light bodied white. Delicate flavour of lime. |
| The Ruins 2008 £22.00 Robertson, Chardonnay/Viognier |
| Light, peachy and easy to drink, from an organic producer. |
| Quando 2008 29.00 Robertson, Sauvignon blanc |
| Stylish sauvignon blanc which shows lively aromas of springs flowers and grassy notes and has good body. |