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Red Wines Merlot, Casa Rivas, Maipo Valley [Chile] £10.00 Lively purple-red, bright and vivacious with soft, ripe plum and summer fruit flavours. Château du Grand Moulas, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages {France] £14.00 Concentration of fine Grenache and Syrah, from a high, stoney vineyard, mouth filling. Valpolicella Classico Superiore, “Rafael”, Tommasi [Italy] £15.00 Classic, characterful Valpolicella, Cherries, a touch of raisins, appetizing and delicious. Rioja Blanco, Bagordi [Spain] – ORGANIC £16.00 Fresh, dry, slightly earthy – with a hint of pears, oaked and the better for it. Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva, Casa Rivas, Maipo Valley [Chile] £17.50 Powerful black fruit flavours, rich and concentrated with a solid structure. Pinotage, Seidelberg Estate, Paarl [South Africa] £18.00 Generous ripe fruit with a classic bitter edge of Pinotage. Marqués de Vargas, Rioja Reserva [Spain] £27.50 Cedar, cinnamon, cranberries and game – classic old-fashioned Rioja of real quality. Château Teyssier, St Emilion Grand Cru [France] £29.00 Round and ripe, with plumy Merlot fruit, creamy oak and elegant complexity. Chassagne Montrachet Rouge, Domaine Henri Germain [France] £34.00 Aromas of raspberries & redcurrants, with cherrystone leanness of flavour, appetizing. Barolo “Meriame” Paolo Manzone [Italy} £46.00 Secretive intensity of flavours that need time to evolve, with rich generosity of fruit flavours underlying the structure. Château Langoa Barton, St Julien, 2me cru classé [France] £49.50 Classic aromas of grant Bordeaux – creamy oak, Cabernet and a hint of leather. White Wines Colombard, Vin de Pays Côtes de Gascogne [France] £10.00 Made from the classic grape variety of Armagnac in south-west France, this is exceptionally crisp and flavoursome, a well-established favourite. Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine, Cuvée Prestige, Domaine Saupin [France] £11.50 Refreshing, crisply dry and gently fruity white from the Loire valley, matured on its sediment [sur lie] for extra rich flavour. Sauvignon, Forrest Estate, Marlborough [New Zealand] £15.00 Bursting with aromas of tropical fruits, vibrant acidity and irresistible appeal, classic New Zealand Sauvignon. Pouilly Fumé “Fine Caillottes”, J.Pabiot [France] £19.00 Classic Loire white, stylish and complex with a citrus fruitiness, great with seafood. Montara Estate, Chardonnay, Grampians [Australia] £21.00 Bull bodied but elegant with hints of ripe melons and spice. Chablis l er cru “Montmains”, J M Brocard [France] £25.00 A fine Premier Cru Chablis, combining appetizing elegance and depth of flavour. 2000 Châteauhneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe [France] £32.50 Lime blossom, greengages, a hint of angelica, the perfect wine for pike or monkfish. Meursault, Domaine Henri Germain [France] £38.00 Elegant and understated but subtle richness, lovely wine from one of our favourite producers. Puligny Montrachet, Etienne Sauzet [France] 1999 £49.50 White peaches, melon, minerally structure, a touch of creamy oak, from a great producer. Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, Champagne Fruit [France] £30.00 Fine blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier, with hints of apples and pears. Dessert Château des Tours, Ste-Croix-du-Mont [France] £10.00 per half bottle. Classic dessert wine, honey-sweet and gently nutty, from the neighbouring district to Sauternes. Port Quinta do Crasto, Late Bottled Vintage [Portugal] £20.00 Deliciously intense, full flavoured and long, powerful and peppery, with ripe flavours of raisins and dried figs. Quinta do Crasto, Vintage [Portugal] £50.00 Luscious flavours of conserved black fruits, coating tannic substance, classic vintage port.
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