Sparkling Wines |
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Louis Perdrier Rosé NV - France |
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£16.00 |
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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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£16.00 |
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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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Camel Valley Brut 2006/7 - Cornwall |
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£29.50 |
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Superb golden sparkler with elegant fizz and full ripe flavour yet truly 'brut'.
(1) 12%vol |
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Mercier Brut NV - Champagne, France |
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£35-00 |
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Light and fresh with a friendly impression of sweetness for those who
prefer their Champagne one step away from bone dry. A touch of
brioche richness adds weight to the appley pear aromas and fresh
style. (1) 12%vol |
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Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV - France |
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£48.00 |
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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 : 2008/09
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
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£11.50
£3.95
£2.95
£1.95 |
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Villa Rosa Unoaked Chardonnay 2008/09 - Colchagua, Chile |
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Btl |
£11.95 |
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Light golden Chardonnay with smooth rounded fruit, gaining in
richness and expression to a well-made full finish. (2) 13%vol |
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Niersteiner Gutes Domtal 2007/08 - Franz Reh, Germany |
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£12.50 |
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Both floral and leafy, with a fresh sweet fullness. (4) 9%vol |
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| 9. |
San Alessandro Pinot Grigio 2007/08 - GT delle Venezie, Italy |
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Btl |
£12.95 |
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Light and polished with almost tangible floral notes and a delicate lime
and sherbet touch. (2) 12%vol |
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Peter Lehmann Chenin Blanc 2008/09 - Barossa, Australia |
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£13.95 |
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Definitely a Lehmann wine, packed with fruit and flavour. Green and
gold, high-toned, yet full of sun and bursting with the sweet-and-sour
intensity of Chenin that others find difficult to tame. (2) 12.5%vol |
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Riesling Kabinett 2007/08 - Reh Ke ndermann, Germany |
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£14.95 |
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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 2007/08 - South Australia |
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£15.50 |
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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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Torres Viña Esmeralda - 2008/09 : Penedes, Spain |
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£16.95 |
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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 - 2008/09 : Marlborough, New Zealand |
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Btl |
£18.50 |
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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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Sharpham Dart Valley Reserve 2006/07 - Devon, UK |
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Btl |
£19.50 |
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Super full-flavoured, zippy, dry estate wine. Energetic and with all the
structure for a long and happy life. (1) 11.5%vol |
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Chablis La Lotte 2007/08 - France |
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£21.50 |
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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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Via Fordulo Pinot Grigio Rosé 2009 - Azar Neszmély, Hungary |
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Elegant and dry but still packed with bright strawberry and raspberry
fruit. Very nice and zesty with a peachy character to add a little
weight. Rich, fruity and refreshingly crisp it over-delivers in all aspects
(2) 12.5%vol |
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£11.95
£4.10
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Cougars Moon White Zinfandel - NV California, USA |
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£12.95 |
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Fun, pink and refreshing.
(3) 10%vol |
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Mateus Rosé - NV Portugal |
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£14.95 |
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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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Domaine des Nouelles Rosé d’Anjou 2008/09 - Loire, France |
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£15.50 |
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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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Red Wines |
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Avanti Shiraz-Malbec - Bodegas Borbore : 2009/10 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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£11.50
£3.95
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Villa Rosa Cabernet Sauvignon 2008/09 - Colchagua, Chile |
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Btl |
£11.95 |
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Open and friendly, with berry fruit and a flash of blackcurrant, it has
a nice leafy edge and a touch of oak for added breadth. A light, easy,fruity wine. (C) 13.5%vol |
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San Alessandro Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2008/09 - Italy |
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Btl |
£12.95 |
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A touch of cherries and light herbal notes complement the soft texture and easy style. (C) 14%vol |
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La Masquerade Merlot 2006/07 - Pays d’Oc, France |
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£14.95 |
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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 addeddepth. (C) 14.5%vol |
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Crystal Brook Shiraz 2008/09 - S.E Australia |
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£15.50 |
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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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Brown Brothers Tarrango 2008/09 - Victoria, Australia |
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£15.50 |
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Light, juicy cherryish Tarrango is always gentle and easy. A 1960s-bred grape variety, it is different from anything else and would appear to be Brown Brothers’s particular gift to the world. (B) 12.5%vol |
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Vansha Red Ridgeback 2007/08 - Paarl, South Africa |
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£16.50 |
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Vibrant fresh red berry nose with notes of plum and blackcurrant and a warm chocolate edge. Soft and supple, it has plenty of ripe fruit with a little oak complexity and a great long finish. (C) 13.5%vol |
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Côtes du Rhône Prestige 2005/0628. - Louis Mousset, France |
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Btl |
£16.95 |
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France A thoroughly amiable southern Rhône of warmth and ripeness, with plenty of red berry fruits and a fine tannin structure to create goodall-round balance. (C) 13.5%vol |
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Mazuelo Rioja Crianza 2005/06 - Azabache, Spain |
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£17.50 |
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Spain 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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Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2008/09 - Tommasi, Italy |
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£19.50 |
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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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Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2006/07 - Domaine Faiveley, France |
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£22.50 |
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Young domaine-bottled Burgundy from a great house. Fresh and genuine Pinot Noir character - and a touch of seriousness too. (B) 12.5%vol |
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Dessert Wines |
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Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora 2008/09 - Victoria, Australia |
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Hlf Btl |
£14.25 |
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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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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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