Red Wines
Key:
A=Light, E=Full-bodied 1=Dry, 9=Sweet
light full-bodied dry sweet

French Bordeaux

c 101
Chateau Smith Haut Laffite 1996
Pessac Leognan
£39.95
A wine of clean fruit, elegance and charm. Richer than many other wine in the same region. Well balanced with a beautiful bouquet.
d 102
Chateau St Christophe 1999
Grand Cru St Emilion
£33.95
East of the town of St Emilion, this excellent vineyard produces a wine that is full, soft & fruity. A classic St Emilion
d 103
Chateau Latour 1983
Pauillac
£395
Intense and rich, with good body and tannin.; Show plum & raspberry flavours, "THE GRANDEST STATEMENT OF MEDOC".
c 104
MERLOT-PAY D'OC
Baron Phillippe de Rothchild
£15.95
An impressive wine from one of the better known wine maker. Good value for money
c 106
Chateau Lassalle 2003
Grand Cru St Emilion
£39.95
A well coloured wine, medium bodied with finess and elegance

Burgundy

c 110
Savigny les Beaunes
£29.95
Lovely fruits with lots of character. Balanced, ripe, long and intense. Classy!
c 111
Santenay 1er Cru 2004/5
joseph belland
£39.95
This is a traditionally made Burgundy showing a touch of liquorice, mouth filling texture and fine tannins.

Rhône

c 115
Cotes du Rhone
enclave du pape
£16.95
Light style wine, soft and fruity with a touch of spice on the finish.
d 116
CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE 2003
Comte Rainbauld
£29.95
Classical big, herby wine with a rich mouthfilling warm finish.

Beaujolais and Maconnaise

b 120
BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES
Chateau de la pierre
£16.95
Top quality, light and well rounded. Showing well with good fruit and nose.
c 121
FLEURIE A.C.
Chateau du Chatelard
£19.95
Rich ruby wine with violets tints, delightfully floral aromas, ripe red cherries on the palate and a silky finish
c 122
Morgon
BARONNE DE CHATELARD
£19.95
This wine has a singularly penetrating bouquet and very compact fruit.
c 123
MOULIN A VENT
BARONNE DE CHATELARD
£19.95
This well coloured wine has intense fruit ,excellent tannic structure and a spicy rich oak flavour.
c 124
brouilly
Domaine Fort Michon
£19.95
Warm & Supple wine with very round tannins and an intense colour

Italian

e 130
BAROLO D.O.C.G. 1998
Villadoria
£34.5
A lighter style of Barolo, with rich fruit and a lingering liquorice finish. Excellent, fruity and well-rounded. A good example of the Nebbiolo grape.
d 131
CHIANTI
£16.95
Made in partnership by a lovely New Zealand girl and her Italian husband, this wine has a bouquet full of concentration and intensity. Red berries and spicy overtones are complimented by lovely soft ripe tannins.
e 132
AMARONE CLASSICO DELLA VALPOLICELLA
Cesari
£39.95
A superior wine produced from Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grapes.

New Zealand

c 135
PINOT NOIR
MATUA VALLEY-MARLBOROUGH
£23.5
A ripe and textured Pinot Noir . Plum and cherry flavours dominate the aromas and palate.

Australian

c 140
SHIRAZ
RYMILL- COONAWARRA
£23.5
An attractive combination of spicy clove, aniseed, raspberry, rhubarb and crab jelly apple aromasare evident on the nose. The palate is soft and rich with very good weight and generous mouthfull.
c 141
SHIRAZ MERLOT
Aldridge Estate
£16.95
Full-Flavoured, an approachable wine with classic blackcurrant and spice and a hint of black pepper.
c 142
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Copeland Estate
£16.95
Medium bodied with a good bouquet. Now showing good ripe berry and oak flavours. A well structured wine with soft tannins.
c 143
MERLOT SOFT PRESS
Sarantos wines
£18.95
"Soft Press"-Gently crushing the grapes, extracting all the flavours without bruising the skin. With no heavy pressing, there is no bitterness or tannin to contaminate the wine. Just the soft rich mellow taste of pure merlot.
d 144
SHIRAZ
Simon Hackett - McLaren Vale
£19.95
A classic full-bodied red wine matured in oak. Spicy, peppery aromas with luscious ripe fruit and cedary oak flavours.

North American

c 150
PINOT NOIR
Parducci
£19.95
Light bodied wine,deep garnet red in colour, spicy berry & cherry flavours with vanilla oak & soft tannins.
c 151
ZINFANDEL
Blackstone. California
£19.95
Riche supple fruit flavours and elegant creaminess, this wine exibits fresh apricot and berry aromas followed by intense fruit and spice flavours

Spanish

d 155
RIOJA RESERVA
El Coto
£19.95
A good hint of oak with a well balanced miw of fruit and tannin. A very drinkable wine.
d 156
FAUSTINO I GRAN RESERVA RIOJA 1994/95
£34.95
This is the top of the class from Faustino. Easy to drink and well rounded with soft fruit flavours. Oak coming through well.
c 157
Rioja Crianza
El Coto
£17.45
Ripe, soft and evolved flavours with typical American oak aromas. Smooth & elegant finish

Chilean

c 160
MERLOT
VILLARICA
£15.5
This Merlot is lightly oaked wiyh a small amount of camenere added for complexity and has evidence of plums and damsons in its fruit taste. Ideal to accompany red meat.
d 161
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
Echeverria
£16.5
Firm with good fruit. Lighter than most Cabernet Sauvignons, but well worth trying.
d 162
CABERNET SAUVIGNON RESERVA 1998/200
Echeverria
£19.95
Good deep fruit, with subtle overtones of oak.
c 164
MERLOT- RESERVA-
ECHEVERRIA
£18.5
Aromas of mature plums and blackberries combined nicely with scents of black spices and brown sugar. Structured and full bodied on the palate, it has a long and pleasant finish

Argentinian

d 165
Malbec
Navarrita- Vista Flores
£17.45
Powerful & full bodiedwith plenty of soft tannins. Rich blackcurrant, liquorice and subtle spicy flavours.

South African

b 170
PAARL PINOTAGE
NEIL JOUBERT
£16.95
Ablack grape evolved in the 1920's at the Cape, is a cross from Pinot Noir and Cinsaut, and is indigenous to South Africa- Full in flavour but wiyh ripe soft fruit.
c 171
PINOTAGE SHIRAZ - CAPE RED
Drostdy Hof
£15.5
Blend of Pinotage and Shiraz - the result is a wine of intense deep fruit flavour, full bodied, yet with a delicacy that delights the palate.
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