Reserve list - ( this is a sample, elements change frequently)
Sparkling
Vintage Champagne Brut AOC - Fleury, France, 1996 (v & biodynamic) 75.25
Silver medal, Decanter world wine awards 2010. Stunning, savoury, complex with long lasting fruits.
Vintage Champagne Extra Brut AOC - Fleury, France, 1995 (v & biodynamic) 52.50
90%% Pinot Nior 10% chardonnay
This no-dosage Champagne lives up to its Extra Brut label, beautifully crisp and dry with lively citrus peel and ripe yellow apple flavours with a very long finish. This is definitely for those who like it very dry, not a champagne for the faint-hearted.
Biodynamic Trophy International Wine Challenge 2011
Albet i Noya, Brut 21- Cava DO, Spain (v) magnum only 65.25
This is the estates top cuvee offering a fresh and silky texture that sets it apart from traditional Cava’s.
White
Chablis - Rosette, Alice A Olivier De Moor- Burgundy France ‘o7 (v) 32.75
From deep rooted vines and very low yields, minerality at first,
then after time in the glass apricots and blossom
Pouilly Fume - Domaine du Bouchot, Loire, France ‘10 (v) 31.50
Intense concentrated flavours, world class Sauvignon.
DOC Soave Superiore - Pieve Vecchia, Fasoli Gino, Veneto, Italy’07(v) 31.50
Not your usual Soave, oak aged, very rich. Flavours of ripe apricots and toasted pannetone but very balanced.
St-Joseph Blanc - Les Granits, M.Chapoutier , N. Rhone France ‘06 (v & biodynamic) 45.00
Old Marsanne vines from very steep granite slopes .. Golden yellow in colour with touches of honeysuckle and lily on the nose. A well balanced, very harmonious wine with hints of spice developing into mellowed honey. With low acidity it’s all about the texture.
Food pairing: Olives, Chestnut mince pie, Jerusalem, Rosti revisited.
Red
AOC Morgon- Cru Beaujolais ‘Les Charmes’ Chasselay, France ‘ 09 (v) 31.25
Top of the range barrel aged Gamay, with deep black cherry and raspberry flavours.
Made by new wave winemakers from an excellent vintage.
Coudelet de Beaucastell - Côtes de Rhône, Perrin, Ch. de Beaucastell France, ‘07 (v) 38.50
Herbal hedgerow fruits with silky tannins, sexy aromas of black raspberry, crème de cassis and liquorice.
“The best Coudoulet ever made” Mourvèdre, Grenache, Syrah and 80- year-old Cinsault. Ripe and long.
Côtes de Bourg AOC- Ch. La Grolet, Bordeaux, France ’09 - 05 (v & bio) ½ 15.25 / bottle 28.25
Predominantly Merlot, smidgeon of Cabernet Sauvignon. Rich without heaviness.
Malbec - Domaine Jean Bousquet, Mendoza, Argentina ‘ 2010 25.50
Gold Medal,Decanter world wine awards 2011. Vanilla and black pepper spiced damsons with blackberries,dark cherry fruits and soft tannins
Coyam- Emiliana Organico, Colhagua Valley, Chile ‘ 2007 (v & biodynamic) 32.75
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot, Carmenère, Syrah and Mourvèdre Great depth and breadth of flavour, with blackberry and dark cherry fruit aromas, a powerful wine but with the freshness to balance
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