Sparkling Wines |
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Louis Perdrier Rosé NV - France |
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£14.95 |
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A lovely pale pink, this juicy-fruity fizz is packed with bubbles and light berry fruit.
(2) 11.5%vol |
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Cipriano Prosecco Frizzante NV Spago - Italy |
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£15.95 |
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A very fashionable fizz! Prosecco pleases with its unassuming sweet/sour fruitiness and solid good value. Gentle sparkle and flavours of fresh apples.
(2) 11%vol |
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Paul Herard Blanc de Noirs Brut NV - France |
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£28.95 |
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Brut, but with sunny fruit flavours and a fresh appley edge.
(1) 12%vol |
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Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV - France |
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£46.50 |
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Pale gold, confident full aroma and flavour, mouth-filling and satisfying. Excellent in its class with real depth of flavour.
(1) 12%vol |
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White Wines |
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Avanti Chenin-Torrentes - Bodegas Borbore : 2007/08
San Juan, Argentina |
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Lifted notes of guava and tropical fruits, with a bracing citrus zing. The aromatic floral style, and firm line to a juicy finish, makes an appealing off-dry style.
(3) 13%vol |
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250ml
175ml |
£9.95
£3.50
£2.75 |
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| 6. |
Pieter’s Drift, Colombard-Chardonnay
NVWestern Cape, South Africa |
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£10.95 |
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Easygoing, bright and fresh, this has plenty of tropical fruit and peachy ripeness with a neat zippy texture for a tidy balance.
(2) 12.5%vol |
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| 7. |
La Masquerade Vermentino - 2006/07 : Pays d’Oc, France |
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£11.95 |
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Zesty and fragrant, this is a slightly off-the-wall wine from a less common grape. It has a pithy, grassy aroma and lively, crisp, peach and apple blossom character that makes it a great food wine.
(2) 12.5%vol |
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Viña Carmen Gewurztraminer - 2006/07 : Curico, Chile |
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£12.95 |
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Innocent pale gold colour gives no warning of the splendid high-flying aromatics to follow. Flavours on the palate are both splendid and charming, with notes of roses and lychees.
(3) 13.5%vol |
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Reh Kendermann Riesling Kabinett - 2006/07 Germany |
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£13.50 |
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White-and-green, fresh and grassy, quite sweet and well balanced with some edge. Clean pure style.
(4) 8.5%vol |
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Oxford Landing Viognier - 2006/07 : South Australia |
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£14.50 |
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An enchanting wine with aromas of lemon and honeysuckle with hints of spice. The palate is rich, luscious and silky with juicy tropical fruit, citrus and lychee.
(2) 13.5%vol |
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Las Boleras Pinot Gris - J & F Lurton 2006/07 : Valle de Uco, Argentina |
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Btl |
£15.00 |
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A more tropical style of Pinot Gris emerges here from Argentina, with the zip of a lemon/lime streak touching off exotic guava and pineapple notes. The flavour is open, full and firm, with great style and panache.
(2) 12.5%vol |
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Torres Viña Esmeralda - 2006/07 : Penedes, Spain |
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£16.50 |
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Fragrant, delicately floral, lightly spicy and with just a hint of sweetness. A success since its creation, Esmeralda may well be Spain’s most famous white wine.
(3) 11.5%vol |
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Totara Hill Sauvignon Blanc - 2006/07 : Marlborough, New Zealand |
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£17.50 |
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Crisp and herbaceous with balanced acidity and fruit. Well-shaped Kiwi Sauvignon with ripe tropical notes, and a fresh touch of cut grass.
(1) 13%vol |
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Chablis La Lotte - 2005/06
: France |
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Btl |
£19.95 |
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A proper traditional style of Chablis from an extraordinary vintage. A taut Chablis line of minerality runs through orange citrus fruit to lighten the touch - racy and confident through to the steely finish.
(1) 13%vol |
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Rosé Wines |
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Domaine des Nouelles Rosé d’Anjou - 2006/07 : Chereau Carré, France |
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All softness and light sweetness here - no angles. A long-standing favourite from the lovely Loire Valley.
(4) 10.5%vol |
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250ml
175ml |
£11.50
£3.95
£2.95 |
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Cougars Moon White Zinfandel - NV California, USA |
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£11.95 |
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Fun, pink and refreshing.
(3) 10%vol |
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Mateus Rosé - NV Portugal |
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£12.50 |
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This pretty wine continues to hold a popular spot in the market, delivering the bright, semi-sweet fruit with its lightly festive bubbles.
(3) 11%vol |
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Red Wines |
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Avanti Shiraz-Malbec - Bodegas Borbore : 2007/08 San Juan, Argentina |
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Richly coloured and scented it is an easy-drinking blend. With Shiraz taking centre stage to give a smoky, spicy palate supported by a firm Malbec grip.
(B) 13.5%vol |
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250ml
175ml |
£9.95
£3.50
£2.75 |
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Pieter’s Drift Pinotage - NV Western Cape, South Africa |
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£10.95 |
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Very soft and positively bouncy with vibrant, generous fruit. Plenty of hedgerow character and a velvet soft texture make for a real treat.
(C) 14.5%vol |
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La Masquerade Merlot - 2005/06 : Pays d’Oc, France |
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Btl |
£11.95 |
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Soft and plummy red wine from the deep South of France. Luscious ripe fruit is backed by firm tannins and a light oaky touch for added depth.
(C) 14.5%vol |
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Crystal Brook Shiraz - 2006/07 : S.E Australia |
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£12.95 |
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Immediately-pleasing, spicy-fruity, even neatly polished. Plenty of sweet blackberry and prunes fruit backed with a velvet overcoat.
(C) 13.5%vol |
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Vansha Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz Ridgeback : 2006/07 Paarl, South Africa |
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£13.50 |
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Our second year of this new blend from Ridgeback, named Vansha to show it’s really personal. Beautifully soft, silky and well-integrated. Flavours are ripe, easy and fully-expressive. Delicious.
(D) 13.5%vol |
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Viña Carmen Pinot Noir : 2006/07 Aconcagua, Chile |
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£14.50 |
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Bright, light, redcurrant and strawberry fruit Pinot. Classic varietal characteristics with a soft, gentle carapace. Pure refreshment.
(B) 13.5%vol |
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Mazuelo Rioja Crianza : 2003/04 Azabache, Spain |
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£15.95 |
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Instantly attractive combination of vital strawberry fruit and soft oak flavours that is the hallmark of Rioja - and its universal appeal. Very satisfying.
(C) 13.5%vol |
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Ironstone Old Vine Zinfandel : 2005/06 California, USA |
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£16.50 |
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Almost ‘Old Man Zin’, but actually this supple, immediate, shining-bright, bursting-with-health, wine has been produced from very old vines. Maybe a surprise - but definitely a pleasure.
(E) 14.5%vol |
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Valpolicella Classico Superiore : 2007/08 Tommasi, Italy |
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£17.95 |
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Dark cherry character and nice meaty flavours. Perfectly full-bodied and balanced wine from this dynamic Veneto producer. (C) 12%vol |
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Fleurie Belle Grâce : 2005/06 Aujoux, France |
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Btl |
£19.95 |
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Absolutely classic raspberries and cream nose that is vibrantly attractive. Soft texture and enticing berry fruit are given a little weight of concentration to make it a serious contender.
(C) 13%vol |
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Dessert Wines |
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Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora : 2006/07 Victoria, Australia |
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Hlf Btl |
£13.95 |
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Intense gold luminescence to the eye. This wine has startlingly lovely pure grape sweetness of Muscat, with a flash of orange.
Fine, smooth and utterly luscious.
(8) 9.5%vol |
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Elysium Black Muscat, Quady : 2006/07 USA |
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Hlf Btl |
£17.95 |
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First aroma notes are twiggy, then brambly, then a wild sweetness - then finally the Muscat perfume with the Elysian sweet long finish.
(8) 15%vol |
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Wine Guide: |
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White & Rosé wines: 1 = dry and 9 = sweet.
Red wines: A = light and soft. E = deep and full
Vintages may change according to availability. |
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