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The Extras Wine List From time to time we can get the chance of wines which we can buy as special purchases at better than average value, even though some may well be more expensive than most of the wines on our usual list. The down side is that these are not available on a regular basis so will be just be here for as long as they last ! | Reds | | | | | Chateau Marsac Seguineau, 1996
This Cru Bourgeois has, for a Margaux, an unusually high percentage of merlot in the blend, making it darkly coloured with firm tannins and an intense richness.
| £25.10 | | | | Chateau Lascombes, 2eme Cru Classe, Margaux,
Full Bottle 1998 Half Bottle 2000
Chateau Lascombes, one of the most highly respected producers in Bordeaux. Wonderful coffee, toffee and cedar aroma with a deliciously complex array of flavours. Classic Margaux, drinking beautifully now.
| £52.90
£29.40
| | | | Cote Rotie "Les Jumeles", Jaboulet, 1997
Very deep, opaque ruby-purple. Exotic game, roasted meat, and chocolate aromas. Full-bodied palate with velvety tannins. Explosively flavoured and complex
| £53.70 | | | | Bourgogne Rouge 'Roncevie' Arlaud Pere et Fils, 2003
From Cyprien Arlaud at this fine domaine, the Bourgogne is hedonistic, juicy and ripe with lovely pure red fruits.
| £22.00 | | | | Chateau de Pez, half bottle, 2003
Very fine, classic cedar wood bouquet from a cru bourgeois. Lovely polished style, lots of top-class Cabernet Sauvingon fruit.
| £24.70 | | | | Chateau Lauriol, half bottle, 1999
Dark, ruby colour, powerful aroma of wild blackcurrants backed by an incredible soft palate - inky and rich - excellent claret.
| £13.60 | | | | Brunello di Montalcino, Banfi, 1996
Sumptuous and deep, with rich flavours of mocha, espresso and anise over a firm mineral backbone.
| £40.00 | | | | Reserva Especial Crianza, Bodegas Campillo, Rioja, 1995
A smooth, velvety, well-balanced wine; impregnated with vanilla aroma of oak, which will become Havana tobacco. A classic.
| £30.00 | | | | | | | | | | Merlot, De Loach, Russian River, California, 2000
Produced from hand-harvested estate grown grapes. The wine is aged 13 months in small American and French oak barrels. The wine has true varietal characteristics with aromas of blackberries, violets, chocolate and a touch of toasted oak. Flavours of blackberry, raspberry, vanilla and oak resonate on the palate.
| £25.70 | | | | Pinot Noir, Valli Estate, Bald Hills Vineyard, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2001
A beast of a different nature to Burgundian Pinot Noir, with a darker core of ripe fruit but still showing fabulous aromatic quality on the nose.
| £36.40 | | | |
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| | Syrah, Domaine de Thelin, Vin de Pays d'Oc, 2003
This shows lovely ripe, dark and red berry fruit. Intermingled into these lovely flavours are spices and warm, soft tannins which makes this wine last and develop on the palate. Excellent by the glass but perfect with savory lamb, pork and hard cheeses. (By the Glass - £2.80)
| £11.10 | Cabernet Sauvignon,Santa Ema, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2003
Absolutely jam packed with loads of blackcurrant fruit bursting out - beautifully rich wine. (By the Glass - £3.40)
| £13.70 | | | | Regular Wine List
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| | | | | Château Lagrange Les Tours, Medoc, Bordeaux Supérieur, St André de Cubzac, 2004
Fantastically rich wine with subtle, rounded flavours of coffee, vanilla and caramel. An exceptionally complex wine.
| £14.60 | | | | Mas Champart, Saint Chinian, Coteaux de Languedoc, Isabelle & Matthieu Champart, Bramefan, 2000
Subtle, wild red berry fruit flavour which arouse and stimulate the palate. Spicy, exotic and peppery notes are elegantly balanced by the smooth, soft, refined texture.
| £16.40 | | | | Croze-Hermitage, 'Grandes Bastides',Tardieu-Laurent, negociants, Lourmarin, 2002
This wine has wonderful damson colour. It exhibits on both the palate and the nose, flavours reminiscent of black pepper, spice and sweet cherries. Rich and full.
| £24.80 | | | | Bourgogne Rouge Ghislaine Barthod, 2004
Lively fruit flavours and spicy tones with a good finish. A pleasant style to suit meat and game.
| £21.60 | | | | Chateau Jupille Carillon, Saint Emilion, 1999
Excellent chateau-bottled St Emilion.
| £21.00 | | | | Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes, Henri Prudhon & Fils, Saint-Aubin, Cote-d'Or, 2001
A step in the right direction away from “generic” Bourgogne Rouge, this wine really shows what good Burgundian Pinot Noir is capable of.
| £25.00 | | | | Clos Canon,Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Chateau Canon, St Emilion, 1999
This is a superb wine, drinking well now, full flavoured, soft with deep rich plummy style fruit.
| £42.20
| | | | Italy
| | | | | Dolcetto d'Alba,Fontanazza, doc, VQPRD, Marcarini, 1998
Lively red fruit, full-bodied fine spicy aroma reminiscent of cinnamon.
| £15.90 | | | | Rocco delle Betulle, Colli Orientali Del Friuli, Cabernet Franc, 1997
Deep red/black colour. Lovely nose is vivid, mineralic and leafy edged, with blackcurrant and raspberry fruit.
| £20.60
| | | | Spain
| | | | | Crianza, Bodegas Campillo, Rioja, 2001
Super black cherry, vanilla nose that reflects onto the palate. Soft tannins make this Rioja very easy to drink.
| £17.50
| | | | | New World | | | | | Pinotage,The Veldt, Robertson, South Africa, 2003
This is an early drinking style Pinotage packed with ripe, jammy fruits of the forest flavours. Soft, mellow and velvety smooth – refreshing and medium bodied.
| £13.60 | | | | Massena, Moonlight Run, Barossa Valley, 2003
Exceptional ripeness, richness, and depth as well as a savoury, expansive, smooth mouth-feel, this is a knock-out Australian red” (93 points) Robert Parker Jr
| £33.20 | | | | Rose
| | | | | Rioja Rose, Bodegas Campillo, 2005
An extra fruity and aromatic rosé redolent of raspberry, strawberry and peaches nose. Palate light and refreshing with good balance and a crisp finish.
| £18.10 | | | | House Wines White
| | | | | Vin de Pays de Terroirs Landais, Domaine de Laballe, Noël Laudet, Parleboscq, 2005
A simple dry white wine, perfect as a pre dinner tipple (By the Glass - £2.50) | £10.00
| | | | Chardonnay, Santa Ema, d.o. Casablanca Valley, Isla de Maipo, Chile, 2005
Plums and velvety notes from mature tannins give this wine a varietal character that combines perfectly with the vanilla, toasty wood of maturation.
A wine of great structure and complexity (By the glass - £2.60)
| £10.10
| | France | | Marsanne, Chateau de Violet, Minervois Blanc (100% Marsanne), Helene Serrano - Peyriac Minervois, 1999
A lovely example of the undoubted quality of the southern French grape variety, Marsanne.
| £13.30 | | | | Viognier, Domaine Galetis, de Vincent, Vin de Pays d'Oc, 2003
The elusive Viognier grape variety gives a wonderful perfumed, subtle wine with a peachy apricot character. This is a fine example, not quite fully dry and perfect with sweeter shell-fish like prawns or scallops.
| £13.60 | | | | Les Fleurs d'Alsace, Hugel, 2005
A fantastic wine, dry and fresh with wonderful floral aromas and flavours. .
| £16.00 | | | | Pouilly Fume, Herve Seguin, Le Bouchot, 2005
Classic Loire Sauvignon with fantastic mineral qualities to the fore.
| £20.40 | | | | Sancerre Blanc, Domaine Brochard, 2007
This is soft yellow green in colour with crisp acidity offering grapefruit, lime, spice and mineral notes. On the palate you find fresh citrus, honey, spices, minerals and even a hint of herbal teas.
| £21.00 | | | | Vouvray Le Mont, Demi-Sec, Societe Huet, Le Haut Lieu, 1993
An off-dry, mature Vouvray just begging for some cheese to go with it.
| £30.60 | | | | Bourgogne Blanc, Francois Jobard, Meursault, 1999
A great example of white Burgundy at its best and most drinkable.
| £26.10 | | | | Italy
| | | | | Orvietto Classico, Abboccato, Barbi, 2002
Off dry Italian white that will please a palate that prefers a softer white wine
| £12.90 | | | | Pinot Grigio, Kellerei Kaltern, Viticoltori Caldato, Sudtirol-Alto Adige, 2006
Classic Italian Pinot Grigio that world has come to know and love.
| £15.70 | | | | Orvietto Classico, Decugnano dei Barbi, 2002
A drier and crisper version of Orvietto that is very versatile with a host of foods.
| £16.20 | | | | New World
| | | | | Torrontes, La Rareza, Mendoza, Argentina, 2004
Yellow with green hues, clear and bright. Complex and fine floral aromas. It is very pleasant and fresh in the mouth.
| £11.10 | | | | Riesling, Knappstein, Hand Picked, Clare Valley, South Australia, 2005
Consistently rated amongst Australia’s finest, has a spine of lime citrus typical of Clare Riesling and floral notes attributable to the location of the vineyard in the Watervale area
| £15.70 | | | | Sauvignon Blanc, Francesca Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2005
Rich aromatics and flavours displaying gooseberries, grapefruits, lemons and limes. Lush, fat and plump, this wine is also precise and pure
| £16.00 | | | | Dessert Wines
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| | | | Late Bottled Orange Muscat & Flora, Brown Brothers, Milawa, Victoria, Australia , (half) 2003
A blend unique of orange blossoms on the nose and a fresh citrus note on the palate
| £11.40
| | | | Elysium California Black Muscat, Andrew Quady, Madera, California, (half) 2004
A thick, treacly style of wine that is amazingly concentrated with raisin flavours. Great with chocolate dessert. | £19.30
| | | | Domaine du Noble, Loupillac, Dejean Pere et Fils
bottle, 1999 half bottle, 1998
A clean, refreshing style of dessert wine that makes the perfect way to round off a meal | £21.10 £10.90 | | |
| Make it a Sparkling Occasion!
| | | | | Cava Frexinet Cordon Negro, NV
The most famous cava to come out of Spain, delightful fresh flavours.
| £12.10 | | | | Chardonnay, Antonin Truffer, Auran, France, NV
Full of rich, creamy fruit with soft bubbles and a zesty, clean finish. This is a perfect wine for celebrations!
| £14.50 | | | | Champagne Jacquart Brut Mosaique, NV
A very stylish and grown-up Champagne, with a light golden colour and small, even bubbles. On the nose there is a dominant note of lemon and crisp apple fruit, with just a touch of yeast and cashew. On the palate the mousse is rolling and full, and the Champagne is immediately assertive with bold herbal and citrus fruit that immediately sets the mouth watering. A softer, pillowing breadth starts to fill in, yet the wine stays very focused and savoury, with lovely weight and texture, and a cutting acidity that really sharpens the finish. 50% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier. (Glass £7.70)
| £30.00 | | | | Champagne, Perrier Jouet, Brut, NV - half bottle
Lovely aromas and flavors of tropical fruit, citrus, spice and yeast with a golden yellow color, featuring lingering flavors of fresh apples and lemons.
| £26.00 | | | | Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve, NV
Straw coloured with a persistent mousse, a nose of ripe pear with touches of cut hay, this champagne is full of fruit, fresh and long lasting.
| £37.50 | | | | Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose, NV
half bottle (£32.80)
Pale salmon pink with fine bubbles slowly rising and a nose of red fruits and fresh pear, this rose shows delicate fruit on the palate and great finesse.
| £58.70 | | | | | | | | | | The Beers List
| | | | | Our beers come from BROUGHTON ALES, a small family owned brewery in the next village – some three miles over the hill. This area is famous in Scottish history and renowned for its 13th and 14th century Keeps and Castles where the Ale Wives would have brewed the Beers and Stouts which form the traditional base today for Broughton`s products. The ancient recipes, used now with the aid of modern plant and technology, produce ales and stout of exceptional quality.
| | | | | Greenmantle Ale, 3.9%, A delicate bitter-sweet balanced ale with a fruity palate.
| £2.50
| Merlin's Ale, 4.2%, A deep golden well hopped, refreshing ale, leaving a mystical aftertaste.
| £2.60
| Scottish Oatmeal Stout, 4.2%, A Full bodied, rich flavoured stout with a refreshing smooth finish.
| £2.60
| The Ghillie, 4.5%, A rich copper coloured ale, fresh flavoured with a mix of malt and hop and an attractive hop-flower aroma.
| £2.70 | Black Douglas, 5.2%, A dark, ruby traditional ale with a deep and full malty flavour
| £2.90 | Organic Border Gold, 5.0%, a refreshing, clean tasting, light golden coloured beer full of flavour with an excellent hop aroma and aftertaste.
| £3.00 | Old Jock, 6.7%, A tawny, robust ale, less sweet than many strong ales.
| £2.90 | Organic Angel Lager, 5.0%, a premium beer with all the delicate flavours and aromas associated with a Pilsner type lager, refreshing clean tasting with an excellent aroma and aftertaste.
At 5.0% ABV a premium lager to stand alongside the famous lagers of the world.
| £2.90 | Dr Johnson's Definitive, 5.0%, A rich dark ale from Broughton’s sister company Whim Ales
| £2.50 | Exciseman's 80/-, 4.6%, A classic example of a Scottish 80/- with it’s bittersweet blend of flavours from crystal, black and pale malts and fresh, aromatic hops
| £2.80 |
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