Wine List at Porthminster Restaurant
Take notice our wine list is different…… We do the list ourselves, in house, with inspiration from travels and
tastings from all over the world. We also seek wines and advice from over 10
different specialty wine merchants. Our waiting staff, are involved in tastings
with suppliers and many of our senior staff have undertaken wine exams. Our new
list is designed so you can find wines that go with your food or wines that
suit your own personal tastes. We are very proud of our list and we are excited
to share some of our favourite drops with you. We now have a selection of over
20 wines by the glass so why not try something new! We are constantly updating our wine list so
any questions or suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Cocktails & Aperitifs
Gin & Tonic Fever
Fever Tree premium tonic water served
with fresh lime, juniper syrup, gin and juniper berries
£6.95
Elderflower 75
Elderflower and Prosecco balanced
with a squeeze of fresh lime
£7.50
Sipsmith Orange Martini
Sipsmith Gin stirred lovingly with a
hint of orange zest and Cointreau
£6.95
Manzanilla La Gitana Dry Sherry
3.95
Sipsmith Gin & Fevertree
Tonic
5.95
Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
3.50
Gordon’s Gin & Tonic
3.95
Sipsmith Sloe Gin
3.95
Martini Extra Dry
2.95
Martini Rosso
2.95
4.50
Mulled Wine
2.95
3.95
We also have a wide selection of
spirits available at our bar please ask our floor staff to assist.
Sparkling Wines
*Polgoon – Sparkling Rosé Cider –
A delicious example of the brilliant
diversity that now resides in
fine sparkling rose. Made with Cornish apples and raspberries in the same traditional
way that the French make champagne.
Glass 3.95 Bottle 20.95
Prosecco - Di Valdobbiadene Spumante
White flowers and light grapey aromas
with apple and lime flavours.
Light, fresh and so easy to drink.
Glass 5.95 Bottle 28.95
**Mass de Daumas Gassac Rosé, Frizant
-
Biodynamic and Organic this is a true
Sparkling rose that tantalizes your taste buds with a fresh nose of ripe
berries and a delicious dry palate of summer fruit accompanied by ever so
perfectly formed bubbles, one glass will not be enough!
Glass 6.50 Bottle 35.95
Louis Roederer Brut Premier Champagne
- France
Well known for its quality and for a
very good reason. Our superb house champagne!
Glass 7.95 Bottle 47.95
**Collet Brut, Rosé,
A soft, harmonious “champagne with a
heart” mellow, creamy and perfectly rounded, treat yourself with this champagne it is utterly
ravishing.
45.95
Pol Roger Vintage 1999
An outstanding vintage champagne from
one of the last family owned houses. Wonderfully elegant and ripe
68.95
Sir Winston Churchill Pol Roger -1998
-
The Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill was
created as a tribute to a great man. He
was a close friend to the Pol-Roger family and a great fan of
the champagne. This Cuvee really is remarkable champagne featuring scents of
saffron, pear, buttered apple, white peach and marzipan. A great
199.95
AROMATIC & ZESTY
(Wines that we
believe go with our food perfectly, please ask our staff for recommendations)
Ortonese Malvasia – Colline - Teatine
– 2010 -
Produced by the three time winner of
has ripe tropical fruit, low acidity
and is beautifully soft with nuances of honeysuckle.
Glass Small. 3.95 Large
5.50 Bottle 16.95
Picpoul De Pinet -
Soft, dry and fragrant white made
from the Picpoul grape. A great aperitif.
Glass Small. 4.15 Large
6.25 Bottle 18.95
Dr Ernst Loosen “Wolf” Riesling -
2009 – Pfalz -
Acclaimed International winemaker Dr
Ernst Loosen has again produced a beautiful clean, well defined Riesling. A
residual lick of sweetness on the palate followed by an off
dry “stoney”
mineral edge that will cut through the boldest of flavours, but still
leaving
you with that need for yet another mouthful.
Glass Small. 4.25 Large 7.25 Bottle 19.50
Tahbilk Viognier,
Truly a find is a very well crafted
Viognier, from a vineyard that has just celebrated its 150 year anniversary.
This award winning wine is full of peach flavours with a long apricot like finish.
Glass Small. 5.95 Large 8.50 Bottle 24.50
CRISP & CLEAN
(These are wines that are easy drinking and are generally
drier in style,
made with exceptional fruit)
Valdecaz, Verdejo, Malvasia – 2010
-
Well balanced and beautifully integrated has a
zingy bite of citrus fruit followed by a dry finish.
Glass Small. 3.50 Large 5.25 Bottle 14.95
Pinot Grigio, Ca Del Bianco, San
Marziano - ‘
A stunning
and stylish example of this famous variety.
Glass Small. 3.95 Large 6.15 Bottle 16.95
Sauvignon de Touraine, Domaine Guy
Allion – 2010 –
Flavours of tropical fruit combine with mouth
watering acidity.
Glass Small. 4.50 Large 7.50 Bottle 19.95
This delicious white burgundy shows
incredible elegance on the palate.
Glass Small. 5.50 Large 8.95 Bottle 25.95
A wine that will truly make you remember why this area of the world can
make absolutely breathtaking wines,
of this style.
Glass Small. 5.95 Large 9.50 Bottle 27.95
Red Wines By The Glass
LIGHT & EASY DRINKING
(Nothing but a fine example of easy quaffing)
Salento, Rosso – 2010 -
Easy drinking red with juicy berry
hints and a soft finish.
Glass small. 3.50 large 4.95 Bottle 14.95
Nostros Pinot Noir 2010 -
Soft, smooth and rich with cherry
flavours, a great wine one of our favourites!
Glass
Small. 4.50 Large 6.95 Bottle 18.95
Village
Beautiful, light easy drinking red with lots
of fruit and character.
Glass Small. 4.95 Large 7.50 Bottle 20.95
ROUNDED & SMOOTH
(Elegant tannins with a big mouth feel)
Val Colombe Syrah – 2010 –
Black cherry characteristics, lovely
perfume and subtle hints of spice.
Glass Small. 3.95 Large 5.95 Bottle 17.50
De Chansac Carignan “Vielles
Vignes” – 2009 –
Beautifully smooth with a great mouth
feel. This wine has been thermo-vinified to take
out the hard tannins that Carignan
can be known for!
Glass Small. 3.95 Large 5.95 Bottle 17.50
Rioja, Lopez de Haro, Bodega Classica
– 2009 -
Big mouth feel, of red fruits and violets
with beautifully balanced tannins.
Glass Small. 4.25 Large 6.25 Bottle 18.50
Vinedos De La Posada, “Fair-trade”
Merlot - 2010 -
Soft rich plum aromas, full and
concentrated with a lovely velvety finish.
Glass Small. 4.40 Large 6.40 Bottle 18.95
Rose
Quinta de Lagoalva Rose - 2010 -
This Rose stood out amongst the
crowd, delicate and beautifully balanced,
big summer berry nose, leading to a
crisp, long lasting finish.
Glass Small. 4.50 Large 6.95 Bottle 18.95
Chateau Miraval Organic Rosé –
This deliciously fresh multi-award winning,
organic rose that has lively pear and
green apple notes, finishing with lip
smacking acidity.
Glass Small. 5.95 Large 8.50 Bottle 24.95
This rose really is a
Bottle 28.95
Domaine Ott, Les Domaniers – Cotes de
Provence – 2009 – France
Salmon pink in colour, nose redolent of red
berries. Those of you who know rose well
will also know that this wine is
widely regarded as: “The best rose you will ever taste”.
41.50
White Wine By The Bottle
CRISP & CLEAN
(These are wines that are easy drinking and are generally drier in style,
made with exceptional fruit)
Muscadet, Sauvion Du Cléray Sur Lie -
Crisp, clean and zesty with plenty of
typical lemon and white flower blossom.
24.95
Often noted as,
29.95
Sancerre Serge Laporte - Chavignol - 2010 -
Classic Sancerre, hints of
gooseberries steely minerality, and a beautiful elegant finish.
32.95
Vermentino Solosole – Toscana – 2010 -
Like a Milanese supermodel this
beautiful and stylish wine brings the aromas of freshly picked white peaches
and floral perfumes. Match this with rounded tropical fruit flavours and a
fresh and zippy finish it makes sense
that this is one of our favourite new
wines
35.95 *
AROMATIC & ZESTY
(Wines that we
believe go with our food perfectly, please ask our staff for recommendations)
Gewurtztraminer Reserve, Cave de
Hunawihr - 2009 –
Good aromatic nose with rich guava, rose petal
and lychee like flavours. Sweetness on the palate is balanced by fresh acidity. This has
enough punch to take on our spicier food!
26.95
Grüner Veltliner, Loimer - Kamptal -
2010 –
Ripe and fruit driven with terrific
balance. Fred Loimer is ranked as one of
28.95
Akarua Pinot Gris - Ottago - 2009 –
A lush layered palate with white
peaches and citrus flavours. The wine then finishes with a zesty punch of
orange peel and ginger. This wine is a fantastic match with our spicier food.
29.95
John Thomson has been making world
class Rieslings near Port Fairy since 1975. This wine has amazing clarity and
purity of flavour, pristine limy grapefruit tones, overlaid with hints of green
apple. Elegant acidity and minerality lead to a long and
lingering finish.
30.50
Reyneke Chenin Blanc “Organic” - Stellenbosch – 2008 -
Deep lemon-straw colour. A nose of green citrus, pears,
peaches and flinty notes initially in the background, but opening up as the
wine breathes. The palate is full, rich and has a mineral core with refreshing
finish. Partially (10%) fermented and aged in second fill French oak
barrels.
32.95
Albarino,
Bodegas, Rias Baixas Orosal - Rias Baixas -
Undoubtedly the best Albarino we have
tasted in some years and one of the “star” wines on our list, it is full of
excitement on the palate with apricot and a little peach, yet soft and full
bodied with structure and minerality. The fragrance also leads you on a path of
exotic perfumes.
37.95*
Stunning Wines By The Bottle
ELEGANT Whites
(Wines made with acute attention to detail, that deliver
complexity and elegance on the palate)
Patrick Piuze Terroirs de Chablis -
Sensational nose of lime and butterscotch
with lemony tart like mouth feel, followed by subtle minerality, well balanced acidity, and great
length and mouth feel.
31.95
Isole E Olena, Chardonnay – Barberino
Val D.Elsa - 2009 –
Occasionally we come
across a wine that stops us completely in our tracks and screams for us to take
notice. Winemaker Paulo De Marchi has made this wine so elegant and pure that
you may well think that the grass isn’t as green over the other side in
39.95
Leonildo Pieropan “La Rocca” - Soave
Classico – 2008 -
Golden yellow in the glass, with
intense, concentrated perfumes that follow through to the palate, a truly
classic La Rocca aromas of almonds and honey lead to a beautifully balanced
palate of vanilla ripe apricots and exotic fruit. The finish is complex long
with flinty hints of minerality a beautifully crafted wine.
55.95
Bindi Composition Chardonnay – Macedon
Ranges -2009 -
Fast becoming known as one of Australia’s
best Chardonnay’s, it daftly sets its course of style closer to Chablis but it
still drinks with a youthful rebelliousness. Rich flavours are punctuated by
big complex fruit and tartness with pure minerality underlining all of this,
the oak is gentle and restrained rounding the wine a lick of buttered toast and
toffee.
59.95
Chablis Grand Cru, Les Clos, - Caves Duplessis – 2004 -
Gerard Duplessis has fashioned a
classic, age worthy Chablis which displays wonderful balance of weight and
elegance that only a fine Chablis Grand Cru can do, it is rich, luscious and
complex with great mineral finesse. This is simply a masterpiece.
79.95
SERIOUS Reds
(A selection of the finest reds available, from one side of
the globe to the other)
Crios Malbec,
Rich, fruity, smooth and powerful all
come to mind with this beautifully crafted Malbec.
24.95
Mt Benson, Wangolina Station
Dense, rich, black fruit flavours,
white pepper and spice laced with dark chocolate overtones.
29.95
Domaine A, Stoney Ridge Pinot Noir, -
A small U.K allocation, just for
32.95
Mercurey,
“Paul du Couedic” – Grands Vins de Bourgogne -
Black cherry fruit flavours with earthy tones
and a beautiful bouquet.
39.50
Gevrey Chambertain, “Vielles Vignes”
Domaine Roy Marc- Burgundy - 2004 -
France
Classic
65.95
Chateau
Lascombes, 2eme Cru Classe, Margaux Cru - 1999 - France
A nose of complex vanilla,
blackcurrant, tobacco and the palate shows rich cassis, mouth filling dark
fruit, drinking beautifully!
85.00*
Barolo, Andrea Alberto -2006 -
Intense and well rounded wine,
complex in the mouth, a super elegant Barolo.
59.95
Chateau
Duhart - Milon - Rothschild Cru Classe - Pauillac - 2004 -
A sensational nose of vanilla, oak
with a beautifully laced palate of
blackberry fruit, with ever so silky
tannins.
199.50(only 1 bottle available)
Beers & Cider
Asahi Dry -
3.75
San Miguel -
3.95
Peroni -
3.95
3.95
Menabrea 1846 - Premium Export Biere
-
4.25
Coopers Pale Ale – Premium Export -
4.25
St Ives Brewery - “Boilers Cornish
Ale” (500ml) -
4.25
Cornish Doom Bar (500ml) –
3.95
Becks (Alcohol Free) –
2.75
Cornish Orchards Apple Cider -
3.95
Sangria - By The Jug
12.95
Pimm’s No 1 - By The Jug
Glass 3.65 / 14.95
Dessert Wines & Ports
Moscatel de la Marina- Bodegas Enrique Mendoza –
Glass 125 ml
3.50
Glass 50 ml
5.25 / 22.95
Noble Late Riesling, 2007 Paul Cluver -
Glass 100 ml
5.25 / 22.95
Amano
Glass 100 ml 6.50
Churchills Finest
Glass 50 ml 3.60
Don Px 2007 Montilla -
Glass 100 ml
4.95 / 16.95
Warres Otima
10
Glass 50 ml 6.25
Umeshu,
Japanese, Dessert Wine
Glass 50 ml 6.25
Digestifs
VSOP Cognac,
Maxime Trijol – St Martial–sur-Né, Grande
3.85
8.00
Bas Armagnac
20 year old, Baron de Sigognac, Bas Armagnac
4.95
Calvados Du
Pays D Auge 25-30 Year Old Reserve, Domaine de Semainville
Adrien
Camut,
7.95
Jamaican Small
4.20
Fabuloso
Solera Spanish Brandy, Bodegas Hidalgo,
2.50
3.95
Nikka from
the Barrel - Japanese Whisky
4.20
Hedonism
Scotch Whisky, Compass Box Whisky Company
4.80
Grappa di
Cabernet, Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto –
2.75
standard - large 3.95
Limoncello,
Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto –
2.75
standard - large 3.95
Amaretto
Veneziano Saliza, Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto –
2.75
standard - large 3.95
Digestifs
are in 25ml measures (standard). If you
would like a large glass,
please
request a double measure (50ml)
A selection of other spirits and liqueurs are
also available
Please ask
your waiting staff
