A stunning wine of remarkable quality from
a new winery at the base of the Victorian
Alps. Packed with ripe fruit and aminty eucalyptus
character. That’s what we drink.
Aglianico, La Guardiense, Antiche Torri
2001
(Italy)
El Muro Garnacha 2002
(Spain)
A soft, easy-drinking wine packed with summer
red fruits along with a delightfully spicy
finish.
Our
fine selection of red wines by bottle
Chais Suzanne, Corbi`eres 1999
£15.95 (France)
This vineyard has succeeded to win all manner
of recognition over the last few years, unlike
others in the same area. Suzanne is a girl
from Llanrwst, and she and her husband Peter
are breaking new ground with their wines which
are excellent & juicy, full of dark fruit,
and shows their commitment to new world attitudes
in their vineyard and winery. The 1999 is
classic Corbières exhibiting very up-front
fruit flavours in an easy-drinking style,
albeit with a marked personality. A blend
of hand-picked, very low-yielding Syrah, Grenache
and old Carignan vines. It was carefully
vinified and aged in tank to enhance the aromas
and to preserve the inherent fruit quality.
Vereto, Salice Salentino, Vallone 1998
£15.50 (Italy)
Delicate fruity aromas with a delicious
spicy palate of raspberries and cherries.
La Serre Merlot 2001
£12.95 (France)
A full smooth wine reminiscent of plums
& cherries
Deakin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
£16.50 (Australia)
Bursting with crunchy blackberry fruit and
touch of cream oak on the finish
Domaine de Seuil Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon
2000
£24.95 (France)
First class Bordeaux made by Welshman Bob
Watson from Chateau du Seuil. Predominantly
Merlot but with 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and
a little Cabernet Franc. Aged for six months
in oak barrels to produce a wine to be appreciated
now.
Medoro, Sangoviese delle Marché 2000
£17.95 (Italy)
From famous company of Umani Ronchi in the
Marché region of Italy which neighbours with
Tuscany. 100% Sangiovese and matured in oak
barrels for seven months to produce this superb
wine easily mistaken for a Tuscan wne
Boland Kerdel, Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
£18.95 (South Africa)
Full-bodied Cabernet with ripe berry-mint
flavours and oak influence from spent eleven
months maturing in new small American &
French barrels
Vina Bajoz Crianza, Toro 1999
£20.95 (Spain)
Reminiscent of a great Rioja – richness,
depth, smooth vanilla oak charastetics but
with something a little bit extra. Made from
100% Tinta de Toro – relative to Tempranillo
Chateau Musar, Gaston Hochar 1996
£34.95 (Lebanon)
This wine has a nose of leather, chocolate,
tobacco with a palate of ripe, dark cherries,
olives and exotic fruits. Very well balanced
with exceptional length. Truly exclusive.
Palmeras Estate Oak Aged Merlot 1999
£15.95 (Chile)
Black cherry and Plum fruit with a hint
of sweet, spicy oak and believe it or not
a touch of tangy soy sauce. Soft, but full
and fruity with a ripe roundness and chocolately,
woody tones in aftertaste.
Huia Pinot Noir, Marlborough 2000
£32.50 (New Zealand)
Top class pinot from the other side of the
world. Ripe cherries, plums and spices on
the nose: appearing once again on the palate
along with a wonderful mix of dark berries
and violets, subtle oak and fine tannins.
Ironstone Vineyards, Zinfandel 2000
£19.95 (California)
Full bodied and succulent with flavours
of boysenberries and cherries with fleeting
hints of white pepper. French oak ageing provides
balance and structure.
Casa La Joya, Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
£15.95 (Chile)
Warm – fermented to produce an aromatic
style with generous fruit charastetics, this
fully bodied Cabernet shows well-balanced
red berry fruit flavours and a firm finish.
The Footbolt Shiraz, d`Arenberg 2000
£24.95 (Australia)
Heady aromas of mulberry and blackberry
mixed with cedary pepper. The palate has firm
tannins to support the wonderful plum, blackcurrant
and dark chocolate flavours. Australian Shiraz
at its best.
Firefinch, What the Birds Left, 2002
£19.95 (South Africa)
Named after the ravenous finches, which
driven by their superior sense of smell and
taste, devour the grapes when fully ripe,
a telltale sign that it is time to pick.
The wine is packed with crushed red plum and
cherry flavours
Quinta do Crasto, Douro, 2000
£19.95 (Portugal)
As tasted by Wine Magazine – “Full, rich
and flavoursome. This is a concentrated,
soft and deep wine that is laden with ripe
berry fruit. Excellent supporting wood.
Good finish.”
Domaine Hannon
£20.95
Senor de Cascante, Grand Reserva 1994
£19.95 (Spain)
Similar to Rioja just over river Navarra.
A classification that’s reserves for the best
wine.
A wine of considerable depth and a long
tailing finish.
Selection
of ports available by ½ bottles
Krohn`s Vintage Port 1991
£15.50 (Portugal)
Quinta do Crasto Late botttled vintage (Lbv)
1995
£15.50 (Portugal)
Bin no:27, Reserve Port, Fonseca
£15.50 (Portugal)
Late fortified wine, d`Arenberg 1995
£15.50 (Australia)
House
White Wines
Served by
125 ml. Glass
£1.95
250ml.glass
£3.80
By bottle
£10.50
Sierra Grande Sauvignon Blanc 2002
(Chile)
Full of tingling aromatics bursting with
tropical fruits flavours. Very enjoyable.
Bellefontaine Chardonnay, Vin de Pays d`Oc
2001
(France)
A fine example of southern – French Chardonnay.
The full bodied with buttery nose and tangy
citrus flavours.
Chapelle de Cray, Chenin, Touraine 2000
(medium dry)
(France)
An excellent example of a good Chenin with
gooseberry flavours very soft and the best
mediumish wine we could get hold off.
Premières Cotes de Bordeaux (medium sweet)
(France)
Deep gold in the colour with a rich aromas
of honey & sultanas, sweet in the mouth
with silky finish.
Our
fine selection of white wines by bottle
The Mill, Chardonnay 2001
£15.95 (Australia)
Peach and Melon aromas with some creamy
oak in the background: the palate has oodles
of rich, tropical fruit and a soft creaminess
from the American oak barrels
Pan Teg, 2000
£17.50 (Wales)
An excellent Welsh wine with a light, aromatic
aroma and crisp, refreshing fruit flavours.
(The label was created by Mr. Kyffin Williams,
the world famous artist).
Macon Aze`, Chardonnay, Domaine de Rochebin
2000
£17.95 (France)
Dry, crisp Chardonnay with a delicious herbal,
nutty fruit flavours and an elegant, lengthy
finish
Black River, Torrontes 2000
£13.50 (Patagonia)
An Off-dry wine from Argentina’s very own
grape variety. Wonderfully aromatic with soft
gentle flavours on the palate
Dashwood, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 2001
£21.95 (New Zealand)
Glorious aromas of aapassion fruit and gooseberries,
delicious citrus flavours combining with the
gooseberries on the palate and a fresh, lingering
finish. A perfect example of the exceptional
Marlborough Sauvignons.
Gruner Veltliner Wolfsgraben, Sepp Moser
2001
£19.50 (Austria)
Weingut Sepp Moser is one of the most important
privately owned estates in Austria. The Wolfsgraben
has spritzy, citrus aromas on the nose with
a clean mineral and spicy fruit finish. A
wine with purity and good length.
Gavi, Ca` Bianca 2001
£18.95 (Italy)
Delightful aromas of tangerines and pineapples
with a hint of vanilla on the ripe fruit palate.
The short time maturing in oak has given this
Gavi an added dimension which is hard to beat.
Ovacion, Rueda Verdejo, Cosecha 2002
£17.95 (Spain)
One of the best spanish white wines made
from 100% Verdejo grape this is crisp intense
fruit – driven wine with excelent acidity
and very long finnish on the palate
Life from Stone, Sauvignon Blanc, Springfield
Estate
£21.95 (South Africa)
Ripenned by sunny days and picked in the
night low tempereture and grown on quartz
stone which gives this wine flinty, blackpowder
nose with a mineral palate. This elegant Sauvignon
is packed with flavour and displays some discreet
hints of passion fruit and ripe red peppers.
Sannio Fiano Doc, La Guardiense 2001
£15.95 (Italy)
A clean and crisp wine from an indigenous
grape of southern Italy. Subtle apple and
apricot flavours combine to provide a delightful
citrus mouthful of flavours.
Winston Hill, Chardonnay 2001
£14.50 (California)
Rich & complex with bright flavours
and a delightful, creamy, lingering finish
Cotes de Luberon, La Vieilla Ferme 2001
£16.95 (France)
From the Southern Rhone, this medium bodied
wine has rich almost honeyed flavours &
made from a blend of grapes including Marsanne
and Roussanne
Pinot Grigio, Minimi 2001
£14.95 (Italy)
A lovely example of an easy drinking Pinot
Grigio, elegant palate with a softy creamy
and delicate finish
Pipers Brook, Vineyard Estate Riesling 2001
£26.95 (Tasmania)
From the cooler area of Tasmania this wonderful
Riesling has an almost floral nose of lemon
blossom and Jasmine. The palate is fresh and
alive with flavours limes,Apples & lemons
Chablis, Domaine des Marronniers,Bernard
Legland 2000
£24.95 (France)
Classic mineral and fruit aromas of top
class Chablis, with clean, fresh citrus fruit
on the palate and an elegant steely, length
on the finish.. Fresh, with good acidity in
the mouth. Notes of lemon and grapefruit with
touch of melon and good length on the palate.
Palmeras Estate oak Aged Chardonnay, 2000
£15.50 (Chile)
A wonderful mixture of passion fruits &
Bananas on the nose and a mouthful of creamy
fruit cocktails flavours with hints of smooth
vanilla oak mixed in.
Champagne
& Sparkling wines
Graham Beck Chardonnay - Pinot Noir, Brut
£23.95 (South Africa)
A blend of 50% Chardonnay, giving fruit
and elegance and 50% Pinot Noir, giving complexity
and length. Both varieties are hand-picked,
whole bunch pressed and fermented separately.
After blending the wine is bottled for 24
months yeast contact before dégorgement.
The result is a sparkling wine with a fine
mousse giving freshness and finesse, elegant
ripe fruit and light yeast aromas, and a rich
creamy complexity on the palate.
Veuve Delaroy a` Eparnay, Champagne
£36.95 (France)
Fresh citrus aromas with yeasty overtones.
The palate is elegant with strawberry Pinot
fruit, Chardonnay creaminess and balanced
acidity.
Bruno Paillarde, Premiere Cuvee, Reins ,
May 2002
£49.95 (France)
“A straw gold colour and very fine bubbles.
Its delicate hue comes from the use of a high
percentage of Chardonnay and of the first
pressing only. The fine bubbles are due to
a very noble raw material, a perfectly controlled
temperature in the cellar - cool and steady
- and to very long ageing in bottle. The first
aromas reveal the citrus character of the
Chardonnay: lime and grapefruits. Then red
fruit aromas come out; redcurrant, raspberry,
morello cherry - typical Pinot Noir. On leaving
the wine to open up, candied fruits, even
exotic fruits of Pinot Meunier, appear with
aromas of banana and pineapple. The palate
is lively, thanks to the low dosage, respecting
the wine’s authenticity. The nose is confirmed
by the first taste; citrus, almonds, toasted
bread and “brioche” - but also redcurrant
jelly, then dark fruits - cherry, fig and
blackberry. On being aerated and warmer, the
wine reveals the light taste of plum and pear.
The palate is full, quite long with a very
clean finish.” - Bruno Paillard
Dessert
wines
Muscat de Riversaltes, Domaine Lafages 1998
(50cl)
£18.50 (France)
Intense lychee and peach flavours are displayed
in this lovely dessert wine. Can be enjoyed
as aperitif also.
Moscato pessito di Pantelleria , Mare D`ambra,
Rallo (37.5cl)
£19.75 (Italy)
A velvety sweet wine made from the Moscato
grape grown on the volcanic island of Pantelleria.
With hints of apricot and walnut.
