FXB Temple Bar - Wine List March06

Wine List

France

Burgundy Red
Domaine de la Bouronniere Fleurie AC 2004 € 34.00 Everything Fleurie should be, stylish with rich cherry fruit silky and racy with a good length.

Domaine Daniel Rion AC Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2004
€ 43.00
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 2004 € 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 2001 € 28.00
2001 is and excellent follow up vintage to the 2000. 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 1999 € 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.

Chateau Lynch Bages Bordeaux AC 1996 € 110.00
This vintage is characterized by an elegant style, providing a rich, dense and complex flavour, good balance and is very classy.

White
Chateau La Commanderie de Queyret Entre Deux Mers AC 2004 € 25.00
This wine is thirst quenching, fruity and has slightly peppery aromas of box-tree and blackcurrant leaf. Excellent value!!

 Loire

White

Sancerre AC Jean Max Roger € 36.00
Beautiful aromatic bouquet, with fresh appetizing fruit, full and ripe with zippy acidity.

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.

Rhone
Red

Clos du Mont Olivet Chateauneuf du Pape AC 1999 € 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

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.

Italy

.Red

Salice Salentino Riserva Candido ?? € 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

Malenchini Chianti Colli Fiorentini DOCG 2004 € 27.00

Intense perfumes, ample and persistent. A fine example of dark and succulent Tuscan fruit. Good balance and harmonious

White

Danzante Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2004 € 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 2001 € 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.

Campo Viejo Reserva Rioja 2000 € 29.95
A full-bodied wine with excellent balance, the dark berried fruit is well balanced with moderate tannins and acidity.

Germany

White
Dr “L” Loosen Riesling 2005 Mosel Germany € 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

Groot Constantia Pinotage 2002 € 37.95
A firm, fruity and medium bodied wine with rich fruits of the forest on the noise. Silky soft and exceptionally smooth to drink.

 Australia

Red

Hollick Redridge Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon € 29.00
This winery is located close to Coonawarra in south Australia in an up and coming wine region. This wine is a blend of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. It is full bodied with hints of ripe red berry fruits combined with clove spice balanced with soft yet firm tannins.

 Yalumba Bushvine Grenache 2002 € 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.

Madfish Pinot Noir 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.

Jim Barry Lodge Hill Shiraz 2003 € 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.

Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon €38.00
The palate is densely packed with dark berries, plum and mocha. Its well-structured tannins and supple texture are all beautifully balanced with a complex array of flavours that carry the length of the palate.

 Nine Popes Barossa Valley 2001/2002 € 70.00
Charles Melton is famous for making wines of cult status Nine Popes being one of these. It regularly gets rave reviews from key Australian wine press including James Halliday, Huen Hooke and Decanter Magazine. Wild and spicy, steeped in intense sweet red and black fruit and integrated chocolate and vanilla oak with hints of cherry kernel. A luxuriant brut firm palate of wonderful depth.

 White

Chateau Reynella Chardonnay 2002 McLaren Vale € 30.00
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 2005 € 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 Pinot Noir Marlborough New Zealand 2004 € 26.00 Babich is a family run winery established in 1916 and recognized for producing quality wines. This wine is fresh warm style of plum jam, rich toast, dark coffee and chocolate.

Oyster Bay Merlot New Zealand 2004 € 28.50
Gloriously ripe fruit provides a burst of richness while a touch of subtle oak gives lifted spice and softness to the wine.

 White

Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc New Zealand 2004 € 27.50 Pale straw green with brilliant clarity, zesty and aromatic, tropical fruit and flavours with an abundant bouquet, crisp, elegant and refreshing.

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 Concha y Toro Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Carmenere € 28.00
Trio Merlot blend is produced in the Rapel Valley, where warmth and sunshine mature each element to give a silky, rich and well – structured wine with deep chocolate and fruit flavours and a warm finish.

White

Vina Casablanca Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Casablanca € 25.00 Delicious dry, crisp lively white with hints of gooseberry. Sourced from Chile's best white wine region of Casablanca.

Argentina

Alamos Melbec 2003 Mendoza Argentina € 28.00
Aromas of black cherries and black currants. Flavours of blackberry fruit with hints of coffee, toast and vanilla. The finish is soft and supple with ripe, sweet tannins.

 Rose

Bellingham Rose 2004 South Africa € 21.50
From the oldest farms in the Constantia Valley. Dry wine, which is both floral and crisp with a hint of strawberries.

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.

Wolfblass Red Label Sparkling Chardonnay /Pinot Noir
€ 43.00
Soft buttery tropical fruit and ripe melon aroma with a refreshing taste of ripe honied fruit with a juicy rich finish.

Moet et Chandon € 68.95
This Brut Imperial is a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunie

Dom Perignon € 250.00
Luxury Champagne Showing a vanilla rich style of elegant classic mature buttery fruit style.

Dessert Wine

Sauternes Baron Philippe de Rothschild € 28.00
This classic dessert wine is from one of Bordeaux's most renowned producers. Lovely golden colour, rich mellow flavour and a gentle hint of botrytis.

GLASS OF DESSERT WINE € 7.00

Half Bottles Red
Chianti Rufina Villa di Ventrice € 16.50
St Emillion € 19.00

White

Wolfblass Chardonnay € 15.00
Pouilly Fume Domaine Chatelain € 21.00

House Wines
France

Le Caprice Merlot, VdP d'oc € 19.95
A full, blackcurrant flavour backed by soft, juicy tannins results in a deeply coloured rich and mouth filling, yet very easy-drinking, style of wine.

Le Caprice Sauvignon Blanc, VdP € 19.95
Light, gooseberry fruit and fresh aromatic style from this well-known Loire grape variety grown in the Charente region.

South Africa

Zonnebloem Chardonnay 2003 € 21.50
Bright, pale gold in colour with a rich fruit aroma and layers of oaky vanilla biscuity complexity. On taste, the rich style follows through with a ripe lemon edge a depth of buttery fudge-rich overtones.

Zonnebloem Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 € 21.50
Bright, purple ruby with plum and juicy fruit aromas and an oaky overtones lovely style of ripe fruit with smoky oak complexity and an interesting depth of firm rich fruit .