Red
175ml / 250ml / Bottle
TEMPRANILLO TINTO, RAMA, SPAIN
£6.5 / £8.8 / £26This wine has a mixture of red and black fruits such as cranberries and blackberries at the front of the palate which combine with sweet toasty flavours. a dark and sultry senorita if ever there was one!
SHIRAZ, CABLE CROSSING, AUSTRALIA
£6.8 / £9 / £27.5A cracking Aussie shiraz! bursting with ripe plums and blackberries, with a delightful peppery note on the nose. A g’day guaranteed!
BARBERA AMONTE, VOLPI, ITALY
£6.9 / £9.7 / £28.5A bright, fruity easy drinking red, cheerfully giving out blueberries, cherries and raspberries. A flirty padrona if ever there was! Bellissima!
PINOT NOIR, LES MOUGEOTTES, FRANCE
£7.7 / £10.5 / £32.5This wine has a lovely fresh nose of violets and sweet red berries. Harmonised by integrated and subtle oak. Rich and velvety on the palate with great poise and structure from the soft tanning. A classy mademoiselle!
MALBEC, LA MASCOTA, ARGENTINA
£10 / £14 / £39This wine has a mixture of red and black fruits such as cranberries and blackberries at the front of the palate which combines with sweet toasty flavours. As lush as Eva Peron on a bed of cherries!
VALPOLICELLA, BERTANI, ITALY
£12.5 / £18 / £48Attractive violet red colour. intense notes of blackcurrant, plum, raspberry and spice. Fresh and pure with a beautiful balance through to the finish. As memorable as Michelangelo's David and just as naughty!
RIOJA CRIANZA, SIERRA CANTABRIA, SPAIN
£14 / £18.8 / £50As smooth and elegant as a silk-clad flamenco dancer! Brimming with ripe cherries and other red fruit. The nose, a sophisticated combination of spice, cocoa and a wisp of smoke. A classic spanish beauty that will take your heart!
MERLOT, CANONBALL, USA
£14.5 / £19 / £52Larger than Pavarotti after Sunday lunch! Deep dark ruby with a violet rim. Notes of black and sour cherries, berries, spices and dried fruit. The palate is creamy with soft tannings and integrated oak. We bow to this donna molto bella!
THE CHATTERER SYRAH, SQUAWKING MAGPIE HAWKES BAY, NEW ZEALAND
£60THIS IS THE BEST THING TO COME OUT OF NEW ZEALAND SINCE THE LAMB CHOP! WILD DARK BERRY FRUIT WITH A TWIST OF BLACK PEPPER AND LIQUORICE AND AS VELVETY AS MOLESKIN UNDERWEAR! THIS SEDUCTRESS WILL TAKE YOUR HEART AT THE FIRST SIP!
CABERNET SAUVIGNON, GENTLEMAN, AUSTRALIA
£62A rich and sophisticated Cab Sav from Australia's Barossa Valley. Stylish & elegant with notes of dark fruits and a deep sniff of chocolate. Picture Hugh Jackman arriving in a tuxedo carrying the Worlds biggest Easter Egg. Yum Yum Yum!
PAPALE ORO PRIMITIVO, VARVAGLIONI, ITALY
£79OMG! Literally, the Popes Gold and we now know why he is always smiling! Flavours of dark chocolate, ripe cherries and spice. Ultra-silky on the palate, with layers of spice and ripe black cherry and blueberry fruits. Plush and intense heaven.
BORDEAUX, MORGENSTER ESTATE, SOUTH AFRICA
£85SIMPLY STUNNING BORDEAUX BLEND FROM STELLENBOSCH. THIS SEDUCTRESS TEMPTS YOU WITH CARAMEL AND VANILLA AND THEN FILLS YOUR MOUTH WITH DEEP BLACKBERRY AND PLUMS. DON’T BOTHER STRUGGLING! THIS LIONESS ALREADY HAS HER CLAWS IN!
TEMPRANILO LAS TINADAS CENCIBEL, VERUM, SPAIN
£90This elegant senorita from central Spain is exquisite! Dark and sultry and cherry red which matches the deep fruit notes. Cherry with hints of rosemary and thyme. Created by the 'next big thing in wine', Elias Lopex Montero. She is as heavy as a bull in a Victoria Secrets negligee.
Chateauneuf Du Pape, Domaine De La Janasse, France
£106The absolute queen of french reds! Mainly aged in oak and packing red currant, spice and oak. If a vine could be sophisticated, this is her! Each grape hand picked by white gloved elves and trod by unicorns in velvet slippers!
AMARONE, BERTANI, ITALY
£110Larger than Pavarotti after Sunday lunch! Deep dark ruby with a violet rim. Notes of black and sour cherries, berries, spices and dried fruit. The palate is creamy with soft tannings and integrated oak. We bow to this donna molto bella!
White
175ml / 250ml / Bottle
TREBBIANO, RUBICONE, ITALY
£7.2 / £11 / £28AN ATTRACTIVE AND SPECTACULAR WINE FROM NORTHERN ITALY. FRAGRANT WITH WHITE FLOWERS, JUICY PEAR AND PEACH. CRISP AND PURE. DRY AND REFRESHING. A LOVELY AND LIGHT ALL-ROUNDER!
CORTESE AMONTE, VOLPI, ITALY
£7.5 / £12 / £29Ciao Bella! This sprightly little number made with the same grape as Gavi, is an absolute delight! Delicately citrusy with notes of fresh-mown grass and almonds and a taste of gooseberry, green apples and melon, from the same stable as our Barbera, this blonde is as playful as a puppy.
VIHNO VERDE, PORTUGAL
£7.5 / £12 / £29A mouthwatering portugese white! Herbaceous and crammed with apples, grapefruit with a classic refreshing hint of spritz. As lively as Ronaldo on match day!
CHARDONNAY, LES MOUGEOTTES, FRANCE
£8 / £12.4 / £31Totally gorgeous with hints of lemon and vanillas on the nose and a big bowl of fruit on the tongue. Forget the New World imitators, this baby is the real thing!
ELKI PEDRO XIMENEZ, VINA FALERNIA, CHILE
£9 / £12.5 / £34WAIT! A DRY CHILEAN WHITE FROM A GRAPE ONLY KNOWN FOR PRODUCING SWEET SHERRY?? THIS WINE IS AMAZING! BRIMMING WITH PEACHES, PEARS AND A FRAGRANCE OF PEAR DROPS
PETITE CHENIN BLANC, KEN FORRESTER STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA
£9.2 / £13.4 / £38FRAGRANT WITH PEAR DROP AND QUINCE WITH A ZAP OF GREEN APPLE AND GRAPEFRUIT ON THE TONGUE. AN ABSOLUTE BELTER FROM ‘MR CHENIN’ KEN FORESTER (see his FMC below). A PERFECT SUMMER WINE. AS FRESH AND LIVELY AS A YOUNG SPRINGBOK
HILLS AND VALLEYS RIESLING, PIKES, AUSTRALIA
£11.5 / £15 / £42THIS ANTIPODEAN GODDESS WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND ON RIESLING ALTOGETHER! SHE’S A REAL BEAUT! NOT A SWEET RIESLING, BUT DRY AND FLORAL. NOTES OF STONE FRUIT AND LAVENDER WITH LIME AND CITRUS ON THE TONGUE MIXED WITH SHERBERT. SUCH A VIBRANT SHEILA! LIKE NICOLE KIDMAN ON PROM NIGHT!
SAUVIGNON BLANC, MOHUA, NEW ZEALAND
£11.5 / £15 / £42TROPICAL NEW ZEALAND SAV BLANC! A BOWLFUL OF PASSION FRUIT, MANGO AND FRESH-CUT LIME WITH SUMMER HERBS, PURE GRAPEFRUIT AND A CURL OF LEMON ZEST ON THE NOSE. THIS ANTIPODIAN BEAUTY WILL NOT FAIL TO DELIGHT
PINOT GRIGIO DOC, COLTERENZIO, ITALY
£11.5 / £15.5 / £44.5SIMPLY THE BEST MUSCADET YOU CAN GET FROM THE TOP PRODUCER IN THE LOIRE VALLEY. ELLEGANCE THAT STANDS UP TO ITS LOUIS XIV ROOTS WITH NOTES OF HONEY, QUINCE AND DRIED FRUITS AND GIVES GREAT LENGTH! OOO ER MISSUS!
RIOJA BLANCO, SIERRA CANTABRIA,SPAIN
£13 / £17 / £48YES! A WHITE RIOJA THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! FRESH AND EXPRESSIVE WITH THE IDENTITY OF LA RIOJA’S SONSIERRA REGION. CRISP, SILKY AND DELICATE WITH PRIMARY FRESH CITRUS FRUIT, APRICOTS AND A HINT OF VANILLA. A GORGEOUS FAIR SKINNED SPANISH SENORITA!
MUSCADET SEVRE-ET-MAINE CHATEAU THEBAULD, FRANCE
£44SIMPLY THE BEST MUSCADET YOU CAN GET FROM THE TOP PRODUCER IN THE LOIRE VALLEY. ELLEGANCE THAT STANDS UP TO ITS LOUIS XIV ROOTS WITH NOTES OF HONEY, QUINCE AND DRIED FRUITS AND GIVES GREAT LENGTH! OOO ER MISSUS!
POMINO BIANCO, FRESCOBALDI, ITALY
£50WELL ISNT THIS A FUN YOUNG THING! FROM ONE OF THE OLDEST ESTATES IN FLORENCE, THIS GIRL IS FLOWERY WITH HONEYSUCKLE ON THE NOSE AND GIVES YOU A MOUTHFUL OF SUMMER AT EVERY SIP. DANGEROUSLY EASY TO DRINK SO PUT YOUR CAR KEYS AWAY!
LUGANA LE QUAIARE, BERTANI, ITALY
£55.5CIAO BELLISSIMA! LIKE HER REDHEAD SISTER, THIS CHEEKY LITTLE ITALIAN HOTTY IS A STUNNER! BLONDE IN COLOUR WITH FLORAL NOTES AND PEACH AND APRICOTS ON THE TONGUE. SHE IS BRIGHT AND EXCITING AND FULL OF FUN
GAVI DI GAVI, FONTANAFREDDA, ITALY
£56An Italian classic, straw in colour but light and fresh with hints of flowers and white fruits, typical of the Cortese grape. As frisky as the Pope on a Vespa! Bellissimo!
CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE, EDMEE LE ROY, CHATEAU FORTIA, FRANCE
£76Wait! A WHITE Chateauneuf! A seductive temptress intense with aromas of mango, peach and preserved lemon. Rich on the palate with concentrated exotic fruits with a big dollop of honey. As smooth as a cuddle from a koala in cashmere underwear!
SANCERRE CUVEE INSOLITE, FRANK MILLET, FRANCE
£82Top drawer Sancerre! An expressive combination of green fruit, fresh-cut grass and minerals on the nose. Followed by a crisp mouthful of greengage, lime and gooseberry. So much fruit it could almost count as one of your 5-a-day!
CHABLIS VIELLES VIGNES, VAROUX, FRANCE
£84Chablis how it should be! Deep lemon yellow in colour with a wonderfully developed nose of stewed apples and cream. Picked by tiny fingers of angels from the oldest vines in the area and watched over by owls during fermentation.
OSSIAN ORGANIC VERDEJO, ALMA CARRAOVEJAS, SPAIN
£85Simply the best Verdejo in the world! Nothing more to say! …OK a little more to say! Bursting from 200 year old vines, it is golden straw in colour giving floral honeysuckle and almonds. And the taste, OMG the taste! Starts with creamy peach and orange peel and ends with nutmeg and cardamom. Each grape, sweetly serenaded by José Carreras as it transforms from humble fruit to nectar of the gods!
CHENIN BLANC, FMC, OLD VINE RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA
£124The most famous wine from 'Mr Chenin' Ken Forester. Full bodied and complex and bursting with pineapple, dried apricots with hints of honey and vanilla. Simply what it says on the label.... F*ckin Marvelous Chenin!
ROSÉ
175ml / 250ml / Bottle
CARE SOLIDARITY, BODEGAS, SPAIN
£7.3 / £11.1 / £28.5A PRETTY SALMON-COLOURED ROSE FRAGRANT WITH SUMMER FRUITS AND CRÈME CARAMEL. A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE SENORITA WHERE 10% OF HER SALES ARE DONATED TO BREAST CANCER BY THE PRODUCER
COMTE DE PROVENCE ROSÉ, LA VIDAUBANAISE, FRANCE
£9.2 / £13.4 / £38Delightful, light pink Provencal Rosé. Awash with wild strawberries, lavender and rosemary. If sunshine had a flavour, it would taste like this!
SYMPHONIE, CHATEAU SAINTE MARGURITE CRU CLASSE, FRANCE
£76Provence Rosé doesn’t come much better than this! Charming and delicate. Fragrant with white flowers and rose petals, with a trace of passion fruit on the tongue. One sip, close your eyes, and you are cruising la Croisette in an open-top Citroén in a floral headscarf! The very very best of the South of France.
SPARKLING
200ml / Bottle
PROSECCO BRUT, RUGGERI, ITALY
£10.5 / £36Vibrant lemon, apricot and jasmine aromas. Refreshing, crisp and bone dry with citrus, fresh herbs, stone fruit and pear flavours. A cheeky little minx!
PROSECCO BRUT ROSE, RUGGERI, ITALY
£11.5 / £40Simply beautiful! Salmon blush with hints of red fruits and biscuits. Ripe cranberries on the tongue with a heart racing fizz. If she doesn't make you blush, you are dead!
SASSOMORO, RED SPARKLING,ITALY
£12 / £45WTF! COLD, RED, SPARKLING WINE!! Nothing about that sentence sounds right! But OMG!! This baby will blow your mind! Deep red with a mousse like cascade of strawberries on the tongue with a big puddle of cranberry and raspberries. More fun than a Spice Girl in a clown suit, I dare you to try this and not name it your new guilty pleasure!
CHAMPAGNES
125ml / Bottle
JACQUART MOSAIQUE CHAMPAGNE, REIMS, FRANCE - BRUT
£16 / £80Born in 1964 a mere youngster in Champagne terms but my how this upstart made an entrance! A beautiful lady made from predominantly Chardonnay grapes gives a fresh pear, fig and orange flower. traditional with a contemporary twist, this duo brings the celebration to every occasion.
JACQUART MOSAIQUE CHAMPAGNE, REIMS, FRANCE - ROSE
£19 / £95Born in 1964 a mere youngster in champagne terms but my how this upstart made an entrance! a beautiful lady made from predominantly chardonnay grapes gives a fresh pear, fig and orange flower. traditional with a contemporary twist, this duo brings the celebration to every occasion.
LAURENT PERRIER RESERVE, FRANCE
£100The largest champagne house in the world needs no intro! Fresh and textured with lemon-sharp acidity, this has a high proportion of Chardonnay, giving it a lemon biscuit nose and a sherbert finish. As elegant as Brigitte Bardot in a ball gown!
LAURENT PERRIER ROSÉ, FRANCE
£120In 1968, Rosé Champagne was almost unthinkable! But Laurent Perrier broke tradition and changed sparkling wine forever. Today it’s made purely from Pinot Noir grapes in cream-of-the-crop areas and has plenty of stylish strawberry flavour. Sacre bleu! Tu es belle!
Dessert Wines
100ml
MUSCAT ORANGE & FLORA, AUSTRALIA
£12.5WOW! THIS ANTIPODEAN GIANT IS A FLAVOUR POWERHOUSE! MADE IN THE VINEYARD WITH SUN-RIPENED FRUITS BRINGING AROMAS OF ORANGE BLOSSOM AND RIPE APRICOT. RICH MARMALADE AND VANILLA ON THE TONGUE IS AS COMFORTING AS A HUG FROM HUGH JACKMAN IN A LAMBSWOOL ONESEY!
TOKAJI PATRICIUS, HUNGARY
£14.6Late-harvested dessert wine with a beautifully delicate experience. A light straw-coloured temptress who offers vanilla and caramel notes with hints of dried orange and tobacco. A naughty little Eastern European minx!