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Wines

Harkers - Whites

House White 125 ml Bottle
Marche Trebbiano - Italy 2.50 13.25
Clean, fruity, succulent white with a well-balanced finish.
Crisp, dry and refreshing
Chenin Blanc, Boars Kloof - South Africa 2.80 15.50
Bags of yellow tropical fruits leap out like gazelles from the bush. Pear drops, pink grapefruit and guava.
Pinot Grigio, Veneto 2008 - Italy 3.00 16.95
Known as Le Poesie, this is a clean, fruity, fun Pinot from the Soave DOC.
Muscat d'Alsace Reserva, Henri Ehrhart - Alsace 17.95
This has lovely grapey Muscat fruit on the nose with good weight and flavour in the mouth. Refreshing fruit is balanced by good acidity. Henri Ehrhart is a grower and négociant based at Ammerschwir to the west of Colmar.
Muscadet, Chateau de la Ragotiere, 2007 - 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.
Pinot Grigio, Portenova, 2008 - Italy 3.45 20.95
Delicate almond aroma and a mellow, long lasting finish. This is one for the grown ups.
Clean but rounded
Chardonnay, Witts End - Australia 2.90 16.25
Subtly gentle, lushy-fruited Chardonnay with a figure hugging blanket of oak.
Sauvignon Blanc, Chateau Saint Florin Bordeaux - France 3.00 16.95
Great white Bordeaux that is deeply flavoured with bright fruits and a fresh lingering finish.
Chardonnay, Chateau de la Ragotierre - France 3.10 17.95
Fresh peachy aromas with big juicy Burgundian flavours make this one classy wine.
Sauvignon Blanc, Witts End, 2008 - New Zealand 3.25 19.50
Vibrant, crisp and fruity, this is one of the world's finest wine regions right now.
Sancerre, Vincent Delaporte - France 26.50
Classic in style with sack-loads of minerals and a lemon and lime finish.
Gavi, La Chiara - Italy 27.25
100 percent Cortese grape, it's a top-notch aperitif as well as a good party wine. Order some food, or don't. It's up to you.
Pouilly Fumé La Rambarde - France 28.50
This Loire beauty is great alongside anything with gills.
Pouilly-Fuissé Les Chailloux 2006 - France 32.50
A true balanced classic showing pure intense apple fruits, a mineral edge and hint of peppermint.
Fruity and aromatic
Sautarel - France 2.70 13.95
Solid, medium wine with a great grapey flavour.
Sauvignon Blanc, Aresti - Chile 2.90 15.95
Luscious and very gluggable, with well-balanced tropical fruit. Fantastic value.
White Rioja, Sierra Canatabria 2006 - Spain 3.00 16.95
A nice clean fruity number that proves the Spaniards to be as adept at a white as they are with a red.
Pinot Gris, Lurton - Argentina 19.50
Rare in Argentina, the Lurtons harvest this variety first each year to retain the delicate bouquet and the rich complex flavours of peaches, apricots and raisins. Deliciously interesting.
Gewurtzraminer, Pfaffenheim - Alsace 22.95
Gewurztraminer literally means 'spicy grape' and if your nose works at all you'll soon see why.
Sauvignon Blanc, Astrolabe 2008 - New Zealand 28.00
Top notch plonk from the Marlborough valleys. We love this wine.
Rich and full
Astoria, Mina 2008 - Italy 19.50
Super smooth creamy wine that reminded me of butter, truffles and winter evenings by the fire.
Chablis, Domaine Chevallier 2007 - France 4.40 26.50
Excellent 'beginner level' Chablis, pure, crispflinty flavours and apple blossom with a clean mineral finish.
Chablis 1er Cru, Montmains 2007 - France 32.50
Rich and rounded with toasty oak and buttery fruit with a classic mineralic finish.
Rosé
Tempranillo, Arroyo De La Vega 2008 - Spain 2.90 15.95
Lots of lovely summer fruit flavours with an excellent, mild acidity.
Pinot Grigio Blush, Veneto - Italy 2.90 15.95
Light and refreshing, salmon coloured wine that avoids being too sweet.
Wooloomooloo, 2008 - Australia 16.95
A blend of Sangiovese, Barbera and Tempranillo, this is as vibrant on the palate as it is on the eyes. Full and fresh with apple, toffee and a hint of spice.
Massaya, Bekka Valley 2008 - Lebanon 19.95
Lebanon may not seem like the obvious home for the perfect rosé, but the boys from the Bekka valley have done a damn fine job with this one.
Champagne and Sparkling Wines
Prosecco, Villa Domiziano - Italy 3.20 17.95
Lightly sparkled and fruity, a fun wine for any time.
Villa Domiziano Frizzante Rosato 3.50 18.95
Lightly sparkling and fruity - quaffed by the bucket-load, this is fun wine for any time.
Camille Saves, Carte Blanche Premier Cru - France 6.00 36.00
Simple yet classy bubbly from the Bouzy region.
Camille Saves Rosé - France 38.00
Delightfully light and fruity.
Mumm, Cordon Rouge - France 45.00
The old famous red ribbon is one of the best loved Champagnes in the world.
Laurent Perrier Brut Rosé - France 65.00
One of the nicest pink bubblies to come out of France. Go on chaps, impress the ladies.

Harkers - Reds

House Red 125 ml Bottle
Cabernet Sauvignon, La Delizia - Italy 2.50 13.25
Very accessible, fruity wine, light in colour and easy drinking with a hint of cloves.
Smooth and earthy
Primitivo, Puglia - Italy 2.60 14.95
Dried dark autumn fruits and a sweet, spicy finish. Fantastic value.
Grenache/Merlot, Le Pionnier 2008 - France 2.80 16.95
A soft Languedoc wine with just enough tannins to get your motor running. Rich, ripe red fruits, and a subtle, spicy finish.
Merlot, Legado Munoz 2007 - Spain 20.95
Lovely, cherry red colour, intense aroma and powerful red fruit on the palate. This is one classy customer.
Cote du Rhone, Chateau les Amoureuses - France 26.50
Ripe, glossy raspberry bouquet, spiced with a touch of black pepper corn, with bags of juicy raspberry fruitiness. A long, long layered finish keeps inviting one back for more.
Light and Juicy
Montepulciano D'Abruzzo - Italy 2.70 14.25
Soft, fruity and easy drinking Italian. A lovely glugger that thinks you're its best friend ever.
Merlot, Arena Negra 2009 - Chile 2.70 15.95
Rich, deep purple colour with spicy berry, sweet plum and caramalised cherries. This practically begs you to have a second glass.
Pinot Noir, Domaine De Bachellery - France 18.95
Brilliant, ruby red colour, cherry and strawberry aromas with a subtle woody aftertaste.
Cotes du Rhone, La Dive 2005 - France 18.95
Ruby red with cherries and spices. Big fleshy wine with smooth tannins.
Beaujolais, Domaine de Buis Rond 2007 - Frace 3.30 19.95
Organically grown by Sophie and Thierry Harel on their 10 hectare estate. This is all about fresh red berry flavours from the Gamay grape.
Morgon, Chateau de Raousset - France 24.95
Hints of blackberries with floral fruiy aromas. Robust, powerful and fleshy.
Warm and spicy
Syrah, Remi and Jerome VdP - France 3.00 17.95
From vineyards just north of Narbonne: warm and spicy with blackberries and damsons.
Rioja, Conde de Jauregui 2007 - Spain 3.00 17.95
Smooth and peppery with all the hallmarks of a great Rioja: vanilla, blackberries and silky tannins.
Shiraz, Cranswick Estate 2007 - Australia 3.40 18.95
Typically bold Aussie plonk. Dark autumnal fruits and spicy black pepper warm the cockles of your heart.
Rocca di Castagnoli 27.50
More of a rustic style Chianti but still rich in fruit and winy hints with a touch of balsamic. This is not a quaffing wine.
Cabernet Franc, Collio DOC - Italy 19.50
Intense ruby red colour with less tannins than a Cabernet Sauvignion. Benchmark wine from Livon in the North east coner of Italy.
Chateau Batailley Grand Cru 2003 - France 55.00
Fantastic depth, with blackberry and licorice aromas and a silky smooth finish. If Claret is your thing, this ticks every box.
Rich and plummy
Cusumano, Benuara 2007 - Italy 24.95
A blend of Nero d' Avola and Syrah grapes make a rich, dark wine with a floral aroma. A Sicilian classic.
Valpolicella, Campolieti - Italy 19.95
Incredible value for money and the very top quality. Fermented over the lees of their Amarone to give an incredibly rich and fruity style.
Clos de Cana, 2001 - Lebanon 35.00
Absolute knockout Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, awash with liquorice, berries, thyme and even a hint of sumac (a tree or shrub of the genus Rhus - ed).
Dark and satanic
Ripassa Valpolicella, Zenato - Italy 31.50
A rich dark-baked Christmas cake of a wine - quite a mouthful.
Amarone, Caterina Zardini - Italy 50.00
Cherry, almonds and vanilla. This is a wine of great intensity that never cloys the palate.
Shiraz, Amicus Reserve 2004 - McClaren Vale, Australia 50.00
A great wine - the sort that gives you a tingle on the tongue and a warm rosy glow in the stomach. Can floor a side of beef in seconds.
Cordero di Montezemolo Barolo 2005 - Italy 58.00
Crushed flowers, raspberries and spice emerge from this mid weight, graceful Barolo, that in every way captures the essense of the region. Okay so it's expensive, but you might die tomorrow.
Dessert wines
D'Arenberg Fortified Shiraz - Australia (37.5cl) 16.95
A spin on vintage port that is full bodied with black fruits. Liquorice and dried fruits. Not for the faint hearted.
Mus Cat, Muscat de Rivesaltes - France 20.00
Good as a dessert wine or an aperitif. Sweet and fresh with lemon and peach.

Winelist page was last updated Wednesday February 3, 2010 at 09:55 am

 
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