HOUSE WINES White WHIG 2019 Chardonnay Les Grenadiers (v) Pays de Cotes de Thongue France Easy drinking, benchmark Chardonnay from a small, modern wine-making group flying the flag for the Côtes de Thongue. This Chardonnay is ripe and round with creamy, peach fruit and spicy, vanilla notes. This wine would work with all types of fish and white meats 175ml Glass £8.00 Bottle £26.00 WHIG 2018 Hommage à Colette Grenache Blanc (v) Languedoc France Lively and gently creamy with a refreshing finish, this wine beguiles with its exotic scents, Mediterranean wildflower note and citrus tang. This is a vibrant blend of floral, citrussy Grenache Blanc grapes, enhanced by the gently creamy, exotic characters of Marsanne, Roussanne and Vermentino. A homage to the Mediterranean and to Colette: octogenarian and champion of local heritage, a heroine in her native Rieux-Minervois, one of the Languedoc's historic medieval winemaking villages. 175ml Glass £9.00 Bottle £28.00 WHIG 2017 Lofthouse Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand Over recent years the Marlborough wine region has become synonymous with the Sauvignon Blanc grape. The relative cool climate here provides ideal conditions for this aromatic varietal. The Lofthouse style offers nettle and citrus character with lovely crisp acidity. Great on its own or with fish or shellfish. "Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc at its best - grassy, fresh and invigorating, rather too easy to drink!" 175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £32.00 WHIG 2017 Incantesimo Falanghina Sannio (v) Campania Italy Incantesimo – meaning ‘enchantment’ or ‘spell’ in Italian - references local Sannio folklore, rich in tales of witchcraft. Woozy aromas of orange blossom and jasmine. The silky palate has enchanting flavours of peach and yellow plum, with a tangy redcurrant bite. The lingering finish is mineral with hints of pine and almond. This would work with fish but has the weight to deal with chicken or pork. 175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £33.00 WHIG 2013 Veigadares Albariño Adegas Galegas (v) Spain Spicy peach notes and floral aromas make this wine distinctive. With a lovely body weight and full, tropical palate, this wine is delicious by itself or an ideal accompaniment to seafood. 175ml Glass £13.00 Bottle £48.00 ENOT 2018 The FMC Chenin Blanc Ken Forrester South Africa Hand selected Chenin Blanc primarily from low yielding, old bush vines. Rich, layered with dried apricot, vanilla and honey. Enjoy as an exciting aperitif or with spiced dishes or roast chicken. 175ml Glass £15.00 Bottle £62.00 Rosé WHIG 2018 Château la Tour de l’Evêque (v) Côtes de Provence France A classic style of Provence rosé with vivacious red berry fruit, ripe nectarine and hints of sweet grapefruit. Its silky texture, delicate creaminess and vivid fruit make this delicious on its own or a wonderful match for a variety of food such as meaty white fish and cheese dishes. 175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £38.00 1 HOUSE WINES continued Red WHIG 2018 Chamuyo Malbec Mendoza Argentina This Malbec is bright cherry red with a violet hue. It shows intense aromas of ripe, red summer fruit, herbs and subtle warm spice. The palate is rounded yet fresh with soft, supple tannins. This wine will partner well with lamb and subtle spices. 175ml Glass £8.00 Bottle £26.00 ENOT 2016 Ramon Bilbao Rioja Crianza (v) Spain Medium intensity of aromas with fresh dark fruit, such as blackberries and blackcurrants. Hints of blackberry yoghurt. Ruby red with some signs of youthfulness in the form of violet hues. Medium depth of colour. An excellent accompaniment to cold meats, mild cheeses, and a great variety of meats particularly chicken. 175ml Glass £9.00 Bottle £28.00 WHIG 2015 Château La Fleur des Graves (v) Bordeaux France This blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot offers lovely aromas of ripe cherries and blackberries which are woven together with exotic spices, spring florals and tobacco. This will be terrific with beef or roe deer. 175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £36.00 WHIG 2015 Manoella (v) Douro Portugal Matured in old oak. Deeply coloured, this offers a combination of fruit, floral and savoury notes on the nose and palate, raspberry, blackberry, violet and smoky spice. Energetic and focused, with engaging purity this has an elegant finish. This is the perfect match for a juicy red meat, any stew and red deer. 175ml Glass £13.00 Bottle £51.00 WHIG 2016 Elephant Hill Syrah (v) Hawkes Bay New Zealand Seductive black fruit cracked pepper and spice. An elegant, rather than powerful Syrah, more in common with the Northern Rhône than the New World. Works well with beef or lamb. 175ml Glass £15.00 Bottle £59.00 WHIG 2016 Muddy Water Pinot Noir Waipara New Zealand Deep red cherry in colour with a dark savoury nose of ripe cherry and herbs. Palate shows considerable power and earthy character with masses of plum, dark berry and a mineral cherry edge. Robust fruit tannin provides an inner strength that is long and alluring. This wine is great for dishes with earthy flavours, lamb and chicken. 175ml Glass £16.00 Bottle £65.00 2 CHAMPAGNE For those of us who love Champagne, there is nothing quite like the sound of a popping cork. Anticipation immediately sharpens the senses as one awaits the clinking of glasses and ultimately the first sip. Nothing but nothing can emulate the best. The mediocre can be challenged the world over but top Champagne is unbeatable. Quite simply the soil and climate within Champagne conspired, well before man's interventions, to produce a naturally sparkling wine. Coarse and dull, this would bear little resemblance to the crystal-clear wine we know today. It took the dedication and patience of one Dom Perignon to produce the basis of what we know and love. It was he who learned to manipulate the presses in order to produce a starbright wine from black grapes, who introduced the cork in place of oiled hemp as a stopper and who, perhaps most important, realised the advantages of blending. From his time there have been enormous changes in procedure and technology, but the fact that the area produced an effervescent wine naturally is proof of the intrinsic advantages over the rest of the world in terms of geography. Winemakers the world over have become obsessed with the finer details of the Champagne method and, indeed, have followed its every detail but the final product, however good, is not Champagne. The vital ingredient is the soil and aspect of the region itself. That said, there are enormous variations in quality within Champagne and that comes down to the skill of the winemaker. Blending grape with grape, cru with cru is an art form and distinguishes great from good. The Champagne houses must initially concentrate on the quality of the raw material which they use and, to this end, close attention is paid to every step from growing to pressing. Thence to the blend. This blending is what gives the Champagne balance and a house its style. For your enjoyment we have chosen a range of styles, from our house Champagne, very much in the French style with full well-rounded fruit through to Krug. Vintage Krug with some bottle age just defies description. THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING AS THEY SAY....... Non-Vintage WHIG Guy de Chassey (v) Brut £79.00 ALLI Pierre Mignon Brut Rosé Grande Reserve £80.00 WHIG Delamotte (v) Brut £95.00 WHIG Moët & Chandon Brut Imperial £117.00 ALLI Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut £120.00 WHIG Delamotte Rosé (v) Brut £148.00 ALLI Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Brut Rosé £150.00 3 Vintage ALLI 2012 Taittinger Brut £144.00 WHIG 2008 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs £189.00 MCLA 2004 Louis Roederer Cristal £399.00 FRTH 2002 Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin Gold Label £168.00 WHIG 2002 Möet & Chandon Cuvée Dom Perignon £268.00 CHDI 2000 Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill £290.00 FRTH 1999 Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque £215.00 WHIG 1997 Salon Brut £465.00 WHIG 1990 Bollinger RD Extra Brut £210.00 F&R 1990 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Brut £249.00 F&R 1988 Krug Brut £290.00 Half Bottles WHIG Guy de Chassey (v) Brut £50.00 WHIG Delamotte (v) Brut £50.00 ALLI Möet & Chandon Brut Imperial £60.00 WHIG Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut £70.00 SPARKLING WINE ENOT N.V. Fiol Prosecco (v) Extra Dry £36.00 WHIG N.V. Louis Bouillot Rosé Brut Cremant de Bourgogne £46.00 WHIG N.V. Ambriel English Reserve Demi-Sec £89.00 4 ALSACE White Alsace is known for a great diversity in styles of wine thanks to a wide variety of natural factors, climate, soils etc. alongside a large number of grape varietals. The wines tend to complement freshwater fish and white meats particularly well. WHIG 2017 Gewurztraminer Cléebourg £38.00 RAEB 2014 Kirrenbourg Pinot Blanc Cuvée Reserve Martin Schaetzel £43.00 WHIG 2014 Riesling (v) Beblenheim Domaine Trapet £51.00 LOIRE The Loire Valley is unwisely considered to be one area since it extends from the Nantes area (home of Muscadet) with a coastal climate through Anjou, Touraine as far as Sancerre which is really central France and which obviously experiences a markedly different climate. That said, it is one of the most interesting areas as a result of the great variety produced. White ALLI 2019 Sancerre (v) Domaine Picard £54.00 WHIG 2018 Pouilly Fumé (v) Les Chaumiennes André & Edmond Figeat £37.00 WHIG 2017 Menetou-Salon Clos du Pressoir Joseph Mellot £36.00 WHIG 2017 Sancerre Domaine du Nozay Château du Nozay £43.00 WHIG 2014 Vouvray Les Fosses d’Hareng £42.00 Rosé ALLI 2016 Sancerre (v) Domaine Picard £50.00 Red WHIG 2017 Saumur Champigny Les Vignerons de Saumur £34.00 ALLI 2014 Sancerre (v) Réserve de Marcigoué Domaine Crochet £69.00 5 RHONE The Rhone Valley can most easily be looked upon as two distinct areas separated by the Ardèche.