red wines

Red Wines		Bottle	Half Bottle

	France
28.	2010 Côtes du Rhône, Le Pas de la Beaume, Cave de Cairanne	£20.00	£12.00
	Medium bodied and supple with a generous amount of succulently textured ripe forest fruit, fine grained with a soft structure.
29.	2009 Château Freynelle, Entre-Deux-Mers, Bordeaux	£20.00
	An intense nose of spice, chocolate and plums. On the palate the wine is well balanced with ripe, spicy fruit and a savoury character.
30.	2009 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Roux Pere & Fils, Burgundy	£25.00
	Brilliant cherry red. Loaded with notes of cherry, strawberry and raspberry. A plump wine with a lot of fruit and a delicate note of wood.
31.	2006 Domaine La Roquete, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone	£40.00
	It has a rounded creamy nature with lots of very ripe tannins underneath. The palate is soft and textured with a supple style.
32.	2008 Château La Tuilerie des Combes, Lussac St Emilion, Bordeaux	£28.00
	Beautifully developed garnet-red in colour. Shows a very ripe nose of concentrated fruits of the forest and a palate of black cherries and chocolate.
33.	2004 Pomerol, Chateau de Valois, Bordeaux	£40.00
	A good deep dark ruby red. Spicy aromatic nose with ripe black fruit character.
34.	2007 Nuits - Saint - Georges, Domaine Lecheneaut, Côtes de Nuits	£47.00
	A deep ruby coloured wine with aromas minerals soaked in Cassis liquer and violets. Medium to full bodied.
35.	2009/10 Fleurie, Louis Tete, Beaujolais	(10) £25.50	(09) £14.00
	Superb lightly chilled, please ask for an ice bucket to chill the bottle. Wonderfully perfumed with juicy, ripe sweetness, cherry and chocolate flavours and a raspberry finish, with a touch of spiciness.
36.	2004 Haut - Medoc, Chateau Lamothe Bergeron, Bordeaux	£30.00
	Th tannic structure is evident but well balanced, fruity aromas combine to create a complex whole. A classic vintage, fresh with great length.
37.	1994 Saint Julien, Grand Cru Classe, Chateau Leoville-Poyferre, Bordeaux	£68.00
	Restrained and dark fruit closely intertwined with smoky, exotic aromas. Shows ripe, peppery tannins, firm acidity and a nice vinous style.
60H	2008 Chateau de Gravieres, Collection Prestige, Graves		£12.50
	Deep garnet red with a slightly woody and toasted nose and aromas of prunes and liquorice. Fleshy, robust and well balanced in the mouth.
70H	2008 Pauillac, Chateau Tour Pibran, Bordeaux		£22.00
	Black fruits and minty notes on the nose, velvety tannins and a lingering finish.
71.	2008 Pinot Noir, Les Templiers, Cotes de Thongue	£18.50
	Delightful, vibrant nose of strawberries and raspberries and spice leading to a typical Pinot palate. Meduim bodied.
69.	1996 Medoc, Chateau Potensac, Bordeaux	£49.00
	The dense opaque ruby/purple colour is followed by aromas of sweet blackcurrant fruit intermixed with earth and minerals.
72.	2006 Margaux, Chateau Dauzac, Bordeaux	£35.00
	An expressive nose of red fruits, cream and vanilla with fresh new oak too. A gentle, balanced palate as fresh as the nose suggested.
73	1998 Pauillac, Grand Cru Classe, Chateau Batailley, Bordeaux	£55.00
	Lovely glossy colour, which still has a very youthful hue. Full bodied with a firmly structured presence showing plenty of peppery tannin through the finish.
83.	2010 Crozes-Hermitage, Cuvee Laurent, Domaine Combier, Rhone	£32.00
	Rich and spicy on the nose with an underlying savoury quality, the palate is rich and spicy too. The finish is long, smooth and velvety.
	Spain
38.	2007 Rioja Crianza, Vina Cerrada, Rioja	£21.00
	A very intense ruby red colour with a bouquet of ripe black fruit with toast, cinnamon, caramel and butter aromas.
85.	2004 Rioja Reserva, Bodegas Murua, Rioja	£29.00
	The nose is engaging and expressive with smoke, caramel and black fruits.
	Italy
39.	2007 Chianti Classico, Cecchi, Teuzzo, Tuscany	£23.00
	The aromas are persistent, with evident primary aromas of red fruits bound to notes of vanilla, violets and spices.
40.	2010 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Umani Ronchi, Marche	£18.00	£11.00
	Medium bodied and dry, with a finely textured structure and ripe, plummy fruit.
80.	2009 Neprica, Tomaresca, Puglia	£16.50
	Red fruits, blakc cherry and blackcurrant on the nose. The juicy jam flavours come through resulting in a soft and well-balanced wine.
84.	2009 Barbera d'Asti Fiulot, Prunotto, Piedmont	£22.00
	Fragrant on the nose with hints of plum and cherry. On the palate it is well structured and soft, showing typical red fruit characters.
91.	2009 Nero d'Avola, Ca' di Ponti, Sicily	£15.00
	Open ripe brambly nose, so typically Mediterranean. Rich black fruit overlaying a structure of ripe tannin.
	New Zealand
41.	2007 Hawkes Bay Trintity, (Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Franc) Trinity Hill	£25.00
	Blackberry and pepper nuances of Syrah, plum aromas of Merlot and the lifted red currant of Cabernet Franc produce a complex wine.
86.	2006 Pinot Noir, Lawson's Dry Hills, Marlborough	£28.00
	Burgundy in colour, the nose is aromatic with black cherry and sweet vanilla nicely seasoned with gentle spice notes from the French oak.
	Australia
42.	2011 Shiraz Reserve, Tooma River, South East	£17.00
	A rich nose redolent with red and blackberry aromas and a smooth, textured palette dripping with juicy dark fruits and lively spices.
43.	2010 Shiraz Cabernet, Mullygrubber, Warburn Estate	£16.00
	Generous red and black fruit aromas precede a soft and supple palate.
82.	2008 Pinot Noir, Vat 10, De Bortoli, Victoria, Australia	£21.00
	Deep red in colour with tinges of light purple. The palate shows character of cherry and strawberry fruits. Light bodied.
	Chile
44.	2010 Organic Merlot, Colchagua Valley	£19.00
	Deep ruby red in colour with a youthful bright rim. The palate is medium bodied, finely structured and fruit driven with Morello cherry flavours.
45.	2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Belotto Vineyard, Maipo Vally	£26.00
	Intense and complex with red berries, cassis, leather and tobacco. Subtle notes of oak, perfectly integrated with the fruit.
	South Africa
46.	2009 Petit Pinotage, Ken Forrester Wines, Stellenbosch	£17.50
	Aromas of cherry and plum supported by smokey, meaty nuances. Juicy and accessible with a soft palate and good fruit concentration.
57.	2010 Shiraz Stormy Cape, Western Cape	£17.00
	Generous berry fruit flavours are found on the ripe and enticing nose. This palate is medium bodied, soft and dry.
98.	2010 Cabernet Sauvignon, Man Vintners, Perdeburg Hills	£17.00
	A bold and juicy red wine with red-berry fruit aromas and a touch of spice. Classic cabernet cassis and redcurrant fruit flavours with silky tannins.
	USA
47.	2009 Zinfandel Painter Bridge, California	£20.00
	A flavourful, dense zinfandel with lots of raspberry, blackberry and cherry fruit with a smooth finish.
	Argentina
48.	2010 Malbec, Mendoza, Finca La Colonia	£17.50
	Sweet and spicy aromas, reminiscent of ripe black pepper. Ripe red fruit on the palate, smooth texture and a harmonious finish.
62.	2010 Estate Pinot Noir, Humberto Canale, Patagonia	£22.75
	On the nose there are notes of spice and candied fruits with nuances of fresh red berries as strawberries and cherries. Delicate in body with soft tannins.

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