Lake district restaurant - our wine list
Every year new wines replace old, and everything seems to taste better all the time. It gets confusing though. The Aussies are now in France producing their home style of wine, and in California many wineries are owned and run by the French... anyway, we continue to look for new wines, and we have eclectic range of almost one hundred wines from all over the world including many Chilean, New Zealand and Australian besides a good selection of classic Clarets and Burgundies - arranged by taste rather than by country. Our wine list is for drinking and many wines have been chosen to match the type of food we serve. Below is a selection from our wine list:champagne
Louis Roederer Brut Rosé
12% Pink champagnes are difficult to produce - but the deliciously ripe hint of Strawberries make it all worthwhile. 1997
Veuve Clicquot Demi-Sec White Label
12% Demi-sec style of champagne has a touch of sweetness on the palate. A delicious way to celebrate - or even an adventurous dessert wine!
Moet & Chandon
12% Brut imperial, a very well balanced champagne.
Bollinger Special Cuvée Brut
12% Full-bodied style of Bollinger comes from ageing some of the wine in barrels. Marvellously concentrated, with a robust biscuity and ripe, toasty aftertaste.
Louis Roederer Brut Premier
12% A superb wine from an exceptional producer. Created from a minimum of four different vintages and matured in bottle for four years.
Perfect balance with a rich fruity style.
Pol Roger White Foil
12% Churchill's favourite and still great, from a top-ranking family-owned house at Epernay.
Baron De Beaupré
12% No ordinary house champagne this - go on - spoil yourselves!
Baron De Beaupré Rosé
12% Crisp and elegant with a delightful fruity finish. A wonderful treat!
Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose Brut
12% A big, beefy rosé. Very Pinot Noir-like, with leaf, cherry and earth notes matched to a firm, muscular structure. Has warmth and personality, with a lingering finish.
Dom Perignon
11.5% The best champagne ever?
Cristal
Louis Roederer
12% Created in 1876, this is a Champagne at its finest, as inspiring today as it has always been, the embodiment of elegance and purity. 1997
Devaux Cuvee Rose
12% Pink dry brut champagne, packed with plenty of character and flavour.
Sparkling Wine
Quartet
Louis Roederer, Anderson Valley, California
12% Roederer is one of the top champagne producers who have diversified into USA sparkling wines. This is so named because the grapes are sourced from four
different estates. The wine is intense and elegant with a clean dry finish.
Juvé y Camps Brut Reserva, Cava
Proprietat D’Espiells, Spain
12% Made from three varieties of single vintage grapes, bottle fermented
for two and a half years. Dry, soft and firm. Ranks with Spain’s best! 2000
Cloudy Bay Pelorus Chardonnay
Marlborough, New Zealand
13% A great Sparkling methode champenoise wine from the very famous wine makers at Cloudy Bay. Luscious!
Sauvignon Blanc
Shinus, Sauvignon Blanc
Garry Crittenden, South Eastern Australia
13% Classic sauvignon characters of gooseberry and nectarines. A real benchmark wine. 2003/03
Pouilly Fumé, Les Millettes
Fournier Père et Fils, Loire, France
12.5% A classic Fumé wine. Smokey, gunflint nuances with nettle hints and a ripe, rounded freshness gives this elegant wine depth and lasting flavour. 2002
Sancerre, Les Chanvrieres
Fournier Père et Fils, Loire, France
12.5% This is what the New World aspires to. Rich, fresh and full of opulent fruit. 2003
Jordan, Sauvignon Blanc
Stellenbosch, South Africa
13.5% Tropical fruit and green fig flavours, typical of New World Sauvignon Blanc. A stylish wine with a well-balanced acidity. 2004
Professor Black
Warwick Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa
14% This charismatic wine has quickly become a favourite amongst Sauvignon Blanc lovers. This wine shows an abundance of tropical fruit, gooseberry, mango and green fig flavour. Even though the South Africans are not normally noted for their Sauvignon, at Warwick the results of their first Sauvignon are ‘amazing’. This is now only their second vintage. 2004
Sauvignon Blanc
Aotea, Nelson, New Zealand
12.5% It's a tangy fresh wine, ideal with seafood or as an aperitif in the bar before dinner. 20003/04
Villa Maria Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand
13.5% Intense gooseberry flavours – one of the best full-blownSauvignons you could drink from probably the best-rated region in NZ. 2003/04
Waipara Hills Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand
13% So you thought Cloudy Bay was good. This is a delightfully intense Sauvignon Blanc. 2003
Redwood, Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand
12% Yes we do like Marlborough Sauvignons! Recently voted by Wine Magazine as one of the top 5 of its kind. 2004
Shaw and Smith, Sauvignon Blanc
Adelaide Hills, Australia
13% The tremendous intensity of this Sauvignon is quite startling. 2002/03
Chardonnay
Macon Vire-Clesse
Oliver Merlin, Burgundy, France
13.5% This Oliver Merlin creation is a sumptuous medium to full bodied dry and has wonderful characteristics of ripe baked apples and buttered hazelnut - a really great Chardonnay. 2002
Macon, La Roche Vineuse
Olivier Merlin, Burgundy, France
12.5% Olivier Merlin is quickly gaining a reputation as one of the best winemakers outside Cote d’Or. Big bouquet, expansive ripe fruit with a lovely lemon balance. 2000
Auxey Duresse
Domaine Jean Pierre Diconne. Burgundy, France
13.5% A powerful wine with great intensity and a lovely balance, a top Burgundy! 1998
Corton Charlemange
Domaine Capitaine Gagnerot, Burgundy, France
13.5% Surprisingly open palate of minerally fruit and dried nuts with a superb acidity level guarantees ageing potential. A great vintage that is now beginning to show. 1995/07
Chablis 1er Cru Montmains
Domaine de Chessimont, Louis Michel
13% A far cry from the usual over-cropped versions, this Chablis is beautifully structured with a deep, intense flavour. 2001/02
Chardonnay
Aotea, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
13% This is a perfect example of Hawkes Bay at their best. It is a well-balanced and sophisticated chardonnay. A little subtler than its Aussie counterparts, “not to be missed”! 2002
Chardonnay, Casa Silva
Colchagua, Chile
14% A superb Chardonnay made at this Chilean Estate owned and run by a French family. Full and fruity with just the right amount of oak, this is a delicious, ripe and smooth Chardonnay with a certain " je ne sais quoi!" 2003
Saint Veran Cuvée Prestige
Roger Lassarat, France
13% A fine example of a Maconnais. 100% Chardonnay from a single estate in Southern Burgundy. 2002
Rully 1er cru “ Les Margotes”
Domaine Jean Claude Brelière, France
13% Lovely floral aromas, zingy acidity with bags of fruit. The quality of this wine is enhanced by the non-use of filtration, which gives an extra dimension. Fantastic! 2001/02
Chardonnay, Summers Vineyard, Grant Burge
Barossa, Australia
14% Wonderful butter-smooth Chardonnay from the famous Barossa Valley. A classic rich heavyweight wine from the outstanding Grant Burge. 2002
Chardonnay, Round Hill Vineyards
California, USA
13% Deceptively rich and powerful wine from the Central Coast region of California. Smooth and succulent with subtle oak undertones, balanced and robust with richness to the finish. 2002
Dromana Estate Chardonnay
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
13.5% Gary Crittenden visited Windermere recently and we are already stocking his fabulous Nebiollo (see Bin 95). We were keen to try some of the Dromana Estate products so raved about. This really is a top Australian Chardonnay. 2001
Meursault, Vieille Vigne
Burgundy, France
13% This Paul Garaudet creation is made from 40-45 year old vines. The palate is rich, spicy oak and intense with a high acid core. Nicely balanced with excellent weight, a pure delight! 1999
Chablis, Domaine des Manants
Burgundy, France
12.5 % Voted 'Best Chablis' of the vintage by the growers at the 49th Festival of the Wines of Chablis. We think it's pretty good as well! 2001/02
Warwick Chardonnay
Warwick Estate, Stellenbosch, South Africa
13.5 % This is a much more modern and drinkable Chardonnay than its honeyed oak-spicy forerunners. A really well developed South African Chardonnay. 2003
Chardonnay, Van Asperen Vineyards
Napa, California
13.5% A full Monty Chardonnay from the heart of the Napa Valley. Lots of fruit, poised superbly with an elegance and robustness that marry perfectly on the palate. 1999
Puligny Montrachet Premier Cru La Garenne
Burgundy, Louis Latour, France
13.5% Fine wine from Latour. The nose offers oaky scents while the palate presents broad flavours encased in that steely mineral mouthful that only Burgundy can provide. 2000
Cloudy Bay Chardonnay
Marlborough, New Zealand
14% It’s the Sauvignon Blanc we all know, but the Chardonnay is also excellent. Fig and pear fruit flavours dominate while the influence of oak is subtle indeed. The wine finishes with long clean acidity, much more enjoyable than losing to the ‘All Blacks’ (not that this happens any more). 2002
Other dry to medium dry wines
Black George, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
Pemberton Estate, Australia
14% A terrific seamless blend of these two great grapes, tangy green grass flavours of Sauvignon refresh the palate, then the voluptuous tropical Chardonnay seduces you… 2001
Lalla Gully
Taltarni Estate, Taltarni, Australia
13% Immensely impressive Riesling when we tasted this Tasmanian devil, it is made in miniscule amounts (only 840 bottles!!) We have the exclusivity of this wine in Cumbria and strongly recommend you experience its intoxicating lemon and lime flavours. 2003
Seifried Gewürztraminer
Nelson, New Zealand
12.5% Very intense lychee and apricot aromas waft from the glass. The texture is "rich" and full. It is a "powerful" wine with a spicy, luscious, rounded long finish. 2004
Muscadet de Sevre et Main Sur Lie
Comte Leloup de Chasseloir, Loire, France
12% Brilliant full dry rich Muscadet, bottled off the lees to retain maximum character and freshness. Perfect with seafood and shellfish in particular. 2001
Avondale Chenin Blanc
Paarl, South Africa
13% The finest South African Chenin Blanc we’ve tasted for years. (And having just visited we tasted lots!) Open and peachy, ultra-youthful with a delicious tropical, lemony tang. 2003
Chateau Lamothe de Haux
Première Côtes de Bordeaux, France
12% A good old fashioned crispy dry French Bordeaux. You don’t know what you are missing! 2003
Pinot Gris, Boyszone Vineyard
Kim Crawford, Marlborough, New Zealand
13% Spicy and fruity with a smooth rich palate and kiwi fruit undertones. Tinted colour with charming subtle freshness, firm and dry on the aftertaste. 2003
Pinot Blanc
Jean Hugel et Fils, Alsace, France
12.5 % Crisp and dry with bags of fruit. A great Alsace! 2002/03
Old Vine Semillon
Eikehof Estate, Franschhoek, South Africa
13.5% Reputed to be the oldest vines still producing wine in the Cape; the bush -trained vines at Eikehof yield a fabulous wine with great depth and a unique robust quality. A definite for food and wine opulence. 2002
Gewürztraminer
Jean Hugel et Fils, Alsace, France
12.5% Structured, full-bodied white from Hugel. One of the Alsace elite, the wine is spice-laden and rich with lychees and ginger on the palate – it’s all there in glorious Technicolor! 2000/01
Vouvray
Domaine de Vaufuget, Bernard Cherau, Loire Valley
12.5% With just a hint of sweetness - perfect with fish and indeed most foods. 2002
Jordan Chameleon: Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay
Stellenbosch, South Africa
13.5% Excellent, very quaffable blend of “grassy” Sauvignon Blanc & citrusy Chardonnay. A truly brilliant blend. 2004
Quinta Generacion: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Gris, Viognier
Colchagua Valley, Chile
13% A totally unique blend and a truly hand crafted beauty. This dryish wine with a hint of oak is the pinnacle of Chilean wine making. 2000
Bests Riesling
Victoria, Australia
13% Fantastically fresh with a rich palate, showing plenty of fruit with lot of lemon and peach and a spiced fruit finish. 2003
Soave Classico Pieropan
Soave, Italy
12% Pieropan has been making the most acclaimed Soave for decades. Low yields from warmer vineyards, 100% old vines trebbiano. Almost Burgundian-like character. 2003
Pinot Grigio
Duetorrie, Italy
12.5% A delightful wine. Light and medium bodied, dry and not too crisp. This has a rich, nutty texture, very similar to Chablis! 2002/03
Paulett’s Riesling
Clare Valley, Australia
13% Described by the Australian wine writer Houn Hooke as “ Exemplary Riesling; you cannot get any better than this… for steely, slate mineral-scented dry Riesling that combine intense lime fruit with great ageing potential. 2002/03
Arneis, Crittenden
Victoria, Australia
14% A rich full-bodied dry white that oozes charm and structure. Arneis, a unique white grape from Italy’s piedmont region, is as rare as anything in Australia. We think it’s divine! 2002/03
Dessert wines
Elysium Black Muscat
Andrew Quady, Madera County, California, USA
15% A red sweet wine? This is great with anything chocolaty! Rave reports from our guests. Even stocked by some French Michelin-star restaurants. 2003
Orange Muscat and Flora
Brown Bros. Australia
9.5% Not too sickly-sweet like some dessert wines, with a hint of orange. Yummy. 2002/3
Casa Silva, Semillon Late Harvest
Colchagua Valley, Chile
12.5% A wonderful wine to compliment any dessert! Rich and fruity with a gentle mouth watering finish. 2000
Giovanni Alledrini Recioto della Valpolicella Classico
Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy
14% This is wine to meditate over at the end of a meal, wonderful with cheese and compliments any chocolate dessert. 2001
Rosé
Rosato, Crittenden
Dromana Estate, South Eastern Australia
14% This ‘Rollo Crittenden’ creation has the savoury structure and fragrant aromatics of an Italian variety. It displays the vibrant characters of cherries and wild berries, that make this a good dry rosé with surprising fullness that begs to be drunk on the terrace. 2004
Sancerre Rosé
Les Pierrier, Fournier, France
12.5% Our new spring into summer rosé. Nothing insipid about this one. Drinks with almost anything. 2002
White Zinfandel
Roundhill, Napa California, USA
10% This blush wine likes to be drank in the sun! Medium-dry. 2003
Light red wines
Brouilly
Chateaux des Tours, France
12.5% Wonderfully aromatic, raspberries/redcurrant, and concentrated juicy wine from this large, old estate. “Entente Cordiale” prevails as an English wine merchant and has a hand in its production. 2003
Beaujolais Villages
André Cologne, Beaujolais, France
13% André Cologne produces only two wines, a Fleurie and this village wine. Old vines and traditional practices make a beautifully smooth and silky wine. A bit like ‘mine host’. 2002/3
Hautes Côtes De Nuits
Michel Gros, Burgundy, France
12.5% Not many people win ‘Red Wine Maker of the Year’ award at the International Wine Challenge. Michel won it in 2002 and repeated that success the following year. “An unequalled success”. We like to be lighthearted in our wine descriptions, but this guy takes his job so seriously we just dare not be trite about this gorgeously perfumed supple and sexy Burgundy. 2000/3
Moulin-à-Vent, Vieilles Vignes
Jacky Janodet, France
13% Jacky Janodet, sounds like a motor racing ace, but in fact is a producer of ripe and succulent Moulin-a-Vent made from very old, low yielding vines. He is one of the most acclaimed producers in Beaujolais! 2002/03
Pinot Noir, Glen Carlou
Paarl, South Africa
12.5% An elegant Pinot Noir with the perfumed quality of the grape showing on the nose and supple, vegetal flavours coming to the fore in its charming finish. 2003
Sancerre Rouge, Les Pierriers
Fournier, France
12.5% A sibling of the Rosé Sancerre and also made from the noble Pinot Noir. Medium in body with an alluring cherry-like aroma and full of smooth succulent fruit. 2001/02
Haute Cabrière Pinot Noir
Franschoeck, South Africa
14% This is an outstanding Pinot Noir; Burgundian clones, highlighted by the New York Times’ Frank Prial (wine critic) as best SA Pinot Noir hope! Violet perfumes, over ripe morello cherry fruit. 2001
Medium to full red wines
Carmenère, Casa Silva Reserva
Colchagua Valley, Chile
14% Carmenère is an old variety, which for a long time was mistakenly identified as Merlot. It has a similar fruit driven stalky greenness, but with a more robust and hearty finish. 2002
Côte de Beaune-Villages
Louis Latour, Burgundy, France
13% The lighter fresher style of Pinot Noir is shown in this supple red. Damson fruit flavour with restrained oak hints and a velvety medium-bodied character. 2001
Bests’ Pinot Noir
Victoria, Australia
12.5% Viv Thompson, the characterful winemaker at Bests in the warm great Western Valley of Victoria, makes good Pinot; heady Damson fruit balanced by a twist of bitter cherry and sweet oak, rush headlong toward a red berry compote climax. Phew! 1995/08
Dolcetto, Gary Crittenden (King Valley)
Australia
12% Redolent of sweet cherries and violets: Sweetly spiced nose of lifted berry fruit. Savoury, high acid palate is quite challenging with a slightly gingery edge. Very good. 2000/02
Finis Terrae, Cabernet Merlot
Cousiño Macul, Maipo Valley, Chile
12.5% Estate bottled by Chile’s oldest family. According to wine guru Parker “This is the best Chilean wine ever!” 1999
Portal del Alto, Merlot Reserva
Maipo Valley, Chile
13% When you are feeling a bit “Chile”, this deep, rich, brooding wine will warm you up. Delicious ripe plumy fruit with firm tannin and carefully integrated oak. 2003
Côtes du Rhône-Villages
Paul Jaboulet Aîné, France
13.5% A really spicy, deep coloured wine - it could be described as having grip! 2000
Château Lamothe de Haux
Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, France
12% A really super wine from a family run Château. Beautiful, ripe, mature claret. One to put the cat amongst the Antipodean pigeons. Very good value. 2001/02
Ch Bernateau, Grand Cru Saint Emilion
Régis Lavau, Bordeaux, France
12.5% Excellent wine from the renowned St Emilion region. Firm and full with stalky tannins, blackcurrant fruit nuances and strong finish. Great with lamb! 2000/01
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, “La Crau”
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
14% This is quite simply one of the region’s greatest domaines. Highly extracted rustic style with full fruity flavours and structure on the palate. 1998/99
Santenay, Clos de la Confrèrie
Vincent Girardin, Burgundy, France
13% Girardin has a reputation for fine wines. Living and working all his life in Santenay you could say he has wine in his blood, or is it blood in his wine. A great wine! 2000
Mercurey 1er Cru, Les Nauges
Henri et Paul Jacqueson, Burgundy, France
13% Freshly ripe Pinot Noir. The southerly fringes of Burgundy yield this luscious red, velvety and smooth wine, with smokey undertones and light oak nuances. 2002
Gevrey Chambertin
Domaine Armand Rousseau, Burgundy, France
13% At its best the fickle Pinot Noir grape produces some of the sexiest wines you will ever taste. This is one. 1998
Pigeoulet Rouge
Daniel Brunier, Vin de Pays d’Vaucluse, France
13% This wine has been produced by an extremely talented wine maker. It is a blend of mainly Grenache with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Cinsault. Good combinations of fruit with slight peppery overtone. 2002
Chianti Classico, Poggio de’SASSIDURI
Vinci, Italy
12.5% Not your bog-standard Chianti. This is serious stuff, very silky with a wonderful pungent bouquet. 2001
Barolo DOCG
Fontanafredda, Italy
13.5% One of Italy's best wines, a real heavyweight with a splendid pungent after taste. Dry but deep in flavour. See also Nebbiolo Bin 95 for same grape - different country. 1999/00
Gigondas, Domaine les Pallieres
Cotes du Rhone, France
14% New life has been breathed into this famous old property bought by the Brunier Brothers of Vieux Télégraphe fame. This domain will soon be great again. 2001
Merlot Reserva, Cousiňo Macul
Maipo Valley, Chile
12.5% An outstanding Chilean Merlot from the Macul Vineyards. Oak aged, giving beautiful fruit and oak layers. Blackcurrant warmth on the palate and a generous flavour. 2002/03
Cabernet Shiraz Merlot, Windy Peak
Victoria, Australia
13.5% Approachable wine with red berry flavours, warm spice and cedar nuances, and a mouth-filling ripeness on the finish. 2001
Cabernet Sauvignon, De Bortoli
Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
13% Full flavoured wine smelling of ripe blackcurrants and tasting delicious. Very Australian in character (whatever that means). 1999
Mas La Plana, Black Label
Miguel Torres, Penedès, Spain
13.5% The jewel of the Torres crown, the Mas La Plana vineyard produces an exceptionally concentrated wine. Deep purple in colour with a heady mix of cigar box and a red berry fruit on the nose. 1999
Aloxe Corton, 1er Cru Les Chaillots
Louis Latour, Burgundy, France
13.5% Hand crafted village Burgundy, which is starting to drink superbly. Rich flavour with excellent structure. 2000
Quinta Generacion, Grand Reserva
Casa Silva, Colchagua, Chile
13.5% Superb handpicked grapes from old vines; the elegant smooth fruit of the Carmenère grape, envelopes the firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon. 1999
Nuits St Georges 1er Cru
Domaine de L’arlot, Burgundy, France
13% Rich and intense, a great Burgundy! 1998/9
Zinfandel, Van Asperen Estate
Napa Valley, California
16% Each vintage is carefully tended and brought to harvest with one thing in mind… crafting a bottle of wine that is a superb example of a classic Napa Valley Zinfandel, which has a very fruity and spicy flavour. Absolutely fabulous! 1998
Cavas De Weintert, Grand Vino Reserva
Bodega Weinert, Mendoza, Argentina
14% Old world meets new with this majestic red wine blend whose composite parts, 45% Malbec, 40% Cabernet, 15% Merlot, are first aged separately for at least 3 years in old oak casks. A tour de force, deep and intense flavours of ripe red fruits and hints of chocolate, coffee & cinnamon with a long soft finish. 1999
Cabernet Sauvignon, Antiguas Reservas
Cousiňo Macul, Maipo Valley, Chile
12% This has been a constant delight for the eight years we've stocked it. Guaranteed: Don't like it? I'll drink it! 2002
Lirac, Chapelle de Maillac
Rhone, France
13.5% From an area near to Chateauneuf, the village of Lirac give warming, ripe red wines from Grenache and Shiraz. Bramble fruit undertones with smooth, open tannins and a generously rich and spice filled palate. 2001
Amarone, Corte Giara
Allegrini, Valpolicella, Italy
15% One of the top producers of Amarone. Corte Giara is deep in colour with a bouquet of spicy raisin, complimented by an intense plum and dark cherry fruit flavour. Excellent with red meat and matured cheese. 2001
Three Sheds Red
Ashton Hills, South Australia
13% Three grape combination – Cabernet, Merlot, Shiraz. Lots of jammy black fruits, well balanced by new oak and hints of bitter cherries. One to remember! 2001
The Dead Arm
Mclaren, Australia
14.5% One of South Australia's finest wines of the vintage. A perfume of grilled steak intermixed with blackberries, new saddle leather, earth, pepper, and melted liquorice rises from this awesome red. With great power, richness, and no hard edges, it is still young and primary. 2000
“I” Crittenden, Nebbiolo
Dromana Estate Mornington Peninsula (Victoria) Australia
13.5% Deep powerful flavour, perfumed with great length. Has a strong earthy, floral, truffle/mushroom/underbrush, ripe fruit profile not so different from Pinot Noirs of Burgundy. It is a family-owned vineyard established by Garry Crittenden in 1982, one hour's drive south east of Melbourne. 2000
Cabernet Sauvignon, Viña Carmen
Central Valley, Chile
13.5% A fruity wine on the palate. Well balanced with a good finish. 2002
Viňa Alberdi Reserva
La Rioja Alta S.A., Spain
12.5% Carefully matured in new and then old oak, this has ripe blackcurrant fruit, with oak undertones. An outstanding Rioja. 1999
Barón de Oňa
Rioja Reserva, Spain
13% This wine has a bright, deep colour, with no obvious signs of ageing. Complex in the nose with aromas of very ripe fruit and a slight toastiness. 1998
Shiraz Mount Horrocks
Clare Valley, South Australia
14% Rather than give you our own opinion on this wine we would like to hand over to Philip White, Australia’s most acerbic wine critic: “ If Shiraz evolved to a point at which it makes itself, it would belike this elegant, supple, pristine essence." 2000
Cabernet Merlot Dromana Estate
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
13% Gary Crittenden is passionate about his wines. This really is a top Australian red, and having met the man who is so precise about his wine making, we’re not surprised! 2001
Merlot Jordan Vinery
Stellenbosch, South Africa
13.5% A husband and wife team who are incredibly successful winemakers. Voluptuous warming flavours, cosseted by a generous softly tannic frame. What makes them unforgettable is the tasting we had in Windermere on the infamous day of 9/11. If you go to SA you will see their wines on all the best lists. 2002
Villa di Capezzana
Carmignano, Tuscany, Italy
13.5% It has the taut, muscular fruit and the sort of elegance that are becoming increasingly rare in Tuscany. It is a deep ruby red in colour, with red fruits and spice on the nose. On the palate are red fruits and spice; with soft tannins and well balanced acidity. It has a lovely, long finish.
1998
Warwick Estate, Pinotage
Wellington, South-Africa
14% Sipping, not swigging is recommended. A typical Pinotage though, as it does show the characters of Pinot Noir and Cinsault. Pinot gives a rich, meaty slightly raspberry character with soft tannins whilst the Cinsault has a hint of pepper, acid and jammy fruit. 2002/03
Cavas De Weinert, Malbec
Bodega Weinert, Mendoza, Argentina
13.5% Intense rich colour, and gracious tannins. Offering splendid aromas of violets and plum. Aged in French oak, gives a complex bouquet of red berries, vanilla and rich spices with a good long finish. 2000
Three Cape Ladies, Warwick Estate
Stellenbosch, South Africa
14% Another one from a recent trip to SA’s wine country. Like the Trilogy, this is also a great wine. It got an amazing 91.5 points (out of 100) from US critic Steve Tanzer recently. Dark, spicy, chewy, smoky rich hazelnut praline finish. Balanced and poised blend of 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 25% Pinotage varieties. Very drinkable! 2001
Trilogy, Warwick Estate
Stellenbosh, South Africa
13.5% Three grapes: Cabinet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabinet Franc means this wine is competing with some of the great clarets. Raspberry flavours abound. There is a silky soft feel in the mouth with chocolate flavours on the palate and a clean tannin background. Gold winner in 2002 IWC competition. Goes well with roasted veal, pan roasted beef, or aubergine. Or just on it’s own! 2001
Hacienda Monsterio, Ribera del Duero
Crianza, Spain
14.5% Another success for this up and coming winery with the 1997 being a blend of Tinto Fino with tiny amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot. The style is perfectly poised, rich and aromatic with concentrated fruit and well-integrated oak with firm ripe tannins. Awesome! If you like Rhone style wines you’ll love this. 1997
Caballo Loco 6 NV
Valdivieso, Chile
14% It is named after the winemaker (Crazy Horse) and he refuses to give the exact combination of the blend, which leaves all followers totally intrigued! (And waiting for the next release!!) 'A non-vintage blend of several varieties. Contains at least 30% of Caballo Loco No 3, which contained at least 30% of No 2 and so on, in a sort of solar system. Concentrated and rich taste with plumy, chocolaty flavours.’
Bradisismo
Stefano Inama, Veneto, Italy
13.5% Found this gem recently at Locada Locatelli’s in London: The bouquet offers a tantalising array of ripe, sweet black fruits and hints of eucalyptus. Lovely complexity and balance. Very fine finish. Absolutely fabulous! 2000 O/S
Fine Claret
Château Rauzan-Ségla
Grand Cru Classé, Margaux
A classic vin de garde, with a promising sweet plumy nose, and cassis fruit. Ripe, full bodied, with a very dry finish. 1990
Château L’Enclos, Pomerol
Château L'Enclos Réserve de la Marquise, Bordeaux
Hugues Weydert has run this immaculate property of some 10 hectares for eleven years. The grape mix is typical of Pomerol 82% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and 1% Pressac (Malbec). The wines age well and they are lovely, silky and opulent and can retain a pure blackberry fruit. 1999
Réserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac
Pichon Longueville Château, Bordeaux
This is the second wine of the famous Chateau Pichon Lalande. This wine has become one of the finest drinking wines in the store. The nose is a lavish cassis and currants. The flavors are balanced, deep, and complex with soft tannins and layers of flavor that lead into a long, warm finish. A wine that delivers a huge amount of pleasure and plenty of character. 1997
Léoville-Barton, St-Julien
Langoa Château, Bordeaux
Another delicious Bordeaux turned out by the immensely popular Anthony Barton and team. It was harvested between September 16 and 28. Dense ruby/purple-colored wine with more tannin and structure than many of its peers. The sweet nose of peppery fruit and black cherries intermixed with toast and cassis is alluring. The wine has a soft middle, but the tannic power is noticeable... for the vintage! 1997
Château Gazin, Pomerol
Ancien Domaine des Templiers, Bordeaux
Superbly situated vineyard adjacent to Pétrus and just down the road from l’Evangile and La Conseillante. Medium to full bodied with power and abundant depth. Fairly high tannins. Dense ruby purple colour. 1989
Fleur de Gay, Pomerol
Château La Croix de Gay, Bordeaux
Produced from a tiny parcel of very old vines, La Fleur de Gay correspondingly shows deep concentration and pure, complex fruit. The '95 is medium bodied and has beautifully integrated wood flavours stemming from 100% new oak casks. The use of 100% new oak gives this wine real opulence. The nose displays aromas of minerals, pain grillé, a touch of prunes, and gobs of black cherries and cassis intertwined with vanilla from new oak casks. This medium bodied wine exhibits fennel-like blackcurrant flavours, high tannin, and impressive purity, depth, and length. 1995
Château Montrose
St. Estephe, Bordeaux
Since 1989, this property has consistently produced the finest wine in St. Estephe, with the 89 vintage only equalled by the 2000 which is still too young to compare. This wine is full-bodied, unctuously textured, fleshy and pure with high but sweet tannin levels. This wine offers a terrific nose of melted liquorice, cassis, and blackberries with a smokey finish. 1989
Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol
Vieux Château Certan, Bordeaux
Vieux-Chateau-Certan is owned by the Thienpont Family and is without doubt one of the most famous names in Pomerol. The huge bouquet of cassis, herbs, and new oak is followed by a wine that is medium-bodied, with deep, black cherry flavours wrapped intelligently in toasty oak. Extracted, deep, yet impeccably balanced maturity. One of their best Vintages to date!!! 1998
Half bottles are also available.
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