French Wine
LOIRE
Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine sur Lie, Château de la Malonnière
An excellent estate producing a wine with a refreshing, yeasty flavour, resulting from the ageing on the lees before bottling
Sancerre, Les Collinettes, Joseph Mellot
A Stylish, crisp Sauvignon with the tell tale aroma of gooseberries and powerful fruit flavours linked with a clean finish.
ALSACE
Gewürztraminer, Cave Vinicole de Ribeauvillé
A dry wine full of ripe exotic fruit flavours and a rich spicy finish.
RED BURGUNDY
Beaujolais Villagers, François Noblecour
Soft, strawberry fruit on the nose with a silky palate and finish. Produced in the hilly central Haut-Beaujolais region.
Fleurie, Les Bellaudes, François Noblecour
A good example from this most popular of the Beaujolais Cru. The name Fleurie aptly describes the fresh, floral style of the wine.
Nuits-Saint-Georges, Michel Plait
This is a full bodied wine, packed with ripe mulberry and cherry flavours. Firm and well structured.
RHÔNE
Côtes du Rhône, La Dentelière, Caves Saint-Pierre
An easy drinking medium-bodied red from the sunny Rhône Valley. The wine has a ripe fruit taste with a hint of pepperiness reflecting the warm climate and tradional Rhône grape varieties.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Caves Saint-Pierre
Deep ruby in colour and very full-bodied, with a heady, spicy bouquet, ripe fruit and a long velvety finish.
WHITE BURGUNDY
Pouilly-Fuissé, E. Loron et Fils
A steely, dry yet rich white Burgundy from this most prestigious of the Mâconnais vineyards. It is a Chardonnay that combines honeyed peachy richness with a citrus freshness.
Chablis, Gloire de Chablis, J. Moreau et Fils
A traditional Chablis dry, flinty and elegant with distinctive Chardonnay character on the finish.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
Hardys Tintara Shiraz
Full-bodied displaying concentrated black cherry, plum and blueberry characters.
RED BORDEAUX
Saint-Emilion, D. Cordier
High percentage of Meriot, makes for a very blackcurranty wine, with a rather softer style than most Clarets, while still finishing dry.
Sparkling Wine
Asti, Spumante, S.Orsola
Italy
The elegant, yet richly fruity bouquet of this superb Asti is matched by a deliciously concentrated flavour on the palate and a stylish grapey acidity on the finish.