RED WINES
ARGENTINA Alto Pampas del Sur Pinot Noir 2008, Mendoza £17.00 This intense ruby red Pinot Noir displays floral notes, especially violets and wild roses, and has a fresh & young palate.
Malbec 2005, Nomade Mendoza de los Andes £27.40 Malbec is now becoming the signature grape of Argentina. This wine is full-bodied, rich, smooth and powerful. Best drunk wiht red meats.
AUSTRALIA Pitch Fork Shiraz 2008, McLaren Valley £24.50 Lifted aromatics of spice & red fruits, strong mid palate.
Six Foot Six Pinot Noir 2006, Geelong £30.00 Juicy, ripe Pinot Noir bursting with flavour. Amazing intensity, very smooth. Light to medium bodied and great with game birds and light meats.
CHILE Vicuna Cabernet Merlot 2008, Central Valley £16.50 A ripe, sumptuous blend of two grape varieties creating a full flavoured wine with vibrant red berry fruit flavours.
ITALY Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2007 Colle Morino £23.50 This Italian red is medium bodied with red berry and cherry fruits & refreshing acidity.
Chianti Classico, Quercia al Poggio 2005 £28.00 Sangiovese with a little Cabernet blended in. The Sangiovese gives red cherry fruits and high acidity whilst the cabernet gives darker berry fruits, body & accessibilità. Very easy to drink.
Monteleccio 2006, Sesti, Montalcino £32.00 Sangiovese from Tuscany made by the eclectic Giovanni Sesti accordino to the phases of the moon. Silky & rich it works perfectly with red meats.
LEBANON Massaya Classic Red 2007, Bekaa Valley £35.00 Rich aromas of raspberry and strawberry accompany a subtle underlying spiciness in this characterful, versatile & easy-drinking wine.
FRANCEDomaine du Jardin Carignan-Cabernet 2007 £17.50 A full bodied, earthy rich red which is smooth enough to drink on its own or can be paired with red meat. A versatile favourite!
Château Malbat 2006, Bordeaux £20.00 This wine has a dark berry character & spicy currant fruit of genuine quality.
Jean Didier, Pinot Noir 2007, Languedoc £21.00 Red ruby colour. Fruity & juicy flavour with aromas of raspberries & blackberries. Silky, wellbalanced wine with smooth tannins. Ideal with game and red meats.
Fleurie, 2007 Domaine de la Viroylette £29.50 One of the more popular Cru Villages. A well-balanced wine that is renowned for its light and fresh cherry & summer fruit characters. Chateau Franc-Baudron, Saint Emilion 2004 £27.50 This wine has a dark berry character & spicy currant fruit of genuine quality.
Chateauneuf du Pape 2007, Domaine Rempart £41.00 Rich & flavoursome, this wine is intense, big and generous with a fascinating & complex nose of red berries, spices and herbs.
Gevrey-Chambertin Pinot Noir 2005 £53.00 Mischief and Mayhem is a playful journey of two friends, one from England and one from Australia, setting out to unearth the greatest wines of Burgundy. They produced this Gevrey-Chambertin from Pinot Noir vines with an average age of nearly 45 years, spread between several excellent sites around the ancient village of Gevrey-Chambertin and planted in limestone, clay & pebbly soils. The growing season and harvest in 2005 were superb and the concentration, balance & ripeness of fruit were all excellent. Bottled after 14 months in barrel, this is a wine of real fruit character,ripeness and purity.
SOUTH AFRICA Steenberg Merlot 2007, Constantia £28.00 From the Western coast of South Africa which benefits from cooling winds coming off the sea. This Merlot is aged in 2nd or 3rd fill oak casks giving it soft tannins which combined with the juicy Merlot fruit and minty aromas, create the signature red wine style of South Africa.
Mulderbosch Faithful Hound 2004 Stellenbosch £29.50 An unforgettable wine, once you taste it, you stay faithful to it. A blend of 47% Cabernet, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec, 10% Petit Verdot this wine is full bodied, rich and long. My favourite!
SPAIN Gustales Crianza 2005, Bodegas Navajas, Rioja £26.00 A traditional style Rioja which has been barrel aged for a limited period giving the wine asmooth rich flavour with a soft balance and delicious hints of vanilla.
USA Fess Parker, Syrah 2003, Santa Barbara, CA £32.00 This wine is rich and peppery with flavours of dark cherry, blackberry & spice.
HALF BOTTLES RED WINE 375ml
Lorinon, 2005, Bodegas Breton, Rioja Crianza £16.00 Aromas of red fruit, blueberries & liquorice that blend nicely with toasty vanilla notes from ageing. Powerful and meaty in the mouth with fresh mature tannins.
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