Rully 1er Cru Michel Briday, France 2005/2006 13.75%            
Rich tropical fruit tones, with huge complexity and structure. A very elegant wine with great finesse. 

Veramonte Chardonnay Reserva, Casablanca Valley, Chile 2004/5 13.5%                 
An elegant style resulting from the cool growing conditions of the Casablanca Valley, with crisp acidity and flavours reminiscent of green apple and tropical fruit.

Rosé;

Marsannay Rosé, Burgundy 2006 12.5%                                  
An unusual find from Burgundy, the Marsannay is light and clean with elegant fruit and a long finish.

Mâcon Rosé, Louis Jadot France, 2005/6 12.5%                      
Deliciously dry and fruity, gamay grapes from the Côte Mâconnais brim with red berry flavours and a crisp freshness.

VeRamonte Reserva Syrah Rosé Casablanca Valley, Chile 2006/7 13%       
Made from Syrah, refreshing and dry with hints of cassis and framboise.

Ch Chateau du Galoupet,Provence France 2006 13%                     
Pale salmon in colour with beautifully balanced mineral notes and fresh, soft, summer berry fruit.

Reds;
Soft and Light Reds

Urbina Tempranillo Rioja, Spain 2006 13%                             
Primary aromas of red berries and flowers, gentle fruit flavours broaden out on the palate with soft tannins and spicy tones, leaving a refreshing aftertaste.

Givry Chofflet, Burgundy France 2004 13%                             
Delicate Pinot Noir with earthy cherry flavours.

Pencarrow Pinot Noir, New Zealand 2004 14%                        
Second wine of the Palliser Estate, this is a beautifully crafted Martinborough Pinot Noir; ripe, spicy, light berry fruit, rich and yet still refined in structure.

Medium Bodied and full

Chateau Musar Mosaic, Lebanon 2006 13%                             
A mosaic of grape and history. A rich scarlet colour with a nose of ripe red cherries, pear and peppery spices with violets on the finish.

Chateau La Coudraie Rouge, Bordeaux 2006 13%                    
A delicious and interesting entry level Bordeaux with chunky bramble fruit flavours and a lovely freshness on the finish.

Vidal Estate Merlot, Hawke’s Bay New Zealand 2004/5 14.5%   
Fully ripe plum aromas coupled with soft, smoky oak from the barrique maturation, combined with the rich, black cherry and red berry fruit flavours and fine-grained tannins on the finish.

Zevenwacht Pinotage, South Africa 2005 14%
Vibrant red with a youthful purple rim. The aromas remind one of ripe cherries and red fruit, with background hints of tasty cedar wood, vanilla and liquorice. The palate is generous with ripe plum characteristics. A wine to savour now and any time over the next four years.

Chateau Unang, Cotes du Ventoux, France 2005 13%               
A strong fruit character of cherries and mangoes, the wine is fresh and round, with hints of black pepper on the finish.

Urbina Gran Reserva Rioja, Spain 1996 13%                                     
A splendid ripe and complex nose, harmonious and well-balanced oak and fruit tannins, intense rich fruit, great finesse, velvet smoothness and wondrous length.

Full Bodied

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Bolla Italy 2003/4 15%      
The traditional method of semi-drying the grapes first ensures an enveloping, velvet richness with marzipan, raisin and date flavours.

Stonehaven Cellar Selection Cabernet Shiraz, Australia 2003 13.5%
Fruit from the cool climate, red wine regions of Coonawarra, Wrattonbully and Padthaway make up the bulk of this classic blend, using 60% Cabernet and 40% Shiraz.  

Torres Mas la Plana, Spain 2003 14%                                              
The 29 hectare Mas la Plana vineyard is one of the finest in the Torres Estate. From here the very best parcels of Cabernet Sauvignon are selected to produce this superb wine. Aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels, the wine is both voluptuous and powerful with great ageing potential.

Ravenswood Lodi, USA 2005 14.5%                                       
From sunny California, zinfandel's ripe blackberry fruit aroma and its full-bodied, almost Port-like which makes for an appealing, easy to understand style.

Lo Zoccolaio Barolo, Italy 2003/4 14%                                  
A lighter style of Barolo, with rich fruit and a lingering liquorice finish. Made from the Nebbiolo grape and matured in oak, this wine has style and complexity.

Meerlust Red, South Africa 2003 13.5%                                 
In the same style as the iconic Rubicon but with more approachable fruit. Packed with juicy plum-cassis fruit, fine silky tannins and with an excellent length.

Deepwoods Block 7 Shiraz, Australia 2005 13.5%           
Rich velvety shiraz with elegance and style, full and deep with a delicious long finish.

Chateau Tauzinat L’ Hermitage, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2000 13%
Full bodied yet retaining charm and suppleness. Full of dark berry notes and great concentration. The finish is long and highly structured.
 

Half Bottles
Whites;

Frascati Superiore, Fontana Candida, Italy, 2006/7 12.5%                 
Lean, minerally style with a citrus freshness and hints of crushed almonds on the finish.

Mâcon-Villages Grange Magnien, Louis Jadot, France 2005/6 13%       
Full-flavoured freshness heaped with apple ripeness, giving way to a softer style, distinctive of its southern provenance.

Picpoul de Pinet, France 2006 12.5%                                             
Fresh clean citrus notes with a hint of minerality on the finish.

Veramonte Merlot, Chile 2003 13.5%                                             
Rich and chocolaty Merlot with an exotic touch of eucalyptus and tobacco on the palate.

Côtes du Rhône Gentilhomme, M Ogier, France  2004/5 13.5% 
This specialist house creates a distinctive fuller-bodied, berry style of wine with a mellow spiciness coming from its time in oak barrels.

Chablis Premier Cru, Montmains, France 2005 13%                          
The long, narrow vineyard of Montmains is situated on an ideal southeast slope, ensuring the grapes achieve full ripeness.This wine is a reliable and popular Premier Cru.

Pouilly Fumé, Domaine Jean Claude Chatelain, France 2006 13%        
One of the great domaines of Pouilly. Jean-Claude Chatelain owns some of the best land in the heart of the region at Les Berthiers. His wines display a fine, aromatic character with great intensity.

Villa Maria, Clifford Bay, New Zealand 2006 14%                    
The ultimate Sauvignon Blanc, from premium vineyards in the Awatere Valley, which is located close to the sea. A superb wine with incredible concentration on the palate.

Albarino D Fefinanes III Año, Galicia Spain 2004 12.5%            
From one of the oldest producers in the region, it is fine, with mango and citrus notes, very rounded with elegant underlying tropical richness.

Meursault-Genevrières 1er Cru, Burgundy 1999 13.5%             
Softness and finesse are the main characteristics of these wines. This wine is nutty, buttery and spicy with overtones of honey, cinnamon and vanilla.

Reds:

Château Andron Blanquet, France 1997 13%                                    
A small-unknown wine from St Estèphe, mature black fruits with lots of racy St Estèphe minerality and class.

Corton Grand Cru, Clos de la Vigne au saint, Belland France 1996 13.5%                 
Stunning wine with great complexity, this is distinctly Corton, with its rich bramble fruit character and generous balance.

The Chocolate Block, South Africa 2006 14.5%                       
Very limited production and rapidly becoming an iconic wine of South Africa. Very full and rich with tightly knit dark fruit, it exudes charm and has beautiful depth and structure.

Burnt Spur Pinot Noir, New Zealand 2004 13.5%           
Displaying classic Martinborough characteristics with perfumed violet, earth & spice notes, this medium bodied wine has enjoyed new French oak ageing to balance out the rich black cherry flavours.

Errázuriz Pinot Noir Wild Ferment, Casablanca Valley, Chile 2005/6 14.5%    
Complex and rich with typical red fruit flavours, excellent expression of this tricky grape.

Baron Pichon Longueville 1996, Pauillac 13%                
Promising bouquet of figs, blackcurrant liqueur, liquorice, lavender and background smoky oak. Tannic, classically structured, exceptionally pure and layered, as well as tremendously persistent and long in the mouth. 

Chafandin, Spain 2005 14%                                                 
Plush, round and almost sweet in its display of ripe cherry and strawberry fruit. It finishes with silky tannins, a repeating note of strawberry and very good length.

Champagne & Sparkling

Camel Valley Brut N.V. Cornwall 12%                                   
2005 International Wine Challenge Gold Medal: Britain’s only Gold and the only gold in the whole world for a sparkling wine from
outside Champagne.

Camel Valley Pinot Noir Brut N.V. Cornwall 12%                    
2006 International Wine Challenge Silver Medal. A splendid sparkling Rosé wine.

Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut N.V. France 12%                                      
Elaborate richness of mainly Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier evolves into an exceptional maturity, laden with concentrated elegance.

Pol Roger N.V. France 12%                                        
Delicate white flowers and brioche. A fine and powerful cuvee, much admired by Sir Winston Churchill.

Laurent Perrier Rose N.V. France 12%                                  
A fantastic pink champagne. The wine has a coral pink colour and faint strawberry flavour, which stem from the Pinot Noir skins
delicately staining the juice.

Krug Grand Cuvee N.V. France 12%                                      
Krug remains at the very summit of the Champagne-making art, each year producing outstanding wines with no concession to commercial pressures. It is a heavily Pinot-dominated blend, still using wines fermented in oak barrels, bottle-aged for 6 years and uses up to 35% Reserve wines. Krug prefer to look on this wine as a ‘multi-vintage’ blend with the complexity this suggests rather than a ‘mere’ non-vintage.

Krug 1995 France 12.5%                                           
Made to their time-honoured, uncompromising standards, an amazing Champagne: very rich, with notes of pastry dough, toast, nuts, white fleshy fruit such as peach, pears and apples. A honeyed finish with more than a hint of lemon tart, incredible length and complexity. Awarded an incredible score of 99 by the ‘Wine Spectator’ magazine!

Bollinger R.D. 1996 France 12%                                           
In terms of blending, R.D. is a Grand Annee but a Grande Annee that has aged in the Bollinger cellars for a longer period, a minimum of eight years and as long as 20-25 years. This slow maturation reinforces the aromatic subtlety and complexity of the wine, developing a highly original style recognized and appreciated by all connoisseurs of great wines.

Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 1998 France 12.5%                       
The famous Emile Gallé designed Art Nouveau bottle with its painted anemones, has to be one of the most beautifully presented wines on the market. The equally impressive contents has the classic elegance and finesse of great Champagne. Made from a blend of approximately a third Chardonnay and two-thirds Pinot Noir, sourced from some top villages and aged for a minimum of 5 years prior to release.