| House white |
125 ml |
Bottle |
| Alexis Lichine Colombard Sauvignon |
2.90 |
14.95 |
| Pale straw in colour, this has a floral, aromatic nose. Soft on the palate followed by late developing fruit and a good acidity that complements the fruit, giving a fresh and clean finish. |
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| Crisp, dry and refreshing |
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| Tierra Sauvignon Blanc, Maule Valley, Chile |
2.90 |
15.95 |
| This is herbaceous in style with a distinct nettley aroma: a fine demonstration of Sauvignon's varietal characteristics. |
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| Marchesini Pinot Grigio del Veneto, Italy |
3.00 |
15.95 |
| Classic Pinot Grigio with a touch of almond make this a veritable quaff-meister. |
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| Armidale Estate Hill Grove Unoaked Chardonnay, Australia |
3.20 |
16.95 |
| Good Chardonnnay flavours which remain fresh throughout as a result of the absence of the old oak tree. |
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| Le Petit Broux Sancerre, France |
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29.95 |
| A friendly Sancerre with classic aromas of gooseberries and nettles, and a zingy edge that keeps things interesting in the mouth. |
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| Fruity and aromatic |
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| Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc, South Africa |
3.10 |
15.95 |
| Really rounded, silky, weighty and oaky but with a touch of lemon. Bags of yellow tropical fruit leap out like gazelles from the bush. One step up from dry, but it never cloys. |
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| Etchart Privado Torrontes, Argentina |
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17.95 |
| Juicy and fragrant lychees, melon and elderflower. If I had but twenty pounds left in the world, this is what I would do with it. Then I'd put the change on an accumulator at Lingfield so I could buy some more later. |
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| De Gras Reserva Viognier, Chile |
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17.95 |
| An exotic wine packed with aromas of ripe tropical fruit and flowers, with juicy nectarine, melon and papaya flavours to the fore, finishing rounded and succulent. |
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| Riverstone Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand |
3.75 |
19.95 |
| Classic Kiwi kit - gooseberries and asparagus, with lots of elegant tropical fruit that just keeps going and going. |
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| Villa Maria Reisling, New Zealand |
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21.50 |
| This has ripe citrus-lime and spring blossom on the nose, with more lemon and pear on the palate. The finish is dry with nice acidity and minerality. |
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| Clean but rounded |
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| Soave Classico, Bolla, Italy |
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25.95 |
| Soave means 'soft' in Italian, and the soft floral bouquet and clean pear and lemon flavours help this wine live up to its name. |
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| Chablis Reserve Croix St Joseph, J.Moreau, France |
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34.95 |
| Traditional old-school Chablis - it's as French as Gérard Depardieu in a beret with a string of onions round his neck, pedaling his bicyclette home from the rugby having lost to Les Rosbifs. |
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| Rich and full |
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| Robert Skalli Oaked Chardonnay, France |
3.75 |
19.95 |
| A big old fella, this is rich and intense, and needs to be taken with food. |
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| Pouilly-Fumee Cuvee du Tronsec, Joseph Mellot, France |
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29.95 |
| Gunflint on the nose, with a slightly citrus edge to the Sauvignon that keeps it fresh but rounded: an aristocrat. |
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| Villa Maria Clifford Bay Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand |
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29.95 |
| This has a fabulous intense tropical fruit kick balanced with crisp lemon acidity and a savoury, elderflower hint which makes this refreshingly different. |
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| Rosé |
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| Pinot Grigio Rosato del Veneto, Marchesini, Italy |
3.00 |
15.95 |
| A classic picnic wine, this has juicy raspberry overtones and is most agreeable. Great on a sunny day. |
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| Vendage White Zinfandel, USA |
3.30 |
17.45 |
| Strawberries and cream in a glass. |
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| La Lande Cinsault, France |
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18.95 |
| A strawberry nose introduces a really gorgeous rose with hints of caramel whilst remaining fresh and uncloying. This was the stand-out find of a recent 50-bin tasting. |
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| Pudding wine |
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| Royal Tokaji Aszu 1/4 btl |
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18.95 |
| This intriguing and beguiling wine is an intense honeyed mouthful with hints of orange marmalade and a kiss of ginger. |
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| Triana Pedro Ximenez, Hidalgo, Spain |
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19.95 |
| A delicious alternative to Port as a digestif and quite the most wonderful thing poured over the finest vanilla ice cream. It is dark, rich and opulently sweet with treacle and dried plum flavours.
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| Muscat de Baumes-de-Venise, France. 37.5 cl |
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24.45 |
| This is a light, fresh vibrant Muscat, brimming with exotic fruits including papaya, peach and mandarin orange, as opposed to the sticky, raisined, oxidised style. |
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| House red |
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| Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Collezione Marchesini, Italy |
2.90 |
14.95 |
| A beautiful little Italian quaffer. |
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| Light and fruity |
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| Rare Vineyards Pinot Noir, Vin de France |
3.40 |
17.95 |
| Excellent Pinot character which remains vibrant and alive in the mouth. |
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| Cecchi Foriero Chianti, Italy |
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19.95 |
| Traditional Chianti as it used to be, before they started stuffing it with jammy fruit to appeal to the American market. Clean and spicy Sangiovese: this will take you truffling with your pig in the hills of Tuscany. |
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| Cote de Brouilly Dom.Balloquet, Burgundy, France |
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34.95 |
| This is classic Burgundy - clean in the mouth and on the finish, but packed with flavour - a truly elegant wine. |
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| Warm and spicy |
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| Solstice Shiraz, Sicily |
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15.95 |
| Good farmyard nose. Shirazy but not jammy, with a herbaceous quality, this blends power with finesse. |
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| Salice Salentino 35 Parallelo, Puglia, Italy |
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16.95 |
| A herby, stalky nose introduces a complex, hot wine that's not at all overbearing. Interesting stuff. |
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| The Pavillion Shiraz Viognier, Boschendal, South Africa |
3.40 |
17.95 |
| This is the blend made famous by Cote Roti in the Rhone, and the boys in Boschendhal make the wine sing in the glass. |
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| Arium Crianza |
3.40 |
17.95 |
| A Rioja in all but name...this slips down a treat and is immensely moreish. |
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| Etchart Privado Malbec, Valle de Cafayate, Argentina |
3.30 |
17.95 |
| A very soft and juicy wine, with ripe damson and vanilla on the nose. Almost opulent in style. |
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| Smooth and earthy |
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| Cotes du Rhone La Denteliere Caves St Pierre, France |
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16.95 |
| Very palatable - compared to all those shouty Australian reds jumping up and down and waving their arms about, this is a harmonious male voice choir. |
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| Luis Felipe Edwards Lot 40 Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile |
3.20 |
16.95 |
| This is Cabernet to the bottom of its Cuban-heeled boots, with cassis, bramble, a touch of mint and green pepper. |
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| Faustino V Rioja Reserva, Spain |
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29.95 |
| This is classic old school Rioja, and is correct in every detail: black cherry and brown spice aromas abound with a wiff of oaky vanillins, with plenty of crisp, spicy black fruit in the mouth. |
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| Chateau Lyonnat, Lussac, St Emilion, France |
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29.95 |
| 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. |
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| Urlar Pinot Noir, New Zealand |
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36.50 |
| A gorgeous drop if your tastes run to earthy, rotty, bosky, ferny, truffly wines. Like old fashioned Burgundy before they cleaned up their cellars. |
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| Rich and plummy |
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| Outback Chase Shiraz Cabernet |
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15.95 |
| A rich and full blend: this is quintessentially Australian, but it avoids any cloying jamminess. |
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| Errazuriz 1870 Teno Block Merlot, Chile |
3.55 |
18.95 |
| Medium-bodied, juicy Merlot. Rich and plummy aromas with a subtle hint of chocolate. Give this a nice warm home in your tummy. |
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| Valpolicella Classico Ripasso Le Poiane, Bolla, Italy |
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22.45 |
| Full bodied and richly flavoured, this is one of Italy's big, ripe numbers that fills the senses. |
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| Sparkling wine and Champagne |
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| Prosecco Sant Orsola, Italy |
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19.95 |
| Good Prosecco nose with a salty tang, and good flavours with gentle overtones of stone fruit. |
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| Sparkling rose: Pinot Grigio Cuvee Rose Brut, Italy |
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19.95 |
| This lovable Italian thoroughbred has the mereist lick of red grape that gives it a light blush. Dry, fresh and fruity, an all round well-balanced specimen. |
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| Louis Dornier et Fils Brut, France |
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39.95 |
| This is full and rounded, with flavours to savour. A real find for us. |
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| Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label, France |
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49.95 |
| Well known for its full-bodied, biscuity style and fine finish. |
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