ROSÉ WINE 25 Zinfandel Rosé, Cougar’s Moon, NV California, USA Medium sweet rosé, displaying classic strawberry fruit flavours. (3) 10% vol Btl £15.95 | 250ml £5.65 | 175ml £4.40 | 125ml £3.45 26 Pinotage Rosé, GoldCoast, 2013/14 Western Cape, South Africa Bright, attractive and friendly, packed with strawberries-and-cream fruits. Its dry style and taut backbone lift the summer berry flavours for a generous wine with individuality. (2) 13% vol Btl £17.20 | 250ml £5.95 | 175ml £4.60 | 125ml £3.60 27 Château Pierrail Rosé, 2012/13 Bordeaux Supérieur, France Lovely Château-bottled rosé, offers a super-fresh cranberry lift-off, and stays dazzling all the year-round. (2) 12.5% vol Bottle £21.75 SPARKLING WINE 28 Prosecco Spumante, Tenuta Ca’Bolani, NV Italy Pale straw-yellow and a fine, clear mousse with delicate bubbles. Exuberantly fruity, aromatic, with appley notes. Well-balanced and easy-drinking with delicate hints of almond. (1) 11% vol Bottle £25.75 CHAMPAGNE 29 Joseph Perrier Cuvée Royale Brut, NV Champagne, France One of the great overachieving, underestimated small Champagne houses. It has a relaxed, easy-drinking style with a warm brioche weight to support its fresh appley fruit. (1) 12% vol Bottle £42.20 | Half Bottle £22.75 30 Joseph Perrier Cuvée Royale Rosé Brut, NV Champagne, France Pinkish terracotta colour. Light, welcoming rosé with an abundant mousse and plenty of vibrant strawberry and violet flavours for a delicate perfumed style. (1) 12% vol Bottle £50.20 DESSERT 31 Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois, NV South of France Expressive sweet wine, with dried apricot, exotic fruit, rose flower and orange peel aromas. Rich in the mouth with honey and citrus fruit notes on the finish. (8) 15% vol Half Bottle £18.00 | 125ml £6.10 WINE LIST RED WINE 1 Merlot, Urmeneta, 2013/14 Central Valley, Chile WHITE WINE 13 Medium bodied, soft tannins, with black fruit and sweet vanilla flavours. (B) 13% vol Shiraz, Rumours, 2013/14 South East Australia Btl £15.95 | 250ml £5.65 | 175ml £4.40 | 125ml £3.45 14 Sweet cherry fruit with silky cocoa and chocolate tannins. Intense black cherries are supported by hints of vanilla and earthy aromas. (C) 12.5% vol Garnacha, Bodegas Borsao, 2013/14 Campo de Borja, Spain Bright colour and juicy aroma, followed by vivid flavours of stone fruits, rich with ripeness. A delightful wine, bouncing with health. (C) 13.5% vol Merlot, Honoré de Berticot, 2012/13 IGP de l’Atlantique, South of France 15 16 17 18 Casablanca Valley, Chile Beaujolais, Collin Bourisset, 2011/12 19 20 Rioja, Spain 21 22 Sauvignon Blanc, Esk Valley, 2013/14 Beiras, Portugal Marlborough, New Zealand Bottle £24.75 Bottle £28.20 Very lean and grassy with a mineral, citrus zing. It has an added complexity of asparagus pungency and bright nettly notes. Absolutely classic benchmark Sauvignon. (1) 13% vol Château Pierrail Rouge, 2011/12 Bordeaux Supérieur, France 23 Smooth, balanced, well-made Claret. It carries a forest signature of wild berries and sweetly charred timber. Very rewarding. (C) 14% vol Merlot-Cabernet-Malbec, Esk Valley, 2011/12 Hawkes Bay, New Zealnad Full dark red. Soft Merlot, firm Cabernet and ripe, dark Malbec come together perfectly in this smooth integrated blend. (D) 13% vol Bottle £34.75 Bacchus, Sharpham Vineyard, Devon, 2011/12 Devon, England An off-dry style, well balanced with elegant, tropical fruit aromas. The palate is fresh and fruity with a refreshing, crisp finish. (2) 11.5% vol Bottle £30.20 12 Burgundy, France Bottle £26.75 Smoky, black and powerful and packed with herbal notes and hedgerow flavours. It is invigorating and full of vitality with a bright edge of spiced berries. (D) 13% vol 11 Chablis, Le Manoir, 2011/12 Attractive young Chablis with steely minerality and green apple fruit flavours. (2) 12.5% vol Bottle £23.75 Irreverente, 2010/11 Valle de Uco, Argentina Bottle £22.75 Dark cherry red. Clean with intense ripe fruit, liquorice and toasted notes. This wine is rich and rounded in the mouth with a lovely long finish. (C) 14% vol 10 Pinot Gris, Las Boleras, J & F Lurton, 2013/14 A tropical style emerges here, with the zip of a lemon/lime streak sparking off exotic guava and pineapple notes. The flavour is open, full and firm, with great style and panache. (2) 13% vol Bottle £22.75 Rioja Crianza, Cormoran, 2010/11 Château L’Oiselinière de la Ramée, Chereau Carré Loire, France Bottle £21.75 A full and rich red with velvety soft tannins. Concentrated black fruit flavours linger on the palate with a herbal freshness on the finish. (D) 13% vol 9 Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie, 2011/12 Just what a good young Muscadet is all about. A suggestion of sea breeze over new-mown hay, some mineral cool, finished with calm length. (1) 12% vol Bottle £20.20 Botter, Italy Côtes de Thongue, South of France Bottle £20.20 Burgundy, France Salice Salentino Riserva, Il Tauro, 2010/11 Viognier, Domaine de Montaubéron, 2012/13 Made with great care to give peach blossom fruit style with confident weight and assurance. (2) 13.5% vol Ripe strawberry and red cherry aromas; soft fruit, open palate with light soft tannin and elegant balance of acidity. Delicious wine to drink throughout the year. (A) 12.5% vol 8 Mosel, Germany Bottle £19.20 A deliciously light wine, plenty of strawberry and cherry fruit with the perfumed background. Elegant, light and ethereal it has an enticing spicy edge and fine, silky structure. (B) 13% vol 7 Riesling Spätlese, Reh Kendermann, 2012/13 Very pale with fresh green lights. Light and linen-fresh on the nose. Fresh, pretty flavours, clean as a whistle, true to Moselle delicacy. (6) 8% vol Bottle £18.20 Bottle £19.95 IGP de l’Atlantique, South of France Btl £17.20 | 250ml £5.95 | 175ml £4.60 | 125ml £3.60 San Juan, Argentina Pinot Noir, Pionero, Viña Morandé, 2012/13 Sauvignon Blanc, Honoré de Berticot, 2012/13 Grassy, dry Sauvignon from western France, with a pleasing, crisp, neat finish. (1) 12% vol Fully ripe, intense and glossy. It is bright and silky with vibrant hedgerow fruits and layers of subtle berry and spice flavours. (C) 13.5% vol 6 Venezie, Italy Btl £16.75 | 250ml £5.85 | 175ml £4.50 | 125ml £3.55 Btl £17.20 | 250ml £5.95 | 175ml £4.60 | 125ml £3.60 Malbec, Avanti, Bodegas Bórbore, 2012/13 Garganega-Pinot Grigio, San Alessandro, 2012/13 Light and delicate style with floral notes and a lime and sherbet touch. (2) 12% vol No heaviness, here is a light supple Merlot that takes its cue from many traditional light wines made in neighbouring Bordeaux. (C) 13% vol 5 South East Australia Btl £16.75 | 250ml £5.85 | 175ml £4.50 | 125ml £3.55 Btl £16.75 | 250ml £5.85 | 175ml £4.50 | 125ml £3.55 4 Chardonnay, Rumours, 2012/13 Showing typical Australian Chardonnay characters, with fresh green apple and lemon rind aromas. On the palate are ripe peach and melon, a rich creaminess and a soft light finish. (2) 12.5% vol Btl £16.75 | 250ml £5.85 | 175ml £4.50 | 125ml £3.55 3 Swartland, South Africa Light and refreshing – made from South Africa’s most popular white grape variety. (3) 13.5% vol Btl £15.95 | 250ml £5.65 | 175ml £4.40 | 125ml £3.45 2 Chenin Blanc, Huntersville, 2013/14 Bottle £28.75 24 Pouilly Fumé, Guy Saget, 2012/13 Loire, France Crisply refreshing aromatic fruit and an underlying suggestion of flint. (1) 12.5% vol Bottle £34.75
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