
WHITE WINES
FRANCE
White Burgundy
BIN 5 Montagny £22.50 ![]()
Louis Latour 2006/07
Neat trim wine, mixing smooth butter and lemon tones. A flagship Chardonnay. (2)
BIN 6 Pouilly Fuisse AC £36.00
P.Ferraud et Fils 2007/08
Classic, yet modern, fresh and energetic aromas. Flavours are at once sappy and green, with soft creaminess from a little oak support. Genuine and delicious. (2)
BIN 7 Meursault 1er Cru £64.10 ![]()
Chateau de Blagny Louis Latour 2001/02
Lemon colour. Soft, rounded, rich Chardonnay flavours. Pure fruit character for those who are not looking for oak flavours. (2)
BIN 8 Chassagne Montrachet £55.50 ![]()
Louis Latour 2002/03
Fine, elegant (unoaked) Chassagne (2)
BIN 9 St. Aubin 1er Cru Dents de Chein £48.25
Olivier Leflaive 2005/06
Fine gold. Light spicy oak aroma. Smoothly ripe and full to taste. Long and full in the finish (2)
BIN 10 Puligny Montrachet £78.50
Domaine Carillon 2007
Intensely scented fruit and soft oak nose. Superbly integrated flavours from this top-flight producer, finding lemon dash in the smoothest fruit imaginable (2)
Chablis
BIN 11 Chablis AC £25.70
Le Manoir 2006/07
Highly regarded as an excellent example of a steely dry
Chardonnay with an authentic flinty character (1)
BIN 12 Chablis Grand Cru Les Blanchots £82.00
Domaine Laroche 2005
Pale gold. Grand oak and buttery fruit on the nose. Rich, structured with superb fine flavours, yet maintaining Chablis’ ‘cool’, grows into a long, lingering finish (2)
White Bordeaux
BIN 13 Chateau Pierrail £19.20
Bordeaux Superior 2007/08
Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Gris together make an easy lifted style,
delivered with soft breezy freshness (1)
BIN 14 Chateau Les Trois Moulines £20.80
Entre-Deux-Mers 2005/06
Soft green-edged Sauvignon aromatics in a natural fresh meadow-grass style (1)
Rhone Valley
BIN 15 Cotes du Rhone Reserve £23.45
Domaine Perrin 2006/07
This is a scintillating wine with a touch of lemon and a hint of butter to
provide extra lift and elegance (3)
BIN 16 Condrieu £59.65 ![]()
E. Guigal 2005
Three great words: Condrieu, the place, Viognier, the grape; Guigal, the producer show why the pulses race. Here is an elegantly matured classic to match reputation (2)
Loire Valley
BIN 17 Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie £17.50
Chateau L’Oiseliniere de la Ramee, Chereau Carre 2006/07
Just what a good Muscadet is all about – a combination of sea breeze, smell of new hay, underpinned with mineral cool, and just about the right length too. (1)
BIN 18 Vouvray Domaine de Vaufuget £19.95
Chereau Carre 2007/08
Perhaps the ultimate aperitif – reminiscent of waterfalls and meadow grasses, with delicate apple sweetness yet fine supporting structure for a long finish. Enchanting (4)
BIN 19 Pouilly Fume Les Logeres £27.50
Guy Saget 2007/08
A top Sauvignon Blanc from the upper Loire – crisply refreshing (1)
BIN 20 Sancerre Selection Premiere £29.00
Guy Saget 2007/08
Grassy and gooseberryish bright clean flavours (1)
GERMANY
BIN 21 Piesporter Michelsberg Qba £13.50
Mosel 2007/08
Refreshing and ripe. Slately flavour and masses of fruit (4)
BIN 22 Reh Kendermann £16.80
Reisling Spatlese 2007/08
Riesling’s unique ‘petroly’ signature. Fresh pretty flavours, true to Moselle delicacy.
Light and clean as a whistle (5)
ITALY
BIN 23 Soave Classico Superiore £24.50 ![]()
Inama 2006/07
An exciting Soave where the differences start with a refreshing yet rich fruit bouquet, edged with green apple notes. Superior and delicious (2)
BIN 24 Pinot Grigio £14.85
San Alessandro 2007/08
Light and polished with almost tangible floral notes and a delicate nutty touch (2)
AUSTRALIA
BIN 25 Brightview Chardonnay £23.00
Simon Hackett, Barossa Valley 2006/07
Beautiful Barossa Chardonnay offers a dazzling fruit cocktail in a finely integrated wine (2)
BIN 26 Phillip Shaw No 19 Sauvignon Blanc £28.00
Orange 2006/07
This is Phillip shaw’s statement Sauvignon. It’s immaculately
structured and perfect to linger over! (2)
BIN 27 Petaluma Riesling £29.00
Clare Valley 2007/08
An original Clare Valley classic, it set the hallmarks for minerality, lime citrus zest, fine structure and a slow
maturing style (3)
NEW ZEALAND
BIN 28 Selaks Sauvignon Blanc £22.50
Marlborough 2007/08
An enduring Marlborough star, with the thrilling aromatics, confidence, ripeness, big flavours, smooth textures and high tension finish (1)
BIN 29 Spy Valley Gewurztraminer £24.00
Marlborough 2007/08
A brilliant modern Gewurz from the genious of Ant MacKenzie. Wonderfully intense aromas of roses and lychees burst from the glass and follow through with a honeyed richness. (3)
BIN 30 Pinot Gris £23.00
Esk Valley 2007/08
Understated. This grand wine has freshness, a broad fruit style and good weight.
Well combined (2)
CHILE
BIN 31 Chardonnay Nativa £21.50 ![]()
Maipo Valley 2005/06
Chile’s shining example and pioneer organic wine from its own vineyard within the company estate. Ripe, elegant and mixing tropical tones (2)
BIN 32 Chardonnay £28.00
Montes Alpha, Curico 2005/06
Fine fruit, elegant buttery and new oak aromas. Has all the hallmarks of classic French structure in the cool understated palate and graceful finish. No noise – calmly impressive (2)
