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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 £13.50 £9.35 £5.90 £2.95
Full Bodied red £13.50 £9.35 £5.90 £2.95
 

Rosy Darling, Cloof,                       
Darling, South Africa

A glass of Rosy Darling? Brilliant, slightly off-dry pinotage based rosé that enchants with it’s soft, delicate and appealing summer fruit flavoured palate.

 £16.50

We also offer

Liebfraumilch
(medium-sweet)                                 

 £13.25
   
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
£16.50

per 125ml glass £5.85

Banyuls Red, Chaputier                                                                        

Banyuls is the most southerly of the French Appleations, nestling on the terraced vineyards over the Mediterranean and Pyrenees. The wines are dominated by Grenache. This wonderful example from World famous wine maker Michel Capoutier is packed full of aromas of dried fruits, red fruits, cocoa and roasted coffee. It has a beautiful sweetness that is balanced perfectly by red fruit acidity. An excellent accompaniment to chocolate desserts and cheese.

500ml bottle
£28.75

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.

 £16.45

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.

£18.50

Cheverny, Domaine des Marnières
Loire Valley
Dry, fresh and distinctive, with notes of acacia flowers and citrus fruit. Fruity yet dynamic on the palate, with good finesse and a long, crisp finish.

 £17.50
   

Rosé

  

Minervois Rosé, Château Villerambert-Julien
Western Languedoc
Light salmon colour with aromas of grapefruit followed by red fruit. An exciting blend of 50% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 10% Mourvedre delivers a round and elegant wine with good weight on the palate.

 £20.50
   

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.

 £17.95
Sassaiolo Rosso Piceno DOC Superiore, Monte Schiavo
Marche
Vibrant and youthful colour with cherry jam and red berry fruit aromas. The palate is bright and light, packed full of polished berry fruit, a touch of spice and a bitter plum twist on the finish. Tannins are gentile and add structure to this easy-drinking style.		 £17.95
Gran Hacienda Merlot, Santa Rita
Rapel Valley, Chile
An easy freshness and good varietal character, with a bouquet of plums, berries, and strawberries. Smooth and very concentrated on the palate with a touch of chocolate, a balanced persistence and a full and rounded finish.		 £16.50
   
France : whites  

Sancerre “Les Boffants”, Charles Dupuy
Central Vineyards
Fantastically clean, this is a beautifully crafted Sauvignon Blanc; pungent, herbaceous and fresh grassy notes deliver a remarkable concentration of fruit in the mouth.

 £32.00
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.		 £20.95
Half bottle £12.70
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.		 £49.95
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.		 £21.00
Half bottle £12.00
Chablis, La Paulière, Jean Durup                                                               
Burgundy
Classic Chablis nose of citrus elegance and mineral touches with a crisp, steely, bone dry structure that leads to a lingering, green apple and lemon tinged length  

 £27.00
Half bottle £14.50
   

France: reds

  
Fleurie, La Madone, Duboeuf                                                                                                           
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

 £25.00
Half bottle                               £14.95
Savigny-les-Beaune, Tollot-Beaut
Côte de Beaune
An exquisite Côte de Beaune Pinot Noir, a benchmark for the area, which displays a silky and complex texture with a memorable, opulent palate.		 £48.50
Nuits-St-Georges, Alain Michelot
Côte de Nuits
Alain Michelot is one of the finest growers and winemakers in the appellation.  His wines are perfumed, pure, elegant and precious; this has complex, earthy aromas of bramble and red berries.		 £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.  
£27.95
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.

£52.50
Half bottle £27.90

The Leith Claret                                                                                                         
The Leith Claret was first launched in 1984 by Sandy Irvine Robertson wines on the Terry Wogan show and is one of the few Scottish "town labelled" brands still on the market. The blend is approximately 65% Merlot with the remainder made up of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Soft, supple with mellow plumminess and leafy characteristics.

 £19.50

Italy: whites

 

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.

£26.50
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. 		£20.95
Pinot Grigio Terre delle Noce, Vigneti dell Dolomiti 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.  
 £19.00
Half bottle £9.95
   

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.

£23.00

Chianti, Tenuta Moraia                                                                      
Tuscany
Made from roughly 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Syrah, it has interesting, strikingly fragrant and healthy fruit aromas of cherries and raspberries followed by lighter, more complex hints of liquorice and coffee. There are velvety, sweet tannins on the palate with a fruity aftertaste in the finish, making this a very lingering and extremely enjoyable wine.

 £21.00
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. 		£55.90

Dolcetto d’Alba, Prunotto
Piedmont
From one of the best known and oldest producers in Piedmont, this wonderful wine is ruby red in colour. On the nose, fragrant and fruity bouquet with hints of flowers. This is a very versatile Piedmontese wine and a perfect match for a variety of dishes.

 £27.00
   

Spain & Portugal: whites

 

Duas Castas, Verdelho/Voisinho Esporao, Alentejo
Portugal
A blend of Verdelho and Voisinho from one of the most exceptional and exciting estates in Portugal. The first impression of the wine is a delicious fresh and zesty (almost New World in style) but a lovely complex core of herbaceous and stone fruit flavours take over with a bright, fresh yet deceptively long and curious “green” finish. A truly outstanding wine.

 £24.50
   

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
   

New World: whites

 
Chenin Blanc, Moreson, Franschoek                                                                         
South Africa
There can be no more beautiful places in the Cape’s winelands than the area of Franschoek; this is a beautifully balanced Chenin with a Classic purity of quince and apple fruit flavours on the palate with a limey tang on the finish.

 £22.00
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.        		 £20.00
Cooper’s Creek Sauvignon Blanc
(Marlborough, New Zealand)
A wine of exquisite freshness and flavour made from 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. 		 £23.95
   

New World: reds

  

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.

 £24.95
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.

 £17.00
Half bottle £9.15
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.		 £24.50
Reserva Malbec, Bodega Norton
Mendoza
Round and velvety, with flavours of ripe black fruit, violets, spices and tobacco. Long and complex on the finish.		 £25.50
   

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.

 £21.90

£5.00 per glass
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.

£42.95

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!

 £49.50

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.

£49.95

Half bottle £25.50
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 		£128.00