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PAGE 15 PAGE 7 / 8 / 9 LE SANGLIER DE LA MONTAGNE UGNI BLANC/COLOMBARD (SOUTHERN FRANCE) 175ML £3.95, 250ML £5.35, BOTTLE £14.95 REFRESHING, CRISP, FRUITY DRY WHITE FROM THE HILLS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE, WITH NOTES OF APPLE AND PINEAPPLE. PINOT GRIGIO BORGHETTI (ITALY) 175ML £4.30 250ML £5.65 BOTTLE £15.95 FRESH, DRY AND LIGHT WITH SOFT DELICATE FRUIT. CLASSIC PINOT GRIGIO. ROSARIO SAUVIGNON BLANC (CHILE) 175ML £4.75 250ML £6.30 BOTTLE £17.95 ZESTY BRIGHT SAUVIGNON FRUIT – FRESH CUT GRASS AROMAS WAFT OUT OF THE GLASS, WITH FRESH MINT NOTES BALANCING THE CITRUS TANG. KLEIN ZALZE BUSH VINE CHENIN (STELLENBOSCH) 175ML £4.95 250ML £6.85 BOTTLE 18.95 RIPE, TROPICAL FRUIT FLAVOURED CHENIN. CRISP AND FRESH. IWC SILVER MEDAL. BERTON MOSCATO (SOUTH AUSTRALIA) 175ML £4.95 250ML £6.85 BOTTLE £18.95 A REAL JOY. REDOLENT OF PEACHES AND PEARS AND WITH A DELICATE SPRITZ. SOFT, DELICATE AND MEDIUM-DRY. MAYBE IT’S SACRILEGE BUT THIS WOULD BE ACE IN A TALL GLASS OVER ICE! TORRES VINA ESMERALDA, D.O. PENEDES (SPAIN) 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE £19.95 THIS WINE HAS HAD MORE GOOD REVIEWS THAN DAME JUDI DENCH. TASTES LIKE SOMEONE THREW A FRUIT SALAD BOMB INTO THE TURKISH DELIGHT MACHINE, WITH A PALATE REMINISCENT OF RINGING IN SICK ON A SUNNY DAY AND TAKING A WALK IN THE WOODS INSTEAD. GENOLI RIOJA BLANCO, IJALBA (SPAIN) (0RGANIC/VEGAN) 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE £19.95 PLANTED ON THE POOR SOIL OF OLD OPEN-CAST MINES. SO WHAT? WELL, BECAUSE THE SOIL IS LIMEY AND HAS LITTLE DEPTH, THE STRESSED VINES HAVE TO REDUCE THEIR YIELDS WHICH GREATLY INCREASES THE QUALITY OF THE GRAPES. SO THERE! A LOVELY EXAMPLE OF THE VIURA GRAPE, WITH FRESH MELON AND CITRUS FLAVOURS, FLORAL NOTES AND A CRISP FINISH. TERRA D’ALTER VIOGNIER (PORTUGAL) 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE £19.95 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VIOGNIER FROM AUSSIE WINEMAKER PETER BRIGHT. SUBTLE FLORAL AND APRICOT AROMAS. MEDIUM-BODIED WITH A PALATE OF INTENSE STONE FRUIT, PREDOMINANTLY APRICOT, WRAPPED AROUND A FIRM, STEELY CORE. FOCUSSED LASER-LIKE INTENSITY. FABULOUS. DOMAINE JEAN BOUSQUET CHARDONNAY (ARGENTINA) 175ML £5.30 | 250ML £7.15 | BOTTLE £19.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) SENSATIONAL RED WINEMAKER, BUT ALSO EXCELS WITH CHARDONNAY-BASED WHITES: BRILLIANT CLARITY OF FLAVOUR, APPLE, MELON, PEAR FRUIT WITH HINTS OF SPICE AND NONE OF THE CLOYING CREAMINESS THAT OFTEN PUTS PEOPLE OFF THIS NOBLE GRAPE. FRESH, CRISP AND SUPREMELY MOREISH. WALNUT BLOCK ‘THE COLLECTABLES’ SAUVIGNON BLANC, MARLBOROUGH (NEW ZEALAND) (0RGANIC/VEGAN) 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE £19.95 QUINTESSENTIAL MARLBOROUGH. POWERFUL AROMAS OF FRESH MELON, CITRUS AND PASSIONFRUIT. WEIGHTY AND CONCENTRATED EXOTIC FRUIT AND CITRUS, WITH A CRISP AND PURE FINISH. MEINKLANG GRUNER VELTLINER (AUSTRIA) £20.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC) MEINKLANG. AS LOVED BY ‘THE WINE GANG’(WELL, IT RHYMES), WHO DESCRIBED THIS AS “A CRUNCHY, WHITE PEPPER-SCENTED WHITE WITH A PALATE-TINGLING ACIDITY AND A FRESH SEAFOOD-FRIENDLY FINISH”. INVIGORATING AND LOVELY. BISHOP’S LEAP SAUVIGNON BLANC, MARLBOROUGH (NEW ZEALAND) £21.95 FROM THE MIGHTY SAINT CLAIR WINERY, A TERRIFIC SAUVIGNON – ELEGANT, RESTRAINED STYLE WITH GENTLY MINGLING AROMAS AND FLAVOURS OF PASSIONFRUIT, CUT GRASS AND NETTLE WITH A ZESTY, LINGERING FINISH. CONO SUR SINGLE BLOCK VISION VIOGNIER (CHILE) £21.95 VIOGNIER-THE NOUGHTIES UBER-COOL GRAPE NOW SEEMS TO BE SLIDING DOWN THE TRENDY LEAGUE(HEY, PEOPLE ARE FICKLE) BUT THIS IS A BIG SHINY BEAST. APRICOT, PEACH, PAW-PAW AND VANILLA ALL ACCENTUATED BY REFRESHING LEMON ACIDITY. 20% BARREL AGEING ADDS WEIGHT AND SOFTNESS AND COMPLEXITY. IT’S WON AWARDS. THEN AGAIN, THESE DAYS, WHAT HASN’T?. CONO SUR SINGLE BLOCK VISION RIESLING (CHILE) £21.95 RIESLING IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE MOST VERSATILE WHITE GRAPE – FORGET YOUR PRECONCEPTIONS OF OVERLY SWEET 1970S GERMAN PLONK (WHICH TO BE FAIR NEVER CONTAINED RIESLING IN THE MAIN – GUILTY BY ASSOCIATION…ANYWAY, I DIGRESS!) THIS HAS AROMAS OF LIME BLOSSOM AND A JUICY, ZESTY LIME ZEST, GRAPEFRUIT, SPICE, FLOWER AND MINERAL PALATE. SILVER MEDAL, DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2011 KLEIN ZALZE SELECTION CHENIN BLANC (S. AFRICA) £21.95 CONCENTRATED AROMAS OF TROPICAL,PEACH AND LYCHEE FRUIT WITH HINTS OF SWEETNESS AND WELL-BALANCED VANILLA OAK. CREAMY, BUT WITH AN ELEGANT BALANCING ACIDITY. - GOLD MEDAL, DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2011 SULA SAUVIGNON BLANC (INDIA) £22.95 WHERE ELSE IN MANCHESTER WILL YOU FIND GREAT INDIAN WINE? (ANSWERS ON A POSTCARD PLEASE). TRULY UNIQUE AND OUTSTANDING QUALITY. INCREDIBLY INTENSE ON NOSE AND PALATE – CORIANDER, GREEN PEPPER, ASPARAGUS, WITH A DISTINCTLY SMOKY EDGE.“REFRESHING, FRUIT DRIVEN WHITE” - NEIL SOWERBY, MANCHESTER CONFIDENTIAL. ALBARINO LA VAL (SPAIN) £23.95 ZINGY FRESH, CRISP AND FRUITY. THE KIND OF LEMON-LIME FLAVOURS YOU GET WITH RIESLING BUT MORE HONEYED. INTENSITY, VERVE AND RICHNESS.THIS WINE WOULD AGE BEATIFULLY BUT LET’S FACE IT WE’RE NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN, ARE WE? VERDICCHIO BARONE PIZZINI (ITALY) £23.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC) OUTSTANDING QUALITY. STEELY DRY, COMPLEX, MINERAL AND INTENSE, WITH FLAVOURS OF RIPE PEARS, HONEY AND NUTMEG AND REMARKABLE LENGTH. DIDN’T USE QUOTE MARKS THERE BUT THAT’S WHAT THE WINE GANG SAID ABOUT THE PREVIOUS VINTAGE. THIS IS EVEN BETTER. PINOT BLANC CATTIN, ALSACE (FRANCE) £23.95 LOVELY AROMAS OF WHITE FLOWERS WITH HINTS OF CITRUS FRUITS, FRESH GRASS AND PEACH. LUSH, MOUTH-FILLING FRUIT WRAPPED AROUND A CORE OF BRIGHT, ENGAGING, REFRESHING ACIDITY AND MINERALITY. SOAVE CLASSICO TEDESCHI (ITALY) £24.95 PALE STRAW COLOUR, AND A LIVELY NOSE HINTING AT SUBTLE FLORAL NOTES. CLASSIC ITALIAN STUFF, DRY FRUIT FLAVOURS, NUTTY ALMOND UNDERTONES. A REAL FOOD WHITE. CALLIA RESERVA TORRONTES (ARGENTINA) £24.95 TORRONTES – IT’S ARGENTINIAN FOR GEWURZTRAMINER. WELL, IT’S NOT, BUT IT COULD WELL BE, AS IT SHARES MANY TRAITS – REALLY FLORAL, CRISP AND AROMATIC DRY WHITE WITH A SPICY, LYCHEE FINISH. GREAT WITH SPICIER FOODS. BEST TORRONTES TROPHY, ARGENTINA WINE AWARDS 2011. SANTA TRESA GRILLO/ VIOGNIER (ITALY) £25.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) A LOVELY BLEND. THE LEMON ZEST ACIDITY OF THE (70%) GRILLO IS TEMPERED BY THE WAXY, PEACHY VIOGNIER. RIPE AND BALANCED. MISSION ESTATE GEWURZTRAMINER (NEW ZEALAND) £25.95 FROM NEW ZEALAND’S OLDEST WINERY, THIS OFF-DRY WHITE HAS ALL THE FLORAL, FRESH, ZIPPY SPICINESS YOU EXPECT FROM THIS GRAPE, WITH A MEDIUM INTENSITY THAT WILL APPEAL TO GEWURZTRAMINER AFICIONADOS AND NOVICES ALIKE! RIVERBY SAUVIGNON BLANC (NEW ZEALAND) £26.95 AN EXUBERANT NOSE OF APPLES, PINEAPPLES, MELON, LIME AND PASSIONFRUIT. A VERY JUICY, ALMOST CREAMY STYLE WITH GREAT MOUTH-FEEL, SATISFYING COMPLEXITY AND AN IMPRESSIVE MINERALITY. SILVER MEDAL, NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL WINE SHOW 2011. THE RIVERBY WINES ARE IMPORTED BY TWO FRIENDS OF MINE AND I’M DELIGHTED TO BE LISTING THEM BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GETS A SNIFF! RIVERBY CHARDONNAY (NEW ZEALAND) £27.95 AGED FOR 12 MONTHS IN OAK(25% NEW OAK). THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WELL-BALANCED WINE; MODERATE INTENSITY OF PEACH AND APPLE TART AROMAS WITH SOME CREAMY NOTES AND THE FAINTEST HINT OF A WILD EDGE. MEDIUM-BODIED AND WITH A GOOD BACKBONE STRIPE OF ACIDITY AND A LONG SAVOURY FINISH. 87/100 THE WINE SPECTATOR GAVI DI GAVI TOLEDANA (ITALY) £28.95 OVER 150 YEARS MAKING WINES FROM GAVI HAS GIVEN TOLEDANA UNRIVALLED EXPERIENCE, HANDED DOWN THROUGH THE GENERATIONS - AH YES MY SON (…/ DAUGHTER – I AM NOT SEXIST) THIS IS UNOAKED, FRESH AND MINERALLY WITH SAVOURY POACHED PEAR FLAVOURS AND A LEAN STYLE NOT DISSIMILAR TO CHABLIS. BRONZE MEDAL, IWC 2011. GEWURZTRAMINER CATTIN, ALSACE (FRANCE) £28.95 TO QUOTE WINE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE “SPICY AND FRUITY, IMMEDIATE FRESHNESS WITH A SPICE PEAR FLAVOUR, WHILE THE AFTERTASTE BEARS A ROUNDED, FULL TEXTURE. 87/100”. EXACTLY. MATURANA BLANCA RIOJA BLANCO (SPAIN) ORGANIC/VEGAN £28.95 THIS FIRST-DOCUMENTED GRAPE VARIETY OF RIOJA HAS BEEN REVIVED BY IJALBA, WHO ARE UNIQUE IN PRODUCING IT IN THE 21ST CENTURY. IT HAS A CRISPER, MORE AROMATIC STYLE THAN THE WIDELY PLANTED VIURA, AND PICKS UP THE MINERALITY INHERENT TO THE AREA BEAUTIFULLY. UNOAKED, AND WITH A VIBRANT PALATE FULL OF CITRUS AND STONE FRUITS. WYNN’S ESTATE RIESLING (AUSTRALIA) £29.95 HIGHLY AROMATIC, WITH ORANGE AND JASMINE BLOSSOM AROMAS AND LEMON PEEL NOTES. LONG AND PERSISTENT PALATE FULL OF CITRUS TANG, WITH SOME BACKGROUND NOTES OF CLASSIC RIESLING PETROL NOTES FRAMED BY LIVELY ACIDITY. ALL SAINTS VINEYARD MARSANNE (AUSTRALIA) £29.95 SINCE ALL SAINTS DISBANDED, THEY’VE GONE ON TO GREATER THINGS SUCH AS MAKING WINE. NOT REALLY, BUT LIKE THE APPLETON SISTERS, THEIR VINOUS NAMESAKE IS ALSO FULL-BODIED AND RICH WITH A PERFUME OF HONEYSUCKLE, ALMOND AND QUINCE (THIS IS PURE CONJECTURE, ED.) LEMONY, SMOOTH AND DELICIOUS. DOGAJOLLO BLANCA CARPINETO, TUSCANY (ITALY) £29.95 BEAUTIFULLY HARMONIOUS BLEND OF CHARDONNARY, GRECHETTO AND SAUVIGNON. ELEGANTLY AROMATIC WITH LOVELY WEIGHT ON THE PALATE. FULL BUT NOT TOO RICH AND A WONDERFUL NETTLEY ACIDITY KEEPING THE BALANCE TERRA D’ALTER TELHAS (PORTUGAL) £32.95 TDA’S TOP WHITE. OAK-AGED VIOGNIER. QUITE ASTONISHING. BEAUTIFUL, INTENSE CREAMY AND VIBRANT APRICOT FRUIT WITH NOTES OF HONEYSUCKLE AND A FABULOUS BALANCING MINERALITY. IF THIS WAS FRENCH IT WOULD BE ABOUT £100. SERIOUSLY. WYNN’S ESTATE CHARDONNAY (AUSTRALIA) £33.95 WHAT A MIGHTY AUSSIE CHARDONNAY THIS IS – ALL SORTS OF AROMAS AND FLAVOURS WILL BE HAVING A PARTY, INITIALLY IN YOUR GLASS AND SOON TO BE IN YOUR MOUTH: CITRUS, PASSIONFRUIT, CASHEW, VANILLA, SPICE, NECTARINE, I COULD GO ON… THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU ON THE GUEST LIST? MACON VERZE, DOMAINES LEFLAIVE, BURGUNDY (FRANCE) £37.95 BLENDED FROM FIVE DIFFERENT VINEYARD PARCELS, THIS CLASSY BURGUNDY OFFERS COMPLEXITY, RICHNESS AND REAL DEPTH OF MINERALITY MORE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH TOP REGIONS SUCH AS MEURSAULT. CHECK OUT A BARGAIN. GAIA ESTATE WILD FERMENT ASSYRTIKO (GREECE) £39.95 BLIMEY, THIS IS LIKE AN AEGEAN PULIGNY MONTRACHET – ELEGANT OAK, A SPRAY OF CHALKY NOTES, LEMONY HINTS BEGIN TO BLOOM, ALONG WITH TIGHT GREEN HERBAL SCENTS THAT KEEP IT FRESH AND LIVELY. GRACEFUL AND POWERFUL. VILLA MARIA CLIFFORD BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC (NEW ZEALAND) £39.95 FOR A LARGE ESTATE, VILLA MARIA CONSISTENTLY TURN OUT SOME GREAT WINES – INTENSE AROMAS OF NETTLE, CURRANTS, GOOSEBERRY AND FRESH LIME INTERTWINED WITH EXOTIC FRUIT NOTES. AN EXPLOSIVE, CONCENTRATED PALATE GIVES RISE TO A LONG, MINERALLY, STEELY FINISH. DOMAINE JEAN BOUSQUET GRANDE RESERVE CHARDONNAY (ARGENTINA) £39.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) SHOWING OFF HIS FRENCH HERITAGE, MONSIEUR BOUSQUET YOU ARE REALLY SPOILING US WITH THIS ABSOLUTE STUNNER. TEN MONTHS IN OAK AND FOURTEEN MONTHS BOTTLE-AGEING PROVIDE A CONCENTRATED NOSE OF TROPICAL FRUIT, VANILLA, COCONUT, PEAR; A RICH, SILKY PALATE OF GREEN APPLE, PEAR, SWEET SPICE, AND JASMINE WITH A LINGERING CARAMEL FINISH. POUILLY FUISSE CHATELARD, BURGUNDY (FRANCE) £43.95 KNOWN AS TOP-CLASS PRODUCERS OF BEAUJOLAIS, THESE GUYS ALSO HAVE A TINY PARCEL OF LAND AT POUILLY WHERE THEY MAKE THIS STAGGERINGLY GOOD WINE FROM LOW-YIELDING VINES. MINERALITY AND NUTTY CREAMINESS SUBLIMELY FRAMED BY OPULENT FRUIT CHARACTER. THIS IS SENSATIONAL. FACT. BOURGOGNE BLANC ‘LES SETILLES’ LEFLAIVE (FRANCE) £45.95 BLENDED FROM TOP VINEYARD SITES IN MEURSAULT AND PULIGNY MONTRACHET, NO WONDER THIS WINE IS SUCH A GREAT BALANCE OF RIPE PEACH, FIG, HAZELNUT, VANILLA AND TOASTINESS. LONG AND MEMORABLE. MEURSAULT DOMAINE MICHELOT, BURGUNDY (FRANCE) £69.95 MICHELOT IS A LONG-ESTABLISHED AND SUPREMELY RELIABLE PRODUCER – YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AROUND THIS ESTATE, LIKE A JOVIAL GREAT UNCLE – ROUNDED, NUTTY AND SUCCULENT, A REAL TREAT. PULIGNY MONTRACHET LOUIS CHAVY, BURGUNDY (FRANCE) £69.95 EXTRAORDINARILY BALANCED, EMPHASISING THE CLASSIC MINERALITY OF THIS FAMED REGION. STUNNING AND COMPLEX. CONDRIEU LES TOURAYS SKALLI, RHONE (FRANCE) £69.95 PROBABLY THE MOST ICONIC VIOGNIER IN THE WORLD, CONDRIEU IS PRODUCED FROM GRAPES GROWN ON NOTORIOUSLY PRECIPITOUS SLOPES, REQUIRING DEDICATION AND LABOUR-INTENSIVE HAND-SELECTION OF FRUIT. COMPLEX, HONEYED, APRICOT AND GRAPEFRUIT WITH AROMAS OF SUMMER MEADOWS. LAYERED PALATE, FRESH, MINERALLY AND A LIQUORICE HINT TO FINISH. CHABLIS PREMIER CRU LATOUR, BURGUNDY (FRANCE) £69.95 ACACIA FLOWERS AND FRUITY AROMAS OF WHITE NECTARINE LEAD TO A FULL, YET CRISP PALATE WITH A TRACE OF HONEY. REFINED AND VERY LONG – A WINE TO REALLY SAVOUR AND CONTEMPLATE LIFE OVER. LE SANGLIER DE LA MONTAGNE GRENACHE/CARIGNAN (SOUTHERN FRANCE) 175ML £3.95 ,250ML £5.35 BOTTLE £14.95 SOFT RIPE BERRY FRUIT WITH SAVOURY CRANBERRY NOTES. WAY TOO GOOD TO BE FIRST ON THE LIST! KEATES DRIFT PINOTAGE (SOUTH AFRICA) 175ML £4.30 250ML £5.65 BOTTLE £15.95 DARK SPICY PINOTAGE, GOOD RICH FRUIT TOO. SURPRISINGLY GOOD. AND I NORMALLY HATE THE DAMN GRAPE! NOVITA SANGIOVESE (ITALY) 175ML £4.55 250ML £5.95 BOTTLE £16.95 KEEP YOUR HAND OVER THE GLASS, THIS THING IS TRYING TO ESCAPE! LADEN WITH SUMMER BERRIES AND ALMOST ADDICTIVELY EASY TO DRINK. ROSARIO CABERNET SAUVIGNON (CHILE) 175ML £4.75 250ML £6.30 BOTTLE £17.95 BRIGHT CRUNCHY BLACKCURRANT FRUIT ON THE NOSE. LOVELY, MEDIUM-WEIGHTED, FRESH AND JUICY MODERN-STYLE CAB SAUV. MONTEPULCIANO CANTINA TOLLO DOP 175ML £4.95 250ML 6.85 BOTTLE £18.95 MEDIUM-BODIED AND WELL-STRUCTURED.RED BERRY FRUITS, MORELLO CHERRY AND A DELICATE SPICY TOUCH AT THE END. COMMENDED AT DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS. LIVOR RIOJA, IJALBA (SPAIN) (0RGANIC/VEGAN) 175ML £5.30 250ML£7.15 BOTTLE £19.95 VELVET SMOOTH FROM START TO FINISH, BEGUILING RASPBERRY JAM CHARACTERS LEAD ONTO SUCCULENT TANNINS. THESE GUYS MAKE SOME PRETTY SERIOUS RIOJAS IN A MORE RESTRAINED CLASSIC STYLE, BUT THIS AIN’T ONE OF THEM – IT’S MORE LIKE TAKING A HOT BATH IN A JAM FACTORY. WITH BARRY WHITE ON SERENADE. WHOA BABY...GLUG. TERRA D’ALTER ALFROCHEIRO (A.K.A. THE PINOT NOIR OF PORTUGAL!) 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE £19.95 PECULIAR BUT WOW! GENTLY SPICY AND SMOKY WITH PURE, RICH CHERRYISH FRUIT AND A DELICATE BRIAR NOSE. DELICIOUS SOFT BLACK FRUITS, SEDUCTIVE SPICINESS AND FIRMLY JUICY FINISH, SLICKED WITH BALSAMIC AND LIQUORICE NOTES, AND A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS FINISH. SWEET AND JUICY OR CRAZY AND WILD? HYDE PARK OR ALTAMONT? YOU DECIDE. DOMAINE JEAN BOUSQUET MALBEC (ARGENTINA) (0RGANIC/VEGETARIAN) 175ML £5.30 ; 250ML £7.15 ; BOTTLE £19.95 WARNING! OLFACTORY OVERLOAD! THIS WINE LETS THE FRUIT SPEAK FOR ITSELF – IT’S PACKED WITH IT AND CHOCK-FULL OF FLAVOUR AND YET AT THE SAME TIME, SO ELEGANT, REFINED AND BEAUTIFULLY INTEGRATED WITH SUBTLE OAK AND VERY FINE TANNINS. DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS GOLD MEDAL 2010 VINTAGE J. LOHR WILDFLOWER VALDIGUE (U.S.A.) **BEST SERVED CHILLED** 175ML £5.30 ; 250ML £7.15 ; BOTTLE £19.95 BELA LUGOSI’S DAD INVENTED THE VALDIGUE GRAPE. WELL, ACTUALLY IT’S JUST ANOTHER NAME FOR GAMAY. BUT IT SOUNDS MORE GOTHY. VIBRANT RED/PURPLE COLOUR WITH BRIGHT AROMAS AND FLAVOURS OF BOYSENBERRY, CHERRY, RASPBERRY AND POMEGRANATE. THIS BEAUTY JUST FLIES OUT OF THE GLASS. IF YOU ORDER ONE MAKE SURE YOU ASK THE GUYS TO CHILL THE NEXT ONE DOWN READY FOR YOU! BAINS KLOOF MERLOT (SOUTH AFRICA) 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE£19.95 VERY EASY DRINKING; A LOVELY INTERPLAY OF FRUIT FLAVOURS WITH HINTS OF CHOCOLATE AND BLACKCURRANT PASTILLE ROUNDED OFF BY SOFT OAK. CONO SUR SINGLE BLOCK ‘VISION’ PINOT NOIR (CHILE) 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE£19.95 THE BALANCE BETWEEN JUICY WILD STRAWBERRY,RASPBERRY, CHERRY, VANILLA, TOAST AND SPICE IS SUBLIME, ENHANCED BY A LOVELY MINERALITY. BERTON ‘THE BLACK SHIRAZ’ 175ML £5.30 250ML £7.15 BOTTLE £19.95 INKY BLACK, SUPPLE AND VELVETY SOFT. RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES AND NICE PEPPERINESS. BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES VIELLES VIGNES, CHATELARD (FRANCE) £20.95 99% OF ALL KNOWN NIGHTMARES ARE CONNECTED WITH BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU, WHICH IS UNIFORMLY FILTH AND HAS TOXIFIED THE BEAUJOLAIS NAME FOR DECADES. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE, STARTING NOW!! THIS WINE IS LOADED WITH RIPE CHERRYISH FRUIT AND CLEAN REFRESHING MINERALITY. CLEAN AS A WHISTLE. GORGEOUS. THIS IS WHAT THE GAMAY GRAPE CAN DO. L’ECUYER DE COUROUNNEAU BORDEAUX (FRANCE) £20.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) YOU KNOW, IF NOTHING ELSE THIS WINE IS WORTH BUYING JUST SO YOU CAN DISCUSS WHAT THE MAN-HORSE LABEL IS ALL ABOUT – MAYBE THE SUBTLE DEPTHS OF SILKY, DARK FOREST FRUITS, VELVET TEXTURE AND SOFT, ENVELOPING TANNINS WILL ENLIGHTEN YOU. I’M SURE TWO OR THREE BOTTLES WILL PROVIDE SOME ANSWERS. SANTA TRESA ‘INSIEME’ NERO D’AVOLA (ITALY) £23.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) SUPER SOFT AND SUPPLE, WITH JUICY DAMSON AND BLACKBERRY FRUITS PLENTIFUL ON THE PALATE. NO ADDED SULPHUR MEANS THE PURITY OF THE WINE SHINES THROUGH. ‘INSIEME’ MEANS ‘TOGETHER’ AND REFERS TO THE COLLABORATION WITH STELLAR, SOUTH AFRICA’S FAIR-TRADE WINERY. FREE NELSON MANDELA WITH EVERY BOTTLE. TORREMORON TEMPRANILLO (RIBERA DEL DUERO) £23.95 “AN EXCELLENT BARGAIN..80-100 YEAR OLD VINES..DEEP RUBY/PURPLE..COPIOUS NOTES OF BLACK CHERRY JAM, LICORICE, BLACKBERRIES AND SUBTLE HINTS OF EARTH, PEPPER AND MEAT. FULL BODIED, RICH..’BARGAIN OF THE YEAR’ IN MY TASTINGS. 92/100” ROBERT PARKER, THE WINE ADVOCATE. SANTA TRESA FRAPPATO (ITALY) £25.95 (0RGANIC/VEGETARIAN) AN INDIGENOUS SICILIAN GRAPE, THIS IS A REAL TREAT. WILD STRAWBERRY AND CHERRY AROMAS AND FLAVOURS. LIGHT TO MEDIUM IN BODY, BUT WITH A REAL INTENSITY OF FLAVOUR. A FAINT HINT OF CINNAMON SPICE ROUNDS THIS OFF BEAUTIFULLY. DOMAINE JEAN BOUSQUET MALBEC RESERVA (ARGENTINA) £26.95 (0RGANIC/VEGETARIAN) WELCOME MY FRIENDS. WELCOME TO MY CHOCOLATE FACTORY…THE PREVIOUS VINTAGE WAS ONE OF OZ CLARKE’S TOP 100 WINES (BEST WINES BUYING GUIDE 2011) AND THESE GUYS KEEP WALKING OFF WITH MEDALS AT THE INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE. IN FACT, THEIR STANDARD MALBEC GOT GOLD LAST YEAR. THE RESERVE, HOWEVER, IS A MORE COMPLEX BEAST. A SUBTLE AND BEGUILING PALATE OF DAMSON FRUIT, SPICE, LEATHER AND DARK CHOCOLATE NOTES. AS IT OPENS OUT, THE WINE BECOMES EVEN MORE COMPLEX AND REWARDING. ONE TO INVESTIGATE, I THINK.... CANNONAU SELLA Y MOSCA (ITALY) £26.95 CANNONAU IS KNOWN PERHAPS MORE FAMOUSLY ELSEWHERE AS GRENACHE OR GARNACHA. THIS IS A DARK RUBY-RED WINE. IT HAS A COMPLEX, SLIGHTLY ‘GAMEY’ NOSE WITH A HINT OF VIOLETS. ON THE PALATE IT’S RICH AND FLESHY WITH PLUMS AND DARK FRUITS MINGLING WITH OAKY TONES GAINED FROM 2 YEARS AGEING IN SLAVONIAN OAK CASKS. THIS IS A WELL-BUILT ROCKET SHIP OF A WINE. THE PREVIOUS VINTAGE WON SILVER IN LAST YEAR’S WINE CHALLENGE, FOR THOSE IMPRESSED BY SUCH THINGS... LACRIMA DI MORO LUIGI GIUSTI (ITALY) £26.95 THIS IS A WEIRD BUGGER. ONLY GROWN IN ONE TINY AREA. A DARK THING, WITH A NOSE OF BLUEBERRIES, VIOLETS AND SOMETHING SLIGHTLY FERAL. TRY THINKING OF A CROSS BETWEEN SYRAH AND GEWURZTRAMINER (WHICH ISN’T VILE...I KNOW, TRICKY ONE!) AND YOU’RE STILL NOT EXACTLY RIGHT. THIS IS FAB! WE NEED A NEW LEXICON FOR THIS...RICH, RIPE, FLORAL AND FERAL IN EQUAL PROPORTIONS. MORE OF THIS KIND OF THING PLEASE, WHATEVER THE HELL IT IS! PINOT NOIR CATTIN, ALSACE (FRANCE) £27.95 TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY GOOD LOOKS BABY. “ATTRACTIVE RUBY COLOUR, THE NOSE OFFERS MUSHROOM, EARTH AND RED BERRY TONES. THE PALATE ECHOES THESE AND IS BEAUTIFULLY STRUCTURED AND BALANCED.” - WINE ALIGN BERTON RESERVE COONAWARRA CABERNET SAUVIGNON (AUSTRALIA) £27.95 A WINE OF RESTRAINED POWER WITH AN INTENSE RIPE BERRY BOUQUET AND HINTS OF CHOCOLATE AND LIQUORICE. THE PALATE FILLS WITH CRUSHED BLACKCURRANT FLAVOURS OVER THE TYPICAL HERBACEOUS NOTES OF EUCALYPTUS AND MINT, WELL MATCHED BY CREAMY FRENCH OAK. A CLASSIC COONAWARRA CABERNET. MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO COLLE SECCO (ITALY) £27.95 DARK BEAST OF SATAN! A STRANGE BOUTIQUE OF FLAVOURS LIFTS THIS WINE ABOVE THE USUAL MONOCHROME SET. HINTS OF PLUM, BLACK CHERRY, VIOLET, BLUEBERRY, VANILLA, CAROB, MACE AND MENTHOL. GOOD BODY, INTENSE FLAVOURS AND A PERSISTENT FINISH WITH FLAVOURS OF BLACK CHERRY, PLUM AND BLUEBERRY. VIRAT (MALLORCA) £28.95 HERE AT BAKERIE, THERE’S NO NEED TO STICK TO THE BORING, DULL GENERIC WINE LISTS OF SO MANY SUPPOSEDLY HIGHER CLASS EATING ESTABLISHMENTS. HERE WE HAVE A GREAT EXAMPLE, MADE FROM MALLORCAN VARIETIES (PRINCIPALLY CALLAT) THAT NOONE’S EVER HEARD OF, THIS IS LIKE A SUBLIME CHIANTI, FULL OF DEEP CHERRY FRUITS, CREAMY AND ROUNDED AND HINTS OF SPICE AND LIGHT TANNIN. WONDERFUL. IT ALSO HAS DOG ON THE LABEL, IF YOU LIKE THAT SORT OF THING. RIVERBY PINOT NOIR (NEW ZEALAND) £29.95 PALE RUBY COLOURED, THIS WINE HAS AN INTENSE RED CHERRY AND RASPBERRY AROMAS WITH NOTES OF THYME, LAVENDER, PEPPER AND CASSIS. CRISP PALATE LEADS ONTO A MEDIUM WEIGHTED WINE WITH SOFT, GRAINY TANNINS AND A LONG EARTHY FINISH. AIR NEW ZEALAND JUST LISTED RIVERBY WINES FOR BUSINESS CLASS, GOD ALONE KNOWS WHAT THEY CHARGE! 90/100 THE WINE ADVOCATE. LAGREIN CANTINA TRAMIN ALTO ADIGE (ITALY) £29.95 MADE FROM 100% LAGREIN. A DARK RUBY RED; SCENTS OF BLACK BERRIES WITH FLORAL HINTS. FULL-BODIED, WITH A CHARACTERISTIC TANNIC STRUCTURE, REFRESHING ACIDITY AND A LOVELY EARTHINESS. VINEA CRIANZA CIGALES (SPAIN) £29.95 CIGALES IS JUST UP THE ROAD FROM RIBERA DEL DUERO, A SHORT DISTANCE FROM BEING A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE. INTENSE BOUQUET, EXPRESSIVE AND COMPLEX, WITH POWERFUL RIPE RED FRUITS. COMPLEX LAYERING OF DARK CHERRIES, PLUM, COCOA, VANILLA, COCONUT AND MOCHA NUANCES. ELEGANT, VELVETY, RIPE AND RICH. DOGAJOLLO ROSSO CARPINETO, TUSCANY (ITALY) £29.95 PREDOMINANTLY SANGIOVESE WITH UP TO 30% OF CABERNET SAUVNIGNON AND OCCASIONALLY OTHER STUFF CHUCKED IN. ESSENTIALLY WHAT USED TO BE REFERRED TO AS A ‘SUPER-TUSCAN’. FRUITY AND INTENSE, WITH HINTS OF CHERRY, COFFEE, VANILLA AND SPICE. FULL AND SOFT WITH NICE COMPLEXITY. FLAGSTONE ‘WRITER’S BLOCK’ PINOTAGE (S. AFRICA) £31.95 I DON’T NORMALLY CONDONE THE EXISTENCE OF PINOTAGE. HOWEVER, THIS IS RATHER FAB. INTENSE AROMAS OF WILD BLUEBERRY AND RIPE CHERRY SUPPORTED BY SMOKY SPICY UNDERTONES. RIPE AND GENEROUS PALATE; BLACKBERRY AND PLUM FLAVOURS COMPLEMENTED BY SUBTLE TOASTY OAK WITH HINTS OF WHITE TRUFFLE AND CHOCOLATE. DOLCETTO D’ALBA SERAFINO (ITALY) £34.95 INDIGENOUS TO PIEMONTE, DOLCETTO IS AN EARLY RIPENING GRAPE. HERE IT UNDERGOES SIMPLE FERMENTATION AND NO OAK AT ALL. JUST PURE FRUIT. “ALL BITTER CHERRIES WITH A HINT OF ALMOND” - NEIL SOWERBY, MANCHESTER CONFIDENTIAL. GAIA NEMEA AGIORITIKO (GREECE) £34.95 SINGLE ESTATE, HAND-PICKED GRAPES MATURED IN FRENCH OAK CASKS FOR 14-16 MONTHS. JUST AMAZING. GREAT DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY WITH LOADS OF BLACK AND RED FRUITS WITH POWERFUL YET SMOOTH TANNINS. ONE OF THE GREATEST WINES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. CHATEAU LYONNAT, LUSSAC ST-EMILION, BORDEAUX (FRANCE) £35.95 PREDOMINANTLY MERLOT FROM OLD VINES, PLUS A BIT OF CABERNETS SAUVIGNON AND FRANC. DEEP GARNET WITH A WARM SPICED BREAD AND RED FRUIT CHARACTER; POWERFUL, YET SUPPLE CLARET, WITH VANILLA AROMAS ON THE FINISH. DOCG CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA CARPINETO (ITALY) £39.95 A TERRIFIC EXAMPLE OF THE CARPINETO HOUSE STYLE; FULL-BODIED, COMPLEX AND FRUITY WITH SUPPLE TANNIN STRUCTURE AND A LONG CLEAN FINISH. ALL SAINTS DURIF (AUSTRALIA) £39.95 INTENSE, DARK AND COCOA FRUITED. IF YOU LIKE BIG AUSSIE SHIRAZ BUT WANT SOMETHING A BIT MORE ELEGANT WITH A SLIGHT EARTHINESS CHECK OUT THIS BEAST. DOMAINE JEAN BOUSQUET MALBEC GRANDE RESERVE (ARGENTINA) £44.95 (0RGANIC/VEGETARIAN) THIS REALLY IS THE DOG’S POTATOES, CAT’S FURRY MITTENS ETC ETC. NO WONDER IT WON THE IWC TUPUNGATO TROPHY NOT LONG AGO. THIS IS THE ZENITH, THE APEX OF MALBEC, COMPLEX, RICH BLACK FRUITS, VIOLETS, SPICE, VANILLA, TAR, LEATHER. KEEP SWIRLING THIS IN THE GLASS AND MARVEL AT THE EVER-CHANGING MYRIAD AROMAS AND FLAVOURS. ”CHOCOLATE, LEATHER, SPICE, DARK PLUMS, ALL IN PERFECT BALANCE” - NEIL SOWERBY, MANCHESTER CONFIDENTIAL. CIGALES RESERVA REAL, BODEGAS MUSEUM (SPAIN) £44.95 A GENTLE GIANT. RIPE AND CONCENTRATED, NICE COLOUR AND A GREAT NOSE OF SUBTLE FRUIT AND EARTH TONES. A TOUCH OF LEATHER, OAK AND STRAWBERRIES. LOVELY COMPLEXITY. THE FEDERALIST ZINFANDEL (U.S.A.) £49.95 SMALL PARCELS FERMENTED SEPARATELY TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF EACH, THEN BLENDED AND MATURED FOR 15 MONTHS IN A MIXTURE OF FRENCH AND AMERICAN OAK BARRELS. FRUIT LEAPS OUT-BLACKBERRY AND BLACK CHERRY AROMAS AND SPICY NOTES. A MOUTH-FILLING PALATE WITH A RICH TEXTURE AND A LONG FINISH. BARBARESCO SERAFINO (ITALY) £49.95 HIGH ABOVE THE PIEMONTE, THE NEBBIOLO GRAPE MAKES WELL-STRUCTURED VELVETY WINES. THIS IS AGED FOR TWO YEARS, HALF THAT TIME IN HUGE OAK BARRELS, AND HAS AN INTENSE NOSE OF RIPE FRUIT, VIOLETS AND SPICE. “A COMPLEX, CLOSED-IN BEAST..BEGUILING AROMAS OF VIOLET AND DAMSON” - NEIL SOWERBY, MANCHESTER CONFIDENTIAL. CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE ‘LES BARTAVELLES’ COLOMBO, RHONE (FRANCE) £59.95 A BRIGHT INTENSE RUBY BLEND OF SYRAH, GRENACHE AND MOURVEDRE. POWERFUL, FULL, SILKY WITH NOTES OF RIPE FRUIT, LIQUORICE AND GINGERBREAD. “QUITE FRUIT-DRIVEN, WITH A BIG BALL OF CASSIS AND RED LIQUORICE WAITING TO EXPAND…FRUIT CAKE AND PLUM PUDDING FILL OUT THE BROAD, POLISHED FINISH.” 90 POINTS-WINE SPECTATOR. BAROLO SERAFINO (ITALY) £59.95 THREE YEARS AGEING, TWO IN LARGE OAK BARRELS. AN INTENSE AND ELEGANT NOSE, WITH RED FRUIT AND SPICY NOTES OF LIQUORICE AND VANILLA; THE PALATE IS AUSTERE WITH SMOOTH TANNINS AND A FRESHNESS TO THE FINISH. BIG, BUT VERY WELL-STRUCTURED MAN O’ WAR DREADNOUGHT SYRAH (NEW ZEALAND) £59.95 THE VERY FINEST FRUIT FROM THE STEEPEST HILLSIDE VINEYARDS, HAND-HARVESTED AND EACH PARCEL FERMENTED SEPARATELY UNTIL THE FINAL BLENDING SESSIONS BEFORE 15 MONTH MATURATION IN OAK CASKS. THE AROMA OPENS UP WITH WHITE PEPPER, STAR ANISE AND BLUEBERRY AND SHOWS HINTS OF WILD GAME AND A SUBTLE FLORAL FRAGRANCE. THE PALATE HAS A MINERAL VIBRANCY WHICH HOLDS THE FIRM RIPE TANNINS IN CHECK. 91/100 THE WINE ADVOCATE, GOLD MEDAL I.W.C. 2011 POMMARD JADOT, BURGUNDY (FRANCE) £69.95 NORTH OF VOLNAY, SOUTH OF BEAUNE, LIES THE VILLAGE OF POMMARD. THE CLAYEY CALCAREOUS SOIL GIVES THIS WINE A DEEP RED-BLACK COLOUR AND AN INTENSE BOUQUET OF RED FRUITS, MUSK AND SAVOURY NOTES. IT CONTAINS A GENEROUS ADDITION OF FRUIT FROM THE HIGHER QUALITY PREMIER CRU VINEYARDS BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO CARPINETO. (ITALY) £69.95 100% SANGIOVESE GROSSO. INTENSE RUBY RED, WITH PALE POMEGRANATE HIGHLIGHTS. 3 YEARS AGING IN OAK PRODUCEDS A DEEP, WELL-TEXTURED WINE. HINTS OF VANILLA, CHERRY, RASPBERRY AND LIQOURICE. THE PALATE IS WARM, SMOOTH AND LINGERING COURONNEAU ‘LE JOKEUR’ BORDEAUX (FRANCE) £69.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) INSPIRED BY A VISIT TO ITALY, CHATEAU COUROUNNEAU DECIDED TO MAKE THEIR OWN AMARONE-STYLE WINE FROM DRIED MERLOT GRAPES. THE RESULT: LIKE A TURBO-CHARGED POMEROL, SO INTENSE AND CONCENTRATED WITH THICK, BLACK FRUIT AND RICH, VERY DARK CHOCOLATE. SIP AND SAVOUR. ONLY ONE VINTAGE EVER MADE! AMARONE CLASSICO, TERRE DI CARIANO, CECILIA BERETTA, VENENTO (ITALY) £74.95 BROODING AND INTENSE, THIS STUNNING AMARONE RECENTLY WON THE ULTIMATE 3 BICCHIERE AWARD FROM THE PRESTIGIOUS GAMBERO ROSSO. A BIT OF A LEGEND COTE ROTIE BLONDE DE SEIGNEUR 2008 (RHONE VALLEY, FRANCE) £74.95 BEAUTIFUL FRAGRANT NOSE OF PERFUME, BLACK PEPPER, CRUSHED ROCKS, MILD DARKENED RED FRUIT AND HINT OF HERBS, VERY ELEGANT SMOOTH MOUTHFEEL. ON THE PALATE, NOTES OF FLOWERS, NICE PEPPERY RED FRUIT, ENJOYABLE MINERALITY AND SWEET TANNINS” 92/100 - WINE SPECTATOR DESTINY BAY ‘DESTINAE’ £89.95 STUNNING BORDEAUX-ESQUE BLEND OF CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MERLOT, CABERNET FRANC PLUS A SMALL AMOUNT OF MALBEC. THIS BEAUTIFULLY SLICK AND POLISHED RED IS LIKE A VERY EXPENSIVE TOP-END CLARET. DEMAND FOR THESE GUYS’ TINY PRODUCTION IS INCREDIBLY HIGH. A GARNET COLOUR WITH YOUTHFUL DARK HUES. WONDERFUL PERFUME ON THE NOSE WITH ROSE PETAL AND VIOLET HIGHLIGHTS UNDERPINNED WITH SUBTLE SPICED OAK. WONDERFUL FLAVOURS OF BLACK CHERRIES AND HINTS OF ANISE. SUPERBLY BALANCED, ALLURING LENGTH AND A PURE FINISH BY THE GLASS LE SANGLIER DE LA MONTAGNE SYRAH ROSÉ 175ML £3.95 250ML £5.35 BOTTLES £14.95 ROUNDED, VIBRANT PINK. DELICIOUSLY FRESH DRY ROSÉ WITH A TOUCH OF SPICE AND FRESH SUMMER FRUITS. SUNSET POINT ZINFANDEL BLUSH 175ML £4.55 250ML £5.95 BOTTLE £16.95 CLASSIC RED BERRY AND PINK GRAPEFRUIT AROMAS. MEDIUM DRY BUT WELL-BALANCED AND FRESH BY THE BOTTLE DOMAINE JEAN BOUSQUET MALBEC/ CABERNET SAUVIGNON (ARGENTINA) £17.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) AN ENGAGING WINE THAT STARTS WITH ABUNDANT CHERRY FRUIT FLAVOURS THAT LEAD ONTO UNEXPECTED, SLIGHTLY CHEWY DEPTHS. REFRESHING, YET CHARACTERFUL. LACRIMA DI MORO ‘ANIMA’ ROSE (ITALY) £19.95 AROMAS OF WILD STRAWBERRY, POMEGRANATE AND TROPICAL FRUIT. INTENSE FLAVOUR, WITHOUT WEIGHT. CRANBERRY AND TART CHERRY FLAVOURS. DELICIOUS, BUILT FOR FOOD. DON JACOBO ROSADO RIOJA (SPAIN) £19.95 BEAUTIFULLY DEEP-COLOURED ROSE MADE FROM GRENACHE AND TEMPRANILLO. LOVELY, VIGOROUS YOUTHFUL STYLE BURSTING WITH SOFT JAMMY FRUIT. COMMENDED I.W.C.2011 MOSCATO NIVOLE CHIARLO (ITALY) £19.95 / 375ML LIQUID SUNSHINE IN A GLASS! LIGHTLY SPARKLING, DELICATE AND SOFT, PURE GRAPEY JOYOUSNESS. ESSENCIA ORANGE MUSCAT (U.S.A.) £19.95 / 375ML ANDREW QUADY SPECIALISES IN ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY SWEET WINES. THIS IS 100% ORANGE MUSCAT. HEADY, PERFUMED, DELICIOUS AROMAS OF ORANGE BLOSSOM AND APRICOT THAT FOLLOW THROUGH ONTO THE PALATE. FABULOUS AS A DESSERT ON ITS OWN, OR IT GOES PARTICULARLY WELL WITH CHOCOLATY DESSERTS, OR ONES CONTAINING ALMONDS, PEACHES, APPLES OR APRICOTS. OR EVEN JUST DIPPING BISCOTTI. ELYSSIUM BLACK MUSCAT (U.S.A.) £19.95 / 375ML A UNIQUE, AROMATIC SWEET RED THAT SHOWS GREAT CLASS. HEADY ROSE-LIKE AROMAS HIT YOU STRAIGHT AWAY. LIKE THE ORANGE MUSCAT, THIS IS A DESSERT IN ITS OWN RIGHT, BUT ALSO WONDERFUL WITH BLUE CHEESES, RED-FRUIT BASED DESSERTS, DARK CHOCOLATE, ICE CREAM. JOYOUS. DOMAINE JEAN BOUSQUET FORTIFIED 18%ABV DULCE MALBEC (ARGENTINA) £19.95 / 500ML (0RGANIC/VEGAN) MADE LIKE A PORT, BUT IN ARGENTINA WITH MALBEC GRAPES. GOOD NATURAL ACIDITY KEEPS IN CHECK THE MANY LAYERS OF PLUM, CASSIS FRUITS, CHOCOLATE, COFFEE, SPICE AND MARMALADE NOTES. GREAT WITH RICH CHOCOLATE DESSERTS OR BLUE CHEESE. MEINKLANG PINOT BLANC EISWEIN (AUSTRIA) £26.95 / 375ML (0RGANIC/VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC) HARVESTED AT TEMPERATURES OF -7 AND BELOW, WHICH ENABLES THE GRAPES TO RETAIN A GOOD LEVEL OF NATURAL ACIDITY TO OFFSET THE SWEETNESS ACQUIRED BY LONG RIPENING ON THE VINE. NECTAR WITH ZIP. EQUALLY GOOD AT EITHER END OF THE MEAL. STUNNING. DID I MENTION IT HAS A COW ON THE LABEL? CHATEAU FILHOT SAUTERNES, BORDEAUX (FRANCE) £29.95 / 375ML SWEET, YET FINE AND DELICATE. PERFECTLY BALANCED FRUIT AND ACIDITY. RICH, APRICOTTY AND HONEYED. IF THE EISWEIN IS MORE LIKE AND ITALIAN SPORTS CAR, THIS IS A CLASSIC BENTLEY. THE KIND OF WINE JOHN STEED PROBABLY HAS AFTER HIS TEA. VISCIOLA (ITALY) £29.95 / 500ML A REAL RARITY. TRADITIONAL MARCHE BLEND OF RED WINE AND WILD CHERRY JUICE. INTENSE AND VERY ADDICTIVE! LOUIS DORNIER BRUT NV £32.95 | HALF BOTTLE £21.95 | MAGNUM £64.95 THERE’S A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF BOTH PINOT GRAPES (NOIR AND MEUNIER) IN THIS LIGHT, FRESH, VIGOROUSLY YOUTHFUL CHAMPAGNE, PRODUCING A FINE, ELEGANT, SLIGHTLY LEMONY NOSE, LIVELY MOUSSE AND A LONG, CRISP PALATE. OUTSTANDING VALUE AND CONSISTENTLY GOOD.THIS IS ACTUALLY MADE BY A RATHER MORE FAMOUS HOUSE WHOSE ‘NAME’ CHAMPAGNES ARE HIGHLY RATED AND SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE! LOUIS DORNIER BRUT ROSE NV £36.95 PINOT-DOMINATED ROSE WITH CLASSIC SUMMER FRUIT AROMAS, BACKED BY FRESH CITRUS AND APPLE NOTES DOMAINE FLEURY CARTE ROUGE NV £38.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC) THIS 100% PINOT NOIR GETS ITS DEEP SALMON HUE FROM SKIN CONTACT AND IS ALL THE MORE INTERESTING FOR IT. A SERIOUS ROSE SHOWING WILD STRAWBERRY NOTES AND A CONCENTRATED LENGTH. **** 4 STARS, DECANTER MAGAZINE, JUNE 2012 DUVAL-LEROY BRUT NV £39.95 DUVAL-LEROY IS THE LARGEST 100% FAMILY-OWNED CHAMPAGNE HOUSE AND RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS 150TH BIRTHDAY! THIS IS A FRESH, MODERN, STYLISH CHAMPAGNE MADE MAINLY FROM PINOT NOIR AND PINOT MEUNIER GRAPES PLUS 10% CHARDONNAY. THE GRAPES ARE DRAWN FROM 15 ‘CRUS’ AND THERE IS A GENEROUS ADDITION OF RESERVE WINES. A YOUTHFUL, MINERALLY PALATE WITH A FRESH-FRUIT CHARACTER WHICH IS BEAUTIFULLY WOVEN INTO THE FINISH. SILVER MEDAL I.W.C. 2010 DELAMOTTE BRUT NV £41.95 THE SISTER HOUSE OF CHAMPAGNE SALON, PERHAPS THE WORLDS RAREST CHAMPAGNE. QUITE RICH, BOLD AND TOASTY, ALTHOUGH STILL REFINED. LOVELY WARM TOAST AND VANILLA NOTES ON THE PALATE WHICH IS ROUNDED AND DELICIOUS. DOMAINE FLEURY ROSE NV £49.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC) A SUPURB MOUSSE HERALDS THIS ELEGANT, VIBRANT ROSE. VANILLA ACCENTS, WITH BERRY AND SPICE FLAVOURS. TERIFFIC BALANCE AND INTEGRATION. 90 POINTS - THE WINE SPECTATOR DELAMOTTE BLANC DE BLANCS NV £49.95 REFINED, TOASTY, LEMONY NOSE. IMMENSELY STYLISH. GREAT CONCENTRATION AND REFINEMENT WITH FRESH, TIGHT, LEMONY FRUIT AND TOASTY, HERBY NOTES. TIGHT KNIT. LOVELY. DELAMOTTE ROSE NV £59.95 80% CHARDONNAY, 20% PINOT NOIR, FERMENTED TOGETHER. LIGHT ONION PEEL COLOUR,. COMPLEX, TAUT, HERBACEOUS PALATE WITH NICE FRESHNESS AND A HINT OF RED FRUITS. GORGEOUS. POL ROGER 2000 VINTAGE £79.95 RICH AND GOLDEN IN THE GLASS. “THE NOSE IS JUST GORGEOUS, BROAD AND SEDUCTIVE, WITH ELEMENTS OF BRIOCHE, TOASTED ALMONDS OVER NOTES OF SWEET STONE FRUIT, WHITE PEACH AND MORE. THE PALATE IS JUST AS THE NOSE SUGGESTS,GENEROUS, SOFT AND WELCOMING LIKE A PLUMPED UP DOWN-FILLED PILLOW.AND YET IT REMAINS BRIGHT AND LIVELY, WITH A VERY LINEAR CORE OF ACIDITY FLANKED BY A FINELY POINTED MOUSSE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS STUFF” 18+/20 THE WINE SEARCHER. FLIPPIN’ ‘ECK! POL ROGER ROSE 2000 VINTAGE £99.95 ONLY PRODUCED IN EXCEPTIONAL VINTAGES. A POWERFUL BOUQUET OF CONCENTRATED CITRUS FRUIT AROMAS, EVEN HINTS OF STEWED STRAWBERRIES. FABULOUS BALANCE BETWEEN MINERALITY AND FIRMNESS FROM THE TANNINS AND THE MATURE FRUIT HAS PRODUCED A FULL-BODIED, DEEPLY CHARACTERFUL CHAMPAGNE. FABULOUS ON ITS OWN OR WITH FOOD KRUG GRANDE CUVEE NV £129.95 MADE IN COMPARITIVELY TINY QUANTITIES(MAKES DOM POM LOOK LIKE WOLF BLASS...) THIS IS A BONE-DRY VERY FULL-BODIED CHAMPAGNE.. IT IS A BLEND OF 40 TO 50 DIFFERENT WINES FROM 7 OR 8 VINTAGES. THE WINE IS THEN MATURED FOR AT LEAST 6 YEARS PRIOR TO RELEASE. INCREDIBLE DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY CHATEAU DE MONTGUERET (FRANCE) £18.95 SOFT, HONEYED FIZZ. CHENIN AND CHARDONNAY ARE BLENDED TOGETHER THEN ENTOMBED IN LIMESTONE CAVES OVERLOOKING THE LOIRE FOR 2 YEARS. BY THE TIME THEY ESCAPE THEY ARE READY. AND THEY HAVE A PLAN... CONO SUR BRUT (CHILE) £18.95 CHARDONNAY THROWS A PARTY FOR ITS FRIENDS. PINOT NOIR IS PERFECTLY RESTRAINED, FIRM HANDSHAKES ALL ROUND. UNFORTUNATELY RIESLING GOES OFF LIKE A SOUR-FRUIT CATHERINE WHEEL, HURLING FLAVOURS OF PEACH, WHITE FLOWERS, LIME AND BRIOCHE AGAINST THE WALLS LIKE JACKSON POLLOCK ON ACID. REFRESHING. OH YES. SILVER MEDAL, DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2011 ANNA DE CORDONIU BRUT CAVA (SPAIN) £18.95 DAMN IT THIS STUFF’S BEEN AROUND FOREVER. STILL GOOD SHIT THOUGH. ELEGANT CAVA WITH LOVELY SOFT FRUIT AND FLORAL AROMAS. QUITE RICH (THE CHARDONNAY IS MATURED 9 MONTHS BEFORE RELEASE) BUT FINISHES CLEAN AND DRY. ROCCO PROSECCO EXTRA DRY (ITALY) £19.95 ALTHOUGH LABELLED EXTRA DRY THIS HAS JUST A TOUCH OF SWEETNESS TO IT. ELEGANT WITH FLORAL NOTES AND A LOVELY CREAMY FIZZ. IF IT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ALDO ZILLI’S RESTAURANT IT’S GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE LIKES OF US. ROCCO VENEZIE ROSE (ITALY) £19.95 YOU AREN’T ALLOWED TO CALL IT PROSECCO ROSE ANY MORE. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT. PRODUCED FROM A BLEND OF PINOT NOIR AND RABOSO GRAPES(IT’S THE RABOSO THAT GIVES THE WINE ITS RICH POMEGRANATE COLOUR). RASPBERRY AND CRANBERRY FLAVOURS ON A DELICIOUSLY SOFT AND CREAMY PALATE. JUST DON’T CALL IT PROSECCO FOR GOD’S SAKE! PERLUGO SPARKLING VERDICCHIO (ITALY) £20.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC) CLEAN FRESH AROMAS OF STRAWBERRY FIELDS THAT GOES ON FOREVER(PUN INTENDED, SORRY) WITH LOVELY SAVOURY NOTES. CLEAN AND REFRESHING, EXPRESSIVE AND CRISP. PLENTY OF YEASTY NOTES BUT THE PALATE IS FRESH AND HAS A SLIGHT SAVOURY PEAR QUALITY. THIS IS LISTED IN THE FAT DUCK. AND NOW SOME PLACE IN A MANCHESTER BACKSTREET. KUDOS!! MEINKLANG ROSE PINOT NOIR FRIZZANTE (AUSTRIA) £22.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN/BIODYNAMIC) THIS WINE IS AN ABSOLUTE JOY. PURE STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM, LOVELY ON ITS OWN OR AS AN APERITIF. MADE BY A MAD AUSTRIAN TO CELEBRATE HIS WEDDING. MEET YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND. CREMANT D’ALSACE CUVEE JULIEN BRUT (FRANCE) £24.95 PALE GOLDEN COLOUR, LOVELY FINE BUBBLES. ELEGANT, SOFT AND JUST OFF-DRY. PINOT BLANC PROVIDES THE FINESSE, PINOT AUXERROIS THE WEIGHT. TASTES LIKE HAPPINESS. VERNACCIA DI SERRAPETRONA SECCO COLLELUCE (ITALY) £27.95 CHRIST ON A UNICYCLE! JUST WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? VERNACCIA DI SERRAPETRONA IS A VERY ANCIENT GRAPE THAT’S ONLY GROWN IN ONE TINY BIT OF THE MARCHE REGION. IN TINY QUANTITIES. 50% OF THE GRAPES ARE FERMENTED IN TANKS. THE OTHER 50% ARE ‘PASITO’ (AIR-DRIED) FOR UP TO 90 DAYS THEN CRUSHED AND FERMENTED. THE 2 WINES ARE THEN BLENDED AND UNDERGO A THIRD FERMENTATION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DELICATE AND SUBTLE YET INCREDIBLY INTENSE WITH A BEAUTIFUL FRUIT STRUCTURE AND BALANCED SOFT TANNINS. DID I MENTION IT’S RED? I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT’S RED... BOLLANERO LACRIMA DI MORO LUIGI GIUSTI (ITALY) £27.95 UTTERLY BEGUILING PERFUMED SPARKLING LACRIMA DI MORO RED FROM THE GENIUS LUIGI GIUSTI. MEDIUM-DRY AND BLOODY SENSATIONAL! LIMNEY ESTATE BLANC DE BLANCS 2007 (ENGLAND) £29.95 (0RGANIC/VEGAN) THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK! THREE YEARS IN BOTTLE RESULT IN A WORLD-CLASS SPARKLING WINE. LOVELY TOASTED BREADCRUMB AROMAS AND CRISP RED BERRY FRUIT ON THE PALATE, WITH A CREAMY FINISH. JANCIS ROBINSON THOUGHT IT WAS ‘..SO WELL-MADE IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A BLANC DE BLANCS CHAMPAGNE’. GOLD MEDAL, UK VINTNERS ASSOCIATION WINE OF THE YEAR 2010. CLOUDY BAY ‘PELORUS’ (NEW ZEALAND) £29.95 CLOUDY BAY. OVER-HYPED? UNDOUBTEDLY. BUT IN THIS CASE DESERVEDLY. PELORUS IS A BLEND OF 3 VINTAGES WHICH IS FURTHER MATURED IN THE BOTTLE FOR OVER 2 MORE YEARS PRIOR TO RELEASE. VERY ELEGANT, WITH THOSE DELICIOUS BISCUITY FLAVOURS COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH TOP QUALITY CHAMPAGNE. DAMN FINE STUFF. PETER LEHMANN BLACK QUEEN SHIRAZ (AUSTRALIA) £29.95 ICONIC AUSSIE SPARKLING SHIRAZ NAMED IN HONOUR OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA. HINTS OF CHOCOLATE AND DARK CHERRY LEAD ONTO AN EXPLOSION OF DARK EXOTIC FRUITS ON THE PALATE. HARMONIOUS, COMPLEX, BEAUTIFULLY INTEGRATED BROODING MONSTER (I’M THINKING KARLOFF IN FRANKENSTEIN HERE…) DOMAINE CARNEROS BRUT (U.S.A.) £29.95 CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGERS’ CARNEROS VALLEY PROJECT. THE REGION’S LEGENDARY FOGS KEEP THE GRAPES COOL AND ALLOW THEM TO RIPEN SLOWLY, ENHANCING THE FRUIT DEVELOPMENT. THREE YEARS AGEING PRIOR TO RELEASE, THE WINE SHOWS NOTES OF BRIOCHE, CARAMEL AND BAKING SPICE BACKING UP DELICIOUS MELON AND PEACH FRUIT. BRONZE MEDAL I.W.C. 2011 ON DRAUGHT GUEST ALE - 1/2 PINT = £1.55 / PINT = £3.00 COURAGE BEST SMOOTH - 1/2 PINT = £1.65 / PINT = £3.25 BOMBARDIER - 1/ PINT = £1.65 / PINT= £3.25 BECKS VIER - 1/2 PINT = £1.75 / PINT = £3.40 STOWFORDS PRESS CIDER - 1/2 PINT = £1.95 / PINT = £3.80 ESTRELLA DAMM - 1/2 PINT = £2.00 / PINT = £3.95 GUINESS - 1/2 PINT = £2.05 / PINT = £4.10 KIRIN ICHIBAN - 1/2 PINT = £2.10 / PINT = £4.20 ERDINGER WEISS - 1/2 PINT = £2.20 / PINT = £4.30 BOTTLED BECKS BLUE (NON ALCOHOLIC) - 275ML/ £2.80 HEINEKEN - 330ML/ £3.70 TSING TAO - 330ML/ £3.95 SUPER BOCK - 330ML/ £3.95 DIXIE BEER - 330ML/ £4.00 MODELO ESPECIAL - 355ML/ £3.95 BANANA BREAD BEER - 500ML/ £4.05 DOUBLE CHOCOLATE STOUT - 500ML/ £4.05 VEDETT EXTRA WHITE - 330ML/ £4.10 ALHAMBRA RESERVA - 330ML/ £4.20 BROOKYLN LAGER - 330ML/ £4.20 BUDVAR - 500ML/ £4.20 REKORDERLIG (APPLE/ PEAR/ WILD BERRIES/ STRAWBERRY & LIME) - 500ML/ £4.45 VODKA KETEL ONE ZUBROWKA KETEL ONE CITRON GREY GOOSE CIROC GIN £3.30 £3.40 £3.50 £4.40 £4.30 RUM SANTA TERESA CLARO SANTA TERESA GRAN RESERVA GOSLINGS BLACK SEAL GOSLINGS 151 SAILOR JERRY APPLETON ESTATE VX KOKO KANU KRACKEN BLACK SPICED PYRAT XO RON ZACAPA 23YR OLD BRUGAL BLANCO BRUGAL ANEJO BRUGAL XV EL DORADO 3 EL DORADO 8 RON ZACAPA XO £3.30 £3.50 £3.30 £4.40 £3.30 £3.40 £3.40 £3.40 £4.50 £5.00 £3.40 £3.40 £4.20 £3.40 £4.40 £6.10 TEQUILA SAUZA HORNITOS REPOSADO PATRON XO CAFE DON JULIO BLANCO DON JULIO ANEJO DON JULIO RESPOSADO HERRADURA ANEJO £3.30 £4.10 £4.30 £4.50 £4.40 £4.70 TANQUERAY HAYMANS DRY GIN HAYMANS SLOE HAYMANS OLD TOM HENDRICKS TANQUERAY 10 PORTABELLO NO. 3 GIN £3.30 £3.45 £3.40 £3.50 £3.70 £4.35 £3.50 £4.20 WHISKY & WHISKEY JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK LABEL JOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL JOHNNIE WALKER GOLD RESERVE JOHNNIE WALKER PLATINUM MACALLAN 18 MACALLAN GOLD MONKEY SHOULDER TALISKER 10 SINGLETON OF DUFFTOWN LAPHROIG JIM BEAM WHITE JIM BEAM RYE JIM BEAM DEVILS CUT MAKERS MARK WOODFORD RESERVE KNOB CREEK BUSHMILLS BLACK BUSH JAMESONS SUNTORY YAMAZAKI 12 YO SUNTORY HIBIKI 17 YO £3.30 £9.10 £4.60 £5.60 £7.30 £4.30 £3.70 £3.80 £4.50 £4.30 £3.30 £3.50 £3.60 £3.60 £4.10 £4.00 £3.50 £3.55 £4.50 £6.00 BRANDY & COGNAC COURVOISIER VS HENNESSY VS COURVOISIER VSOP REMY MARTIN COUER DE COGNAC COURVOISIER XO £3.30 £3.50 £4.30 £4.60 £7.60 DISARONNO AMARETTO COINTREAU CHAMBORD BENEDICTINE DRAMBUIE CAMPARI APEROL BAILEYS NOILLY PRAT LILLET MARTINI ROSSO MARTINI ROSATO £3.30 £3.30 £3.30 £3.40 £3.40 £3.40 £3.20 £3.50 £3.10 £3.70 £3.10 £3.10 LIQUEURS TEICHENNE PEACH JAGERMEISTER LUXARDO SAMBUCA DEI CESARI LUXARDO PASSIONE NERA LIMONCELLO FRANGELICO GALLIANO L’AUTENTICO GALLIANO RISTRETTO FERNET BRANCA GRAPPA REFOSCO SOUTHERN COMFORT ABELHA CACHACA £3.40 £3.10 £3.10 £3.10 £3.20 £3.20 £3.20 £3.20 £3.30 £3.40 £3.40 £3.30 COCA COLA £1.85 DIET COKE (COCA COLA) £1.85 SCHWEPPES LEMONADE £1.85 STRATHMORE STILL MINERAL WATER 330ML- £1.95 / 750ML- £2.85 STRATHMORE SPARKLING MINERAL WATER 330ML- £1.95 / 750ML- £2.85 RED BULL 250ML CAN £2.30 BRITVIC TONIC 160ML £1.00 BRITVIC SLIM TONIC 160ML £1.00 BRITVIC BITTER LEMON 160ML £1.00 BRITVIC TOMATO JUICE 160ML £1.00 BRITVIC GINGER ALE 160ML £1.00 FENTIMANS GINGER BEER 125ML £1.20 JUICES (ORANGE/APPLE/CRANBERRY/PINEAPPLE) £1.85 ENGLISH BREAKFAST £2.20 CLASSIC BRITISH TEA. A BLEND OF WHOLE LEAVES FROM ASSAM AND CEYLON PRODUCES A RICH AND TASTY BREW! LOOSE EARL GREY £2.40 CEYLON TEA WITH THE NATURAL OIL OF BERGAMOT, MADE MORE FRAGRANT WITH ORANGE PEEL AND CALENDULA PETALS. MOROCCAN MINT £2.40 A LOVELY BLEND OF PEPERMINT LEAVES AND GREEN TEA MAKE A WONDERFULLY FRAGRANCED TEA. ROOIBOS, RED BUSH £2.40 SOUTH AFRICAN, DECAFFEINATED AND FULL OF ANTIOXIDANTS… GREEN TEA £2.50 PURE CHINESE LARGE LEAF GREEN TEA. FRUIT PUNCH £2.60 A FANTASTIC BLEND OF STRAWBERRY, LEMONGRASS, ORANGE PEEL, HIBISCUS, ROSEHIP AND APPLE PIECES COMBINE FOR A REAL TREAT! ESPRESSO £1.70 ESPRESSO DOPPIO £2.00 AMERICANO £2.20 CAPPUCCINO £2.60 CAFÉ LATTE £2.60 MACCHIATO £2.10 MOCHA £2.60 HOT CHOCOLATE £ 2.75 MOJITO £6.50 SANTA TERESA CLARO RUM COMBINED WITH MINT, FRESH & SUGAR GENEROUSLY MUDDLED & SERVED TALL OVER CRUSHED ICE. COSMOPOLITAN £6.50 KETEL ONE CITROEN VODKA AND COINTREAU SHAKEN TOGETHER WITH FRESH LIME JUICE, ORANGE BITTERS AND CRANBERRY JUICE. SERVED WITH A FLAMED ORANGE TWIST. CAIPIRINHA £6.50 BRAZIL’S FAMOUS “CARNIVALE” DRINK, WAS THEIR BEST KEPT SECRET... NOT ANY MORE! SIMPLY MADE USING ABELHA SILVER CACHACA, FRESH LIME AND SUGAR. MUDDLED TOGETHER, SHAKEN AND SERVED OVER ICE. MARGARITA CHOOSE WHETHER YOU WANT TO HAVE SAUZA HORNITOS REPOSADO OR DON JULIO REPOSADO SHAKEN WITH WITH COINTREAU, FRESH LIME JUICE AGAVE AND ORANGE BITTERS. SERVED, IF YOU WANT, IN A SALT RIMMED GLASS. WITH SAUZA HORNITOS £ 6.50 WITH DON JULIO REPOSADO £ 8.00 MONKEYS AT ‘EM £6.75 MONKEY SHOULDER WHISKY REFRESHINGLY STIRRED WITH APPLE JUICE, LEMON JUICE, SUGAR AND OUR OWN CHOICE OF ALCOHOLIC GRAPE JUICE... TAKE IT EASY, IT’S STRONGER THAN IT TASTES! HENDRICKS’ CUCUMBER GIMLET £6.75 BAKERIE’S TAKE ON THE CLASSIC GIMLET. HENDRICKS GIN SHAKEN WITH ELDERFLOWER LIQUEUR, FRESH LIME AND SUGAR. SERVED WITH A CUCUMBER WHEEL, PERFECT FOR A SUMMERS AFTERNOON. NEGRONI £6.50 LOVE IT, OR HATE IT, THIS REFINED CLASSIC HAS A DISTINCT BITTERSWEET FLAVOUR. TANQUERAY GIN STIRRED WITH CAMPARI AND MARTINI ROSSO. BAKERIE’S BLOODY MARY £6.75 WE LIKE OUR WINE AT THE BAKERIE, SO WE COULDN’T NOT USE IT IN OUR BLOODY MARY. WE MIX KETEL ONE VODKA, TOMATO JUICE, OUR CHOICE OF RED WINE AND OUR SPECIAL BLEND OF HERBS AND SPICES. OLD TOM COLLINS £6.50 LONG ISLAND ICED TEA £6.50 A SOPHISTICATED GIN CLASSIC. HAYMANS OLD TOM GIN SHAKEN WITH LEMON JUICE, AND A DASH OF SUGAR, AND TOPPED UP WITH SODA. MAI TAI £6.75 WE WILL SHAKE YOUR CHOICE OF JOHNNIE WALKER BLACK LABEL, MAKERS MARK OR DISARONNO, WITH FRESH LEMON JUICE, EGG WHITE (IF YOU WANT IT), SUGAR AND AROMATIC BITTERS. BAKERIE BELLINI £6.50 DRY OR WET, VODKA OR GIN. IT’S UP TO YOU! CREATED HOW YOU LIKE IT, YOUR CHOICE OF GIN OR VODKA, HOW YOU PREFER IT AND WITH AN OLIVE OR A TWIST. KETEL ONE VODKA, TANQUERAY GIN, SANTA TERESA CLARO RUM, SAUZA HORNITOS TEQUILA SHAKEN WITH FRESH LEMON JUICE. SERVED TALL WITH A LITTLE DASH OF COCA COLA. BAKERIE’S TAKE ON TRADER VIC’S CLASSIC. BRUGAL ANEJO RUM, COINTREAU, ORGEAT, FRESH LIME JUICE AND ORANGE BITTERS. SERVED OVER ICE WITH A LIME AND A CHERRY. THE BEST! BAKERIE’S SIGNATURE BELLINI’S. A CONCOCTION OF FRUIT PUREE, FRUIT LIQUEUR, A DASH OF LEMON AND SUGAR, ALL TOPPED UP WITH PROSECCO. CHOOSE FROM PEACH, CHERRY OR BLACKBERRY FOR A REFRESHINGLY SHARP FRUITY AND FIZZY BEVERAGE! OLD FASHIONED CLASSIC IN NAME, CLASSIC IN NATURE. YOUR CHOICE OF BOURBON, LOVINGLY STIRRED WITH SUGAR AND AROMATIC BITTERS. MAKERS MARK £ 6.50 WOODFORD RESERVE £ 6.75 KNOB CREEK £ 7.00 MANHATTAN DRY, SWEET OR PERFECT, THEY’RE ALL BASED AROUND YOUR CHOICE OF BOURBON, GIVEN A GOOD STIR WITH VERMOUTH AND AROMATIC BITTERS. SERVED WITH A MARASCHINO CHERRY AND AN ORANGE TWIST. MAKERS MARK £ 6.50 WOODFORD RESERVE £ 6.75 KNOB CREEK £ 7.00 BAKERIE SOURS £6.50 MARTINI GIN MARTINI TANQUERAY £ 6.50 PORTABELLO GIN £ 6.75 TANQUERAY TEN £ 7.00 VODKA MARTINI KETEL ONE £ 6.50 ZUBROWKA £ 6.75 CIROC £ 7.00 DAIQUIRI A CLASSIC DAIQUIRI IS BEST MADE WITH WHITE RUM, LIME AND SUGAR. SO WE GAVE YOU THREE, IF YOU FANCY IT AGED OR SPICED AS WELL WE’LL LET YOU. CHOOSE FROM SANTA TERESA CLARO £ 6.50 BRUGAL BLANCO £ 6.50 EL DORADO 3 YEAR OLD £ 6.75 SAILOR JERRY’S £ 6.50