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Tasting wines
1. Two Rivers Juliet Marlborough Riesling
100% Riesling, handpicked fruit from the Brookby Hill & Jomara vineyards in the Southern Valleys, loess over clay soil, in organic conversion since 2020, medium dry style (24g/l RS), unoaked.
Aromas of Kaffir lime, lemon and Jasmine blossom are mixed with hazelnuts and a touch of spice. The palate is bright and pure with a beautiful grainy texture, honeysuckle, and ripe citrus flavours. This waxy textured riesling has great concentration and a lovely balance of sweetness and mouth-watering acidity.
Partially whole bunch pressed and then fermented cool in stainless steel. The fermentation was stopped when the sweetness and acidity were in perfect balance. The wine then rested on fine lees for two months to gain texture and palate weight.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £20.00, Drink in £25.00
2. Bodega De Bardos Rueda Clea Verdejo
Intense, mature and with good volume Colour: Straw yellow with green edges. Nose: Intense aroma of white fruits, citrus and cut grass with a light touch of balsamic and mineral notes. Palate: Great character, density and structure, with a good acidity level and great persistence.
125ml - £6.00
175ml - £8.00
250ml - £10.00
Bottle - Retail £16.50 Drink in £21.50
3. Freedom of the Press Chardonnay
A classic chardonnay from a ripe vintage. A lovely gold colour, with notes of wild flowers, tangerine, citrus, stone and honey. It has a light buttery quality that comes with gentle oak ageing in mellow old barrels, lees contact, and malolactic fermentation. It has great texture on the palate, and the alcohol of 13% is just the right body to hang the flavours on. Decent - but not overbearing - acidity makes it a good food match, and a wine to age.
125ml - £11.00
175ml - £14.00
250ml - £17.00
Bottle - Retail £35.00 Drink in £40.00
4. Solara Orange
This style is nowadays referred to as an 'orange' wine and is made by allowing the grapes to macerate on their skins as in red wine making. The result is a wine full of extra layers and complexity. This delightful Romanian example is made primarily from the indigenous grape Feteasca Alba with additional Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. With a deep colour it has rich quince aromas whch lead to a structured and quite tannic with subtle stone fruit flavours
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £18.00 Drink in £23.00
5. Cave de Julienas-Chaintré Cuvee Six Beaujolais-Villages
Tender and balanced, this wine is delicious with its aromas ofintense red fruits. Easy to taste, it can be shared with simple snacks. Its appearance is ruby with purple reflections. On the nose: red fruits and black fruits, predominantly blackcurrant. Fresh, light and fruity, Pairs well with cold cuts, Lyonnais and Beaujolais specialties.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £17.50 Drink in £22.50
6. Montsable Pinot Noir
The Pinot Noir comes from around the village of Puicheric, close to Carcassonne. Influenced by both the Aude river and the Canal du Midi, this is a landscape of low rolling hills, shallow soils and controlled yields. The soils are chalky clay and the cooling effect of the strong northerly winds, which results in cool night time temperatures, provides ideal conditions to manage yield and achieve high quality. The results are small bunches and small berries which produce perfectly balanced, perfumed Pinot.
125ml - £6.50
175ml - £8.50
250ml - £10.50
Bottle - Retail £15.50, Drink in £20.50
7.Baglio Gibellina, U. Passimento, DOC Sicily, Italy
The grapes are harvested by hand first week of September, and are vinified in small stainless-steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 15°C. Deep ruby-red and violet flecks. Intense nose of pomegranate and wild strawberries and hints of red berry fruits. Soft and velvety, full bodied with smooth and sweet tannins.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £16.50, Drink in £21.50
8. Lionel Osmin & Cie Cahors Malbec
Vinification of Lionel Osmin & Cie Cahors Malbec. This wine clearly focuses on one grape variety, namely Malbec. Only immaculate grapes were harvested for this wonderfully elegant varietal wine from Lionel Osmin & Cie. In the Sud Ouest, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on limestone soils. Due to the moderating influence of the nearby sea, the grapes ripen more slowly and develop more aromatic complexity. After the hand picking, the grapes reach the winery as quickly as possible. Here they are sorted and carefully ground.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £19.50, Drink in £24.50
WINE FLIGHTS
Try a guided tasting of any four of the above wines for 4 x 75ml for £16-
Just ask!
HOUSE WINES ON TAP
125ml: £5.00
175ml: £6.50
250ml: £8.50
500ml (carafe): £16.00
Feel free to bring your own marked container for takeaway wine - and enjoy 20% off!
CAbernet Merlot - South Africa
Fresh red fruit, cassis and dark fruit with an undertone of sweet spices and dark chocolate.
Dolcetto - italy
This is a fantastic value for money considering the age! Lovely savoury and spicy aromas, with a red fruited core.
Glea Frizzante - Italy
intense, complex, fine, fruity and fragrant. Perfect as an aperitif.
Vino Rosado - italy
Red berry and floral aromas. Lively on the palate with ripe strawberry and raspberry notes.
Cantina Povero Cortese, Piemonte, Italy
Dry, light white with crisp pear and apple fruit.
Grüner Veltliner- Austria
bright citrus fruit on the lemon and lime end of the spectrum, though notes of grapefruit and apricot.