wines

The Hood Arms

After extensive tasting and research of wines, we have put together some new ones and kept some old favourites. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

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The Sparklers Bolla Prosecco Superiore di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene Brut Italy

1

£6.00

20cl Bottle



Refreshing fizz with softness to the palate and aromas of fresh apple and pears.

2

Prosecco Extra Dry, Fantinel £16.00



Something Special



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Italy

Fresh, dry and fruity. A pleasant and extremely elegant bouquet with delightful, floral-based hints. A smooth, velvety and poetic flavour. (2)



Cloudy Bay Pelorus, Marlborough £32.00 New Zealand

Lemon slices and apple chunks creamed into a nutty biscuit. (1)

The Champagnes 4

Bouché Père et Fils Cuvée Réservée Brut

5

Bouché Père et Fils Brut Rosé £35.00



Something Special



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Family passion takes all three grapes from south of Epernay and results in bubbles of baked apple deliciousness. (1)

£30.00

A predominance of Pinot Noir gives a rich summer strawberry fruit flavour. (1)

Duval-Leroy Brut

A fresh, modern style and the only Champagne selected by the Wine Spectator in its ‘100 Most Exciting Wines of 2008’. (1)

£40.00

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Dry, herbaceous or aromatic white 7

Luis Felipe Edwards Lot 66 Sauvignon Blanc, Rapel Valley

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Dashwood Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough

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Sancerre Les Collinettes, Joseph Mellot £26.00



Something Special



Made from biodynamically produced fruit (making it organic as well) fantastically fresh with classic white pepper notes and aromatic flavours. (1)







Chile

Hand harvested, gently pressed to retain the natural fruit aromas and flavour of citrus fruit, melon, pineapple and pear. (2)

New Zealand

Brimming with zesty grapefruit, lime, pear and passion fruit married well with a grassy herbaceousness. (2)

£13.00 £4.50 175ml £3.25

250ml

£16.50 £5.85 175ml £4.15

250ml

France

Stylish and crisp aromas of gooseberries and powerful fruit flavours, linked with a clean finish, from one of the finest and most dynamic producers. (1)

10 Soellner Wogenrain Grüner Veltliner, Wagram £27.00 Austria 11 Nobilo Icon Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough New Zealand

£27.00

Attention grabbing gooseberries. Hints of nettle leaves. (1)

Juicy, fruit-driven, ripe white 12 Veramonte Chardonnay Reserva, Casablanca Valley Chile

250ml

13 Flagstone Noon Gun Chenin Blanc-Sauvignon Blanc-Viognier, Western Cape South Africa

250ml

Vibrant and crisp aromas of citrus coupled with green apple and pineapple flavours followed by a hint of vanilla-spice.(2)



£14.00 £4.65 175ml £3.50

£14.00 £4.65 Intense, aromatic, tropical fruit flavours spiked with a wedge of orange peel 175ml £3.50 and a sprinkling of baking spice. (2)

14 Parini Trebbiano del Rubicone £16.00 Italy 250ml £5.50



Dry with a crisp palate showing hints of apple and almond. (2)

15 Vinuva Trebbiano, Rubicone Italy

Refreshingly dry with zesty notes of apple and citrus fruit. (2)



Something Special



Pure Viura displayed at its vibrant best, showing the crisp apple freshness with a delicate spicy aftertaste that entices the drinker. (2)

175ml

£4.00

£14.50 250ml £4.75 175ml £3.60

16 Faustino VII Rioja Blanco £19.00 Spain

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Very dry, light, delicate white 17 Pinot Grigio Grave del Friuli, Borgo Tesis, Fantinel Italy

Apples, peach and pear notes are all present in this refreshing flavoursome Pinot Grigio. (2)

£16.95 £5.30 175ml £3.85

250ml

18 Luis Felipe Edwards Reserva Viognier, Rapel Valley Chile

£16.00

19 Errázuriz Chardonnay Wild Ferment, Casablanca Valley Chile

£18.00



Full, aromatic fresh style; packed with peach and pear rounded off with soft apricots. (3)



Great complexity and a wonderful, rich, buttery character. A fine example of a ‘New World’ Chardonnay with real individuality. (2)

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Picpoul de Pinet, Domaine Sainte-Anne



France

£21.00

Citrussy southern French white made from the Picpoul grape. (2)

21 Frascati Superiore Luna Mater, Fontana Candida £24.00 Italy

Very fine sophisticated Frascati with plenty of lemon, apple and light nutty aromas. Bright orange and grapefruit flavours with lemon zest and a firm full finish. (2)



Something Special

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Chablis Gloire de Chablis, J. Moreau et Fils France

£28.00

A traditional Chablis, dry, flinty and elegant with distinctive Chardonnay character on the finish. (1)

Rosé Wine 23

Cullinan View Chenin Blanc Rosé, Robertson £13.00 South Africa 250ml £4.50 Vibrant rosé made in an off-dry style, lovely crisp zing with summer berry 175ml £3.25 fruit flavours. (3)

24 Belvino Pinot Grigio Rosato Delle Venezie Italy

Slightly drier in style, full of fresh summer berry fruit aromas. (3)

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Vidal Estate Rose, Hawke’s Bay



New Zealand

Vibrant rosé colour and off-dry style, with crisp acidity and fresh, lingering summer-fruit aromas and flavours. (2)

£15.00 250ml £5.30 175ml £3.85 £19.00

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Spicy, peppery, warming red 26

Chivite Gran Feudo

£15.00 £5.30 Generous fruit throughout the palate with a balancing freshness and aromas 175ml £3.85

Spain

250ml

of blackberry and spice. Aged in American oak barrels for 12 months. 27



Rupes Shiraz Malbec, San Juan Argentina

The Shiraz delivers lovely red fruit flavours of raspberry and subtle spice notes that lead into the smooth Malbec tones of black fruit and mocha.

Durbanville Hills Pinotage, Durbanville South Africa

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£16.50 £5.85 175ml £4.15

250ml

£19.00

A rich fruity character fills the mouth, backed by silky tannins and raspberry and red cherry flavours.

Something Special

Ravenswood Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi County USA

£26.00

Powerful and spicy with typical black pepper, plum and berry-fruit aromas and flavour. A very full-bodied palate but with ripe, velvety tannins giving a smooth, rounded finish. (D)

Oaked intense, concentrated red 30

Nobilo Icon Pinot Noir, Marlborough £24.00 New Zealand

Rich, concentrated with some new oak flavours backing up vibrant cherry and smooth plum fruit. (C)

31 Cape Mentelle Cabernet-Merlot, Margaret River Australia

Showing cassis and dark fruits and faint herbaceous notes, beautifully balanced with fine grained, ripe, fruit tannins. (D)

£29.00

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Juicy, medium-bodied, fruit-led red 32

Luis Felipe Edwards Lot 18 Merlot, Rapel Valley

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Fortant de France Cabernet Sauvignon, Pays d’Oc

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Rare Vineyards Pinot Noir, Vin de France £16.00 France 250ml £5.50 From the foothills of the Pyrenees, soft, lightly oaked cherries and 175ml £4.00







Chile

Soft, smooth, approachable Merlot with rounded cherries and spiced plums. (C)

France

A fruit-driven style with no oak-ageing, giving dry, rich, blackcurrant fruit aromas and flavours. (B)

£13.00 £4.50 175ml £3.25

250ml

£14.00 £4.65 175ml £3.50

250ml

blueberries with a hint of spice. (B)

Mosaic Syrah-Cinsault-Cabernet Sauvignon, Chateau Musar, Bekaa Valley - Lebanon

£17.00

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Don Jacobo Rioja Reserva, Bodegas Corral

£23.00

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Bourgogne Pinot Noir Couvent des Jacobins, Louis Jadot



Something Special

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A rich wine with aromas of ripe, red cherry, pear and peppery spices with hints of violets. (C)

Spain

Traditional Rioja with a stylish, silky balance of ripe cherry flavours and generous vanilla oak character for a mature style. (C)

France

£25.00

Layers of classic fresh strawberry aromas and plump soft cherries exude a light silky elegance. (B)

Château Lyonnat, Lussac Saint-Emilion France

A small district of St Emilion with a common terrain, the style is full of soft plums and brambly cassis flavours. (C)

£27.00

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Dessert Wine 39



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Brown Brothers Late Harvest Orange Muscat and Flora, Victoria - Australia

A unique dessert wine made from a rare blend of two grape varieties grown in Victoria. It has a wonderfully light, floral aroma and sweet, grapey palate. (6)

£15.00 £3.25

75ml

Sauternes Les Garonnelles, Lucien Lurton et Fils £20.00 France

An alluring seduction of heavenly honeyed lemons and limes with a ripe luscious richness. (8)

Port 41 Sandeman Founders Reserve Portugal (D)

£24.00 £3.50

50ml

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Sandeman Late Bottled Vintage £28.00 Portugal (D) 50ml £4.00

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Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port

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Quinta do Noval 1991





Portugal

£30.00

Complex nutty aromas combined with hints of honey and fig; the palate is rich and displays mature fruit flavours and spice, beautifully mellowed with a luscious long finish.

£58.00

Portugal

Full bodied and medium sweet with caramel and berry character. (E)

Mineral Water



San Pellegrino Sparkling Panna Still

750ml 750ml

125ml measures are available on request. Please ask at bar for details.

Taste Guide

White, Rosé, Sparkling and Champagnes are rated 1-9. 1 being the driest and 9 being the sweetest. Red Wines are rated A-E. A being the lightest and E being the most full-bodied.

£3.75 £3.75

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