Fleurie Domaine de Poncereau – Louis Jadot 2005 € 36.00
This single estate Fleurie made from the Gamay grape has typical raspberry fruit flavours with a medium body and good finish. Light meat dishes including chicken and beef.
Domaine Daniel Rion AC Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2004 € 39 .00
Domaine Daniel Rion is a quality domaine and Negotiant based in Nuits St. George. It is dry, soft with hints of red berry fruits.
White
Domaine du Colombier Chablis Vaucoupin 2005 € 34.50
Fine and delicate structure with aromas of white flower. Fruit and acidity are well balanced. Good mineral length. An excellent vintage.
Bordeaux
Red
Chateau Meaume, Bordeaux Superieur AC 2003 € 28.00
Full, rich and well balanced, packed with ripe fruit flavours with a subtle touch of oak, smooth with fine length.
Chateau Les Vieux Maurins St Emilion AOC 2001 € 34.00
This is an unfiltered wine, which results in a wine with intense colour and flavour. Attractive garnet ruby colour, full of character, peppery and spicy notes. The palate is full and flavorsome with a powerful finish.
White
Chateau La Commanderie de Queyret Entre Deux Mers AC 2004 € 25.00
This blended wine of Semillon Sauvignon Blanc is thirst quenching, fruity and has slightly peppery aromas of box-tree and blackcurrant leaf. Excellent value!!
Loire
White
Muscadet Sevre et Maine sur lie Domaine Saupin 2004 € 27.00
At last, a Muscadet worthy of the name. Crisp and dry but with a good aroma and
a lovely yeasty richness from the lees ageing.
Sancerre AC Jean Max Roger 2004 € 36.00
Beautiful aromatic bouquet, with fresh appetizing fruit, full and ripe with zippy acidity.
Rhone
Red
Dom Balaquere Cotes du Ventoux AC 2003 € 29.50
Open bouquet combining fruity aromas – red berries and blackcurrant – and peppery, woody notes. In the mouth, the same aromatic complexity is found, allied to an uncommon concentration of the Syrah grape translating into a long and lavish finish. Delicious.
Clos du Mont Olivet Chateauneuf du Pape AC 1999\2002 € 50.00 “Seeking immediate gratification? This wine displays a complex nose of dried Provencal herbs, balsam wood, pepper and sweet cherry fruit, it is round, broad, and medium to full-bodied, with no harsh edges”. Robert Parker
Please note all vintages are subject to change
Italy
Red
Salice Salentino Riserva Candido 2001 € 24.00
Candido's Salice is as reliable as ever. Attractive nose of ripe fruit with white pepper and truffles, packed with flavour. Slightly oaky with plump ripe fruit flavours, this is so attractive it appeals to all tastes
Intense perfumes, ample and persistent. A fine example of dark and succulent Tuscan fruit. Good balance and harmonious.
Le Polane Classico Superiore Ripasso 2004 € 32.00
Ripasso wine is the most traditional style of Valpolicella strengthened by a re-fermentation on the flavoured soaked lees of Amarone. It picks up richness weight and structure and its bitter cherry flavour gets augmented by chocolate.
White
Danzante Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2005 € 27.00
Danzante, Italian for dancing, is a collection of contemporary Italian wines which express Italian passion and style. The Mondavi and Marchesi de'frescobaldi families have combined their expertise since 1995 to create quality wines.
Spain
Red
Castillo de Montjardin 2003 € 25.00
Produced by Victor Villar. A blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tempranillo. Round, ripe, deliciously smooth, elegant and flavoursome. The finish is long. One of the best private estates in Navarra.
Cune Reserva Rioja 2001 € 35.00
Full, deep palate structure, with complex autumn fruit flavours balanced by a lovely touch of oaky vanilla
Germany
White
Dr “L” Loosen Riesling Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2005 € 24.00 Made by one of Germany's most famous wine makers, Dr. Ernst Loosen who was also the winner of the Wine Man of the Year 2005 awarded by Decanter Magazine. An off-dry white made from Riesling bursting with peach and citrus fruits.
South Africa
Red
Backsberg Elba Paarl 2003 € 28.50
A blend of Malbec Mourvedere, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Zinfandel and Viognier. These cultivars all have completely different characters but all add something special to the blend.
Porcupine Ridge Syrah Cape of Good Hope 2005 € 30.00
100% Syrah, rich, peppery and ripe fruit bouquet – some raspberry & and black cherry character. Big mouth filling ripe fruit flavours on early palate, intense spicy fruit on middle palate with a long finish.
Niel Ellis Pinotage Stellenbosch 2003 € 36.00
Ripe fruit bouquet with raspberry and subtle oak aromas, soft and elegant with good berry intensity, great length.
This winery is located close to Coonawarra in south Australia in an up and coming wine region. It is full bodied with hints of ripe red berry fruits combined with clove spice balanced with soft yet firm tannins.
Bests Cabernet Sauvignon, Victoria 2002 € 30.50
This small winery, now run Viv Thompson was established in western Victoria in 1866.It is one of the best survivors in the region, formally known as the Great Western. To quench the thirst of a society crazed by gold.
Yalumba Bushvine Grenache Barossa Valley 2003 € 31.95
This has a deep colour. The wine is dry with an intense aroma of liquorice, cherry and spice. The fruit follows through on the palate with a warm full-bodied fee. The tannins are well integrated giving a long finish.
Jim Barry The Lodge Hill Shiraz Clare Valley 2004 € 37.00 Displays fresh natural fruit flavours and a balanced complexity. It has a lifted spice and plum nose with rich fruit on the palate, which has a lingering finish. This is an ideal accompaniment to steak.
Madfish Pinot Noir Western Australia 2004 € 38.00
Madfish is a cult wine label from Western Australia and part of flagship winery, Howard Park. 100% Pinot Noir, this wine is full bodied with hints of spice, and juicy red berry fruits
Cape Mentelle Cabernet Merlot Margaret River 2003 € 40.00
Deep rich violet, delicious blackcurrant and dark cherry waft over an undercurrent of cinnamon and cloves. The tannins are dusty and focused providing great structure and length.
Established in 1838, Chateau Reynella is the oldest operating winery in South Australia . Pale yellow with green hues, this wine exhibits fragrant ripe melons and peach with hints of cream, lemons and spicy oak.
Madfish Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc Western Australia2005 € 34.00 Madfish is a cult wine label from Western Australia and part of flagship winery, Howard Park. It is named after a beach in the area. According to local folklore, the bay's tranquility is broken when two tides meet, resulting in schools of small fish going mad. Dry and full-bodied, it combines richness from Semillon and zingy zestiness from Sauvignon Blanc.
New Zealand
Red
Babich Pinotage Cabernet New Zealand 2004 € 26.00
Babich is a family run winery established in 1916 and recognized for producing quality wines. This wine is medium bodied with a soft hint of spice.
ST Clair Premium Pinot Noir 2005 € 30.00
St Clair’s award winning Pinot Noir is harvested at optimum ripeness to produce an elegant refreshing wine with flavours of black cherry and subtle toasty oak.
White
St Clair Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2005 € 30.00
St Clair’s award-winning Sauvignon Blanc is made in the Marlborough region of New Zealand . The wine has intense gooseberry fruit flavours, yet elegant with a long refreshing finish.
California
Red
Ravenswood Lodi Zinfandel 2003 € 30.00
Mature vines lend this sumptuous Zin its character. Bursting with concentrated blueberry and spice flavours, it's the culmination of old vines growing in Lodi 's well-drained soils. This delectable combination contributes to low yields and the intense characteristics that are the signature quality of Ravenswood Zinfandel. With a motto 'No wimpy wines are us' this wine certainly lives up to this.
Chile
Red
Trio Merlot, Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon Rapel Valley 2005 € 28.00
This attractive and generous blend delivers an expressive wine of soft and velvety tannins.
Delicious dry, crisp lively white with hints of gooseberry. Sourced from Chile 's best white wine region of Casablanca .
Argentina
Pascual Toso Malbec Maipu Mendoza 2005 € 24.00
Notes of blackberries and plums reinforced by vanilla and a touch of white chocolate. Well structured but juicy with a good fruit concentration and a long finish.
Bodegas Norton Lo Tengo Torrentes Mendoza 2005 € 24.00
Dry light white wine with hints of white peach. Torrentes is Argentina 's best-known white grape variety.
Rose
Grange des Dames 2006 € 21.50
Fruity and floral bouquet, crisp and round on the palate with flavours of ripe cherry.
Champagne and Sparkling wine
Prosecco conti d'Arco Brut € 35.00
Very lively fresh mousse, lots of fresh green apple flavours with a clean finish.
Moet et Chandon € 68.95
This Brut Imperial is a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunie
Dom Perignon 1998 € 190 .00 Luxury Champagne Showing a vanilla rich style of elegant classic mature buttery fruit style.
Half Bottles
Red
Chapelle de la Trinite St Emilion € 20.00
White
Wolfblass Chardonnay € 15.00
House Wines
France
Le Caprice Vin De Pays D’oc Merlot 2004 € 19.95
Le Caprice Vin De Pays D’oc Sauvignon Blanc 2004 € 19.95
