One of the grandest Riojas - all super-sweet and oaky. The big style emphasizes
the intense ripe berry fruit and the busty oak offers overtones of toffee, coffee ...
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Pinot Noir, Devil’s Corner, Tamar Ridge, Tasmania, Australia Full of cinnamon spice and cherry fruit with attractive burnt-toffee notes. It is silky smooth with elegant fine tannins to bring out the berry fruits. One of the neatest and most elegant Pinots we have found Down Under for years. (B) Bottle £24.00
Fleurie Belle Grâce, Aujoux, Beaujolais, Burgundy, France Absolutely classic raspberries and cream nose that is vibrantly attractive. Soft texture and enticing berry fruit are given a little weight of concentration to make it a serious contender. (C) Bottle £25.00
24. Vacqueyras, Paul Jaboulet Ainé, Italy Intensely exciting character of cool mineral notes and spiced pine. Peppery fruit and a fine finish all add up to an electric Jaboulet result. (D) Bottle £29.00 25. Rioja Reserva, Marques de Murrieta, Spain One of the grandest Riojas - all super-sweet and oaky. The big style emphasizes the intense ripe berry fruit and the busty oak offers overtones of toffee, coffee and coconut. (C) Bottle £35.00 26. Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Domaine Chanson, France True Burgundy quality has been given to this young Hautes Côtes - a real over-performer in its class with vibrant fruit and absolute depth. (C) Bottle £38.00
Sparkling and Champagne 27.
El Miracle Cava Rosé Brut, Spain
A cherry pink Cava displaying elegance and ripe red fruit aromas. Intensely fragrant with a patisserie note on the finish. The loveliest Prosecco we have tried along with being Mrs Benson’s favourite tipple! (2) Bottle £18.50
Prosecco di Valdobiaddene, Domenico di Bertiol, Italy
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Vibrant crisp and exceedingly refreshing. Packed with bright green apple fruit and a softening touch of sherbet for added zip. A great example of this very trendy fizz. A perfect aperitif. (2) Bottle £24.00 | 125ml £4.25
29. Laurent Perrier Brut, Champagne, France In the top rank of Champagne houses, their style is light and elegant. Real finesse tops yeasty, fresh bread undertones and taut apple and citrus fruit. Great complexity and absolute purity. (1) Bottle £45.00
Dessert Wine Château de la Peyrade NV, Muscat de Frontignan, France
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A truly intense, fresh, pure Muscat. It is wonderfully grapey and brightly refreshing, relying on a bracing citrus backbone to balance the luscious sweetness in style. Perfect lightly chilled with fruit desserts, as a digestif or an aperitif. (8) Half Bottle £15.00 | 100ml £4.50
Wine guide
White & Rosé 1 (dry) - 9 (sweet). Red A (soft light) - E (full bodied)
Wines supplied by Walter Hicks
The Wine & Spirit company of St Austell Brewery Ltd. Cornwall
WINES
White Wine 1.
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A very expressive wine with floral, exotic fruits and boxwood notes. Fresh, round and well-balanced. A wonderful easy drinking Sauvignon. (1) Bottle £14.50 | 125ml £2.75 | 175ml £3.75 | 250ml £5.25
Pinot Grigio, Laroma, Araldica, Venezie, Italy Easy drinking and very capably made. Fresh, dry and delicate with gentle floral and citrus aromas. A classic Italian white wine. (2) Bottle £15.00 | 125ml £3.00 | 175ml £4.00 | 250ml £5.50
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Chardonnay-Viognier, Laurent Miquel, Languedoc, France
Melons and peaches are suggested in this soft southern wine: its lifted bouquet and supple flavour. (2) Bottle £16.00 | 125ml £3.15 | 175ml £4.25 | 250ml £5.75
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Borsao Rosado, Campo de Borja, Spain
13. 14.
Mild, intense straw yellow colour with an aromatic and flavoured bouquet. The palate is crisp, fresh and harmonious. (1) Bottle £17.50
White-and-green, fresh and grassy, quite sweet and well balanced with some edge. Clean, pure style. (4) Bottle £17.50
Picpoul de Pinet, La Côte de Flamenc, Languedoc, France This is an outstanding ‘value for money’ wine that really delivers. Bursting with flavour, this Picpoul reflects its individual terroirs and has an intensity of citrus fruit and minerality. (1) Bottle £20.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Esk Valley, Marlborough, New Zealand Very lean and grassy with a mineral, citrus zing. It has an added complexity of asparagus pungency and bright nettly notes. Absolutely classic benchmark Sauvignon from that clever Gordon Russell. Highly recommended by everyone at the Milside! (1) Bottle £21.00 | 125ml £3.75 | 175ml £5.00 | 250ml £7.00
Viognier, Laurent Miquel, Languedoc, France Peach-scented Viognier is perfectly pitched here. Skillful winemaking keeps the peach notes true, right through the lovely, long, cool finish. (2) Bottle £22.00
Dart Valley Reserve, Sharpham Vineyard, Devon, England Super full-flavoured, zippy estate wine. Energetic and with all the structure for a long and happy life. (2) Bottle £22.00
Marsanne-Chardonnay-Roussanne, 3 Amigos, McHenry Hohnen, Margaret River, Australia A delectable fusion wine with notes of quince, melons, banana, vanilla and spice. The flavours are full of zest yet come together in a rich smooth flow. (2) Bottle £26.00
The elegant biscuit and brioche aroma is fitting of its ‘Premier Cru’ status. There is fine fruit flavour with the merest hint of oak to round out the citrus notes and extend the finish.(2) Bottle £39.00
Rosé
Riesling Kabinett, Reh Kendermann, Germany
Fiano Lunate, Botter, Sicily. Italy
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Chablis 1er Cru Les Vaudevay, Domaine Laroche, France
Sauvignon Blanc, Riviera, Languedoc, France
Stunning Spanish rosé with its delicate pink colour and aromas of strawberry jam. The style is dry with some mid-palate sweetness. (2) Bottle £14.50 | 125ml £3.00 | 175ml £4.00 | 250ml £5.50
Cinsault-Syrah Rosé, Laurent Miquel, Languedoc, France This innovative family firm produces their modern dry Rosé in a bright fruity style that is positively full-flavoured. Vivid redcurrant fruit drives a super-fresh experience. (2) Bottle £16.00 | 125ml £3.15 | 175ml £4.25 | 250ml £5.75
Red Wine 15.
Merlot, Urmeneta, Central Valley, Chile Medium bodied, soft tannins, with black fruit and sweet vanilla flavours. (B) Bottle £14.50 | 125ml £3.00 | 175ml £4.00 | 250ml £5.25
Rioja, Don Placero, Spain
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Nicely aged red colour. Softly oaky, polished smooth style. A really friendly Rioja with a big, juicy character. (B) Bottle £15.00 | 125ml £3.00 | 175ml £4.00 | 250ml £5.50
Malbec, Tanguero, Finca Flichman, Mendoza, Argentina An expressive young wine packed with red fruits and aromatic floral notes. A bright mouthful of generous character. (C) Bottle £16.00 | 125ml £3.15 | 175ml £4.25 | 250ml £5.75
Cabernet Sauvignon, Pionero, Viña Morandé, Casablanca Valley, Chile A big bruiser of a wine packed with blackberry fruit and pure cassis flavour. Lots of black chocolate, spice, tobacco and green leaf flavours jostle for position. Wonderfully ripe and concentrated it has plenty of presence and a firm grip with taut tannins and solid attack. Excellent. (C) Bottle £17.50
Côtes du Ventoux, Domaine Perrin, Rhône, France
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Sancerre, Domaine Neveu, Loire, France
21.
A classic wine from the historical home of Sauvignon. Not only does it have an elegant ‘gunflint’ minerality, but the grassy, gooseberry fruit carries through the citrus richness. (1) Bottle £27.00
The Perrin family are the very model of modern wine production. Their wines are deceptively simple and natural-tasting. Simply a perfect ripe juicy red - delicious to the last drop. (C) Bottle £20.00
Shiraz, Benchmark, Grant Burge, South Australia Rich aromas of pepper, dark berries and spice. On the palate there are layers of oak, fruit and savoury spice with a smooth finish. (D) Bottle £21.00 | 125ml £3.75 | 175ml £5.00 | 250ml £7.00
Old Vine Zinfandel, Ironstone, California, USA Almost ‘Old Man Zin’, but actually this supple, immediate, shiningbright, bursting-with-health, wine has been produced from very old vines. Maybe a surprise - but definitely a pleasure. (E) Bottle £22.50
