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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 £19.00, Drink in £24.00
2. Domaine Salmon Pinot Gris
A rare Pinot Gris from the Loire Valley. Full, intense aromas with hints of peach and mandarin. A very slight touch of sweetness on the palate, perfectly balanced by a gentle acidity and mineral finish. An intense wine that goes well with rich and oriental food.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £19.00, Drink in £24.00
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 £33.50 Drink in £38.50
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. Bodega De Bardos Clea Crianza
Colour: Intense cherry-red with a purple tinge on the edges. Nose: Complex, with good intensity and highlights with dark fruit aromas, liquorice and tobacco. Palate: Corpulent but silky and elegant with a nice balance of acidity and supple tannins. Soft on the palate with good fruit concentration and a nice lingering finish.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £19.50 Drink in £24.50
6. Hanewald-Schwerdt Spatburgunder
The family owned and operated estate Hanewald-Schwerdt was founded in 1955 in Leistadt. Today, cousins Thomas Hanewald and Stephen Schwerdt focus on growing Riesling and Pinot Noir. The secret of their handcrafted wines is a unique limestone reef which dominates all the sites around Leistadt. A hidden treasure away off the beaten track, the vines are old and surrounded by a protected natural resort in the shade of the Haardt mountains. Strawberry and cherry flavours with good minerality, this is a wonderful, easy drinking red.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £22.00, Drink in £27.00
7. Villa Mottura Primitivo Di Manduria
Ruby red with purplish reflections. Austere aroma of red fruit in jam, morello cherry and walnut shells. Velvety, full bodied and harmonious.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
250ml - £11.00
Bottle - Retail £19.00, Drink in £24.00
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-
'Mirco-Flight' 4 x 50ml for £12
Just ask!
HOUSE WINES ON TAP
125ml: £5.00
175ml: £6.50
250ml: £8.50
500ml (carafe): £16.00
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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.