Wines

WHITE WINES

 

ALPHA ZETA GARGANEGA – ITALY

Clean fresh and aromatic with flavours of ripe peaches, spice and honeysuckle

Glass - 175ml 2.95 / 250ml 4.20

11.95

 

CHARDONNAY/ SAUVIGNON BLANC

BROWN BROTHERS - AUSTRALIA

Sassy, unwooded dry and white with masses of citrus fruit.

Glass - 175ml 3.45 / 250ml 4.75

13.95

 

THOMAS MITCHELL MARSANNE- AUSTRALIA

Rich, honeysuckle and rockmelon flavours made from a grape native to the Rhône valley, although it’s found a second home in Victoria. Divine with Crab and Crayfish.

Glass - 175ml 3.60 / 250ml 4.95

14.95

 

PICPOUL DE PINET- LANGUEDOC - FRANCE

Soft, dry and fragrant white made from the Picpoul grape. A great aperitif and perfect with oysters and seafood.

15.95

 

SOUTHBANK SAUVIGNON BLANC 2006 - NEW ZEALAND

Packed with ripe gooseberry fruit and elegant acidity – so typical of Marlborough.

Glass - 175ml 4.55 / 250ml 5.95

17.95

 

MUSCADET, SAUVION DU CLÉRAY, LOIRE - FRANCE

Crisp, clean and zesty with plenty of typical lemon and white flower blossom. The perfect choice with seafood.

17.50

 

VERMENTINO – VILLA SOLAIS – CANTINA SANTADI – SARDINIA - ITALY

Soft, mouth filling and fragrant dry white; a must for all seafood lovers. Amazingly full bodied and ripe, it has aromas of ripe, white peaches and a great depth of flavour. Try with oysters, mussels and simple seafood dishes.

18.50

 

RIOJA BLANCO ‘MONOPOLE’- CVNE– SPAIN

Classic white Rioja, full bodied and dry, with a crisp fruitiness and a good dollop of creamy vanilla. A real delight with fish,chicken and pork dishes.

19.95

 

PINOT GRIGIO – ST. MICHAEL APPIANO-ALTO ADIGE- ITALY

Wonderfully fresh, with a ripeness and purity of fruit that is rare.

21.00

 

CHARDONNAY- PAUL CLUVER – ELGIN- SOUTH AFRICA

Classic, cool climate Chardonnay. Incredibly refined with amazing depth of fruit. Superb! Gold medal winner at Chardonnay du Monde 2005- top scoring SA Chardonnay.

21.50

 

VIOGNIER – ZILZIE ESTATE – AUSTRALIA

An instantly appealing grape; soft, rich and packed with apricot and rose characters – our favourite! We recommend with fish, chicken, pork and duck.

22.95

 

ST CLAIR RIESLING 2006, MARLBOROUGH, SOUTH ISLAND, N Z

Wow! Fresh, crisp, dry and citrussy Riesling from an up and coming quality estate in Marlborough – Well done to Wine Maker Matt Thompson, this one’s a stunner! Ideal with scallops and crayfish and quaffing out on the terrace.

24.95

 

SANCERRE 2005 / 06 SERGE LAPORTE –CHAVIGNOL- FRANCE

Classic Sancerre with all the chalkiness and

gooseberry steely fruit typical of Chavignol wines.

26.00

 

VASSE FELIX SAUVIGNON/SEMILLON, 2005/06

MARGARET RIVER – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Vibrant and classy number from the first vineyard to be established in the Margaret River region. It just gets better and better. The ultimate match with seafood.

27.50

 

CHABLIS 2005 DOMAINE PINSON- BURGUNDY- FRANCE

Pure and classic style Chablis from an excellent vintage.

29.95

 

CLOUDY BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC 2006 – NEW ZEALAND

Award winning wine with complexity and delicate

balanced gooseberry, and mango fruit.

35.00

 

WHITE CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, 2005 – DOMAINE DE LA ROQUETTE – SOUTHERN RHONE – FRANCE

Exceptional honey-suckle and acacia nose leads you in to a very concentrated palate of apricots and peaches, finishing on a finely honed note of acidity.

A masterpiece from this appellation.

37.00

 

 

 

 

MEURSAULT VIEILLE VIGNES, 2002

PAUL GARAUDET - BURGUNDY- FRANCE

A seriously good white burgundy from a great vintage. With masses of elegant peachy-fresh fruit and a clean, long citrus finish, you really are in for a treat!

43.00

 

ROSÉ

 

ORVALAIZ ROSADO ROSÉ - SPAIN

Exultant fruity aromas, well balanced with an intense long finish

Glass - 175ml 3.50 / 250ml 4.75

13.95

 

CHATEAU HAUT RIAN ROSÉ- RIONS-FRANCE

The freshest, most thirst quenching rosé ever, brimming with wild strawberry fruit.

16.95

 

CHATEAU MIRAVAL ROSÉ 2006 PROVENCE – FRANCE

This deliciously fresh multi-award winning, organic rose has lively pear and green apple notes, finishing with a lip – smacking acidity.

22.00

 

 

RED WINES

 

ALPHA ZETA CORVINA - ITALY

A soft easy drinking wine with delicious cherry fruit, a hint

of spice and a smooth rounded finish

Glass - 175ml 2.95 / 250ml 4.20

11.95

 

MESTA TEMPRANILLO-BODEGAS FONTANA- LA MANCHA – SPAIN

Succulent and full of wholesome juicy red berry fruit. We love this La Mancha red because it’s a lighter style wine and is so easy drinking. Hand picked grapes and the latest technology are just some of the reasons that Bodegas Fontana are making waves in this part of Spain.

13.50

 

APPLE TREE FLAT MERLOT 2004 - AUSTRALIA

Outstanding fruit, packed with ripe plums and blueberries lifted with violet perfume

One of Matthew Jukes best of 2007

14.95

 

ALOE TREE SHIRAZ 2005 / 06 – SOUTH AFRICA

A scumtiously soft, juicy Shiraz simply oozing spicy bramble fruit. Supple

And silky with a bright finish

Glass - 175ml 4.10 / 250ml 5.80

16.50

 

 

VALPOLICELLA SUPERIORE 2003 / 04 - ZENATO - VENETO - ITALY

One of the finest Valpolicella’s we have tasted; soft, yet complex with cherry fruit and hints of spice.

17.95

 

GAMAY DE TOURAINE, DOMAINE DE LA PRESLE, 2005 - LOIRE - FRANCE

A delicious light style from the same grape that gives us Brouilly and Beaujolais. Fresh and fruity with hints of violets, cherries and strawberries. Try it chilled!

18.95

 

CHINON 2003 DOMAINE LA CHAPELLE LOIRE VALLEY - FRANCE

Juicy and very pure with top class 'spicy blackberry' Cab Franc fruit bursting out everywhere - a superb glass. Ideal served lightly chilled.

Try with meaty fish, lamb or beef.

24.00

 

STELLA BELLA CABERNET / MERLOT, 2004

MARGARET RIVER – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

This area of W.A is home to some of the best

Cabernets in the world, this is one of them.

26.95

 

PENCARROW PINOT NOIR, 2004 MARLBOROUGH, NEW ZEALAND

They don’t come much better than this!

29.95

 

RIOJA MUGA RESERVA SELECTION ESPECIAL, 2003,

BODEGAS MUGA, RIOJA ALTA, SPAIN

Voluptuously textured, wonderfully ripe yet powerful fruit. Beautifully balanced and harmonious, offering richness and supple texture. Extremely limited, we proudly present a rising star from this historic and most traditional of Rioja Bodegas.

36.00

 

CHARLIE MELTON SHIRAZ, 1999, BAROSSA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA

Outstanding Shiraz! Spectacularly rich with lavish extract and intense fruit, revealing wonderful depth and concentration. From a grower whose wines are generally impossible to get hold of, we have a sourced a small parcel.

38.00

 

VACQUEYRAS, CUVÉE LòPY, 2001, Domaine le Sang Cailloux, Vacqueyras, Southern Rhône, France

Massively powerful with great complexity, this is made from 85 year-old vines

grown on steep, stony slopes on the Sarrians Côteaux. Dark and complex with

balanced fruit and ripe tannins, this hugely sought after wine is quite superb.

43.00

 

CHAMPAGNE AND SPARKLING WINES

 

 

SEAVIEW BRUT – AUSTRALIA

A stylish and elegant dry sparkling wine with rich creamy flavours.

Glass 3.95

16.95

 

SANTO STEFFANO PROSECCO - ITALY

White flowers and light grapey aromas with apple and lime flavours.

Light and fresh with an easy drinking style

19.95

 

J.M. GREMILLET BRUT N.V CHAMPAGNE- FRANCE

Soft, biscuity fruit and a good body. Our superb house

champagne from a small grower.

Glass 5.95

37.5cl 16.95 / 75cl 29.00

 

 

ROSÉ VEUVE FOURNY, BRUT RESERVE, N.V – VERTUS, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE

This rosé is 90% Chardonnay and is crisp, stylish and utterly ravishing. Robert Parker recently wrote of it, "Fine and persistant as well as rich and seductive. It may become one of the most recherché wines in Champagne."

36.00

 

POL ROGER CHAMPAGNE WHITE FOIL BRUT N.V – FRANCE

Delicate white flowers and brioche. A fine and powerful cuvee, much admired Sir Winston Churchill. Finer bubbles and a fuller body; a touch of genius.

39.00

 

POL ROGER VINTAGE 1998 CHAMPAGNE - FRANCE

A n outstanding vintage champagne from one of the last family owned houses. Wonderfully elegant and ripe Champagne with a delicious, underlying toastiness. Perfect with Lobster and richer fish dishes.

56.00

 

POL ROGER VINTAGE ROSÉ 1999 CHAMPAGNE - FRANCE

Captivating vintage rosé champagne. Delicate pink in colour

Pol Roger Brut Rose 1999 is firm and rich with a great

balancing freshness and a palate of crushed red fruits

62.00

 

Every effort is made to show correct vintages, however, these are liable to change throughout the course of our list. Alternative vintages may be offered.

 

 

 

BEERS & CIDER

 

SAN MIGUEL - SPAIN

This iconic Spanish beer with its cool refreshing taste and

clean crisp flavour is a favourite the world over.

2.95

 

CUSQUEÑA – PERU

Crisp, clean tasting lager from Peru, where it is brewed with Andean water

that comes from a source located near Machu Picchu at 18000 ft.

3.10

 

MENABREA 1846 – PREMIUM EXPORT ITALIAN BIERE

A well balanced beer with a marked floral fruitiness coming through

From the aromatic yeast used in its production

3.10

 

ATLANTIC BREWERY ORGANIC SUMMER ALE

A refreshing, naturally brewed, bottle conditioned summer ale, subtly spiced

with ginger. Atlantic brewery, based just outside Newquay is one of the

leaders in Cornwall’s new bread of inovative micro breweries

3.50

 

 

CORNISH DOOM BAR (500ML) – UK

Award winning bitter with distinctive aroma and very fine balance. Sharps

Brewery, based in Rock is one of the U.K’s fastest growing breweries

with an emphasis on brewing top quality beer from the finest ingredients

3.75

 

BITBURGER DRIVE (alcohol free) – GERMANY

The alcohol in Bitburger Drive is carefully removed once the beer has been fully matured, giving it a refreshing, full flavoured taste. With most other alcohol

free beers the fermentation process is stopped prematurely

2.75

 

CORNISH ORCHARDS FARMHOUSE CIDER – UK

Cornish orchards produces quality hand crafted apple juices and ciders using

the harvests of small and old orchards throughout the West country.

Farmhouse cider is fermented from traditional cider apple varieties

and sweetened with apple juice to give a smooth mellow flavour

3.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SANGRIA - BY THE JUG

Light & refreshing, perfect for a summer’s day

12.95

 

PIMM’S NO 1 - BY THE JUG

The classic, original summer drink

Glass 3.65 / 14.95

 

 

 

APÉRITIFS

 

MANZANILLA LA GITANA DRY SHERRY 2.75

 

MARTINI EXTRA DRY 2.10

 

MARTINI ROSSO 2.10

 

CAMPARI 2.30

 

PASTIS RICARD 2.30

 

GORDONS GIN 2.30

 

BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN 2.55

 

NOILLY PRAT DRY VERMOUTH 2.10

CHURCHILL’S 10 YEAR OLD DRY WHITE PORT 3.75