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No 6 Wine List |
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White Wines |
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1. San Antonio Pinot Grigio
2006/07, Botter, IGT Umbria - Italy
Light and leafy with a hint of pear and blossom. An easygoing match
for almost anything. (2)
2. Villa Rosa Unoaked Chardonnay 2006/07,
Colchagua - Chile
Light golden Chardonnay with smooth rounded fruit, gaining in richness
and expression to a well-made full
finish. (2)
3. Drostdy Hof Chenin Blanc Steen 2006/07
- South Africa
Brilliant straw with green tinges. Aromas of citrus fruit. Medium
– bodied with plenty of ripe fruit flavours. (2)
4. Riesling Kabinett 2005/06, Reh Kendermann,
Mosel - Germany
White-and-green, fresh and grassy, quite sweet and well balanced
with some edge. Clean pure style. (4)
175ml: £3.20 | 250ml: £4.50
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Wines |
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Otra Vida Viognier, 2004/05 - Agrentina |
£16.00 |
Brimming
with apricot and honey aromas. A lively fresh flavour with a delicious
tropical
fruit aftertaste. (3) |
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6.
Sartori Organic Soave 2006/07 - Italy |
£14.00 |
Fresh,
clean, easy-drinking. Fruity with a floral nose and medium-body with
delightful lingering
finish. (2) |
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7. Totara Hill Sauvignon Blanc 2006/07, Marlborough - New Zealand
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£16.00 |
Crisp
and herbaceous with balanced acidity and fruit. Well-shaped Kiwi Sauvignon
with ripe
tropical notes, and a fresh touch of cut grass. (1) |
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8.
Viña Carmen Gewurztraminer, 2006/07, Curico - Chile
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£15.00 |
Innocent
pale gold colour gives no warning of the splendid high-flying aromatics
to follow.
Flavours on the palate are both splendid and charming, with notes
of roses and lychees. (3) |
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9.
Marani IGT Satori 2005/06 - Italy |
£18.00 |
Intense
fruit characters of peach, melon, butterscotch and honey combine with
flinty spiced
notes. (2) |
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10.
Riesling Spätlese 2005/06, Reh Kendermann - Germany
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£14.00 |
Very
pale with green lights. Light and linen-fresh on the nose, with a
hint of Riesling’s unique
petroly signature. Fresh pretty flavours, clean as a whistle, true
to Moselle delicacy. (6) |
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11.
Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine 2006/07, Chereau Carré -
France |
£12.00 |
Dry,
crisp and fresh with a sea-breeze and light almond character. Carries
a light and easy
natural style. (1) |
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12.
Mâcon-Lugny Les Genièvres 2005/06, Louis Latour - France
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£19.00 |
Bright
favourite from the Latour stable, with fresh grassy notes, plenty
of tropical fruit and a firm
roundness. Good ripe Chardonnay, with a touch of age, from one of
Burgundy’s most durable
producers. (2) |
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13.
Chablis Saint Martin 2005/06, Domaine Laroche - France |
£21.00 |
Fine
gold, with full fruit and authentic Chablis flinty character. Firm,
correct, perfectly expressed. (2) |
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14.
Macmurray Ranch Pinot Gris 2004/05 - Russian River California - U.S.A.
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£35.00 |
Aromas
of peach, melon and fig with notes of honey and spice develop into
deep flavours on the
palate. (2) |
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Gazela Vinho Verde NV - Portugal |
£13.00 |
A
young floral, off-dry white wine, freshened by tiny bubbles, balanced
by bright acidity and a
lively fruit finish. Ideal as an aperitif, with salads, fish or seafood
or just for lunch. (2) |
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16.
Brian McGuigan Private Bin Chardonnay 2004/05 - Australia |
£17.00 |
From
the McGuigan stable, a soft ripe chardonnay with generous supple fruit
flavours.
Rich and enticing. (2) |
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Rosé Wines |
17.
San Antonio Pinot Grigio Rosé 2007/08, Botter, IGT Umbria
- Italy
Very light and refreshing with a delicate pear-drop fruit. Absolutely
light, bright and fresh, terrifically easy to drink. (2)
175ml: £3.20 | 250ml:
£4.50 | btl: £11.00
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Wines |
18.
Nederburg Rosé 2005/06 - South Africa |
£14.00
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orange. Strawberry characteristics. Clean, fruity and refreshing.
(4) |
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Sancerre Rosé 2005/06, Domaine de la Perriere - France |
£35.00 |
Classically
pale and delicately dry, Pinot Noir rosé from the Loire is
highly sought after for its
cool-as-cucumber calm. Elegant strawberry and raspberry fruits share
a tightrope in perfect
balance with natural acidity. (2) |
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House
Red Wines |
20.
Villa Rosa Cabernet Sauvignon 2005/06, Colchagua - Chile
Open and friendly, with berry fruit and a flash of blackcurrant,
it has a nice leafy edge and a touch of oak for
added breadth. A light, easy, fruity wine. (C)
21. Brian McGuigan Black Label Merlot
2005/06 – Australia
Damson, plum and bramble aromas all jump from the glass, together
with a delicate note of spice and chocolate
on the palate. (C)
22. Don Placero 2005/06, Rioja - Spain
Nicely aged red colour. Softly oaky, polished smooth style. (B)
175ml: £3.20 | 250ml: £4.50
| btl: £11.00 |
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Wines |
23.
Casa do Lago Trincadeira-Castelo 2004/05, Ribatejo - Spain
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£13.00 |
The
Trincadeira grape has delicious juicy vitality and then full smokey
plummy flavours.
Wonderful drinking, wonderful value. (C)
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24.
Brown Brothers Tarrango 2005/06, Victoria - Australia
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£14.00 |
Light,
juicy, cherryish Tarrango is always gentle and easy. A 1960s-bred
grape variety, it is different
from anything else and would appear to be Brown Brothers’s particular
gift to the world. (B) |
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25.
Viña Carmen Pinot Noir, 2005/06, Aconcagua - Chile |
£16.00 |
Bright,
light, redcurrant and strawberry fruit Pinot. Classic varietal characteristics
with a soft and
gentle carapace. Pure refreshment. (B) |
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26.
Rioja Reserva Muga - Spain |
£19.00 |
One
of Rioja’s greatest names, producing lush world class wine from
first class vineyards.
Layers of fruit, interlaced with elegant oak, caramel and coconut,
create a mouth-watering
masterpiece. (C) |
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27.
San Alessandro Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2006/07 - Italy
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£14.00 |
Soft
and juicy light red from first sniff to last swallow. A touch of cherries
and light herbal glass £3.20
notes compliment the soft texture and easy style. (C) |
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28.
Crozes Hermitage 2005/06, Louis Mousset - France |
£16.00 |
Very
deep red colour, and fascinating pepper aroma of classic Syrah. Richly
maturing, delicious
fruit flavours appear in the palate, with tense mineral notes and
sweet fine leather. (D) |
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29.
Côte de Brouilly, Domaine de Chardignan 2005/06, Paul Beaudet
- France |
£17.00 |
Côte
de Brouilly is one of the smallest of Beaujolais named villages, yet
frequently manages to
encapsulate the essence of them all - a joyousness teamed with gratifying
fruit intensity. (C) |
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30.
Otra Vida Malbec 2005/06 - Argentina |
£14.00 |
A
powerful wine with ripe plum and cherry fruit, soft tannins and a
lingering finish. 2005
Silver Medal IWC Best in Class. (C) |
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31.
McGuigan Genus 4 Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon 2006/07 - Barossa Australia
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£25.00 |
This
full-bodied red has rich, spicy, black fruit aromas, layered with
ripe plum fruit flavours and
gentle spice from careful oak ageing. (D) |
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32.
Châteauneuf du Pape Clos De L’ Oratoire 2003/04 - France
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£34.00 |
Seductive
aromas of spice and almost sweet, mature fruit, and the most rounded,
generous
palate lifted by the marmth of a good vintage.(D) |
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33.
De Bortoli Sero Syrah Tempranillo 2005/06 - Victoria Australia
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£21.00 |
A
unique unoaked blend produces a wine of distinctive savoury characters,
with hints of spice and
dark berry fruits. (D) |
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34.
Barolo “Gigi Rosso” 2002/03 - Italy |
£38.00 |
Deep
in colour with blackcurrant and red berries on the nose and palate.
Real power and
concentration, yet great character and elegance. (D) |
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Wines, Champagne & sharing bottles of cider |
35.
Veuve Valmante Brut NV - France
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£12.00 |
Dry,
refreshing and bright with a clean, fresh, vigorous mousse. (2) glass
£3.20 |
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36.
Tattinger Brut NV- France |
£33.00 |
Elegant
Chardonnay-influenced wine with its own unique white blossom bouquet.
(1) glass £6.50 |
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37.
Bollinger Special Cuvee NV - France |
£45.00 |
Bone
dry, full-bodied wine with the classic, biscuity finesse. (1)
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38.
Dom Perignon 1999 - France |
£95.00 |
The
flagship wine from the House of Moet et Chandon. (1) |
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39.
Laurent Perrier Rose NV - France |
£50.00 |
Complex,
soft and full-flavoured with a rich, raspberry-blackcurrant nose and
palate. (2) |
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40.
Ashridge Cider 2003 Vintage - South Devon |
£11.95 |
An
elegant dry, fruity sparkling cider retaining delicious apple aromas
and flavours, within a
refreshing crisp sparkle. |
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Wines |
41.
Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois NV |
£11.00 |
Cave
des Vignerons de St. Jean de Minervois - France
Intense pure Muscat is often the only way to accompany fruit. High
alcohol matches the most
bracing acidity with equilibrium. This fresh and charming sweetie
enhances everything it touches. (8) |
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42.
Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora 2005, Victoria - Australia
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£13.00 |
Intense
gold luminescence to the eye. This wine has startlingly lovely pure
grape sweetness of
Muscat, with a flash of orange. Fine, smooth and utterly luscious.
(8) |
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| Port |
| Fonseca
Bin No.27 |
£20.00 |
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glass |
£2.50 |
| Taylor
Quinta da Vargellas 1996 |
£40.00 |
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Wine Guide
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White
and Rosé wines are designated numbers 1-9 with 1 being the
driest and 9 being the sweetest.
Red Wines are designated letters A-E with A being the lightest and
softest and E being the deepest and fullest with a concentrated
flavour.
Wines supplied by Walter Hicks Fine Wine Merchants, St Austell,
Cornwall.
Vintages and % volumes may change according to availability.
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