Hardys
'Riddle' Colombard-Chardonnay, SE Australia
Australia
2004/5
12.5
£9.45
Easy-drinking
and refreshingly lively. Zingy Colombard character and fuller, richer style Chardonnay.
All fermented in stainless steel with no oak contact.
2
Kleine
Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch
South
Africa
2003/4
12.5
£9.95
Soft
and creamy with a hint of tropical fruit flavours on the finish.
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Casa
La Joya Sauvignon Blanc, Rapel Valley
Chile
2004/5
13.5
£10.75
Pale
yellow with fresh green tints and characteristically aromatic. A fragrant and
very fruity wine with good fresh acidity.
4
Pinot
Grigio Provincia di Pavia, Corte Vigna
Italy
2004/5
11.5
£12.50
Floral
racy dry white with green crisp fruit, finished in an attractive flanger bottle.
Made from a close relation of the Pinot Gris grape from Alsace.
5
Niersteiner
Gutes Domtal, Rheinhessen, Langenbach
Germany
2003/4
10.5
£12.50
A
fruity, medium style with a delicate floral bouquet and soft, flavoured palate,
made using 'New World' winemaking techniques..
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Fetzer
Coldwater Creek White, California
U.S.A
2003/4
13
£13.50
A
dry aromaitic wine with a floral character, derived from the blend of French Colombard,
Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay and a little Muscat Canelli..
7
Nobilo
Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough
New
Zealand
2003/4
12.5
£14.90
A
rich cocktail of passionfruit, tangerine and ripe peach character with an underlying
hint of grassy complexity and a crisp, dry, lingering finish.
8
Petit
Chablis, J. Moreau et Fils
France
2003/4
12.5
£17.65
Made
in classic Chablis style, it is lean and elegant with underlying Chardonnay fruit
from the northern tip of Burgundy.
Red
Wine
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Hardys
'Riddle' Shiraz-Cabernet, SE Australia
Australia
2003/4
14
£9.45
A
classic Australian blend with the spicy pepper, raspberry and cherry fruit of
the Shiraz and the blackcurrant, capsicum and mint of the Cabernet. The wine is
lightly oaked and has a soft finish with mellow tannins.
10
Valpolicella,
Borsari
Italy
2003/4
11.5
£9.95
Medium
weight, dry red, with good, clean, slighty fruity finish. A very popular favourite
from northern Italy..
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Casa
La Joya Merlot, Colchagua Valley
Chile
2003/4
13.5
£10.75
Deep
ruby colour, dry and velvety on the palate. A fruity and light wine with the aromas
and flavours of cherry and raspberry.
12
Rioja
Tinto, El Morano
Spain
2003/4
12
£12.50
A
lighter style of fruity Rioja with just a hint of the traditional oakiness, made
for early drinking.
13
Penfolds
Rawsons Retreat Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon, SE Australia
Australia
2003/4
14.5
£13.50
Bright,
deep purple colour with spicy sweet blackberry lift, against a background of cherry
and dusty oak. Medium-bodied with balanced tannins, dominated by blackberry with
a hint of rhubarb.
14
Casa
La Joya Gran Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Colchagua Valley
Chile
2000/2
13
£16.50
Rich,
herbaceous Cabernet flavours, a classic aroma of cassis, cedar, tobacco and spice.
An excellent depth of flavours and concentration of fruit..
