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Wine List

Bin Wine Expression   175ml 250ml Bottle
   

Champagne and Fizz

     
1 Duval-Leroy Fleur de Champagne, Brut
Champagne
A fine mousse with soft richly baked biscuit flavours and hints of lightly
roasted nuts.
    £35.00
2 Piper-Heidsieck Brut
Champagne
Young, lively fruit flavours, a fresh, vivid aroma and assertive crispness
characterise this vivacious Champagne.
    £40.00
3 Taittinger Brut Réserve
Champagne
Perhaps the lightest and most elegant of the Grand Marque Champagnes,
an intensely fragrant character, subtle biscuity complexity and superb
elegance from a predominance of Chardonnay.
    £50.00
4 Anna de Codorníu Chardonnay Reserva Brut, Cava
Spain
Elegant Cava with delicious floral aromas and a dry finish, from a mix of
traditional grape varieties and Chardonnay. Named in honour of the last
member of the Codorníu family.
    £17.95
5 Codorníu Pinot Noir Brut Rosé, Cava
Spain
A delicious style of ripe summer fruit aromas so typical of well made
Pinot Noir.
    £17.95
           
   

White Wines

     
6 Fleur de Lys Medium Dry White
France
Fresh, medium-dry with a delicious citrus fruit bouquet and palate.
£3.75 £4.75 £13.95
7 Fleur de Lys Dry White
France
An aromatic style full of crisp fruit flavours and a fresh character.
£3.75 £4.75 £13.95
8 Valle Andino Sauvignon Blanc, Central Valley
Chile
Crisp and dry with a distinctive gooseberry flavour and a deliciously refreshing finish.
£3.95 £4.95 £14.95
9 Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch
South Africa
Soft and creamy, a hint of ripe tropical fruit and a delicious vanilla sweetness.
    £14.95
10 Hardys Riesling-Gewurztraminer, SE Australia
Australia
Two classic aromatic grape varieties. Off-dry with tropical fruit and lychee characters lingering on the palate.
    £15.45
11 Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, San Floriano
Italy
Delicate flavours of apples and pears on a refreshingly dry palate.
    £15.95
12 Mâcon-Villages Domaine de la Grange Magnien, Louis Jadot
France
Full-flavoured freshness heaped with apple ripeness giving way to a softer style, distinctive of its southern provenance.
    £16.95
13 Tintara Horseshoe Row Chardonnay, S Australia
Australia
Peaches and nectarines with hints of vanilla from a brief period of oak ageing.
    £17.95
14 Fiano del Beneventano, Sant Orsola
Italy
Honeyed palate with flavours of white peach, pear, lemon and hints
of hazelnut, so typical of the Fiano variety.
    £17.95
15 Vidal Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough - 2007/08
New Zealand
Classically crisp and herbaceously intense with great complexity, a
mingling of passionfruit and melon flavours.
    £19.95
16 Chablis, Paul Deloux - 2006/07
France
Flowery, lively, fresh and mouth-watering with a crisp fruity palate and that flinty backbone only found in true Chablis.
    £22.95
17 Sancerre La Fuzelle, Adrien Maréchal - 2006/07
France
Distinctively elegant. Laden with racy crispness and abundant gooseberry crunch.
    £23.95
           
   

Red Wines

     
18 Fleur de Lys Full Red
France
Delightfully mellow with soft fruit balanced by ripe acidity.
£3.75 £4.75 £13.95
19 Valle Andino Merlot, Central Valley
Chile
A supple and intensely juicy style with concentrated flavours of ripe red berries and plums.
    £14.95
20 Etchart Privado Malbec, Valle de Cafayate
Argentina
Deep coloured made from Argentina’s best known grape, with an
aroma reminiscent of raisins, plum and black pepper and a palate
which is well structured yet supple on the finish.
    £15.95
21 Accademia del Sole Nero d'Avola-Shiraz, Familia Lucchese, Calatrasi
Italy
Hand harvesting enhances this intensity of plump plum and blackcurrant richness laced with spices and barrique firmness.
    £16.95
22 Robert Mondavi Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon, California
USA
Lovely, lifted aromas of dark berry fruit, redcurrant and oak spice.
Showing vibrant red and dark berry fruit flavours and fine tannins on the palate with a well-balanced oak finish.
    £16.95
23 Mâcon Rouge, Louis Jadot
France
The vibrant Gamay grape exudes sumptuous strawberry freshness
and a delightful summer day wistfulness.
    £17.95
24 Mosaic Syrah-Cinsault-Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley
Lebananon
A rich wine with aromas of ripe, red cherry, pear and peppery spices with hints of violets.
    £18.95
25 Flagstone The Treaty Tree Chef's Red Reserve, Western Cape
South Africa
Shows a complex plum and dark berry character with notes of nuts, spice and mint on the finish.
    £18.95
26 Vidal Estate Pinot Noir, Hawke's Bay - 2007/08
New Zealand
Raspberry sweetness showing through a youthful character, yet more
structure and complexity developing from barrique-ageing.
    £20.95
27 Faustino V Rioja Reserva - 2002/04
Spain
Family-owned vineyards with 30 years average age give a harmonious softness of smooth strawberries and cream flavours.
    £21.95
28 Yarraman Estate Black Cypress Shiraz, Hunter Valley - 2005
Australia
From the Upper Hunter Valley, hand-picked bunches and barrique ageing
combine an intensity of ripe black cherries and loganberry flavours.
    £21.95
29 Crozes-Hermitage Comte de Raybois, A. Ogier et Fils - 2005/06
France
This renowned gravel plateau and Syrah grape give a peppery richness and complexity of oak ageing.
    £23.95
30 Château Lyonnat, Lussac Saint-Emilion - 2003
France
A small district of St Emilion with a common terrain, the style is full of soft plums and brambly cassis flavours.
    £24.95
           
   

Rosé Wines

     
31

D'istinto Sangiovese Rosato, Calatrasi

Italy

Delicious, summer fruit flavours of delicate strawberry and tart raspberry.

Light, vibrant and fresh, a hint of sweetness.

£3.75 £4.75 £13.95
32 Vendange White Zinfandel, California

USA

A brief time with juice and skin together gives this delicate colour, delicious
strawberry aroma and zingy freshness.
    £15.95
33 Mâcon Rosé, Louis Jadot - 2006/07

France

Deliciously dry and fruity, gamay grapes from the Côte Mâconnais brim
with red berry flavours and a crisp freshness.
    £17.95
           
   

Dessert Wine

     
34 Sauternes Les Garonnelles, Lucien Lurton et Fils

France

An alluring seduction of heavenly honeyed lemons and limes with a ripe
luscious richness.
    £16.95
           
   

Half Bottles

     
35 Casa La Joya Sauvignon Blanc, Rapel Valley

Chile

Characteristically aromatic enhanced by the cool climate. Ripe passion-fruit
flavours with hints of lime.
  37.5cl £7.95
36 Casa La Joya Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua Valley

Chile

The balance of rich berry flavours and a soft minted finish perfected by
this family-owned winery.
  37.5cl £7.95


Wine Expression

           
Very Dry, Delicate subtle Whites Light, Simple, Delicate Reds Refreshing, Racy, Medium-Sweet Whites
Dry, Herbaceous or Aromatic Whites Spicy, Peppery, Warming Reds Luscious, Rich, Sticky, Sweet Wines
Juicy, Fruit-driven, Ripe Whites Oaked, intense, concentrated reds White Sparkling Wines
Rosé Wines Juicy, Medium-bodied, Fruit-led Reds Rosé Sparkling Wines