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Our recommended feature wines come from the
vineyards of
Georges Duboeuf is a highly skilled wine maker, whose Cuvees all meet the highest standards. Certainly we are listing one of the most consistently good table wines available today.
In addition to our extensive wine lists we also have a selection of 'guest' wines from around the world including the latest discoveries available by the glass or bottle.
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HOUSE SELECTION
1 House Selection Georges Duboeuf Blanc NV £11.95
France
Fresh and dry with an aroma and palate of young fruit
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
2 Angelo Cataratto Chardonnay IGT Sicilia, 2003/04 £13.95
Italy
Light to medium bodied with a sweet nose. Hints of melon from the Chardonnay
gives structure to the youthful Cataratto.
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HOUSE SELECTION
13 House Selection Georges Duboeuf Rouge NV £11.95
France
Smooth, young, fresh and very easy drinking.
DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
14 Angelo Nero d'Avola Sangiovese 2003 £13.95
IGT Sicilia, Italy
Luscious fat plummy fruit, soft with a long finish.
SPARKLING
25 Cava Seleccion Especial Brut Marques de Monistrol, NV £15.95
Spain
A fine delicate wine with subtle palate of fruit flavours and a crisp balancing
finish.
CHAMPAGNE
26 House Champagne Deutz Brut Classic, NV £29.95 (Half Bottle £16.95)
France
Delicate and floral on the nose, the Champagne exudes ripe fruit and full-bodied
elegance.
27 Bollinger Brut N.V. £45.0
France
A Classic and very well known Champagne.
WHITE WINES
3 Sauvignon Blanc Colefield 2004 £18.95
Morton Estate, New Zealand
Fresh vanilla with a good concentration of ripe peach and nectarine flavours
with a subtle herbal influence.
4 Pinot Grigio delle Dolomiti 2003/04 £14.95
Terre del Noce, Italy
Fresh yellow-green colour. Intense fruity aromas with a citric dominion and
herbal background.
5 Petit Chablis 2003 £18.95
Thierry Hamelin, Burgundy, France
A ripe Chablis with good weight and intensity. Green apple and pear emerges
on the finish.
6 Unwooded Chardonnay 2003/04 £17.75
Yalumba "Y Series", Australia
A lively pale straw colour with green hues, a rich and intense nose with tropical
notes,rnelon fruits and lemons.
7 Gran Hacienda Sauvignon Blanc 2004 £14.95
Santa Rita, Chile
Fresh, bright citrus and pear fruits followed by smoke and a touch of herb,
make this a lively and flavourful wine.
9 Chenin Blanc 2004 £14.50
Kanu, South Africa
Lovely lemon and peach aromas with a rich creamy palate and a good acidity.
10 Sancerre les Boffants 2003 £21.75
Charles Dupuy, Loire, France
A very good quality Sancerre, typical of this kind. It is green, grassy, full
of fruit and finishes with a long acidity.
HALF BOTTLES
11 Gran Hacienda Sauvignon Blanc 2004 £7.95
Santa Rita, Chile
Fresh, bright citrus and pear fruits followed by smoke and a touch of herb,
make this a lively and flavourful wine.
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CELLAR SELECTION
15 Cotes du Ventoux 2002/03 £15.50
Delas Freres, Rhone Valley, France
Succulent ripe berry fruit with spicy complexity from the Grenache grape variety.
16 Cabernet Sauvignon Notre Dame 2002/03 £14.50
Georges Duboeuf, France
Typical aromas of this grape variety, violet and sweet green peppers, full bodied
with fine tannins.
17 Fleurie 'La Madone' 2003/03 £19.95
Georges Duboeuf, Beaujolais, France
Seduces with its elegance and smoothness. A combination of floral red berry
fruits.
18 Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon 2003/04 £14,95
Thorne Hill, Australia
A ripe berry fruit, soft and well rounded with a long finish.
19 Pinotage 2004 £16.50
Ruitersvlei, South Africa
Sweet red fruits and savoury wild herbs give a punchy palate and an expressive
character.
20 Gran Hacienda Merlot 2003.04 £14.95
Santa Rita, Chile
A fruity, supple wine with red berry and blackcurrant fruits, herbal overtones
and a soft, round finish.
21 Esencia Rioja Tempranillo Valdemar 2004 £15.95
Martinez Bujanda, Spain
Ripe and evolved, soft strawberry fruit with typical sweet American Oak flavours
and a long, complex finish.
22 Shiraz "Y Series" 2002/03 £17.75
Yalumba, Australia
Ripe blackcurrant fruits, full flavoured with hints of spice
and velvety tannins.
HALF BOTTLES
23 Gran Hacienda Cabernet Sauvignon 2003/04 £7.95
Santa Rita, Chile
A fruity, supple red with red berry and blackcurrant fruits with herbal overtones
and a soft, round finish.
24 Fleurie 'La Madone' 2002/03 £10.95
Georges Duboeuf, Beaujoiais, France
Seduces with its elegance and smoothness. A combination of floral red berry
fruits.
We have highlighted two new wines
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Sauvignon Blanc Colefield Morton Estate, New Zealand
Since the first vintage in 1983 Morton Estate wines
have established a reputation for
consistantly high quality.
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Cotes du Ventoux Delas Frere, Rhone Valley, France
Founded in 1835 in Tournon, Delas Frere is situated in the heart of the Northern
Rhone vineyards.
This appellation is made with the same
grape varieties and same characteristics as their
close neighbours of the Cotes du Rhone, in a fresh
and fruity style.