Were proud to offer you the most amazing wines from around the world, all hand picked, tested and totally worthy for our lovely customers !! Those with descriptions are the ones we love the most and would urge you to go for. Happy Drinking x
(PP = Privilege Card Points)
Champagne
101 De Castellane Croix Rouge Saint Andre Brut - France £7.45/ £37.00
Champagne De Castellane was established in 1895, and had its traditional red cross label since day one. It has aromas of white flesh fruits and hints of vanilla with a light, fresh palate which makes it so drinkable. (1300 PP)
103 Laurent Perrier Brut - France £42.00
While Champagne shows the character of a specific harvest, non-vintage Brut exemplifies the style of a particular house. Freshness, elegance and balance, all of which are typical Laurent Perrier's wines, are found in the Brut L-P year after year. (1500PP)
104 Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose Brut - France £56.00
The cuvee rose Laurent Perrier was created in the 1968 the cuvee rose is now the benchmark in its category. Held in an elegant wine bottle inspired by King Henry IV, this rose champagne has been widely acknowledged for its consistantly high quality. (1675PP)
105 Dom Perignon 2000/02 - France £127.00
Produced only in the finest vintages, Dom Perignon is Moet et Chandon's prestige cuvee Champagne. Usually a blend of half and half Pinot Noir and Chardonnay (give or take a few percent here or there), it is rightly regarded as one of the very finest Champagnes, with the ability to age gracefully over many years. (3000PP)
Sparkling
106 Jeio Prosecco Valdobbiadene DOCG Brut - Italy £4.60/ £22.50
Nothing is better than enjoying a glass of bubbles and this Prosecco from Bisol is one of the very best "..... this is utterly scrumptious, with hints of pears and white peaches on the palate" Jonathon Ray, Daily Telegraph. (700PP)
Whites
FRESH AND ELEGANT - the wines from this section are easy going, light and fruity. They are great to enjoy simply on there own but are generally good all rounder's and can go with a variety of foods such as, fresh salads, fish and white meats.
136 Villa Dei Fiori Fiano - Italy £19.50 (250 PP)
Fiano is an indigenous grape variety to southern Italy. This is a very fruity & refreshing example with aromatic peach, passion fruit & honey flavours, ending on a delicately nutty finish.
110 SAAM Mountain, Chenin Blanc - South Africa £4.25/ £6.75/ £18.95 (575PP)
This wine is absolutely superb it has rich tropical aromas of pear, guava and ripe yellow stone fruits that jump out of the glass. The abudance of flavours carries through onto the palate and makes it an ideal partner to light meals, fish and salads.
112 Petit Papillon Grenache Blanc - France £15.95 (375PP)
114 Conte Vecchio Pinot Grigio - Italy £3.50/ £5.50/ £15.50 (325PP)
137 La Cote Flamenc Picpoul De Pinet - France £22.00 (725PP)
Muscadet On Steriods! Fine & Fruity, very precise citrus, tropical fruits and spring flowers. Finishing with some clean mineral notes.
116 Chablis Domaine Jean Defaix - France £29.50 (900PP)
139 El Muro Blanco - Spain £3.30/ £4.90/ £13.75 (250PP)
CRISP AND AROMATIC - These wines have a natural freshness and vibrant appeal which give them lots of character making them very popular. They go well with goat's cheese, salads, shellfish and anything with a touch of spice.
120 Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand £24.50 (750PP)
Named after the satellite listening post located over the road from the winery, Spy Valley is in the Waihopai Valley in Marlborough. Happily for us they appear more interested in fine wine than exploding cigars, and recent vintages have seen the winery's trophy cabinet filled to bursting. This sauvy gives big punch characters of gooseberry, asparagus & ripe honey due melon.
121 Madfish Riesling - Australia £28.00 (870PP)
122 Alto Bajo Sauvignon Blanc - Chile £3.75/ £5.90/ £16.50 (390PP)
123 Argento Reserva Torrontes - Argentina £18.75 (560PP)
Malbecs white, fruity & very aromatic sister!! Concentrated flavours of peach, lychee & citrus are complemented by minty eucalyptus notes - dry and a fresh with a clean mineral finish. Argento frow their grapes at 1700m above sea level! This enables a cool & moderated growing season with lots of sun, creating wines with elegance, fruity purity & finesse.
124 Riva Leone Gavi DOCG - Italy £19.00 (600PP)
126 Sancerre Blanc Domaine de la Chezatte - France £27.50 (890PP)
127 Friendly Gruner Veltliner - Austria £29.50 (895PP)
Gruner Vetliner has effected a Cinderella-like transformation and now finds itself feted like a supermodel. Everyone who's tasted the Friendly GV has signed up for the fan club on the spot. Given these wines remarkable ability to pair with every food under the sun from seafood to spice, there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn't go to the ball.
FULL BODIED AND FULL OF FLAVOUR - This section has some really interesting finds such as Viognier which has apricots and peach. Classic Alsace Gewurztraminer which is superb with spicy food. These wines have a lot more robust flavours and have a fuller richer palate making them ideal with food.
138 Castillo De Clavijo Rioja Barrel Fermented Viura - Spain £21.50 (690PP)
Barrel fermentation brings out some lush exotic fruit, vanilla & clove flavours. Time spent in large oak barrels gives this white Rioja a rich & creamy mouthfeel but has managed to retain great freshness.
131 Marmesa Hollister Peak Chardonnay - California £25.95 (800PP)
An unoaked Californian Chardonnay from top winemaker Larry Brooks - fresh and bright with peach, melon and citrus flavours. "super-appetising dry chardonnay that smells attactively of white peaches" Jancis Robinson MW.
132 Valdivieso Reserva Viognier Sagrada Familia - Chile £22.95 (730PP)
Viognier is really taking off, as this grape gives a very striking fresh contemporay character. Beautiful lifted notes of peach, apricot & dried stone fruit on the nose, leading to a rich, smooth & glossy texture on the palate.
134 Gewurztraminer Prestige Cave De Ribeauville - Alsace £25.95 (800PP)
135 Pouilly-Fuisse Les Reisses Domaine Robert-Denogent - France £36.75 (1350PP)
Rose
Rose wines are more popular than ever and with more and more wine makers paying attention to them, there has never been so much choice for the Rose wine drinker. In this selection we have tried to cover the wide range of styles now available. The crisp dry styles fromt the south of France, vibrant and fruity Spanish Rosado to gugging Zinfandel from the USA.
201 Domaine d'Astros Rose Vin De Pays Des Maures - France £15.75 (365PP)
The first mention of the Chateau d'Astros is found in the records of the Knights Templar who founded the 'commanderie' of Astros in the 12th century, the domaine became the property of the Knights of Saint Jean de Jerusalem, then of the Knights of Malta, who owned it until the end of the 18th century. The dry, chalky & stony slopes give the grape its concentration of powerful and complex aromas. Cool, crisp & pale with zesty pink grapefruit, raspberry on the nose and a dry, citrussy palate with some strawberry soaking into the finish.
202 Altas De Ruesca Rosado - Spain £19.95 (610PP)
203 Sancerre Rose Domaine Andre Neveu - France £25.95 (800PP)
205 Wandering Bear Zinfandel Rose - California, USA £4.25/ £6.70/ £18.75 (560PP)
Drier than most Zinfandel roses, this nevertheless has plenty of raspberry & watermelon fruit flavours. Juicy & light, it has a refreshing bright acidity on the finish. A typical blackberry/ cherry fruit dominated nose, is matched on the palate by ripe fruit very much to the fore with just enough supporting acidity to create a sound balance, a very approachable wine.
206 El Muro Rosado - Spain £3.30/ £4.90/ £13.75 (250PP)
207 Jeio Rose Sparkling IGT NV - Italy £22.00 (695PP)
Red Wines
LIGHT AND EASY GOING - not all red wines need to be rich and powerful. The wines in this section are all easy going and lighter in style. They are great to drink on their own but equally if you fancy a red wine with lighter dishes such as chicken or a tuna salad, then look no further, these are the wines for you.
301 La Croix Carignan/ Merlot Vin De Pays De L'Herault - France £16.50 (390PP)
302 Les Nuages Pinot Noir St Pourcain - France £21.00 (670PP)
Light but intense red with great redcurrant & spice pinot character on the nose & on the finish.
303 Riva Leone Barbera - Italy £4.20/ £6.60/ £18.50 (570PP)
Dark berry fruits with a core of fine tannins and the typical Barbera acidity makes these wines perfect to accompany big hearty autumn meals - perfect with any pasta dish, pheasant and game
304 Altas De Ruesca Garnacha Calatayud - Spain £22.75 (700PP)
Christmas in a glass! Bright cherry red in colour with warming blackberry cinnamon cassis, spiced plum with a slight hint of tangerine on the finish.
305 Alamos Bonarda - Argentina £18.95 (580PP)
330 El Muro Tinto - Spain £3.30/ £4.90/ £13.75 (250PP)
ROUNDED AND FULL OF FRUIT - soft and smooth wines are the order of the day here. In this section you have Malbec which is ideal with beef and roast meats. A classic soft Rioja which is perfect with lamb or a cheeky Cotes Du Rhone with a casserole.
310 Argento Reserva Malbec - Argentina £4.20/ £6.60/ £18.50 (570PP)
This superb Malbec has a deep violet colour and offers concentrated aromas of plums, black cherries and notes of chocolate. The rich blackberry and blackcurrant fruit flavours are rounded off perfectly by soft, supple tannins.
311 Dinastia Vivanco Rioja Crianza - Spain £25.75 (790PP)
328 Castillo De Clavijo Rioja Reserva 2005 - Spain £29.00 (890PP)
This Reserva is aged for 24 months in French & American oak casks to give it a very complex, ripe & mature style. Lots of black cherry, liquorice, vanilla & coconut.
312 SAAM Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon - South Africa £17.75 (490PP)
313 Cotes Du Rhone Les Isles Neuves Certified Organic - France £21.50 (680PP)
314 Alto Bajo Merlot - Chile £3.95/ £6.25/ £17.50 (480PP)
329 Madfish Pinot Noir - Australia £26.00 (810PP)
According to the local folklore, Madfish Bay's (Denmark Western Australia) quiet tranquility is broken when two tides meet once a year. The fish confused by this natural phenomenon can be observed leaping in the air as if in a state of complete madness. The Pinot also leaps out of the glass - full of juicy red cherry & strawberry fruit with hints of vanilla & earthy hints of forest floor.
FULL BODIED RICH AND POWERFUL - this section is for those who like their wines full on. Classic peppery Shiraz from Australia. The rich single vineyard Pinotage from SAAM Mountain is a real star or if your feeling adventurous and after something different look towards the Tempranillo from Brazil !!
327 Chateauneuf Du Pape Chateau St Jean 2008 - France £38.00 (1400PP)
326 Selval Estate Alisios Tempranillo Touriga - Brazil £19.95 (610PP)
Brazilin wine?! World class flying winemaker Michel Roland has helped Portuguese winemaker Miguel Almeida make some stunning wines. Produced in the southern most region of Brazil, Rio Grande Do Sul. The farm is 100% dry planted due to the almost perfect natural climatic conditions in the region - it has a real point-of-difference to both Chile & Argentina in terms of wine styles. Using indigenous Spanish varietals this red is very inviting with its big tea & berry fruit explosive nose, with ripe, soft tannins, a fresh textural mid-palate leading to a lush & slightly savoury finish.
322 The Stump Jump Shiraz McLaren Vale - £4.75/ £7.50/ £21.00 (670PP)
323 Cahors Chateau Du Caillau Malbec - France £24.50 (775PP)
Incredibly bright colour, like the skin of a ripe black cherry. The aromas are captivating perfumed. A touch of new oak, a jumble of black fruits (cherry, cassis, blackberry)a little corner of blueberry, subtle smoky nuance & a fleeting suggestion of black truffle. The palate is rich, loaded with delicious fruit. It is round & tannic with superb balance & structure.
324 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Seccal Nicolis - Italy £35.75 (1320PP)
325 La Bastide De Duazac Margaux - France (1450PP)
2nd wine of 5th growth Chateau Dauzec Margaux. La Bastide comes from younger or less well exposed areas of the vineyard but is vinified with the same care & skill at the Grand Vin. Intense & spicy with attractive blackberry & blackcurrent fruit. Dense & brooding dark fuit give way to super ripe soft tannins agreeably finishing with lingering notes of cherry compote & strawberry coulis.
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