£32.50

Pinot Grigio Capito 2009
Made using 100% Pinot Grigio grapes, this very popular wine from the Veneto region of Italy is fresh and well-structured with a fine and delicate bouquet.

Sauvignon Blanc, Tierra Antica 2009
This typical Chilean Sauvignon Blanc has a fresh and herbaceous style with delicious aromas of melon, apple and grapefruit.

Foundstone Unoaked Chardonnay 2010
An Australian Chardonnay from Berton Vineyards offering a rich and creamy mouth-feel that leads to lovely soft tropical fruits and orange zest on the palate. Chardonnay acquired a "footballers' wives" image in recent years but this is very undeserved. This fresh, unoaked example can be enjoyed on its own before eating or to match fresh fish dishes.

Rioja Blanco Rivallana 2009
The Bodegas Ondarre is only 4 miles from Rioja's capital, Logroño and is equipped with the latest vinification equipment. Unlike many white Riojas, this wine is not part oxidised thus giving it a delicious, fresh, thirst-quenching quality, ideal for salads and prawn or crayfish cocktail.

Opal Ridge Gewurztraminer Verdelho 2009
From the Riverina region in the south of New South Wales, the blending of Gewurztraminer and Verdelho produces a fresh tasting medium-dry white. Good with pâté, battered fish and spicy foods.

Sauvignon Blanc Bishops Leap 2009
This classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc displays the typical Marlborough flavours of gooseberry, tropical fruits and nettles with just a hint of lime. It matches well with full flavoured starters such as scallops, other seafood and smoked fish.

Gavi di Gavi Fossili 2009
Produced only in a very small area around the town of Gavi in Piedmont from the Cortese grape, the wine exhibits spicy, mineral tones and a crisp finish. This is a very good quality wine at this price and is highly recommended with scallops, lobster thermidor, haddock and chips or any fresh fish on the specials board. For vegetarians, it will go well with pasta or risotto dishes.

Mâcon Villages Domaine Botti 2008
The most southerly of the Burgundy appellations, the shorter winters and hotter summers produce a delicate wine with floral and peachy tones while retaining the earthy flavour of Mâcon. A good match with chicken, oily fish such as salmon or cheese and egg dishes.

St Clair Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2009
This classic New Zealand Sauvignon is produced by the acclaimed St Clair vineyard in Marlborough, winner last September of White Winemaker of the year at the London International Wine Challenge. This crisp and flavoursome wine displays intense flavours of passion fruit and blackcurrant, with underlying gooseberry tones. Beautiful on its own as an aperitif, it also matches very well with most vegetarian dishes, pastas, risottos and fish dishes.

St Clair Marlborough Riesling 2009
For this wine, the grapes are picked at night at the peak of flavour development and each batch is tank fermented separately at cool temperatures using yeasts specially selected to retain freshness and intensity of fruit flavour. After ferment each batch is assessed for quality and only premium batches are used. According to chief winemaker Matt Thompson, "bright citrus aromas of sweet lime and a touch of mandarin leap from the glass". On the palate the wine shows typical Riesling characters of ripe lime and grapefruit with a distinct mineral note. Drink with fresh seafood, pork with apple sauce, or lightly spiced dishes like the lobster or the haddock and chips with curry sauce.

Grüner Veltliner Loibener Reserve 2006
Austria's Grüner Veltliner has emerged as one of the most recent additions to the iconic wines of the world. 2006 brought a very hot June with ideal warm dry weather during harvest, making the Grüners more full-bodied than in average years, with more ripeness and greater concentration. This has resulted in a strong nose of apricots and tropical fruits, with the initial sweetness on the palate giving way to a long spicy finish. Ideal with strong flavoured foods such as the carrot soup with ginger, spicy samosa and coriander foam or the roast duck with à l'orange sauce, dried fruit purée and spiced carrot.

Half Bottles

Mâcon Villages, Domaine Botti, 2008

£12.50

Groot Constantia Blanc de Noir 2009
Formed in 1685 by a future Governor of the Cape, Groot Constantia is South Africa's oldest and best known estate. Its wines were coveted by the monarchs and aristocrats of Europe such as Napoleon and Bismarck. Nestling in the Eastern foothills of the Table Mountain, the generally cool climate produces complex and balanced wines such as this beautiful pale blush blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It has aromas of red cherries and strawberries with a balanced sweetness and soft acidity.

Sancerre Rosé Domaine Tabordet 2008 £31.50
Made from 100% Pinot Noir, cool fermented to retain freshness and fruit. The crisp Sancerre style results in a fresh, flinty, fruity flavour with a lingering aftertaste. It is a perfect partner for shellfish, salmon, risotto and soufflé.

Broken Shackle House Red
From the Broken Shackle vineyard in Australia, this unusual blend of Shiraz and Barbera produces a delightful easy drinking wine with rich berry flavours.

Tierra Antica Merlot 2009
This easy drinking Chilean Merlot offers a soft, round and approachable style with blackberry and cherry fruit on the nose and palate. Merlot pairs well with poultry, with pork and with modern foods such as burgers.

Foundstone Shiraz 2009
Produced by Berton Vineyards in South Australia's Eden Valley, this expressive wine offers ripe blackberry aromas along with toasty sweet oak. The concentrated palate of blackberry, black cherry and plum flavours are complemented by hints of vanilla and caramel in the rich, long finish. Great with rich meat dishes such as steak pie, casseroles or belly pork.

Hazy View Pinotage 2010
South Africa's national grape is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault and produces easy drinking, full-bodied wines abounding with spice and rich fruit and a mouth-watering finish. Well worth a try if it's new to you. Goes well with the steak and most red meats.

Mendoza Heights Premium Malbec 2009
Now Argentina's most widely grown red grape, the Mendoza Heights from the foothills of the Andes, has distinct plum aromas typical of this variety. Generous spicy and fruity flavours, good body and well integrated soft tannins give a good round finish. Drink with red meat such as steak and roast beef.

Michel Torino Coleccion Pinot Noir, 2009
Originally the grape of Burgundy, Pinot Noir has now spread to almost all wine growing countries worldwide. It prefers cooler climates so the 1,700m altitude of the Michel Torino vineyard suits it very well. The soft, velvety, almost jammy, tones of this wine make it a good match for poultry, game and strong, fatty fish dishes such as tuna or salmon. It is also a good match for robust vegetarian flavours such as mushrooms and risotto.

Beaujolais Villages Château De Souzy 2009
To the south of Mâcon between the Burgundy and Rhône regions, the hot dry summers of the Beaujolais and the almost exclusive use of the Gamay grape produce a unique style of light, fruity wines designed to be drunk young. The 2009 vintage has been acclaimed as one of the best ever, producing a medium bodied wine with an abundance of blackcurrant and raspberry on the palate and a soft, rounded finish. Good with chicken, dark fish and cheesy vegetarian dishes.

Echeverria Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2006
Rivalled only by Merlot as the world's most cultivated grape, Cabernet Sauvignon's power base is in Bordeaux, where it is typically blended with other grapes but it has been embraced as a single varietal by many New World producers. It is particularly suited to the Chilean climate where it is now the most popular black grape variety and produces some of the best Cabernet Sauvignons in the world. This fine example from the family owned Echeverria vineyard in Molina is round and smooth with toasty, ripe blackberry flavours and a full finish. A great accompaniment to steaks, beef dishes and cheese.

The Black Shiraz 2009
An impressive, full-flavoured Australian Shiraz showing hints of spicy white pepper and ripe plum over smoky oak. The rich generous fruit palate has soft tannins, well balanced with oak and a long lingering fruit finish. Perfect with steak or rich beef pies and casseroles.

Rioja Rivallana Crianza 2007
A traditional blend of 80% Tempranillo, 10% Mazuelo and 10% Garnacha (Grenache), the wine is aged for 18 months in American and French oak producing a palate of smooth, ripe fruit with the added complexity of vanilla and well integrated tannins in a long finish. Good with rich meat dishes.

Echeverria Merlot Reserva 2008
The interminably blue skies, the Mediterranean climate and the rich soil make the Curicó Valley a winemaker's paradise, enabling the production of extraordinary fruity, expressive wines. This 100% Merlot is aged in American and French oak for 12 months. Great with lamb and pork dishes.

Michel Torino 'Don David' Reserva Malbec 2008
In terms of cost versus quality, Michel Torino regard this as their best value for money wine. A beautiful single varietal Malbec aged for 12 months in American and French oak producing a full bodied wine with ripe fruit that goes perfectly with the steaks that the Argentineans love so much.

Zinfandel Parducci 2006
Under the leadership of Paul Dolan, Parducci are committed to socially responsible and environmentally sound agriculture and winemaking. This fine Californian example is a blend of 80% Zinfandel plus some Syrah and Petite Sirah. Try with French onion soup, duck or belly pork.

Douves de la Tour Carnet 2003
This is the second wine of Grand Cru Classé Château La Tour Carnet. The wine has been hugely improved from 2000, under the ownership of Bernard Magrez plus consultant oenologist Michel Rolland. It has an unusually high concentration of Merlot for a left bank Bordeaux, and that, in combination with the very hot summer of 2003 has produced a very dense ruby/purple-coloured wine that is a great match for strong flavoured meat dishes such as game, lamb or the steak pudding.

Barolo Patres DOCG 2006
The Satirano family has been making wine in Piedmont since 1871 and the heritage shines through in this 3-year aged Barolo which is produced 100% from Nebbiolo grapes. From the superb 2006 vintage in Northern Italy, it has a full aroma with hints of cherry, strawberry, plum and dried flowers followed by a powerful palate with sweet, evolved tannins. It is great with steak and rich meaty stews or pastas.

St Emilion Grand Cru Château Boutisse 2005
St. Emilion was producing wine long before other Bordeaux appellations. It has two distinctive characteristics. First, unlike the Left Bank, which is dominated by the grand châteaux, most St. Emilion production comes from 'microchâteaux', essentially small farmers. Second, 60% of the vines are Merlot, which gives St. Emilion its dried fruit sweetness. The second grape is Cabernet Franc and only a very small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon is grown, making St. Emilions less tannic and softer and allowing them to mature faster than their Left Bank rivals. The Château produces wine with a warm bouquet of mocha and sweet spices, encased in with winter red berries and subtle cherry vanilla notes.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Clos du Mont Olivet 2001
Châteauneuf du Pape is produced in a relatively small area of the southern Rhône valley near Avignon, using mainly Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre grapes. Thierry Sabon is the fifth generation of the family to make wine on this prestigious estate, listed as one of the best producers by Hugh Johnson. As with all good Châteauneuf du Papes it is dark and strong with juicy blackcurrant and blueberry flavours. From a very good vintage, this complex wine is now showing secondary levels of maturity with warm flavours and a touch of woodsmoke on the palate through to a well sustained and fine finish. Try with steak pie, duck, belly pork or other rich meat dishes.

Gevrey Chambertin, Domaine Marchand Grillot 'Jouise', 2007
Gevrey Chambertin is a small town in the Côtes de Nuits where the richest, most complex and deepest red Burgundies are found; hardly surprising that it was Napoléon's favourite wine. Jacques Marchand and his son Etienne make classic Pinot Noir showing ripe raspberries and fine tannins. Match with strong flavoured pâtés, cheese and meat dishes.

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Tedeschi 2006
Amarone is a unique wine. Here's why. Ripe grapes from top vineyards are hand selected and harvested in the first two weeks of October. Instead of being pressed and fermented, they are laid on straw mats to dry and shrivel, concentrating the remaining sugars and flavours, for 90-120 days. Following the drying, the grapes are crushed and go through a low temperature fermentation process for 30-50 days. After fermentation, the wine is aged in oak barrels. Despite the concentrated sugars of the grapes, Amarone wine is officially dry, yet has strong hints of sweetness and residual sugar. Drink with parfait, strong cheeses and intensely flavoured meat dishes such as game, duck or lamb. The Tedeschi won 'best in class' and a silver medal at the International Wine and Spirits Convention, one of the most coveted awards worldwide.

Château Batailley 5ème Cru Classé 2002/03
Located in the Pauillac district of Bordeaux, where most of the top Cru Classés are found, Batailley has Château Latour and the two Châteaux Pichons as neighbours, and is one of the few fifth growths that can rival them. Pauillac is classic Cabernet Sauvignon country, and this wine is made from two thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and one third Merlot. It displays the recurrent themes of blackcurrant and cedar found in top Bordeaux wines due to the top quality French cooperage that the high prices of Pauillac crus classés permit. Make the most of this very high quality wine with red meat, game or mushroom dishes.

Château La Lagune 1995
A 3rd growth Grand Cru Classé, Château La Lagune is located just outside Margaux and shares some of its rich and rounded blackcurrant cherry and damson tones. The 1995 vintage was a very good one, with temperatures in June, July and August frequently exceeding 30°C. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. Its ageing potential is considerable. At 15 years old, this wine is only just coming into its prime, displaying the rich fruity and spicy dark fruit flavours that make it a great accompaniment to red meat, game and mushrooms.

Half bottles

Beaujolais Villages Château De Souzy, 2008

Echeverria Merlot, 2009

Tamaya Sweet Goat Muscat 2005, 37.5cl £9.95 (glass £2.50)
A superb late harvest Chilean dessert wine exhibiting wild honey aromas, luscious apricot fruit and excellent length. Recommended with sweet caramel-type deserts like sticky toffee pudding.

Nivole Moscato d'Asti, Michele Chiarlo, 37.5cl £12.50
This slightly sparkling wine is one of the most sublime and delicate of all dessert wines. Its very low level of alcohol (only 5%) makes it particularly light and soft on the palate, and especially gentle for consumption after dinner, when you have probably consumed wines of greater alcoholic content with the starter and main course. Its delicate flavours of elderflower and honeydew melon are not overly sweet as some dessert wines can be. Made of 100% Muscat, this wine pairs well with desserts that are not too sweet like the sorbets or use the fizz to cut through creamy desserts like crème brûlée.

Elysium Black Muscat, 37.5cl £19.95 (glass £3.95)
From the Quady Winery in California, the Elysium Black Muscat's rich flavour of dark berries and roses matches well with strong sweet desserts such as chocolate and blue cheeses that might over-power a less flavoursome wine.

Castelnau de Suduiraut, Sauternes 2006, 37.5cl £26.50
Castelnau de Suduiraut is the second wine of the prestigious Château de Suduiraut. The immediate neighbour of Château d'Yquem (universally recognised as the world's best dessert wine), Château de Suduiraut is often said to be the second best in the world. It is a blend of 90% Semillion and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. Not as sweet as most New World dessert wines, Sauternes goes best with fruity desserts but is also a great match with blue cheese and duck liver parfait.

Barros Ruby, 75cl £34.50 (glass £3.95)
Established for over 100 years, Barros Almeida & Co is one of the most prestigious port producers. With sumptuous wood and fruit flavours, this traditional port makes for a satisfying after dinner treat, especially with our cheese board.

Starboard Batch 88, 75cl £34.50 (glass £3.95)
From Andrew Quady's Californian vineyard this tawny port-style wine is made from the classic Portuguese varieties producing a beautiful, soft, flavoursome wine that could accompany fruity desserts as well as the cheese board.