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It is generally acknowledged that the name Georges Duboeuf has been synonymous with great Beaujolais, and yet, for the past forty years, this respected company has been consistently producing two very well made and characterful Cuvées that retain the house style and meet current tastes.  We are very proud to associate ourselves with their Bouquet wines and delicious rosé, all of which emanate from the Languedoc region.

  

Les Vins de Georges Duboeuf

Le bouquet de Georges duboeuf Bottle 1/2 litre 250ml Glass 125ml Glass
Medium dry white £14.00 £9.50 £6.00 £3.00
Full Bodied red £14.00 £9.50 £6.00 £3.00
 

La Brouette Rosé, Producteurs Plaimont VdP du Compte Tolosan,
France
Crisp, elegant 'Provence styled' rosé with medium bodied, summer fruits and a clean, dry and herb-infused finish

£16.00

Moscato “Curious”, McPherson Wines
Victoria, Australia
Sweet, floral & elegant nose of soft red fruits with a light in alcohol (5.5% abv), off-dry palate and refreshing, spritzy finish

 £14.55
   
Dessert Wine  
Muscat de Beaumes de Venise
From France’s southern Rhône valley, light and fruity, sweet, white fortified wines (vins doux naturels) are made from the Muscat à Petits Grains grape. A magnificent golden colour, this wine reveals an intense, yet delicate nose with aromas of fruit, jasmine and honeysuckle.  It has a luscious, exotic fruit flavour, excellent persistence and a refreshing finish.

375ml bottle
£16.75

per 125ml glass
£5.95
Pierre's House Recommendations  

Whites

Picpoul de Pinet, Hugues de Beauvignac
Coteaux du Languedoc
Now established as a firm favourite amongst regulars, this is a charming wine that has recently received the accolade of 89/100 from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.  It is one of the finest Picpouls that I have tasted, displaying crisp, citrussy flavours and a clean, fresh palate.

 £16.95

Viognier, Y Series
South Australia
On the nose there are aromas of fresh ginger and candied grapefruit with hints of white flowers. The palate is full-bodied with grapefruit and apricot flavours, and displays a persistent finish, matched with typical silky and harmonious Viognier texture.

£18.95
Fiano, Masseria Bianca
Salento, Italy
A lot more interesting than most Pinot Grigios, bursting with stone fruit and nutty, herbal aromas – juicy and mouth filling with a crisp, elegant length		 £17.95
   

Rosé

  
Côtes du Ventoux Rosé, Perrin,
Southern Rhone, France. Western Languedoc
Made by Perrin of the famous Chateauneuf du Pape estate, Chateau De Beaucastel. A classic, medium bodied Carignan/Cinsault blend showing good colour with lively cherry & strawberry fruit characters with a clean, fresh palate.		 £19.50
   

Reds

  

Chateau de Tersac, Corbieres
Languedoc-Roussillon
Rich, ripe Corbières full of Mediterranean warmth, showing raspberry and cassis fruit, a touch of rocky minerality and the herby scent of the garrigue.

 £18.25
Montalto Organic Nero d’Avola
Sicily
Notes of ripe red fruits, sweet spices and liquorice. The fruit flavours continue on the round, generous palate		 £16.50
Merlot Bains Kloof
South Africa
Heady and full-bodied plum and dark fruitd with flashes of exotic spices leading to a flavoursome, silky finish. An excellent glass of Merlot, perfect with lamb and game.		 £16.95
   
France : whites  
Sancerre Blanc, Charles Salmon
Loire
Fantastically clean, this is a beautifully crafted Sancerre: clean, pure and dry with a gooseberry and citrus infused nose. The palate is lively and packed with elderberry and grapefruit, finished with mineral crispness. 		£32.50
Muscadet de Sevre-et-Maine sur lie, Carte d’Or
Pays Nantais
Clean and crisp with “bone crushing” acidity – the perfect Muscadet.  A classically dry and very refreshing white; delicious with shellfish.		 £21.50
Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc, Domaine de Beaurenard
Southern Rhône
In Châteauneuf, red accounts for 85% of production, so white is something of a rarity.  Beaurenard is consistently one of the finest white producers and this blend of 30% Clairette, 20% Grenache Blanc, 25% Bourboulenc, 22% Roussanne and 3% Picpoul is delightfully aromatic, delicate and well-balanced.  It is a rich mouthful of flavour.		 £50.55
Macon-Villages, Georges Duboeuf
Mâconnais
A wonderful creamy Mâcon. Soft-textured and generous, but still with good balance and minerality. An excellent example from this celebrated producer.		 £22.00
Half bottle £12.95
Chablis Victor Berard
Burgundy
France Pale straw yellow colour with green tinges, good depth of fruit and acidity, very well balanced with a long finish.

£29.50
Half bottle £15.50
   

France: reds

  
Fleurie, La MadoneDuboeuf                                                                                                           
Beaujolais       
Fleurie, the queen of Beaujolais, lives up to its name with a floral array of aromas underpinned by soft summer fruits that warm the palate

 £25.50
Half bottle                               £14.95
Marsannay Joseph Roty,
Côtes de Nuits, Burgundy
Joseph Roty is a legend in Burgundy. His wines reflect his incredible passion, enthusiasm and single-minded approach to ‘minimum intervention’ in the vineyard with their beautiful balance and underlying power and muscle. The appellation of Marsannay lies just to the north of the Gevrey Chambertin and is a great source of relatively inexpensive Burgundy.		 £47.50
Nuits-St-Georges, Le Petit Arlot, Doamine de l’Arlot
Côte de Nuits
Domaine de l’Arlot make stunning, fruit driven Burgundies, reflecting that well documented French term of ‘terroir’. This is a beautifully harmonious Pinot Noir that shows an intense and elegant core of summer red fruits with attractive whiffs of spice & toast surrounding the glass		 £59.55
Château Montaiguillon
Montagne-St-Emilion
A deeply-coloured, rich, expansive wine from this top-performing Château at the high point in St. Emilion, run by Chantal Amart and her father.  Ambitions are high with one third new oak barrels every year.  It is an excellent alternative to pricier Grand Cru St Emilion.  
£28.35
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Domaine de Beaurenard
Rhône
The estate’s flagship wine; outstandingly stylish Châteauneuf-du-Pape.  Full-bodied with copious quantities of black fruits and spice, all of which are offset by smooth tannins and almost perfect balance.

£53.50
Half bottle £27.90
Côtes de Rhône, Vignobles Gonnet
Rhône
Notes of brambles and red fruits with spicy, peppery edges on a medium bodied wine, with a soft, structured palate		 £19.95

Italy: whites

£53.50
Half bottle £27.90

Gavi di Gavi “La Meirana”
Piedmont
Pure and elegant, delicate and zingily crisp with pears, camomile, Granny Fox apples & anise mixing happily with soft almonds, floral aromas a touch of spice and honey.

£27.00
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico, Fattoria Laila
Marche
From the best (Classico) sub-zone within the Castelli di Jesi area; low yields and late harvesting of the grapes give great richness to this classic wine; quite full, with aromas of apricot, grapefruit and peach, this has a crisp and elegant flavour with honey and rosemary lingering in the tail. 		£21.50
Pinot Grigio, Castel Firmian, Mezzacorona
Trentino
From the foothills of the Dolomites, north of Lake Garda, comes this Pinot Grigio with real flavour! Elegant and dry with apple and banana fruit aromas, floral lift in the mouth, and a clean, crisp finish.
£20.00
Half bottle £10.95
   

Italy: reds

  

Rosso Conero “Conte Cortesi”, Monte Schiavo
Marche
One of Italy’s best kept secrets, only about 1,000 cases are produced per annum at the Monte Schiavo winery.  Very elegant, with aromas of cherries and strawberries; dry, rich in flavour and well-balanced with undertones of prunes and a long finish.

£23.50
Valpolicella Superiore, Roccolo di Mizzole
Bursting with dark cherries, spice & wild herbs with crunchy dark fruits and lush textures, a truly delicious Venetian wine.		 £22.50
Amarone “Costasera”, Masi
Veneto
Big and powerful, Masi have made this wine for 50 years.  Clean and intense aromas, with the notes of cherries-in-alcohol and prunes; then come berry fruit and leather notes. The flavour is very intense for its alcohol and structure, aromas of cooked cherries, cinnamon and vanilla. It has an impressively long finish of chocolate, leather, almond and spice. 		£56.50
   

New World: whites

  
Lapostolle Casa Semillon
Rapel Valley, Chile
This top wine comes from one of the most dynamic wine producers in Chile. Now using Biodynamic practices throughout their vineyards, Lapostolle really are at the top of their game. Expressive fresh citrus fruit nose, followed by sweet hints of white flowers and delicate notes of lychee and fig. On the palate young and pleasant, with fresh acidity followed by a delicate sweetness and abundant citrus aromas. 		£21.00
Cooper’s Creek Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough New Zealand
A wine of exquisite freshness and flavour made from South Island’s Marlborough region.  It displays aromas of green apples and tropical fruits with a palate exhibiting herbaceous notes with hints of capsicum, culminating in a grassy, limey finish.		 £24.50
Riesling Lofthouse
Marlborough, New Zealand
Clean, elegant off-dry riesling with delivering heavenly citrus & floral aromas spiked with ginger & some other 'fusion' flavours with a light (11.5% abv) refreshing and bright palate.		 £23.00
   

Spain: reds

  

Rioja Reserva, Vina Salceda  
Bodegas Julian Chivite (Spain)
Chivite is one of the oldest wineries in Spain and consistently ranks as one of the country’s finest; they have 40 ha.of vineyards in Rioja’s finest areas, the Alta & Alavesa.  Their Reserva is rich and intense with classic hints of leather, tobacco, toast and ripe forest fruits; it is silkily elegant, well-balanced and with a complex and spicy finish.

£29.00

Marius Reserva, Bodegas Piqueras
Almansa
Almansa lies just 100 km inland from Valencia where the perfect climate provides ideal growing conditions. Mainly Tempranillo with 18 months in American oak, fully mature with spicy fruit on the nose and a rich, full palate.

 £22.00
   

Spain and New World: reds

  
Tempranillo, Mas Oliveiras,
Catalunya Spain
Soft and approachable Tempranillo from the historic, family-run Bodegas Roqueta in the Catalunyan Pynrenees		 £14.95
Rioja Reserva, Coto de Imaz, El Coto
Rioja, Spain
Classically styled Rioja from Tempranillo sourced in the Rioja Alta. This wine possesses a fine and opulent nose of red fruits, studded with black cherries and spice that dominates on a warm palate of rich fruits and intense tannins		 £29.95

Pinot Noir, Coopers Creek
(Marlborough, New Zealand)
Ripe cherry and crushed strawberry fruit are complemented by smooth velvety tannins.  The palate is round and complex with notes of fresh red fruits.

 £25.35
Gran Hacienda Cabernet Sauvignon
Maipo Valley, Chile
Quite  big-bodied & elegant red which is ripe, round & soft with very appealing blackcurrant fruit & mint aromas, the flavour is big-bodied, powerful and gently chewy, lingering well after the final sup.

 £18.00
Half bottle £9.95
Barossa Shiraz Viognier, Yalumba
South Australia
The nose displays generous floral notes from Viognier, combined with dark fruits, black cherries and red spices of the Shiraz. The palate is silky smooth, soft and supple, yet complex. Exotic spices, musk, dark chocolate and cherry flavours combine with a soft layered texture to produce a stylish wine.		 £25.00
Reserva Malbec, Bodega Norton
Mendoza
Round and velvety, with flavours of ripe black fruit, violets, spices and tobacco. Long and complex on the finish.		 £25.95
   

Sparkling Wines

  

Charles de Fère Blanc de Blancs Reserve
Charles de Fère is produced from a property twenty miles outside the Champagne region.  This blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier has generous, rich flavours of ripe apple, spice and butter, with an attractive yeasty/biscuity aroma.  The finish is lingering, deep and complex.

 £22.50

£5.50 per glass
Rose de Salici Brut, Col de’ Salici
Veneto
A charming pastel pink colour, aromas of red fruit and pears, and a refreshing red cherry palate are lifted by a fine, delicate sparkle.		 £26.50
Bortolomiol Prosecco di Valdobbiadene “Banda Rossa” D.O.C.
Giuliano Bortolomiol uses the “Banda Rossa” red mark to distinguish special selection bottles, those for his dear friends; hence today, “Banda Rossa” is the Bortolomiol selection of the house.  A sparkling wine that is classical in its style and is gently sweet, offering an aromatic bouquet that is both soft and fruity.		 £29.90
   
Champagne

When asked by a journalist when she drank champagne, she replied.

"I drink it when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle it if I'm not hungry and drink it when I am.
Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty." Madame Lily Bollinger, 1961

 

Champagne Testulat Blanc de Blancs, NV
A subtle and refined champagne with apple and quince fruit flavours and superb balance.

£43.95

Champagne Testulat Rose, NV
A refreshing blend of noble grapes gives a Champagne which overdelivers with its basket of soft red fruit flavours. It's a full flavoured wine that will please glass after glass!

 £50.50

Champagne Deutz, Brut Classic, NV
The distinctive house style of elegance and finesse which has made Deutz one of the most respected of Champagne houses, is reflected in this fine non-vintage. The 'assemblage' is approximately 38% Pinot Noir, 32% Pinot Meunier and 30% Chardonnay.

£51.95

Half bottle £26.95
Champagne Bollinger Grand Année 1999
Bollinger only produces vintage Champagne in exceptional years and the House certainly took advantage of the outstanding 1999 vintage. With aromas of baked bread and honey and citrus flavours on the palate, the 1999 Grande Année is very firmly structured and creamily full-bodied with a beautifully long nutty aftertaste 		£135.00