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TASTE GUIDE - Red Wine is rated from A-D. A being the lightest and D being the most full bodied. |
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TASTE |
REGION |
VINTAGE |
ABV |
BOTTLE |
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GUIDE |
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French |
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B |
Cabernet Sauvignon. VdP D'oc, La Campagne. Easy drinking with blackcurranty fruit flavours. |
07/08 |
13.0 |
£14.80 |
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C |
Merlot. VdP D'oc, Robert Skalli. Good level of ripeness with a typical merlot character. |
05 |
13.5 |
£20.30 |
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B |
Brouilly. Domaine des Dames de la Roche. Vibrant with a summer fruit bouquet and ripe, juicy palate. |
06/07 |
13.0 |
£22.50 |
| 4 |
C |
Chateau La Fleur Plaisance. Montagne Saint Emilion. Soft ripe style with a high % of Merlot. |
05 |
13.0 |
£23.50 |
| 5 |
B |
Fleurie. Chateau de Fleurie, E. Loron et Fils. A very fine example of this popular Cru from a first class estate. |
07 |
13.0 |
£28.80 |
| 6 |
C |
Chateau Lyonnat, Lussac Saint Emilion. A wine of outstanding quality, 60% merlot, 35% cab. Sauv. and 5% Cab. Franc. |
05 |
13.0 |
£28.80 |
| 7 |
C |
Nuits-Saint-Georges.Michel Plait. The classic full bodied Burgundy. |
02/03 |
13.0 |
£37.00 |
| 8 |
D |
Margaux Chateau Labégorce, Cru Bourgeois. One of the very best quality Margaux. Cabernet predominates with 5% Merlot. |
91 |
12.0 |
£37.50 |
| 9 |
D |
Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Chateau Saint-André. Gold medal winner of great style and quality. |
07 |
12.0 |
£43.00 |
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Italian |
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| 10 |
C |
Primotivo di Puglia Canaletto. An attractive fruity wine with a soft, smooth, oaky finish. |
03 |
13.0 |
£18.00 |
| 11 |
C |
Chianti Riserva Badioli. Trambusti Toscana. 100% Sangiovese, aged in oak to make a full smooth wine |
05 |
12.5 |
£19.80 |
| 12 |
C |
Barbera d'Alba Sucule. Villa Lanata. Hand picked and aged in oak. Full bodied and rich flavoured. The Landlord's Favourite! |
05 |
14.0 |
£27.50 |
| 13 |
D |
Barolo I Siglati. S. Orsola. Piedmonte. A world class wine from the Nebbiolo grape, aged for two years in large oak barrels. |
03/04 |
13.5 |
£34.80 |
| 14 |
E |
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico. Bolla. This gold medal wine is matured in oak barrels for three years to give it's distinctive smoothness and long luxurious finish. |
06 |
15.0 |
£48.50 |
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Spanish |
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| 15 |
B |
Tempranillo . Faraché , Valdepeñas. Bodegas Megia E Higos. A big fruity wine and great value. |
06 |
13.0 |
£14.80 |
| 16 |
C |
Rioja Dunviro Crianza. Powerful and rich with soft, velvety tannins. |
03/04 |
12.5 |
£20.00 |
| 17 |
C |
Rioja Bordón Crianza. Award winning, balanced, elegant and classy. |
04 |
13.0 |
£20.50 |
| 18 |
D |
Gran Toc Hill Reserva, Penedès. The bodega was started by an Englishman in 1660. Soft, rich & smooth. One of Spain's top wines. |
00/01 |
12.5 |
£25.00 |
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D |
Marqués de Valparaiso Reserva. A classic Ribera del Duero red, lovely and very special. A gold medal winner. |
99 |
13.0 |
£42.50 |
| 20 |
D |
Mas La Plana. From Torres, Penedès, Cabernet Sauvignon. A world class single vineyard wine. Winner of the Paris Wine Olympiad. Incredible aromas wrapped around a solid core of rich dark plum and cassis. |
03 |
14.0 |
£49.50 |
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Australian |
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C |
Merlot. Berri estates, South-Eastern Australia. Harvested at night. A touch of oak with plummy fruit and soft tannins typical of merlot. |
08 |
13.5 |
£14.90 |
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C |
Shiraz Cabernet. Willowglen by the De Bortoli family. Medium to full bodied, plum and blackcurrant with a hint of oak. As drunk in our Royal households. |
08 |
13.5 |
£16.50 |
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C |
Cabernet-Shiraz Private Bin. Houghton Winery, Western Australia. Deep colour complimented by a basket of rich berry fruit and spicy overtones. |
05 |
14.0 |
£17.80 |
| 24 |
D |
Shiraz. Deen Vat No 8 from the de Bortoli family. Very smooth and rich - a lovely mouthful of fruit! |
06 |
14.0 |
£21.50 |
| 25 |
D |
Grenache. Hardys Tintara winery, South Australia Matured 18 months in oak. Complex aromas of spice, anise, licorice and game. A superb wine with good structure. |
04/05 |
14.5 |
£24.50 |
| 26 |
D |
Cabernet-Shiraz Bin 389. Penfolds, South Australia. Elegant and rich. Winner at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2006. |
01 |
14.5 |
£35.80 |
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Chilean |
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| 27 |
C |
Cabernet Sauvignon. El Otro from the Pedragal family. Deep brilliant red with fine sweet tannins and a pleasing finish. |
07 |
13.00 |
£16.40 |
| 28 |
C |
Reserve Merlot. Casa La Joya. Colchagua Valley. Superbly rich and concentrated. Won the Merlot Trophy awarded to the "best Merlot in the world" in the 2002 international wine and spirit competition. |
07 |
14.5 |
£15.80 |
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C |
Carmenére . Errázuris, Aconcagua Valley. Aged 9 months in oak, with smokey, spicy flavours and firm, ripe tannins on the finish. |
06/07 |
14.0 |
£17.50 |
| 30 |
C |
Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserve. Casa La Joya, Colchagua Valley. Using grapes from the oldest vines, and maturation for eight months in oak, make this wine one of Chile's finest Cabernets. |
07 |
14.5 |
£19.80 |
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