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Sommeliers Selection A discretionary service charge of 12.5 % will be added to your bill VAT payable at prevailing rates Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested . Page 0 of 59 Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested . Page 1 of 59 CONTENTS Wine by the glass 3-4 Half Bottles 5-6 Large Formats 7-8 Sparkling Wine, Champagne Non Vintage & Vintage 9-10 Champagne Rosé 10 Austria,Germany 11-12 German & Austrian Sweet Wines 13 Alsace 14 Loire Valley 15-16 Burgundy White 17-20 Burgundy Red 21-23 Beaujolais 24 Jura & Rhône 25-26 Provence, Languedoc 27 Corsica, South West 28 Bordeaux 29-33 Italy White 34 Italy Red 35-37 Spain& Portugal White 38 Spain & Portugal Red 39-40 Cyprus & Lebanon 41 North America 42 North America Red 43-45 South America White & Red 45-46 Australia White 47 Australia Red 48-49 New-Zealand White & Red 50-52 South Africa White & Red 53-54 Sweet Wines 54-55 Port & Fortified wines 56 Wines offering great value 57-58 All wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be offered. A discretionary service charge of 12.5 % will be added to you bill VAT payable at prevailing rates *Please be aware that, in order to maintain all our fine red wines in the best conditions, they are being kept in our temperature-controlled Eurocaves set at around 14°C. To bring the wines to the ideal temperature of service may require a few minutes. The Sommelier team do thank you for understanding that this procedure may take some time. Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested . Page 2 of 59 WINE BY THE GLASS Glass 125 ml Sparkling Wine Chandon Brut , Argentina N.V 11.00 Nyetimber Classic Cuvée 2010 12.50 Champagne Moët & Chandon Impėrial Brut ,Champagne, France N.V 13.00 Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin, Champagne , France N.V 13.00 Moët & Chandon Rosé Champagne, France N.V 16.00 Moët & Chandon Ice Impėrial Demi Sec,Champagne, France N.V 15.00 Bruno Paillard Rosé Champagne, France (served by Magnum) N.V 18.50 Glass Fruit-driven White Wines 125 ml Unoaked, neutral, simple and light-bodied Pays des Côtes de Gascogne Blanc Cuvée Jean Paul, Paul Boutinot, France 2015 5.75 Catarratto, Arpeggio, Sicily, Italy 2015 6.00 Chenin Blanc, Stormy Cape, South Africa 2016 6.50 Chardonnay, Listening Station, Australia 2016 6.50 Unoaked, aromatic and light to medium bodied Les Borie Blanques Viognier, Languedoc, France 2015 6.50 Les Borie Blanques Sauvignon Blanc, Languedoc, France 2015 6.50 Pinot Grigio, Calusari, Banat, Romania 2015 7.00 Gavi di Gavi Quatro Nuovo La Battistina , Piemonte, Italy 2015 7.50 Sauvignon Blanc, Sileni, Marlborough, New- Zealand 2016 8.50 Glass Terroir -driven White Wines 125 ml Light-bodied and fairly Neutral with a sense of minerality Macon-Uchizy, Domaine Talmard, Burgundy, France 2015 9.00 Grüner Veltliner Smaragdl "Kollmitz" E. Machherndl , Austria 2012 10.00 Light to medium -bodied, varietal and aromatic with a sense of place Sancerre La Vigne Blanche , Henri Bourgeois, Loire Valley, France 2015 10.00 Riesling Eroica Château Ste Michelle, Columbia Valley, Washington State 2014 11.00 Riesling Berg Schlossberg Trocken, Rüdesheim, Kloster Eberbach, Rheingau,Germany 2014 13.50 Medium-bodied with complex aromatics Côtes du Rhône Villages , Les Trois Bises , D & D Sommeliers , Dom. de la Renjarde 2014 7.00 Chassagne-Montrachet Les Pierres Jean Marc Pillot, Burgundy, France 2014 21.00 Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested . Page 3 of 59 WINE BY THE GLASS Glass Light and fruit-driven Rosé Wine 125 ml Pretty Gorgeous Rosé, Languedoc, France 2015 6.50 Fruit-driven Red Wines 125 ml Unoaked , fruity, simple and Light-bodied Nero d’Avola, Il Meridione, Sicily, Italy 2015 5.75 Primitivo, Boheme, Puglia, Italy 2015 6.00 Carignan, La Cadence, Vin de France 2015 6.00 Merlot Ochagavia, Central Valley, Chile 2015 6.50 Medium bodied with dark fruits and a spicy character Cabernet Sauvignon, Bellefontaine, Languedoc, France 2015 6.50 Rioja Vina Collada by Marques de Riscal, La Rioja, Spain 2014 9.00 Terroirs-driven Red Wines 125 ml Light to medium -bodied, varietally aromatic with a sense of place Côtes du Rhône Villages , Les Gamins , D & D Sommeliers , Domaine de la Renjarde 2015 7.00 Fleurie Poncié Domaine du Vissoux, Beaujolais, France 2015 10.00 Orzada Cabernet Franc, Maipo, Chile 2014 11.00 Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine des Entrefaux , Rhône Valley, France 2013 12.00 Graves, Château Rahoul, France 2010 13.00 Mercurey 1er Cru Clos des Barraults, Michel Juillot,Burgundy, France 2012 16.00 Gevrey Chambertin Harmand Geoffroy, Burgundy,France 2012 23.50 Full-bodied, tannic with a sense of place Malbec, Zuccardi, Mendoza, Argentina 2014 13.00 Priorat , Les Terrasses, Alvaro Palacios, Catalonia, Spain 2014 17.00 SELECTION OF SWEET & FORTIFIED WINES Off-dry wines by the Glass 100 ml Pinot Gris Grand Cru Brand, Cave de Turckheim, Alsace, France 2011 9.50 Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Kaefferkopf, Cuvée Jean Baptiste Adam, Alsace, France 2013 12.00 Riesling Spätlese,Steinberg Kloster Erberbach, Rheingau,Germany 2011 13.95 Menade Dulce , Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc 2014 7.50 Sweet wines by the Glass 100 ml Pinot Gris Grand Cru Sonnenglanz Vendanges Tardives, Bott Geyl , Alsace, France 2006 13.50 Coteaux du Layon - Beaulieu, Château Pierre Bise, Loire Valley, France 2007 14.50 Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos Royal Tokaji, Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary 2009 18.00 Vin Doux Naturels & Ports–Sherry & Sweet Vermouth 100 ml Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage, Douro Valley, Portugal 2011 8.00 Muscat de Rivesaltes, Château Lerys, Roussillon, France NV 9.25 Sherry Pedro Ximenez, Barbadillo, Andalucia,Spain NV 9.00 Graham’s Tawny, Douro Valley, Portugal 10 Years old 10.00 Graham’s Tawny, Douro Valley, Portugal 30 Years old 20.00 Graham’s Tawny, Douro Valley, Portugal 40 Years old 30.00 Dow’s Quinta Do Bomfim, Douro Valley, Portugal 2004 12.85 Maury Solera 1928, Roussillon, France NV 12.95 Krohn & Wiese Colheita Port , Portugal 1982 29.00 Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested . Page 4 of 59 SELECTION OF HALF BOTTLES FRANCE Half Bottles of White 37.5 cl Pinot Blanc Maison Trimbach 2014 28.00 Riesling Maison Trimbach 2013 29.00 Gewurztraminer Maison Trimbach 2013 32.00 Sancerre Les Caillottes J.M. Roger 2015 37.00 Riesling Cuvée Frederic Emile Maison Trimbach 2007 55.00 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs Gains Jean Marc Pillot 2014 55.00 Half Bottles of Red Fleurie Grille-Midi Château Raousset 2015 29.50 Crozes-Hermitage Cuvée Alberic Bouvet Gilles Robin 2012 42.00 Nuits-Saint-Georges Grandes Vignes Daniel Rion 2012 65.00 Château Pibran Cru Bourgeois Superieur 2011 68.00 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Vignes Rondes Daniel Rion 2010 75.00 Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested . Page 5 of 59 SELECTION OF HALF BOTTLES ITALY Half Bottles of Red 37.5 cl Chianti Classico Fontodi 2012 40.00 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Allegrini 2010 79.00 Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested . Page 6 of 59 OUR LARGE FORMATS MAGNUMS FRANCE LA CHAMPAGNE 150 cl Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label N.V 180.00 Bruno Paillart Rose N.V 260.00 Alain Thienot Cuvée Alain 2000 300.00 Jacquesson Corne Bautray 2004 795.00 ALSACE WHITE Pinot Gris Jubilee in Jeroboam ( 3 Litres ) Hugel 2000 425.00 Riesling Clos Ste Hune Maison Trimbach 2007 695.00 LOIRE WHITE Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine Sur Lies Les Presbytères 2010 80.00 Sancerre Silex Domaine Philippe Girard 2015 120.00 LOIRE RED Bourgueil in Jeroboam Lamé-Delisle 1989 400.00 BURGUNDY WHITE Côte de Beaune Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Bonneau du Martray 2000 450.00 Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru Jean Noel Gagnard 2007 650.00 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeots Jean Marc Pillot 2010 325.00 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeots Jean Marc Pillot 2000 425.00 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeots Jean Marc Pillot 1995 395.00 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeots Jean Marc Pillot 1990 400.00 BURGUNDY RED Corton-Perrières Grand Cru Domaine Juillot 1990 475.00 Beaunes-Greves 1er Cru Vignes de L’Enfant Jésus Domaine Bouchard 2010 455.00 BORDEAUX RED Lussac St –Emilion Château Lyonnat 2011 125.00 Château Palmer 3 ème Cru Classé 2006 895.00 Château Haut Brion 1er Cru Classé 1985 1950.00 RHÔNE RED Hermitage La Chapelle Paul Jaboulet Ainé 1988 695.00 Châteauneuf du Pape Cuvée des Cadettes Château La Nerthe 1999 550.00 Côte du Rhône Cairanne " La Côte Sauvage " Boutinot 2013 95.00 LA PROVENCE Cuvée Cabassaou Domaine Tempier 2003 450.00 What’s currently drinking well ! If you like your white Burgundies showing some development and complex aromas of dried fruits like Brazilian nuts mixed with waxy honeyed character, then try our 1990 Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru Morgeots from Monsieur Pillot . The wines came directly from his cellar and were cellared in the best conditions, ensuring this wines a long ageing potential. Remember large formats always keep longer ! Please note that all wines are subject to availability. Should any wines be unavailable, an alternative will be suggested .
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