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Wines

White Wines

White	125 ml	Bottle
Marche Bianco - Italy	2.60	13.95
A crisp and clean, apple-fresh little Italian number that is very easy drinking.
Crisp, dry and refreshing
Marchesini, Pinot Grigio - Italy	2.80	16.25
Classic Pinot Grigio with a touch of almond making an exceedingly quaffable vino.
Domaine de la Jousseliniere, Muscadet sur Lie - France		17.95
A blast from the past - but this is a groovy wine that needs to be rediscovered ; like flares or hot pants.
Le Courlis Sauvignon Blanc, Chateau du Porteau - France	3.30	18.95
A French Sauvignon of charm: lots of citrus zest with a touch of gooseberry, a balanced minerality and good length.
Le Vele, Terre Cortese, Verdiccio - Italy		19.95
This is a light, fresh style of white with bright acidity and citrus flavours with aromatic grassy and nutty notes adding complexity.
Vieux Prunieres, Sancerre - France		28.95
Crisp, clean, refreshing: an elegant and lean wine that avoids any harshness or austerity: this is just as God decreed.
Tokara, Sauvignon Blanc - South Africa		22.95
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.
Fruity, aromatic and tropical
Etchart Privado, Torrontes - Chile	3.00	16.95
Juicy and fragrant. If I had but £20 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.
Rueda Analivia Verdejo Pagos del Rey, Rueda - Spain		18.95
A mouth-watering find from Spain with tropical fruits that don't cloy, with honeydew melon on the finish.
Gavi di Gavi, Cristina Ascheri , Piedmont - Italy		28.50
Whilst being at the more expensive end of the scale, this is an exceptional wine, arguably our favourite wine on the list, with fascinating gentle fruit flavours from the Cortese grape.
Martin Codax Bodegas Salterio Alberiño, Spain		18.95
Green apple with succulent peach and apricot flavors: this has excellent balance and is a favourite with the crew.
J & H Selbach Riesling, Hochgewachs - Germany		15.00
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.
Cloudy Bay Sauvignon blanc, Marlborough - New Zealand		36.50
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.
Clean yet rounded
Kleine Zalze, Chenin Blanc - South Africa	2.90	14.95
Bags of yellow tropical fruits leap out like gazelles from the bush. One step up from dry, but it never cloys.
Casa la Joya, unoaked Chardonnay - Chile	3.30	18.95
Fresh, zesty and well balanced, on account of the 'no oak barrel within 100 yards' policy of the wine.
Chateau Favras, Pouily Fumé, France		24.95
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	3.25	17.95
Classic Kiwi kit - gooseberries and nettles, with lots of elegant tropical fruit that just keeps going and going. Mouth-wateringly scrumptious, and excellent value.
Rich and Full
Tintara Horseshoe Row, Chardonnay - Australia	3.20	17.95
A great big shaggy dog of a wine that licks you all over.
Chablis Lucien Tardieu, France		29.95
Tradional old-school Chablis - it's as French as Gerard Depardieu in a beret with a string of onions round his neck, pedaling his bicyclette home from the rugby having lost to Les Rosbifs.
Macon l'Aurore - France		19.95
Some less expensive white Burgundy can get a bit ponderous, but not this little number with its figure-hugging cloak of oak.
Maison Champy, Pernand Vergelesses - France		44.95
A superior white Burgundy from a small organic estate. This wine has top end credentials, backed up by deliciously rich, buttery Chardonnay flavours. Totally on the money.
Pouilly Fuisse La Roche, Vielles Vignes, Burgundy - France		39.95
A stunning white Burgundy, with delicious rich, buttery Chardonnay flavours enhanced by being matured in new oak. Classic stuff.
Rose
Ardesia, Pinot Grigo Blush - Italy	2.80	14.95
A classic picnic wine, this has good raspberry overtones and is most agreeable. Great on a sunny day.
Chateau Ste Marguerite Cru Classe 2003, Cotes de Provence - France		26.75
Serious rose for grown ups. Forget Pinot blush, this is the real deal and to top it all off it's organic, so drink with a clear conscience.
de Gras Zinfandel Rose - Chile	2.90	15.95
Strawberries and cream in a glass.

Red Wines

Red	125 ml	Bottle
Poggio Della Quercia, Sangiovese - Italy	2.60	13.95
A delightfully gluggable Italian charmer.
Light and Juicy
Villa Domiziano, Chianti - Italy		16.95
This is Chianti as it used to be, before they started stuffing it with Merlot to sell to jam-loving Americans. Elegant, with a touch of spice and an easy going nature, this is a quaff-meister.
Escale, Pinot Noir, Vin de Pays d'Oc - France	3.20	18.25
A brilliant little wine. It's not fine Burgundy, but it's well made and shows really good fruit with ripe cherries and touches of vanilla tobacco. Pinot lovers everywhere, come and have a go.
Louis Jadot, Cote de Beaune Villages - France		34.95
The earthy nose of cherry and liquorice tells you this is proper kit - the subtlety of this fine Burgundy is a welcome relief from those interminable New World fruit-bombs. 'This is a sniper's rifle amongst a sea of howitzers and mortars' (JC).
Terre di Ginestra, Cabernet Franc, Sicily		18.95
A bit of an oddity we found and loved at a tasting some months ago. Typically crunchy and leafy yet layered with soft fruits, bergamot and a touch of barrel ageing. Definitely, definitely worth a punt.
Smooth and Earthy
Aresti, Cabernet Sauvignon - Chile	2.90	15.95
Fantastic value from Chile, this has good fruit, a supple body and a lovely finish.
Royal St. Emilion - France		27.95
St Emilion proudly flies the Merlot flag, stifferend with a breeze of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, and this is absolutely on the button. See if you can find the Stilton on the nose.
Solaguen, Rioja Crianza - Spain	3.30	18.95
Soft in the mouth, this is warm and friendly and can be enjoyed with or without food, for dinner, lunch or breakfast.
Teno Block 1870, Merlot - Chile		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.
Chateau Lamothe Bergeron, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux - France		38.95
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.
Chateau La Croix Du Duc - France		19.95
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.
Sierra Cantabria Reserva Rioja - Spain		33.95
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
Le Paz, Merlot - Chile	3.00	17.50
A wine we loved at our last tasting, this has plums, cherries and blackberries a-plenty.
La Scala, Valpolicella - Italy		18.95
There is a red berry quality to this Italian stallion, which is alive and vibrant in the mouth.
Chateau Sainte Roche, Cotes Du Rhone - France		21.95
A very friendly and approachable wine, this Rhone has a soft velvety mouth feel and a most accomodating manner.
Tooma River Shiraz - Australia		19.25
If the spaceship Shiraz fell into a wormhole in the space/time continuum, this is how it would emerge at the other end, with its bits re-arranged. This has a nose made of eucalyptus leaves, with chocoalte eyebrows, coffee ears and a tongue fashioned from nutmeg. It's really different.
Robust and Full
Santa Ana, Malbec - Argentina	2.80	15.95
A goucho with a bit of a swagger, this has chocolate, vanilla and blackcurrant, kept honest with soft tannins.
Peter Lehman 'My Word is my Bond', Shiraz, Barossa - Australia	3.35	18.95
Award winning wine- rich with dry notes and some hints of spice and dark berry fruits.
St Joseph, Domaine Gaillard - France		29.95
A handsome wine with opulent, perfumed violets preceeding 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		19.95
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 cross the road.
Champagne and Sparkling Wine
Villa Domiziano, Prosecco - Italy	3.50	18.95
Perfect Prosecco. A unanimous winner at a recent tasting.
San T'Ousole, Sparkling Pinot Grigio Rose - Italy		19.95
This lovable Italian thoroughbred has the mereist 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		29.95
An extremely pleasant, quaffable Champagne with caramel hints. Slips down an absolute treat.
Mumm Cordon Rouge		36.00
The famous old red ribbon has fruit, finesse and style - a rich and dry Grand Marque.