Wine List 2016

Champagne & Sparkling 1 . Cava NV Brut Natural, Dominino de Requena Fresher, more complex and perhaps more interesting than Prosecco.The time for Cava has come...

125ml Btl 6.50 29.00

Alicante, Spain

2 . Prosecco delle Valdobbiadene DOCG Le Contesse Italy Prestigious family maker of lifted, zesty Prosecco with ripe pear notes

7.00

3 . Fines Bulles de Touraine NV Brut, Domaine Renaudie Loire From Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc, Methode Champenoise and aged one year in tufa caves

34.00

42.00

4 . Louis D’Or NV Brut Champagne 10.00 55.00 Made by the Blin collective who make multi award winning wines (91/100 Wine Spectator) 5 . H.Blin NV Brut Rose Champagne Dominated by Pinot Meunier from the Vallee de la Marne, soft, bakery notes

74.00

Rose Wines 95. Grenache Rose 2015 Le Ferme Petit Paul Fresh, Summer berry fruits, delicate colour

France

96. Le Paradis Rose 2015 Domaine Preignes le Vieux France Wonderful new Rose wine from Jerome Vic, a beautifully elegant colour 97. Sancerre Rose 2015 Domaine Paul Prieur Loire Luc Prieur makes the most sublime Pinot Noir Rose, pale salmon pink but complex and refined

125ml 175ml Btl 3.70 6.00 22.00

5.00

7.50

28.00

46.00

Dessert Wines 10. Picpoul Moelleux 2015 Domaine Beauvignac Pinet Rare, sweet version of Picpoul – fresh, delicate sweetness rather than unctuous

100ml Btl 4.50 28.00

11. Botrytis Semillon 2012 Three Bridges SE Australia 9.00 38.00 Unctuous, deep rich dessert wine with mushroom and woodland notes under honeyed fruit 12. Vin Santo, Guicciardini Strozzi, San Gimignano Tuscany 12.00 56.00 Traditionally made, the family reserve of the Strozzis from their estate owned since the year 920

White Wines These are listed from most mineral and zesty through aromatic to richest and softest

20. Gavi di Gavi 2015 Produttore Govone, Piedmont Italy Sometimes referred to as ‘Italian Chablis’, certainly has the same race

125ml 175ml Btl 34.00

21. Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2015 Az Agricole Anselmi Italy Individual Estate, flinty, uplifted Pinot Grigio with refreshing zesty fruit from brothers Luigi and Bepe

32.00

22. Picpoul de Pinet 2015 Terres Rouges France Lime fresh, zesty white wine, like a squirt of lemon with fritti misti

26.00

23. Grillo di Sicilia 2015 Njiro, Vitivinicola Tola Lemony, zesty variety native to Sicily from the delightful Tola family now from wholly organic grapes

Sicily

4.00

6.00

24.00

24. Bush Vine Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Lyme Fontaine, Darling S.A Bright, grassy, well defined style, more Loire than NZ

4.50

7.00

27.00

25. Comtesse de Marion 2015 Unoaked Chardonnay France Ripe but fresh, zesty style of Chardonnay with no clumsy oak in the way of the fruit

4.00

5.50

22.00

26. Albarino 2015 Esencia Divina, Adegas Gran Vinum Spain Matches perfectly the seafood landed on the Atlantic coast of Galicia.

6.00

9.50

36.00

27. Bianco di Bianco 2015 Az Agricole Anselmi, Friuli Italy Lovely blend of these varietals – Mineral Pinot, scented Sauvignon and Creamy Chardonnay

35.00

28. Sauvignon de Touraine 2015 Domaine Renaudie Loire Wonderful Sauvignon, great poise and race, as good as most growers’ Sancerre

29.00

29. Torrontes 2014 Finca Daniele Mendoza Argentina Heady, aromatic varietal that has found its home here in Mendoza

37.00

30. Riesling 2011 Lone Birch, The Airfield Winery Washington State Beautifully balanced aged Riesling with notable petrol and lime notes

42.00

31. Gruner Veltliner Terrassen 2015 Rudolf Rabl, Kamptal Austria Elegant, slightly spiced Austrian variety, wonderfully complex

38.00

from one of the very finest maker 32. Chablis 1er Cru Beauregard 2014 Burgundy The most elegant examples of Chardonnay, slate-like and mineral with underscoring lemon butter

58.00

33. Viognier 2015 Domaine Preignes La Vieux France An absolutely authentic Viognier wine, underlying creamy, honeyed orange blossom character 34. Pecorino di Colline Peconesi 2014 Agricole Avalos Italy Rare Italian, named as the ripe bunches look like a sheep’s head. Fresh yet waxy, mineral & hazelnut

26.00

6.00

8.50

32.00

35. St Veran 2014 Domaine Philippe Charmond Burgundy Chardonnay with butterscotch notes over bright, steely fruit

40.00

36. Rioja Blanco 2014 Bodegas Biagorri, Rioja Spain Barrel fermented Viura, a wonderful, rare balance of richness and freshness in this tradition style

44.00

37. Meursault Vieilles Vignes 2012 Domaine Denis Carre Burgundy Young, vigorous,minerality with underlying rich, buttery, vanillin notes

68.00

38. Pinot Gris 2014 Illahe Vineyards Oregon The wonderfully eccentric Ford family making rich, waxy yet crystalline Gris with minimal intervention

50.00

Red Wines These are listed from most vibrant and elegant through smoothest and richest to most hearty and robust

50. Pinot Noir 2015 La Source, Domaine Preignes le Vieux Pure, stone fruit Pinot style, can be served cool

S.France

51. Morgon 2014 Domaine Pavillon Des Perrets France One of the weightier Cru Beaujolais with certain Pinot Noir notes from the English Wilding family 52. Chateau De Sours 2010 This English owned estate has been impeccably restored and makes excellent Claret

125ml 175ml Btl 4.50 6.50 24.00

6.50

9.50

34.00

Bordeaux

37.00

53. Grenache Syrah Reserve 2015 La Voliere, S.France Earthy, herby Southern French red as good as many far more expensive Cotes du Rhone

24.00

54. Pinot Noir 2014 The Illahe Estate, Williamette Valley Oregon Hand crafted Pinot, elegant and complex from cool Oregon vineyards

66.00

55. Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Bajo 2014 Az Agricole Ilauri Italy Wood smoke and bitter cherries, lovely family, on their way to organic certification

26.00

56. Morellino di Scansano 2014 Giucciadini Strozzi, MaremmaTuscany All Sangiovese in a more indulged, heady style rather than the austere, bitter style of Chianti

38.00

57. Merlot 2014 The Pillar Box Tree, Darling S.Africa Soft fruit but a wonderfully vinous spiced earth underpinning. Real Merlot, not just juice

27.00

58. Cabernet Shiraz 2015 Ben & Rudi Scott, Coastal Plain Berryish Cabernet with roasted earth Shiraz underlying

S.Africa

59. Salamadre Red 2012 Domaine Montrose S.France Best red cuvee from this fastidious family estate, complex and rich barrique aged Cabernet Syrah

3.50

5.50

22.00

41.00

60. Malbec 2014 Casa Juanita, Mendoza Powerful varietal, arguably grown at its best unblended in Argentina. Ideal with charred red meats

Argentina

4.50

6.50

26.00

61. Faugeres Le Portails 2014 Domaine des Trinites S.France Syrah/Grenache/Mouvedre, unoaked youthful cherry and spice from Englishman Simon Caulshaw

34.00

62. Priorat 2005 Ets Igol, Priorat Spain Old vine Cabernet and Garnacha, some of Spain’s finest, most subtle reds here

62.00

63. Paroles de Femme 2012 Domaine Galevan S.Rhone From Grenache, Mouvedre, Cinsault and Carignan, roasted herbed meat and black raspberry notes

35.00

64. Scandalo 2014 Bodegas Vinessens, Alicante Spain All Monastrell wine, brief large oak aging, vibrant black cherries, raspberry and balsamic notes

5.50

8.00

29.00

65. Zinfandel 2012 The Asylum, Luna Vineyards, Napa California Powerful yet elegant example of this variety

47.00

66. Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 The Goose, Retief Goosen Broadly fruited Cassis style given European finesse from high altitude cool fruit

32.00

S.Africa

67. Amarone delle Valpolicella 2012 Az Agricole Tobele Italy Rich, indulged style made from half dried passito grapes, heady and rich

60.00

68. Malbec Cabernet 2012 Amancaya, Catena Rothschild Argentina From Nicolas Catena & Lafite Rothschild, one of the finest wines coming out of Argentina currently

51.00