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CUT WINE LIST WINES BY THE GLASS WINES MADE WITH PASSION AND SOURCED WITH CARE. Our new selection of wines is focused on handcrafted boutique wineries from all around England. Our goal is to support energetic and devoted wine makers, discovering hidden gems with a sustainable approach. 125ML CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING Davenport, Limney Estate, Kent, UK, 2014 19 Furleigh Estate, Classic Cuvée, Dorset, UK, 2014 15 R de Ruinart, Brut, Champagne, France, NV 28 Ruinart Blanc de Blancs, Champagne, France, NV 32 CHAMPAGNE ROSÉ Furleigh Estate, Rosé, Dorset, UK, NV 19 Tillingham Wines, Rosé Pet Nat, East Sussex, UK, 2018 17 Ruinart Rosé, Champagne, France, NV 36 175ML WHITE Bacchus, Davenport Horsmoden, Kent, UK, 2018 17 Chenin Blanc, Testalonga Baby Bandito, South Africa, 2019 16 Altesse Blend, Domaines des 13 Lunes, Ami-Amis, Savoie, France, 2018 22 Chardonnay, Domaine Langoureau, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Champlot, Burgundy, 34 France, 2015 WOLFGANG PUCK SELECTION Chardonnay, Wolfgang Puck, California, USA, 2016 18 ROSÉ Pinot Noir, Family Shiner, Woodchester Valley, Cotswolds, UK, 2018 14 Grenache Blend, Domaine de Cala Préstige, Provence, France, 2018 19 RED Pinot Noir, Davenport Estate, Diamonds Fields, Kent, UK, 2018 19 Syrah, Yves Cuilleron, Les Vignes D’a Côté, Rhône Valley, France, 2018 18 Merlot, Moulin de Duhart, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2016 30 WOLFGANG PUCK SELECTION Pinot Noir, Wolfgang Puck, Master Lot Blend, California, USA, 2016 17 Cabernet Sauvignon, Wolfgang Puck, Master Lot Blend, California, USA, 2017 18 SOMMELIER RECOMMENDATIONS WHITE Davenport Estate, Bacchus, Kent, UK 2018 65 Aphros Loureiro, Vinho Verde, Portugal 2017 65 R. Lopez de Heredia, Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva, Rioja, Spain 2005 110 Il Torcchio, Vermentino, Liguria, Italy 2017 69 Jolie-Laide, Melon de Bourgogne, Forestville, USA 2018 125 Baron Edmond de Rothschild, Sauvignon Blanc Rimapere, New Zealand 2016 65 Bertani, Soave Vintage Edition, Italy 2017 64 Testalonga Baby Bandito, Swartland, South Africa 2019 68 Maison Roche de Bellene, Bourgogne Chardonnay, France 2009 96 Les Granges Paquenesses, La Mamette Chardonnay sous Voile, France 2012 98 Mauricio Gonzalez, Muscat Tinaja, Yumbel, Chile 2018 69 Domaine Sylvain Langoureau, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Champlot, France 2016 125 Paolo Basso, Il Bianco di Chiara, Ticino, Switzerland 2016 185 Flower, Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, USA 2015 140 Iago, Chinuri, Chardakhi, Georgia 2016 65 Sepp Muster, Von Opok, Sauvignon Blanc, Styria, Austria 2017 95 Wolfgang Puck, Chardonnay, California, USA 2016 60 Matthiasson, White Blend, Napa Valley, USA 2015 120 ROSÉ Family Shiner, Woodchester Valley, Cotswolds, UK 2018 59 Domaine de Cala Préstige, Provence, France 2018 72 RED Davenport Estate, Pinot Noir Diamonds Fields, Kent, UK 2018 70 Wolfgang Puck, Pinot Noir Master Lot Blend, California, USA 2016 60 Wolfgang Puck, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, USA 2017 65 Barons de Rothschild, Cabernet Sauvignon Los Vascos, Chile 2017 35 Paolo Basso, Il Rosso di Chiara, Ticino, Switzerland 2014 225 Moulin de Duhart, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France 2016 125 Catena Alta, Malbec, Historic Raws, Mendoza, Argentina 2016 110 Tara, Pinot Noir, Atacama Valley, Chile 2016 125 Domaine Overnoy, Pinot Noir, Jura, France 2017 99 Mocavero, Primitivo, Puglia, Italy 2018 60 Catena Appelation, Malbec La Consulta, Mendoza, Argentina 2016 69 Bodega Noemia, A Lisa Malbec, Patagonia, Argentina 2018 95 Domaine la Soumade, Cuvée Préstige, Rasteau, France 2016 68 Cuevas de Arom, Pedra Forca, Grenache & Syrah, Spain 2016 64 Domaines Cazes, Ego, Côtes du Roussillon, France 2017 65 SWEET Andrew Quady, Black Muscat Elysium, California, USA 2014 42 Tokaji-Hetszolo, Late Harvest, Hungary 2015 75 Leduc-Piedimonte, Ice Cider, Quebec, Canada 2011 95.

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