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Wines

The Hand & Trumpet - Whites

Dry House	125 ml	Bottle
Terre Cortesi, Marche Bianco - Italy	2.60	13.95
Clean, quaffable wine with good weight and a well-balanced finish.
Medium House
Trebbiano Chardonnay, Marche - Italy	2.60	13.95
A fresh and fruity medium wine with easy drinkability.
Light and crisp
Sauvignon Blanc, Nuevo Extremo - Chile	2.85	15.95
Clean and fresh with a sweetish appley fruit flavour and a medium bodied, floural finish.
Verdiccio, dei Castelli di Jesi Le Vele - Italy		17.50
Clean, fresh and Italianate - like standing under a waterfall on a hot day.
Pinot Grigio, Le Poesie - Italy	3.00	16.95
Classically light, slightly nutty medium-dry white, as clean as my conscience.
Sancerre, Les Collines Blanche Brochard - France		25.00
A real classic - fine minerality and flintyness with a lemon and lime finish.
Fresh but rounded
Chardonnay, Berri Estates - Australia	2.80	15.50
A crisp, fresh Chardonnay with ripe honey and lemon character, without any oak ageing.
Chardonnay, Domaine Boyar - Bulgaria	2.70	15.25
A new 'tour de force' in the chardonnay department. Delicious and fruity with prominant melon aroma and subtle creamy notes.
Chenin Blanc, Wilderness Bay - South Africa	2.85	15.75
A good fruity white with noteable citrus tones and distant mellow peachyness.
Jean Pabiot Pouilly Fumé - France		26.95
A smokey, grassy, elegant wine with a hint of lime - classic Pouilly Fumé at its best.
Albarino, Zeta - Spain		19.95
This is everything that is good about Spain in a glass. An absolute treat !.
Fruity and aromatic
Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine Vedilhan - France	3.10	17.25
Piercing gooseberry aromas reminiscent of ripe cool-climate Sauvignon, coupled with crushed limes. Crisp and grassy not a million miles away from Pouilly Fumé.
Viognier, Ceps Du Sud - France		17.50
A good example of this succulent grape variety that thrives under the Mediterranean sun. Apricots on buttered toast with a touch of almond.
Torrontes, Urban - Argentina		18.95
Ripe pear and honey with a sweet candy floss and zesty finish.
Sauvignon Blanc, Riverstone - New Zealand		18.95
Archetypal Marlborough sauvignon with fresh grassey and nettley character brought together in a refreshing gooseberry manor.
Rich and full
Chardonnay, Runamok - Australia		17.00
Ripe tropical and citrus fruit character and hints of vanilla with a subtle approach to oak. A real Aussie through and through.
Riesling, Tamar Ridge - Tasmania		25.25
Complex dried apricot and orange zest with some spiciness. Well balanced honey and petrolly finish.
Chablis, Emile Petit - France		27.25
Old-style Chablis with buttery characteristics and balanced vanilla oak.
Something different
Pinot Gris, Sipp Mack - Alsace		26.95
Wonderful rich petrolly aromatic wine with apples and lychees. A medium-dry, lightly spiced wine for grown-ups.
Champagne and sparkling wine
Prosecco, Astoria (200ml bottle) - Italy		5.00
Lightly sparkling and beautifully elegant - this is fun wine for any time.
Graham Beck Brut - South Africa		22.95
A dry, elegant sparkling wine with a fine mousse leading to a smooth nutty finish.
Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut - à Epernay, France		39.95
Full, soft and creamy on the palate but nicely crisp with lovely supporting structure.
Pol Roger Reserve - France		50.00
This has a truly wide appeal and is perfect for lovers of exuberantly-styled champagnes (By Appointment to the Queen).
Chateau de Montguéret (sparkling rosé) - France		24.00
Delicious and fruity, rather like having a glass full of sparkling strawberries and cream.
Rosé
Zinfandal Rose, Wandering Bear - California	3.10	17.95
Strawberry sweetness with rasperry dryness. Refreshing juicyness make this a very enjoyable rosé.
Montepulciano D'Abruzzo Rosé, Solandia - Italy	3.10	18.25
A more medium rosé with simple stawberries and cream flavours and subtle acidity on the end.
Grenache, Manõn - France	3.20	18.95
Aromas of white flowers and peachy fruit flavours. A cool, refreshing dry rosé.
Dessert wine
Muscat de Rivesaltes (half bottle) - France	4.00	20.00
A very balanced sweet wine that is nevertheless fresh with touches of lemon and peach.
Royal Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos (250ml bottle) - Hungary		14.95
This is a really intense honeyed mouthful with hints of ginger and orange marmalade. The bottle is small but enough for four (just).

The Hand & Trumpet - Reds

House red	125 ml	Bottle
Moncaro, Sangiovese Cabernet - Italy	2.60	13.95
A soft and fruity Italian with well ripened smooth tannins.
Soft and rounded
Merlot, Los Montanas - Chile	2.70	14.95
Lush Merlot in full cry, soft and smooth, with rich, soft tannins and long ripe fruit finish.
Rioja, Monte Haro - Spain	3.00	17.75
Soft and smooth, easy-dinking style with very fruity character: plummy and cherry fruit dominate.
Cotes du Rhone, Mas de Libian - France		23.00
A complex wine with deep bramble jammy flavours and elegant tannins.
Warm and spicy
Cabernet Sauvignon, La Delizia - Italy	2.70	14.95
A light and fruity red wine. Good tannins and intense bramble and peppery flavours. One of my all time favourites.
Zinfandel, Primitivo - Italy		17.25
A delicious alrounder. Simply on its own or with food this spicy little number could soon become a house favourite.
Shiraz, The Mill - Australia	3.20	18.50
Adelicate shiraz with plummy and spicy aromas. On the palate there is sweet fruits and mellow tannins.
Ripassa, Zenato - Italy		32.95
A great big Christmas cake of a wine, with rich, dark fruit and a marzipan nose.
Smooth and earthy
Tempranillo, Torre Abalde - Spain		17.25
A hint of soft perfume on the nose with a touch of sweetness amongst the fruit and vanilla.
Malbec, Tanguero - Argentina		17.95
Fruit driven and full flavoured. A really easy to drink red with satisfying smooth finish.
Dâo, Quinta do Correio - Portugal		23.50
A herby nose with slight smokiness delivering good rounded tannins and lots of berry fruit.
Cotes du Rhone, Chateau Les Amoureuses, 2005 - France		25.00
Medium bodied, well-fruited and served nicely by dark, cherry tanninand a sprinkle of pepper and spice.
Bordeaux, Pomerol, Christian Moueix - France		28.95
Long in the mouth, developing dark fleshy plum and coffee flavours. A class act from the man who makes Chateau Petrus, the most expensive wine in the world.
Fronsac, Chateau Bourieu La Valade - France		26.95
A great deal of charm in the glass, with a nose of red fruit. Elegant aftertaste with characteristic Fronsac tannins.
Light and fruity
Pinot Noir, Escale - France		18.60
Showed splendidly well in a recent wine tasting session. Really fruity and plummy, packed full of bramble jam with liquorice notes on the finish.
Claret, Duboscq - France		19.95
Classic Bordeaux which combines finesse with fruit and elegance and floral undertones.
Chianti, Sensi - Italy		19.95
Hints of silky cherry and pepper with body - Italian flair with finesse.
Valpolicello, Campolieti - Italy		22.95
The Corvina grape lends itself to a light coloured wine offering dark berry flavours with hints of bitter almond and raisins.
Chiroubles, Chateau de Raousset, Futs de Chéne - France		32.00
'Limitée a 1000 bouteilles' from 80 year old vines. To me this is really, really great wine to accompany almost any food.
Burgundy, Gevrey-Chambertin, Les Charmeuses Vieilles Vignes - France		36.00
Fruitily elegant and enchantingly juicy with a classic finish of rich wood.
Robust and full-bodied
Cabernet Franc, Solese - Sicily		18.95
Really fruity and jammy. Bramble jelly and liquorice dominate this powerful Sicilian red.
Pinotage, Saam Mountain - South Africa		18.25
Deep purple Pinotage with intense fruit, juicy tannins and a hint of vanilla - a very robust wine.
Carmenere, Rucahue Reserva - Chile		24.95
Smooth, smokey textures with a creamy balance and a soft tobacco finish.
Shiraz, Canonbah Bridge Drought Reserve - Australia		35.00
Intense flavours of velvety chocolate characteristics - an absolute dream.
Amarone, Della Valpolicella, Fabiano - Italy		35.00
Full and rich in style, its deep pomegranate colour is the result of prolonged ageing.
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine Riche - France		45.50
A sumptuous, velvety red, characterised by black cherries, chocolate and caramalised fruit.utter indulgence.
Chateau Musar 2002 - Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. (half bottle)		19.95
Legendary small bottle of near perfection. Cigar box spice on the nose with intense flavours of red cherries and dark chocolate. .