White
SAUVIGNON BLANC-Pitars gl.175ml £6.50 gl.250ml £ 8.00 Btl.£24.00
Unique interpretation of the union between international white wine and white wine from Pignola grapes. Product characterized by an intense and fruity perfume but with a singular and elegant and persistent flavour that is usually found in red wines.
PINOT GRIGIO-San Floriano gl.175ml £6.50 gl.250ml £8.00 Btl.24.00
A bright golden yellow colour; a charming rich bouquet, with a pleasant fragrance of wild honey, walnut husks and dried flowers; a dry, smooth, creamy, fresh and well-balanced flavour, with an elegant and persistent underlying sensation of Kaiser pears and ripe yellow-fleshed fruit.
VERMENTINO-Mogoro gl.175ml £5.50 gl.250ml £7.50 Btl .£24.00
The colour is bright, straw yellow with greenish hints. The bouquet is characterized by a nice progression that goes from scents of rosemary, typical of the grape, to elderflower, white and yellow fruits and litchi. The flavour is smooth, savory and lively, well-structured, with an excellent alcoholic balance. The aromatic persistence matches with a pleasant drink, leaving a slight and typical bitter note.
GAVI-Bonfante gl.175ml £8.00 gl.250ml £10.50 Btl. £28.00
This wine is straw yellow in colour with greenish reflections and has a delicate and fruity bouquet. The flavour is dry with a pleasant, acidulous freshness.
FALANGHINA-Svelato gl.175ml £8.00 gl.250ml £ 9.90 Btl £28.00
Strong hay-like colour with reflections of green, rich of fragrant and floral scents
MULLER THURGAU-Muri-Gries gl.175ml £8.50 gl.250ml £10.50 Btl. £29.00
Pale straw yellow with lightly green nuances, bouquet intensively aromatic with nutmeg notes, peppery, aromas of elderflower and acacia. On the palate is elegant with youthful freshness and pleasant acidity, playful and invitingly drinkable, salty and minerally, light and long in the finish
MOSCATO D’ASTI–Bonfante gl.125ml £5.50 gl.175ml £5.50 Btl. £24.00
This “slightly sparkling” and low in alcohol wine is straw yellow in colour, characteristic, fragrant, with a strong aroma of linalool. On the palate it presents a delicate sweetness. This is one wine that gives you the proper taste of the grape: “Moscato”.
ROSE BLUSH (grape pinot grigio)-vaja gl.175ml £6.50 gl.250ml £8.50 Btl. £24.00
This wine is coppery pink in colour and has a delicate bouquet with hints of refreshing summer fruits. Soft, fresh and attractively zesty flavour.
GRILLO- TENUTE RAPITALA gl.175ml £5.50 gl.250ml £7.00 Btl. £21.00
Golden yellow colour. Apple and herbaceous notes on the nose, joined by complex floral aromas with a hint of orange blossom. A full-bodied, harmonious wine backed up by elegant acidity. (Organic)
Red
SANGIOVESE DEL RUBICONE – Le altane gl.175ml £7.00 gl.250ml £9.50 Btl. £22.00
Ruby red colour with a purple tint; bouquet recalling the violet scent; dry taste, balanced and lightly tannic, with a pleasantly fruity back taste.
NERO D’AVOLA –Tenute rapitala gl.175ml £6.50 gl.250ml £9.00 Btl. £24.00
This wine is ruby red in colour and has an elegant bouquet with aromas of ripe fruit. The flavour is balanced and intense.
PRIMITIVO- Castello monaci gl.175ml £7.00 gl.250ml £9.50 Btl. £26.00
Dark crimson-red colour; full bouquet of ripe red fruits and cherry conserve, with notes of pepper and vanilla and hints of Mediterranean scrub; robust, concentrated, soft but very firm flavour with an elegant, lingering aftertaste of small black fruits conserve and liquorice
CHIANTI RISERVA– Macchiavelli gl.175ml £9.50 gl.250ml £10.90 Btl. £36.00
This wine is a vivid purple red in colour with a rich and intense bouquet with fruity (raspberries and blackberries) and floral (irises) hints backed by notes of vanilla. The flavour is full, very elegant and balanced with a very agreeable, lingering aftertaste of liquorice.
PINOT NERO–Muri-gries gl.175ml £7.50 gl.250ml £9.50 Btl. £28.00
The colour is strong, dark and luminous ruby red. The aroma is fruity with crisp ripe cherries, blackcurrants, blackberries and raspberries, tangy with some laurel and tarragon. The flavour is of middling structure and fullness, pronounced tannins, stimulating acidity, berry fruit, youthfully unsophisticated and elegantly rustic.
VALPOLICELLA RIPASSO- Roccasveva gl.175ml £9.00 gl.250ml £10.50 Btl. £34.00
Intense ruby red colour with highlights tending to orange as wine ages. a bouquet with intense aroma of cherry, blackberry and nuances of vanilla. On the palate lengthy progression, underscoring the elegance of the aromas, with well-balanced, velvety tannins
NEBBIOLO– Bonfante gl.175ml £ 8.50 gl.250ml £9.90 Btl. £34.00
In the glass IMMA shows a clear ruby red. The aromas are complex, with notes of plum, spices, red berries and violet. On the palate it is frank, tasty, with important tannins well integrated in the structure of the wine. It is long and persistent with a fruity and spiced final. It needs some years in the bottle to express all its potential.
MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO– Piane di Maggio gl.175ml £7.00 gl.250ml £8.50 Btl £26.00
This wine is deep ruby red in colour with purple highlights and has an intense and complex bouquet with scents of blueberry and fresh violets. The flavour is soft with good tannins and a long finish
NERO DI TROIA– Tagaro gl.175ml £7.00 gl.250ml £9.50 Btl. £26.00
Intense red with purple hints; intense and fruity taste with sweet spiced notes balanced tannin
BARBERA D’ASTI– Bonfante gl.175ml £8.50 gl.250ml £9.90 Btl. £32.00
This wine is purple in colour with garnet-red reflections and has a bouquet reminiscent of violets. The flavour is dry, well-balanced and full-bodied.
BAROLO-Marchesi di Barolo Btl. £65.00
The color of this wine is garnet red with ruby hues. The aroma is intense and persistent with clear spices, cinnamon, absinthe, tobacco and rose bush scents. The taste is full and elegant, balanced by the soft tannins. The spicy and the boisé notes blend perfectly.
BARBARESCO-Marchesi di Barolo Btl. £52.00
The color is garnet red with ruby hues. The aroma is intense, persistent with clean scents of fruits, rose dog and spices. The taste is full, but at the same time, harmonious and balanced, with soft tannins, never too much in evidence.
AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA –Roccasveva Btl.£62.00
This wine is deep ruby red in colour with garnet highlights and has an intensely fruity bouquet, with hints of cherry, vanilla, raisins and tropical fruit. The flavour is full-bodied, warm and smooth with well-balanced tannins.
ETNA ROSSO- Pellegrino gl.175ml £9.00 gl.250ml £10.50 Btl. £34.00
The Colour is intense ruby red, the aroma is intense and persistent with hints of red fruits and spicy notes. Dry, soft and well balanced at the palate.
NEGROAMARO- Castello monaci gl.175ml £8.00 gl.250ml £10.50 Btl. £26.00
Garnet-red colour; intense bouquet with notes of Mediterranean scrub and eucalyptus; full and satisfying flavour even if slightly bitter, round, and of excellent structure.
MORELLINO – Mellini 175ml £7.00 gl.250ml £8.50 Btl. £28.00
Vibrant ruby red colour and a fruit-forward nose with spice hints and nuances of ripe red berries, while the mouth is firm, warm, plush and lingering
Prosecco and Champagne
PROSECCO gl.175ml £4.50 gl.250ml £7.00 Btl. £18.00
CHAMPAGNE Doyard Mahé RM Btl.£48.00
The Doyard Estate was built in 1927 by Maurice Doyard, who later was also a cofounder of the CIVC in 1941. Both the Doyard and Mahé families have a long and illustrious history of grape-growing in the Premier Cru village of Vertus in the Côte des Blancs. The vineyards are planted to 90% Chardonnay and 10% Pinot Noir following the practice of Agriculture Raisonée since 1991. This Champagne house is run entirely by ladies with the dynamic Carole Doyard, the great grand daughter of Maurice, at the helm, with support from her mother Martine Doyard and her aunt Odile.
Cuvée Empreinte Premier Cru Assemblage: 100% Chardonnay . Base Vintage 2013. Reserve wines from 2010, 2011, 2012. Dosage 9 g/l.
CHAMPAGNE Jaques Chaput RM Btl.£48.00
During the 1950s, Jacques Chaput, Jack Chaput’s father, actively contributed to replanting the vineyard on the soil where Benedictine monks had previously cultivated grapevines in the 12th Century. An ancient walled farm, constructed by Bernard de Clairvaux, is now used as a cellar for aging the finest blends. Jack attended the wine school in Avize with David Coutelas, another one of our producers’ coincidentally. His passion grew and he started to enlarge and expand the cuvées and develop the brand. The wines started winning prizes and getting attention, so he continued experimenting and his range now has come spectacular cuvées, the Blanc de Noirs, the Mythic which is a Blanc de blancs non dosé, l’Authentic a blend au Chardonnay, Oak aged Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
Cuvée Tradition NV Assemblage 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir. Base Vintage 2012/ Reserve wines from 2010, 2011. Dosage 8.5 g/l. Disgorgement: February 2016. Villages 100% Arrentieres, Cote des Bars.
CHAMPAGNE David Coutelas RM Btl.£48.00
The first bottlings from Coutelas date back to 1910 but the family has a history in the Marne Valley since before the French Revolution. David Coutelas is a passion grower-producer steeped in old traditions learned from his grandfather, the renowned Cesar Coutelas. His wines are fermented in Old Chablis barrels and undergo a long secondary fermentation of between 3 to 5 years, on average. The Champagnes of David Coutelas are designed around a crisp natural acidity; they are age-worthy and develop beautifully in the bottle.
Cuvée Tradition Assemblage: 25% Chardonnay, 10%, Pinot Noir, 65% Pinot Meunier. Base Vintage 2012/ Reserve wines from 2008, 2009, 2011. Disgorgement: November 2016.
