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Australia

 

McGuigans Black Label Merlot (red)                                                                          175ml Glass £2.60    250ml Glass £3.55      Bottle £9.95      
This award winning wine comes from the Murray Valley. A full-bodied wine. Fleshy mouth feel with light     structured  tannins. Powerful mulberry and blackcurrant aromas show through on the palate with a touch of residual sugar to  soften the young tannins. A perfect red to accompany flavoursome foods. Ideally suited to pasta and red meats.

 

McGuigans Black Label Chardonnay (white)                                                                          175ml Glass £2.60 250ml Glass £3.55 Bottle £9.95
Mechanically harvested fruit from the Murray Valley. A medium bodied wine showing full buttery flavours along with peach and guava fruit and a touch of cinnamon. This wine goes well with dishes such as pizzas, pastas and Asian cuisine.

 Chile

 

Santa Helena Sauvignon Blanc (white)                                                                                   175ml Glass £2.60 250ml Glass £3.55 Bottle £9.95
This wine from the Central Valley in Chile has been aged in French and American oak with minimal filtration. On the nose, ripe red fruit aromas combine with spice and chocolate notes. On the palate, sweet tannins, red fruit aromas combine with spice and vanilla notes. Ideal with steak, dark meats and mature cheeses.
 

Santa Helena Cabernet/Sauvignon (red)                                                                                       175ml Glass £2.60 250ml Glass £3.55 Bottle £9.95

The vines were picked by hand during the day and machined at night in the Curico Valley area. On the nose, red fruit and spice aromas are detected. Gentle tannins, ripe berries and peppery flavours come through on the palate with a rich long lasting finish. A good accompaniment to well seasoned red meat dishes.

 

Italy

 

Canaletto Pinot Grigio/Garganega (white)                                                                                175ml Glass £2.65 250ml Glass £3.55 Bottle £10.45
From the Veneto region of Italy. This wine combines two of the most traditional Italian grape varieties, the fruity Pinot Grigio and the aromatic Garganega. Blended together they produce a stunning, citrus, flowery wine that will delight your palate on its own or with light foods.

 

New Zealand

 

Montana Sauvignon Blanc (white)                                                                                                 175ml Glass £3.25 250ml Glass £4.30 Bottle £12.95
Harvested from the renowned Brancott Estate in Marlborough. Ripe capsicum aromas dominate with hints of passionfruit. The palate has a rich fruit intensity with a crisp finish. Ideal with moules mariniéres and prawn cocktail.

 

Spanish

 

Miguel Torres Sangredetoro (Tres Torres) (red)                                                                                         175ml Glass £ 250ml Glass £ Bottle £
A fine wine made from Garnacha and Carinena in the Penedes region of Spain. Rich complex aromas with exuberant

notes of spices and blackberries. On the palate elegant flavours of liquorice and dark forest fruits. Superb with roasts, casseroles and traditional Spanish meat dishes.

 

South Africa

 

KWV Shiraz (red)                                                                                                                           175ml Glass £2.65 250ml Glass £3.55 Bottle £10.45

Grown in the Western Cape on Malmesbury shale. This full red wine’s bouquet suggests ripe berries overlaid with green pepper and spicy flavours. There is an excellent follow through onto the palate with the peppery flavours dominant.

 

Germany

 

Piesporter Michelsberg "Augustus" (white)                                                                             175ml Glass £2.60 250ml Glass £3.55 Bottle £9.95
From the vineyards around the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. This elegant, medium dry wine with a fruity palate is one of

Germany’s most famous and popular wine. Ideal for drinking chilled, with Asian food or with turkey.

 

Rose & Champagne

 

.Santa Digna Rose (Chile)                                                                                                                                  175ml Glass £ 250ml Glass £ Bottle £

 

 

Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial NV                                                                                                                                          Quarter Bottle £9.95

An harmonious assemlage of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. A subtley vinous wine with a vine and lime blossom attack on the nose. On tasting it is delicate and well-balanced, leaving behind a sense of harmony, mellowness.

White Wines

 

Australian

 

Butterfly Ridge White Colombard Chardonnay                                                                                                                                                    £9.95
 
An easy drinking wine from South Australia. Fresh zingy fruit flavours with just a hint of apple and peach. his is  a dry white wine with a clean and crisp finish. Ideal with pasta.

 

Jackmans Landing White                                                                                                                                                                                       £9.95

From the vineyards around South East Australia. A crisp dry wine with a ripe peach, melon like bouquet, soft fruits on the palate and a good length. Best served chilled with chicken.

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Wolf Blass Chardonnay                                                                                                                                                                                      £14.95
Sourced from premium South Australian vineyards. Summery tropical fruit aromas of melon and peach drift up to the nose and then develop into lively varietal fruit characteristics on the palate. These fruity flavours are balanced by a clean acidity, subtle oak influence and good length.

 

California

 

Sutter Home Chardonnay                                                                                                                                                                                           £9.95
Grapes picked from the Santa Barbara County. A lovely aroma of fresh pear, peach, apple, and lemon fruit enhanced by a rich, creamy tone imparted by partial malolactic fermentation and wood aging.

 

Chile

 

Santa Helena Chardonnay                                                                                                                                                                                         £9.95
The grapes for this wine are picked early in the morning, optimal time for aromatic concentration, acidity and sugars in the Curico Valley. This wine has distinctive tropical fruit flavours and ripe citrus fruit, it has a pleasant finish with a light buttery aftertaste. Would go nicely with white meats, fish and is ideal as an aperitif.

 

France

 

Chablis AC Domaine Pascal Bouchard                                                                                                                                                                  £17.95

Made from 100% Chardonnay. The quintessential character of this wine is dry, clean with crisp acidity, a steely body with citrus fruit dominating. To drink with grilled fish, chicken or salad.

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Italy

 

Pinot Grigio IGT del Veneto Cadis                                                                                                                                                                          £12.95

Grown in Northern Italy. Lightly aromatic wine with some lovely pear nuances. The palate shows ripe, sweet fruit and impeccable balance. The finish is long, with a lingering spicy character. Ideal with lightly spiced food, fish dishes and chicken.

 

New Zealand

 

Omaka Springs Sauvignon Blanc                                                                                                                                                                           £16.45
A small producer from Marlborough. A wine pale straw with green tints in colour, herbaceous with passion fruit and tropical fruit on the nose with good weight and length. Ideal with asparagus, artichokes or aubergines.

 

South Africa

 

KWV  Chardonnay                                                                                                                                                                                                    £10.95

Picked from vines from the gravelly soils of Western Cape (Paarl, Stellenbosch). A subtly oaked wine preserves the rich, focused tropical fruit and citrus flavours. The components merge into a complexity that endures long after the satin smooth finish.

 

Niel Joubert Sauvignon Blanc.                                                                                                                                                                                 £9.95
The fruit for this wine is picked in the Paarl Valley. A dry wine with a combination of gooseberry and herbaceous fruit aromas. On drinking the crisp acidity gives the wine a fresh finish. Ideal with shellfish or pasta.

 

           Spanish

 

Miguel Torres Vina Esmeralda                                                                                                                                                                                £10.95

Produced by the most famous producer in Spain in the upper Penedes. A voluptuous, exotically perfumed nose, with some deliciously well defined aromas of roses and lychees. Silky and sappy on the palate.

Red Wines

 

Australia

 

Butterfly Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz                                                                                                                    £10.95
 
From Angove’s five generations of family owned vineyards in South Australia. Soft and generously  flavoured, the primary characteristics are of plums and berries. A touch of oak rounds out of the palate.   Ideally suited to roast beef and lamb, pasta bolognaise and casseroles

 

Jackmans Landing                                                                                                                                                                                                       £9.95

Picked from the vineyards of South East Australia. A soft medium bodied wine with ripe fruit on the bouquet, soft tannins and a pleasant lingering finish. An ideal accompaniment to red meat and pasta.

 

Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon                                                                                                                                 £17.95
A classic wine from South Australia. A rich deep purple wine. Aromas of plum and berry drift up from the glass. These scents develop into flavours of rich berry, plum and a subtle touch of oak. This wine follows through with a delicate mouth feel and good length. Particularly suited to our lamb knuckle.

 

California

 

Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon                                                                                                                                                                            £9.95
Grown in California's premium winegrowing region. A wine that offers a delicious aroma of fresh red cherries and sweet vanilla with a light herbal touch. Medium bodied and juicy, the cherry flavours are supported by soft tannins and a toasty wood character. Enjoy with chicken dishes and red meat.

 

Chile

 

Santa Helena Merlot                                                                                                                                                                                                   £9.95
These grapes were hand picked and fermented in stainless steel tank at 26° C in the Molina region. Soft tannins and full bodied, it has pleasant ripe cherry and damson fruit flavours, well balanced with plums and sweet spicy aromas. An ideal match for our fillet steak.

 

France

 

Shippers Reserve Claret Bordeaux                                                                                                                                                                      £10.45

Wines gathered together from the Bordeaux region of France. Rich purple colour. Smokey fruit and spice characters dominating the palate of cherries, Cassis and Strawberries. Fresh acidity and firm but velvet soft tannins. Ideal with sirloin steak or gammon.
 

St Emmillion AC Shroder and Schyler                                                                                                                                                               £14.95

A cool climate, medium weight red from the clay soils of St Emilion. Fine fragrance plums, damson and dark fruit rounded off with a little touch of cedar an early drinking wine. Will go with any dark meat..

 

Italy

 

Chianti DOCG - Fontella                                                                                                                                                                                         £12.45
A blend of Sangiovese and Canaiolo Nero grown in Tuscany. Beautifully balanced with rich morello cherry fruit on the nose and dark chocolate on the palate. Supple tannins. Amazing length and intensity on the finish. 
 

New Zealand

 

Montana Cabernet/Merlot                                                                                                                                                                                      £13.95

Harvested from ripe grapes from the vineyards of Hawke’s Bay. Rich blackcurrant and berry flavours with the complex notes of cedar coffee and vanillin. Ideal with toad in the hole, lamb chops and casserole.

 

South Africa

 

KWV Roodeberg                                                                                                                                                                                                    £12.45

Picked from the Table Mountain sandstone in the Western Cape. Green pepper, cinnamon spice and sweet blackberry scents contribute to a fascinating, complex nose. Hints of chocolate combine well with the intense wood character. Ideal with ripe cheeses, casseroles or red meat

 

       Spanish

 

Frederico Paternina Banda Azuk Crianza Tinto                                                                                                                                                  £12.25

This wine is racked every 5 months using the traditional system, then oaked in American oak for 24 months. Plums and spiciness on the nose. Expressive and full flavoured with a powerful beefy aroma. Good with casseroles, cured hams and game.  

Champagnes

 

Moet & Chandon Bruit Imperial NV                                                                                                                                                                    £33.50

 A harmonious assembly of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. A subtle vinous wine with a cine and lime  blossom attack on the nose. On tasting it is delicate and well-balanced, leaving behind a sense of mellowness.

 

Bollinger Special Cuvee NV                                                                                                                                                                                £37.50

This wine is big, rich and clean as a whistle, with a lovely concentration of pristine fruit. Stunningly rich, crisp and vivacious, with intense, zippy-zingy citrus fruit and yeasty aromas supported by great acidity.

 

Beaumont Brut NV                                                                                                                                                                                                £27.50

Golden yellow elegant fruit bouquet, good harmony of flavours.

 

 

Sparkling Wines

 

Asti Spumante                                                                                                                                                                                                       £12.95

Beautiful fruity flavour of the Muscat grape - sweet.

 

Australian McGuigans Black Label Sparkling Chardonnay                                                                                                                        £13.95

A rich full bodied sparkling wine with a fine bead and crisp acidity. The palate is sustained and full flavoured with peach and vanillin spice dominating.