RED WINES

1 SANTA HELENA, MERLOT – Chile 
Soft,ripe and rounded and packed with plummy spice and red fruit flavours
A very gentle texture supports plenty of blackberry, bramble fruit. A real
over performer (c)
btl: £11.50| 175ml: £3.50 | 250ml: £4.80

2 DON PLACERO, RIOJA – Spain
Nicely aged red colour. Softly oaky, polished smooth style. A really friendly Rioja
with a big juicy character (b)
btl: £12.25 | 175ml: £3.60 | 250ml: £4.90

3 PETER LEHMANN, WEIGHBRIDGE SHIRAZ – South East Australia
Picked at optimum ripeness, this wine shows good, bright colour with attractive
berry fruit aromas and some spicy peppery hints over a soft well structured finish. (d)
btl: £14.85 | 175ml: £3.90 | 250ml: £5.30

4 ROCHEBURG PINOTAGE – Western Cape, South Africa
The McGuigan trademark style; good bright red, cheerful juicy aroma, soft sweet
fruit and plenty of vitality all through (c)
btl: £12.25

5 STEENBOK CABERNET SAUVIGNON, WESTERN CAPE - South Africa
Juicy top-notes over the savoury flavours of a young firm Cabernet (c)
btl: £12.50

6 THE BLACK LABEL, MCGUIGAN - South East Australia
The McGugian trade mark style: good bright red, cheerful juicy aroma, soft sweet fruit and plenty
of vitality all the way through (c)
btl: £13.25

7 DOMAINE PERRIN, CÔTES DU NATURE – Rhone,France
Made in supple spicy Syrah style. This juicy and effortlessly delicious wine has the Perrin family
fingerprints all over it and the grapes are organically grown (c)
btl: £19.95

8 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE RESERVE BENIIT XII
    AUGUSTE BESSAC – Rhone France
Châteauneuf has achieved world favourtism by being as equally spicy and well flavoured for
informal summer eating as richly warming in winter.This is a charming easy drinking style (c)
btl: £25.15

 

Rosé Wines

9 VIA FORDULO, MERLOT ROSÉ - Szekzárd Hungary
A vibrant, fresh and brightly fruity rosé with masses of red summer fruit flavours.
Top notes of strawberry, raspberry and currant give a very pleasing just off-dry style.
Ideal as an aperitif or with food. 3
btl: £11.50 | 175ml: £3.55 | 250ml: £4.80

White Wines


10 SAUVIGNON BLANC, CUVÉE CHANTE D'OR - France
Clean, fresh and fruity; a good quality dry house wine 2
btl: £11.50 | 175ml: £3.50 | 250ml: £4.80

11 CUVÉE CHANTE D'OR MEDIUM DRY - France
Medium bodied, flowery and well balanced 3
btl: £11.50 | 175ml; £3.50 | 250ml; £4.80

12 PINOT GRIGIO, SAN ALESSANDRO  - Venezie, Italy
Light and polished with almost tangible floral notes and a delicate lime and sherbert touch 2
btl: £12.25 | 175ml; £3.60 | 250ml; £4.90

13 PUENTE DEL INCA, CHARDONNAY – Central Valley Chile
Firm, rounded good clean modern Chardonnay 2
btl:£12.25| 175ml:£3.60| 250ml £4.90

14 MOUNT RILEY, THE BLUFF SAUVIGNON BLANC – Malborough New Zealand
Outstanding in its class it has all the hallmarks of a proper classic Kiwi Sauvignon- grassy and nettly with lean
racing purity. Throughly bracing, it has intense citrus and gooseberry flovours that vie for attention 1
btl: £16.95| 175ml: £4.60| 250ml: £5.95

15 ROCHBERG, CHENIN BLANC – Western Cape, South Africa
Light and refreshing- made from SouthAfricas most popular white grape variey 3
btl: £13.25

16 CAVES DE BERTICOT, SAUVIGNON BLANC  - Côtes de Durras France
Grassy dry Sauvignon from western France, with a pleasing neat crisp finish 1
btl: £12.55

17 LE MANOR, CHABLIS - Burgandy France
Attractive young Chablis with its cool signature style of wet pebbles 2
btl: £20.50

Sparkling Wine & Champagne

20 GRAN BACH RESERVA –Spain
This cool, understated Reserva proves worthy of attention. The bouquet is appley with a hint of fresh herbs, while on the palate apple and citrus fruit flavours are in balance with the racy edge and make a long, cool finish. 1
btl: £16.95

21 PAUL HERARD BLANC DE NOIRS BRUT – France
Brut, but with sunny fruit flavours and a fresh appley edge. 1
btl: £29.00

 

 

Wine Guide

White & Rose wines are designated numbers 1 – 9
with 1 being the driest and 9 being the sweetest
Red wines are designated letters A to E
with A being the lightest and softest
and E being the deepest and fullest with a concentrated flavour
Vintages may change according to availability

 

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