WINES
Classic to Start
Manzanilla, La Gitana
Hidalgo, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain (15% abv)
Beautifully balanced, fresh and delicate with a touch of
saltiness and a pure, nutty fruit zestiness.
100ml 6. / 50cl Bottle 28.
Sparkling Wines & Champagnes
Cava Brut NV,Giró Ribot
Castellbanch, Penedes, Spain (12% abv)
A surprisingly elegant Cava with masses of
zesty citrus and 'fresh baked' biscuit flavours.
125ml 6. / Bottle 31.
Rose Spumante NV, Frassinelli
Mareno di Piave, Italy (11.5% abc.)
Refreshing and crisp with plenty of ripe raspberry
fruitiness.
125ml £6.5/Bottle 36.
Prosecco Spumante Superiore 'Extra Dry'
Conte Collalto, Valdobbiadene, Italy
A delicate nose of white flowers, almonds and pears.
Dry and delightfully fresh.
Awards; Winner Prosecco Masters
Bottle 36.
Champagne Gremillet Brut Sélection NV
Aube, Champagne, France
Lovely and very elegant with significant bottle age and complexity.
A stunning Champagne with with numerous high profile awards.
Half Bottle 38./ Bottle 70.
Champagne Bollinger, Secial Cuvée NV
Ay, Champagne, France
A muscular, rich champagne with depth
and power, this is one of the top-echelon "classics"
Bottle 100.
Crisp Light Whites
Les Terrasses Blanc, 2022
IGP Ardèche, Rhône, France (13% abv)
Delightfully aromatic, dry and super fresh:
just bursting with elegant fruit.
125ml 4.60 / 175ml 6.65 / 250ml 8.75 / Bottle 25.5
Pinot Grigio ‘Donini’, 2021
IGT delle Venezie, Italy ( 12% abv)
Light and very 'summery' with hints of white
currant and sweet pear.
Hugely refreshing!
125ml 4.8 / 175ml 7.4 / 250ml 9.5 / Bottle 27.5
Picpol de Pinet, 2022
Coteaux de Languedoc, France
Like Muscadet, but fruitier and better! Ultra fresh, lively and zesty.
Delicious with fish or on it's own.
Bottle 34.
Sauvignon Blanc ‘Green Lip’, 2022
Jackson Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand
From next door to Cloudy bay itself and shows
Sauvignon Blanc at it's very best. A laser show of gooseberry,
tropical fruits with a touch of basil.
Bottle 42.
Fruity Whites
Macabeu / Chardonnay ‘Castell’, 2019
Bodegas Concavins, Catalunya, Spain (12.5% abv)
A crisp, 'crunchy' and very quaffable white
from the near Tarragona. Perfect with or without food.
125ml 5.3 / 175ml 7.9 / 250ml 10.25 / Bottle 29.
'Trebi' Trebbiano d'Abruzzo, 2022.
Talamonti, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy (12.5% abv)
Deliciously ripe and tangy dry white with flavours
of honeyed apple, white peach and almond.
125ml 5.3 / 175ml 7.9 / 250ml 10.5
Chenin Blanc, 2022.
Klippenkop, Robertson, South Africa
Crisp and fresh with generous fruit flavours of guava,
fig and melon balanced by zesty lime acidity
Bottle 32.
Chablis, 2020
Domaine Pinson, Burgundy, France
From one of the Chablis' best wineries, this is a world
reowned, assertive white. Gunflint, vibrant ripe fruit
and a huge glassful of flavour!
Bottle 67.
Lighter Fruity Reds
Les Terrasses Rouge, 2021
IGP Ardèche, Rhone, France ( 13.5%)
A soft, rounded and fruity red with ripe cherries flavours.
Very approachable and fresh.
125ml 4.6 / 175ml 6.65 / 250ml 8.75 / Bottle 25.5
Brouilly (Organic), 2020
Domaine de Coussergues, Languedoc, France
Aromatic and 'earthy' with vibrant strawberry,
blackberry and a hint of vanilla
Bottle 37.
Medium Bodied, Ripe Fleshy Reds
Merlot, 2020
Cornellana Estate, Cachapoal, Chile (13.5%)
Wonderfully smooth and supple red that is filled with concentrated
flavours of stewed plums.
125ml 5.3 / 175ml 7.9 / 250ml 10.25. / Bottle 29.
Rioja Crianza, Lopez de Haro, 2019
Bodega Classica, Rioja Alta, Spain (13.5%)
Complex, spicy red summer berries with a touch of toasted vanilla.
Amazing value for money!
Bottle 38.
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Moda 2021
Talamonti, Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy (13% abv)
A big hit of spicy red plum and thyme
that takes you back to sunny Mediterranean holidays.
125ml 5.3 / 175ml. 7.9 / 250ml 10.25 / Bottle £29.
Full Bodied Reds
Claret: Chateau Tassin, 2019
Bordeaux Supérieur, Sichel, France (13.5%)
From the famed Sichel family of Margaux, this Cabernet/Merlot
blend is both generous and 'serious'. Wonderful Claret!
Bottle 36.
Shiraz 'Selkirk' 2019
Excelsior Estate, Robertson, South Africa (13.5%)
A big, satisfying red with flavours of damsons, cherries and vanilla,
and a smooth long finish.
Bottle 46.
Malbec Fantasia, 2022
Dominio del Plata, Mendoza, Argentina (14.5%)
Intense black fruit with a touch of cedar wood and a soft,
voluptuous, spicy fruit body.
125ml 6.6 / 175ml 9.9 / 250ml 13 / Bottle 37
Cabernet Sauvignon 'Bird in Hand' 2019
Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Intense Cabinet with cassis, vanilla, black cherry,
white pepper and bay leaf, all in one glass!
Perfect with 'steak'
Bottle 52.
Rosé Wines
Les Terrasses Rosé Granache/Merlot, 2022
IGP Ardèche, France (13.5% abv)
A crisp rosé from the Cevennes mountains,
full of wild strawberry and raspberry fruitiness.
125ml £4.60/175ml £6.65 / 250ml £8.75 / Bottle 22.
Rioja Rosado, Lopez de Haro, 2022
Bodega Classica, Rioja Alta, Spain
Very pale 'salmon' pink that is delicate yet fruity.
Incredibly elegant and balanced.
Bottle 31.
Dessert Wines
Pedro Ximenez´Triana´
Bodegas Hidalgo Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain (15% abv)
This uses sun-dried grapes and left for over 40 years to mature!
Dark, opulently sweet with dried plum and raisin flavors.
The locals in Southern Spain enjoy this poured over the finest vanilla ice cream.
It is scandalously good!
50ml 5.5 / 50cl Bottle 36
Moscatel de La Marina, 2018
Enrique Mendoza, Alicante, Spain (15% abv)
Sweet but not cloying, this delightfully light and refreshing
with aromas of orange blossom and honey.
Perfectly balance between acidity and sweetness,
this is a perfect match for most desserts
100ml 7.
Port
Churchill’s Reserve Port
Churchill Graham, Vila Nova da Gaia, Portugal (20% abv)
Magnificent, rich and concentrated port which
has been aged for 4 years in wood barrels.
Full bodied, with deep plum, sweet damson and 'Plum Duff' flavours!
Big and very satisfying.
100ml 7.25 / Bottle 38.
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