Wines

The Hare - Whites

House Dry	125 ml	Bottle
Villa Moncaro Marche Bianco (Italy)	2.85	14.50
Fresh and pleasing wine that is eminently quaffable.
Crisp and dry
Marchesini Pinot Grigio (Italy)	3.40	18.50
Classic Pinot Grigio with a touch of almond making it an exceedingly quaffable vino.
Domaine de la Jousseliniere Muscadet sur lie (France)		18.95
Forget dusty old hotels from the eighties - this long lost wine is enjoying a renaissance thanks to its crisp and dry flavours and subtle palate.
Le Vele Verdicchio Castelli d'Jesi (Italy)		18.95
Clean, light and fresh with bright acidity and citrus flavours.
Vieux Prunieres Sancerre (France)		30.95
Crisp, clean and refreshing: an elegant and clean wine that avoids any harshness or austerity.
Les Carisannes Sauvignon Blanc (France)	3.50	20.95
A return of a long lost friend to our wine list. This wine comes from a vinyard bordering the Sanerre region, so expect all the elegance and characteristics of quality French Sauvignon without the hefty price tag.
Tokara Sauvignon Blanc (South Africa)		23.50
This is typical of the crisp, elegant minerality often associated with Cape sauvignons and is reminiscent of Sancerre rather than the more blousy style found elsewhere in the new world.
Clean and rounded
Armidale Estates Unoaked Chardonnay (Australia)	3.45	18.95
A zesty Chardonnay displaying an array of summer blossom aromas with hints of honey and tropical fruit flavours.
Chateau Favras Pouilly Fumé (France)		33.95
This Pouilly Fumé has a herbaceus style with hints of elderflower, and a gently aromatic quality that makes it really moreish.
Riverstone East Coast Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)	3.50	19.95
Classic Kiwi kit - gooseberries and nettles, with lots of elegant tropical fruit that just keeps on going and going. Mouth-wateringly scrumptious and excellent value.
Kleine Zalze Chenin Blanc (South Africa)	3.45	18.95
Bags of yellow tropical fruits leap out like gazelles from the bush. One step up from dry, but it never cloys.
Aromatic or tropical
Etchart Privado Torrontes (Chile)		18.95
Fresh, well balanced and packed full of flowery notes of jasmine, roses and peach blossom.
Ascheri Gavi Di Gavi (Italy)		29.95
Matteo, the avuncular wine maker from Piemonte, (and a bit of a fan of B&P), left the grapes on the vine for two weeks longer than normal to produce this opulent, perfumed and luscious wine that sings in the glass. Worth every penny.
J & H Selbach Riesling Hochgewachs (Germany)	3.60	20.50
A gentle sweetness and a clean clip of acidity makes this a delicious aperitif and a wonderful partner to salmon and other oily fishy things.
Neirsteiner Gutes Domtal Reisling (Germany)		16.95
This is a classic, friendly, off-dry, luscious and succulent quaffer which just drips fruit.
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand)		41.95
The best of the best - this is the icon of New Zealand Sauvignons and sets the standards by which all others are judged, and justly so.
Rich and full
Tintara Houseshoe Row Chardonnay (Australia)	3.45	18.95
A great big, shaggy dog of a wine that licks you all over.
Senoria de Senorio de Espiga Rioja Blanco (Spain)	3.40	18.50
A wonderful balance of fresh acidity and fruit - this is just made for food.
Vielles Vignes Pouilly Fuisse (France)		39.50
A stunning white Burgundy, with delicious rich buttery Chardonnay flavours, enhanced by being matured in oak. Classic wine.
Macon l'Aurore (France)		21.95
Some less expensive white Burgundy can be a little ponderous, but not this little number, with its figure-hugging cloak of oak.
Domaine des Marronniers, Chablis (France)		31.25
Traditional old-school Chablis - it's as French as Gerard Depardieu in a beret with a string of onions round his neck, pedalling his bicyclette home from the rugby having lost to Les Rosbifs.
J.Moreau et Fils, Chablis Reserve Croix St Joseph (France)		36.95
Chablis as it used to be, with a gentle touch of vanilla oak which adds a subtle toasty dimension on the palate, underscored with a decent backbone of fruit to give structure and balance.
Maison Champy Pernand Vergelesses (France)		45.95
A superior white Burgundy from a small organic estate. This wine has top end credentials, backed up by deliciously rich, buttery Chardonnay flavours.
Rosé
Sol De Andes Merlot Rosé (Chile)	3.40	18.50
A real find at a recent tasting. Plenty of summer fruits on the palate give this wine the depth and satifaction that its deep pink appearance promises.
La Delizia Pinot Grigio Blush (Italy)	3.40	18.50
A classic picnic wine, this has good raspberry overtones and is most agreeable. Great on a sunny day.
Fizz
Louis Dornier et Fil, Brut, Champagne (France)		30.00
An absolute steal. Light and crisp with hints of lemon on the nose - balanced by a long, dry palate. Everything Champagne should be.
Astoria Lounge Prosecco (200ml Bottle) (Italy)		8.00
200ml of fun. The Number 1Prosecco sold in restaurants across Italy.
Villa Domiziano Prosecco (Italy)		19.95
Perfect Prosecco. A unanimous winner at a recent Prosecco tasting.
Sant'Orsola Pinot Grigio Cuvee Rose (Italy)		20.95
This lovable Italian thoroughbred has the merest lick of red grape that gives it a kiss of light blush. Dry, fresh and fruity, an all round well balanced specimen.
Boizel Brut Reserve (France)		35.00
An extremely pleasant, quaffable Champagne with caramel hints. Slips down an absolute treat.
Mumm Cordon Rouge (France)		36.95
The famous old red ribbon has fruit, finesse and style - a rich and dry Grand Marque.
Dessert wine
Chateau La Fleur Des Pins Graves (France) 1/2 bottle	6.25	19.50
Good, Sauternes-style desert wine, with oodles of honey and lemon.
Chateau de la Cartreuse Sauternes (France) 1/2 bottle		26.25
Golden rich and luscious from a great vintage.
Robert Mondavi Moscato d'Oro (U.S.A.) 1/2 bottle		24.50
An aromatic, floral Napa Valley Muscat with just a hint of spice - a splendid finale to any meal.
Tokaji Aszu (Hungary) 1/4 bottle		19.50
This intriguing and beguiling wine is an intense honeyed mouthful with hints of orange marmalade and a kiss of ginger.

The Hare - Reds

House Red	125 ml	Bottle
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo	£2.85	£14.50
A delightfully gluggable Italian charmer.
Elegant and less weighty
Villa Domiziano Chianti (Italy)		£18.95
This is Chianti as it used to be. Elegant, with a touch of spice and an easy going nature, this is a quaff-meister.
Escale Pinot Noir (France)	£3.60	£20.95
A brilliant little wine. Fine Burgundy it's not, but it's really carefully made and displays excellent fruit with ripe cherries and touches of vanilla tobacco. Pinot lovers everywhere, come and have a go.
Villa Moncaro Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon (Italy)	£3.00	£16.50
A soft and fruity yet rich red with a good mouth grip.
Louis Jadot Cote de Beaune Villages (France)		£36.50
The earthy nose of cherry and liquorice tells you this is the proper kit - the subtlety of this fine Burgundy is a welcome relief from those interminable New World fruit bombs.
Mansion House Bay Pinot Noir (New Zealand)		£28.95
Maybe more famous for their Sauvignon Blancs, the Kiwis have been busy working their magic on the red juice too, making an elegant wine with a smooth supple texture.
Smooth and earthy
Senoria de Senorio de Espiga Rioja (Spain)	£3.45	£18.95
All the smooth oaky characteristics we love about a classic rioja with an eligant and light finish, but without the hefty price tag.
Chateau Tayac Grand Vin Margaux (France)		£46.95
Immense first growth Claret from a vineyard of renowned quality.
Chateau La Croix Du Duc, Bordeaux (France)		£19.25
This has a leafy, bosky character. The balanced tannins leave the mouth feeling clean: this is best as a food wine, when it will shine.
Chateau Lyonnat, Lussac, St Emilion (France)		£32.50
Cracking wine - old fashioned, traditional St Emilion. St Emilion proudly flies the Merlot flag, as copied throughout the New World, and this is absolutely on the button.
Solaguen Rioja Crianza (Spain)		£25.95
Soft in the mouth, this is warm and friendly and can be enjoyed with or without food, for dinner, lunch, or breakfast.
Louis Phillipe Edwards Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon (France)	£3.60	£20.95
Whilst this is perhaps at the top end of our Chilean wines, it is here for a reason. This is rich and opulent, but remains clean right through to the finish, with delicious caramel overtones.
Chateau Lamothe Bergeron, Haut Medoc (France)		£42.95
This is right on the money for a decent left bank Bordeaux: an excellent vegetal nose leads into a velvet smooth, long, balanced, meaty but elegant claret which is just as it should be.
Sierra Cantabria Reserva Rioja (Spain)		£34.95
Clear, dark ruby colour, this has pleasant scents of black cherries and oaky vanilla with good, crisp fruit and sweet oak on the palate.
Warm and spicy
Mont Gras Merlot (Chile)	£3.45	£18.75
A really well rounded drop with ripe red fruits and spicy vanilla.
La Scala Valpolicella (Italy)		£19.50
There is a red berry quality to this Italian stallion which becomes alive and vibrant in the mouth.
Chateau Sainte Roche Cotes du Rhone (France)		£24.95
A very friendly and approachable wine, this Rhone has a soft, velvety mouth feel and a most accommodating manner.
Alain Michelot Nuits Saint Georges (France)		£56.95
A big wine with a big taste from Burgundy - famous for good reason.
Tooma River Shiraz (Australia)	£3.50	£20.50
If the Starship Shiraz fell into a wormhole in the space/time continuum, this is how it would emerge at the other end, with all its bits rearranged. This has a nose made of eucalyptus leaves, chocolate eyebrows, coffee ears and a tongue fashioned from nutmeg. kind of different.
Rich and plummy
Santa Ana Malbec (Argentina)	£3.40	£18.50
A goucho with a bit of a swagger, this has chocolate, vanilla and blackcurrant, kept honest with soft tanins.
Peter Lehmann Shiraz (Australia)		£19.95
This is a typically Aussie Shiraz, wearing a hi-vis jacket in a crowd of brown corduroy. Full, fruity and juicy, but avoiding any jamminess, this will set your pants on fire.
St Joseph Domaine Gaillard (France)		£31.50
A handsome wine with opulent, perfumed violets preceding a supple tannic frame and rich dark fruit. Compared to all those shouty Australian reds jumping up and down and waving their arms about, this is a harmonious male voice choir.
Crasto Duoro (Portugal)		£21.95
Portugese wine can be a bit of a hooligan on the block, but this wine is all that you think it isn't going to be. Full bodied and slightly grunty, this is vibrant and muscular, but it's not overbearing and has been known to help old ladies across the road.
Chateau Saint Quentin (France)		£19.95
A bit of a French smoothy with shiny shoes and a cravat.
Chateau Lescalle Bordeaux Superior, France (Magnum)		£49.95
Medal-winning Bordeaux of subtlety, finesse and elegance.

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