WINE LIST

White & Rosé: (1) dry - (9) sweet. Red: (A) soft light - (E) full bodied.
Vintage and % volume may change according to availability.

WHITE WINES BY THE GLASS

1. Pionero Sauvignon Blanc, Viña  Morandé, 2010/11
   Casablanca Valley, Chile
   Light and delicate with an elegant, mineral style. There are bright tropical fruits with some herbal overtones pulled together with a vibrant raciness. (1) 13.5%vol
   Bottle £11.95  |  125ml £2.60  |  250ml £5.00
2. Benchmark Chardonnay, Grant Burge 2009/10
   South Australia
   Clean, pure fruit style with tropical fruit and not a jot of oak to interfere - just bright, fresh Chardonnay in all its glory. Another classic from this iconic winemaker. (2) 13%vol
   Bottle £11.95  |  125ml £2.60  |  250ml £5.00

   WHITE WINES

3. Las Boleras, Pinot Gris, J & F Lurton, 2009/10
   Valle de Uco, Argentina
   A more tropical style of Pinot Gris emerges here from Argentina, with the zip of a lemon/lime streak sparking off exotic guava and pineapple notes. The flavour is open, full and firm, with great style and panache. (2) 12.5%vol
   Bottle £12.95
4. Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie 2008/09
   Château L'Oiselinière de la Ramée, Chereau Carré, Loire, France
   Just what a good young Muscadet is all about. A suggestion of sea breeze over new-mown hay, some mineral cool, finished with calm length. (1) 12%vol
   Bottle £13.95
5. Laurent Miquel, Viognier 2009/10
   South of France
   Peach-scented Viognier is perfectly pitched here. Skillful winemaking keeps the peach notes true, right through the lovely long cool finish. (2) 13.5%vol
   Bottle £14.50
6. Rolling Unoaked Chardonnay 2009/10
   Orange, Australia
   From grapes grown in Oz's highest region, this cool Chardonnay has a creamy, grassy-and-herby full delivery. Lissome and luscious. (2) 13.5%vol
   Bottle £14.50
7. The Crossings Sauvignon Blanc 2009/10
   Marlborough, New Zealand
   Bright and fresh, it leaps with exotic notes of white peach and pink grapefruit over a mineral flintiness. There is an enriching complexity of gooseberry and passion fruit and taut citrus raciness that shows off the true varietal character. Just brilliant. (1) 13%vol
   Bottle £15.95

   SPARKLING WINE & CHAMPAGNE

8. Aureus, Crémant de Loire 2002/03
   France
   Creamy and almondy, yet bursting with a fresh, green-apple verve, this lively fizz has a rich, full style with a biscuity weight and plenty of smooth, clean lines. (1) 12%vol
   Bottle £13.95
9. Joseph Perrier Cuvée Royale Brut NV
   France
   One of the great overachieving, underestimated small Champagne houses. It has a relaxed, easy-drinking style with a warm brioche weight to support its fresh appley fruit. (1) 12%vol
   Bottle £30.00

   RED WINES BY THE GLASS

10. Pionero Merlot, Viña Morandé 2009/10
    Casablanca Valley, Chile
    Packed with juicy, fruity black cherry, cassis and bilberry fruit and overlaid with touches of tobacco and vanilla for a real spicy, tarry mouthful. Rich and full there are lovely layers of chocolate and mocha with a touch of candied peel. A real over-performer! (C) 14%vol
    Bottle £11.95  |  125ml £2.60  |  250ml £5.00 
11. St. Hallett Gamekeeper's Reserve 2009/10
    Barossa, Australia
    This curious blend of French and Portuguese grapes comes together with a burst of hedgerow and black berry fruit to create a wine of depth and intensity. (D) 13.5%vol
    Bottle £13.95  |  125ml £2.60  |  250ml £5.00
12. Devil's Corner Pinot Noir, Tamar Ridge 2009/10
    Tasmania, Australia
    This is no shrinking violet Pinot Noir. It is full of cinnamon spice and cherry fruit with attractive burnt-toffee notes. It is silky smoothy with elegant fine tannins to bring out the berry fruits. One of the neatest and most elegant Pinots we have found Down Under for years. (B) 13.5%vol
    Bottle £15.95 | 125ml £2.80 | 250ml £5.50 

    RED WINES

13. Carrascal, Malbec-Cabernet-Merlot 2006/07
    Cavas Weinert, Mendoza, Argentina
    Attractively matured in style, with tasty baked blackberry and currant fruit character over a supple, well knit structure. Carrascal, like Weinert, is a wine standing firmly astride old and new styles and technologies, drawing well from each. (C) 14%vol
    Bottle £13.95
14. Rolling Shiraz 2008/09
    Orange, Australia
    A wine of fine cool elegance, drawn from its high altitude vineyards and the famed skills of the Cumulus winemaking team. Pure peppered black fruit is supported by fine velvet tannins. (D) 14%vol
    Bottle £14.50
15. Montes Alpha Cabernet Sauvignon 2008/09
    Curico Valley, Chile
    Fine concentrated fruit with very attractive ageing notes. Fine oak on the palate and a firm long finish for a confident future. Tuned more to grandeur and elegance and fine dining, than hedonism. (D) 14.5%vol
    Bottle £15.95
16. Cape Mentelle Cabernet-Merlot 2006/07
    Margaret River, Australia
    Concentrated and minty, and full of supple dark fruits. Cape Mentelle's elegant wine has become a new world icon for its sophisticated take on the classic Bordeaux blend. (C) 14.5%vol
    Bottle £19.95
17. Marques de Murrieta, Rioja Reserva 2005/06
    Spain
    One of the grandest Riojas - all super-sweet and oaky. The big style emphasizes the intense ripe berry fruit and the busty oak offers overtones of toffee, coffee and coconut. (C) 14%vol
    Bottle £24.95
18. Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve Benoit XII 2007/08
    Auguste Bessac, Rhône, France
    Châteauneuf has achieved world-favouritism by being as equally spicy and well-flavoured for informal summer eating, as richly warming in winter. This is a charming, easy-drinking style. (C) 14%vol
    Bottle £26.95

    ROSÉ WINE BY THE GLASS

19. Laurente Miquel, Cinsault-Syrah Rosé 2009/10
    Lanquedoc, France
    This innovative family firm produces their modern dry Rosé in a bright fruity style  that is positively full-flavoured and almost serious. Vivid redcurrant fruit drives a super-fresh experience.(C) 12.5%vol
    Bottle £11.95 | 125ml £2.60 | 250ml £5.00