WHITE WINES


CUVEE DU TERROIR "l'Ardeche"
Vignerons Ardechois, Rhone, France
From the stunning Ardeche hills, this is a crisp, fruity white with vibrant flavours. The wine is lively and refreshing making it an ideal aperitif or an excellent partner with most fish and white meats.

MOSEL RIESLING, 2003
Romerhof Weinkellerei, Piesport, Germany
100% Riesling grapes selected from specific vineyards in the Mosel Valley. It is exceptionally fresh and zesty with a grapey fruitiness and a long, lingering finish.

PINOT BLANC, 2003/4
Libertad, Mendoza, Argentina
A delightfully fresh and `creamy' dry white with elegant flavours of ripe tangerine and just a hint of lemon zest, all wrapped up in an envelope of rich fruit.

SAUVIGNON BLANC, 2004
Excelsior Estate, Robertson, South Africa
This is a very impressive un-oaked Sauvignon, which is super-clean and fresh with rich, tropical `upfront' fruit, a hint of fresh herbs and a vibrant, racy acidity.

CHARDONNAY, 2003
Domaine St Hilaire, Languedoc, France
Made from old vines in a truly spectacular vintage, this dry un-oaked Chardonnay has a wonderful intensity of pure `peaches and cream' fruit and a luscious finish.

SEMILLON/SAUVIGNON, 2003/4
Tyrrells, New South Wales, Australia
A lovely ripe 'off-dry' white with an abundance of exotic tropical fruit flavours and a fresh citrus /pineapple acidity to give good balance on the palate.

CHAMELEON WHITE, 2003/4
Jordan Winery, Stellenbosch, South Africa
A wonderful combination of crisp Sauvignon Blanc and rich Chardonnay from organic vineyards with flavours of' gooseberry, melon and melted butter. The wine gets its name from the chameleons that control pests an the grapes!

CHATEAU HAUT RIAN, 2004
Graves, Bordeaux, France
A classic dry Bordeaux with masses of fresh gooseberry fruit and a soft citrus acidity. It makes a perfect aperitif and also accompanies creamy chicken and fish dishes

SAUVIGNON BLANC, 2003/4
Spy Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand
A vibrantly aromatic and upfront Sauvignon Blanc showing intense gooseberry, asparagus and fresh herbs with a zingy, uplifting finish.

VIOGNIER, 2003/4
Zilzie, Victoria, Australia
A wonderfully opulent -,Nine that has aromas of apricots, lychees and ginger, followed by lush flavours of melon, spicy figs and citrus peel - this wine improves with every glass!

CHABLIS, 2003
Domaine Bois d'Yver, France
Stunning Chablis! This is a classic wine with ripe, intense fruit and all the dry, 'flinty' steeliness that Chablis is rightly famed for, underpinned by a vibrant acidity.

RED WINES


CUVEE DU TERROIR "l'Ardeche"
Vignerons Ardechois, Rhone, France
Made from classic red grape varieties, grown in high altitude vineyards near the Rhone, this is ripe, soft and rounded with masses of generous red berry fruit and mouth-filling flavours.

TEMPRANILLO, 2003
Castillo de Montblanc, Catalonia, Spain
A top flight Spanish red with a deep colour and a ripe and mellow fruitiness. This is full-bodied wine with a spicy tobacco leaf and raspberry character.

CABERNET/MERLOT, 2003
Comellana Estate, Rapel, Chile
This is a medium-bodied, velvety wine with a 'plummy' nose, combined with up-front damson, plum and redcurrant fruit flavours, leading to a very soft finish on the palate.

MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO, 2003
Umani Ronchi, Marche, Italy
Deeply coloured and highly flavoursome with red fruits and cherry stone flavours on the palate, along with an appealing balancing acidity that provides freshness.

MERLOT, 2004
Libertad, Argentina
Easy drinking red wine with a soft elegant fruit nose a zingy acidity and refreshing ripe summer fruits on the palate with a good finish.

EVERTON RED, 2002
Brown Brothers, Victoria, Australia
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec this is a medium bodied red wine with red berry flavours and a long smooth finish. A food friendly easy drinking New World red.

PINOT NOIR, 2004
Domaine de Coussergues, Languedoc, France
Ripe, expressive and full of soft, expressive black cherry and raspberry flavours with a hint of prune/fig. This Pinot Noir has excelled itself in terms of ripeness and finesse.

CHATEAU DES JOUALLES, 2000
Bordeaux Superieur, Bordeaux, France
Owned by a St Emilion family, this is a very `user friendly' claret - it is supple and very generous with masses of ripe, warm and very smooth fruit.

SHIRAZ , 2002
Zilzie, Victoria, Australia
A fantastic Aussie Shiraz which is crammed to the brim with peppery, spicy chocolate and mulberry flavours with an undertone of dark chocolate and vanilla. A wonderful balance between elegant fruit and powerful flavours.

RIOJA TINTO CRIANZA, 2001
C.V.N.E., Haro, Rioja, Spain
A wonderfully smooth an supple wine with hints of strawberries and damsons on the palate and a delicious vanilla oakiness on the finish.

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