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William Roach - Saratoga Springs

Wine List

Our Wine List contains over 400 bottles and is awarded by both the AA restaurant guide and the good food guide. What follows is an abbreviated version to give you a flavour !

House Wines and Wines Available by the Glass

The first two wines below are selected and shipped from Spain and France respectively by Giles Hine. In addition to the first 2 wines, we like to recommend 4 more whites and reds that we are happy to sell by the glass and that we feel represent good drinking at the less expensive end of the range. Whilst the first 2 wines listed remain constant the other 4 tend to change as we go through the year and reflect our current quaffing favourites!

Red: Vino de la Tierra de Castilla 2009 (Barreda)

Though a passionate Frenchman, my father Denis was delighted to sell this Spanish wine as his house red. The vineyard has been in the Barreda family for three centuries and this particular wine is made from 40 year old tempranillo vines. Perfect growing conditions mean that chemical interference is minimal thus creating a very pure wine with blackberry and plum fruit flavours. Great with red meat or game.

£4.90 175ml glass, £18.50 bottle.

White: Muscadet 2009 (David)

We have stocked this wine for nearly 10 years now and it continues to please. Muscadet is no longer the fashion it once was as chardonnay and sauvignon have taken over but nevertheless it is still a good drink. Made near Nantes in the Loire Valley it is dry in style with a hint of melon.

£4.90 175ml glass, £18.50 bottle.

Red: Tierra Antica Merlot 2009 (Chile)

This winery is now at the forefront of modern wine making in Chile, placing great emphasis on using non-invasive winery techniques so that the purest possible fruit can be expressed. This is an excellent example made in the Central Valley, it has an aroma of soft, ripe berries with generous fruit flavours and soft tannins.

£4.90 175ml glass, £18.50 bottle.

Red: The Black Shiraz 2009 (Berton Vineyards)

Established by Bob and Cherie Berton in May 1996. The Heart of the Berton Vineyards is their own personal plot in a sub-region of Eden Valley in South Australia. Made with 100% Shiraz this wine is intense in colour has a huge palate and displays vanilla, ripe plum and black cherries on the nose. The palate shows intense berry and rich fruit characteristics and a toasty oak that carry through to a lovely finish. A big wine at a mere 14.5% alcohol!

£5.00 175ml glass, £20.30 bottle.

Red: Vin des Cotes Catalanes Grenache Noir 2009

To our minds this is so good that we took the decision to import it ourselves as it was proving a little difficult to get hold of. It originates from the foot of the Pyrennees and has great power and a really rustic attraction. Superb with game.

£5.55 175ml glass, £22.40 bottle.

Red: Bourgogne Rouge Pinot Noir 2005 (Marechal)

Particularly delicious Pinot Noir, 2005 was a fantastic vintage and that the whole of Burgundy made great wine.

£26.50 bottle.

White: Vin de Pays Charentais Chardonnay 2009

Made near La Rochelle, this was found by Mrs. Hine’s brother-in-law, Jacques who ran Hine Cognac for many years and thus should know what he is doing. This is another wine that we import – 56 cases at a time – as it is the only way that we can get it in England. It’s a delicious chardonnay – dry with a touch of oak.

£4.90 175ml glass, £18.50 bottle.

White: Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc 2010 (NZ)

Quite simply, Saint Clair are considered the best makers of sauvignon blanc in New Zealand. Giles, who now lives in New Zealand having run Corse Lawn for 15 years, describes the wine as, “refreshing and intensely aromatic with all the characteristic elements of this variety – gooseberries with hints of tropical fruits and a full crispness on the palate.

£5.55 175ml glass, £22.40 bottle.

Vin de Pays des Cotes de Gascogne Gros Manseng 08

Alain Brumont is the man who pulled the appellations of Pacherenc and Madiran back into fashion. He makes several varietals, some with local, or almost local grapes. This Gros Manseng is one of these as the grapes come from nearby Jurancon where it makes both sweet and dry wines. It is aromatic, dry and yet fruity in the mouth. Deliciously different.

£6.20 175ml glass, £24.50 bottle.

White: Cotes du Roussillon Blanc Le Ciste 2005

Fantastic! Mon. Laguerre, with a little help from Gerard Gauby, makes this wine using biodynamic techniques and keeping yields low. This creates a wine that is both mineral and creamy and whilst the grapes used are not that well known (Marsanne, Rousanne, Rolle, Grenache Blanc and Maccabeu) the result is stunning.

£26.00 bottle.

Champagne

This is the one area of the French wine industry that is booming. We have all seen the pictures of French vineyards being grubbed up – well in Champagne it is fully planted and they are looking to increase the size of the region. The most famous shortage is in Louis Roederer Cristal, much drunk by footballers and rap artists – who is M&M anyway – and not the type of customer that Corse Lawn wishes to attract! (Although Mother is quite partial to David Beckham). No, for us, Krug will always be king and Pol Roger is perfect for everyday drinking.

Pol Roger White Foil N.V.

What can we say? In our opinion Pol Roger is one of the top three Grande Marques and yet we have managed to secure it at a reasonable price – although sadly champagne is now never cheap. In terms of taste it is definitely dry – drier than Bollinger for example – and this is how we like it. Also it was the fizz used at the wedding of Denis and Baba Hine and the funeral of Denis.

£11.00 175ml glass, £33.50 half bottle, £55.50 bottle.

Ayala N.V.

£55.00 bottle.

Louis Roederer Brut Premier N.V.

£67.00 bottle.

Bollinger Special Cuvee N.V.

£72.00 bottle.

Alain Thienot 1996

£75.00 bottle.

Pol Roger 1998

£99.00 bottle.

Piper-Heidsieck Brut Sauvage 1982

£131.00 bottle.

Bollinger Grande Annee 2000

£137.00 bottle.

Dom Perignon 1992

£233.00 bottle.

Krug 1995

£305.00 bottle.

Pol Roger Whte Foil N.V.

Magnum

£123.00 bottle.

Alain Thienot Rose N.V.

Rosé

£86.00 bottle.

Laurent Perrier Rose N.V.

The best rosé around!

£97.00 bottle.

Sweet Wines

It is pleasing that so many people are rediscovering the excellence of a glass of sweet wine with pudding. Many restaurants continue to offer Muscat Beaumes de Venise but we prefer a Muscat from the south west of France which is more subtle and less cloying on the palate. In addition the Samos from Greece is just about the best wine from that country.

Samos Vin Doux 2008 (Samos, Greece)

£4.80 125ml glass, £14.80 half bottle.

Muscat St. Jean de Minervois Petit Grain N.V.

£5.00 125ml glass, £15.50 half bottle.

Ch. Nairac 1990 (Barsac)

£75.50 bottle.

Ch. Rabaud-Promis 2001 (1st growth Sauternes)

£75.50 bottle.

Ch. d’Arche Laufrie 1949 (2nd growth Sauternes)

One of our treasures.

£202.00 bottle.

Moscato d’Asti 2007 Italy

£17.50 half bottle.

Paul Cluver Late Picked Noble Riesling 2007

Elgin, South Africa - great with Lemon Tart!

£29.50 half bottle.

Vendemiaire Octobre 2000 Pacherenc du Vic Bilh

Alain Brumont

£30.00 half bottle.

Ochoa Vino Dulce de Moscatel 2002

Navarre, Spain

£32.50 half bottle.

Ch. de Helene 1999 (Sauternes)

£33.00 half bottle.

Nederburg Bukettraube Edelkeur 1979

Paarl, South Africa

£38.50 half bottle.

Ch. Doisy-Daene 1981 (2nd growth Barsac)

£43.50 half bottle.

Port

Massive amounts of port are exported to America and this has lead to the inevitable price rises. Hopefully those below represent good value.

Taylors Late Bottled Vintage 2004

£3.90 60ml glass, £37.00 bottle.

Noval 10 Year Old Tawny

£4.90 60ml glass, £47.50 bottle.

Fonseca Quinta do Panascal 1996

£54.00 bottle.

Dow 1991

£89.00 bottle.

Sandeman 1966

£135.00 bottle.

Half Bottles

What follows was once considered by the AA, in 2000, to be the best Half Bottle list in Britain. Indeed creating a separate section for half bottles has proved very popular with those who are driving and those who enjoy white with their starter and red with their main.

Ch. du Tabuteau 2006 (St. Emilion)

Claret

£18.95 half bottle.

Vieux Chateau Gaubert 2001 (Graves)

Claret

£19.50 half bottle.

Ch. Petit Val 2004 (St Emilion)

Claret

£20.25 half bottle.

Ch Tour de By 2007 (Medoc)

Claret

£24.60 half bottle.

Ch. Picard 2003 (St. Estephe)

Claret

£26.00 half bottle.

Ch. Rahoul 2001 (Graves)

Claret

£28.70 half bottle.

Ch. Haut-Bages-Liberal 2005 (5th growth Pauillac)

Claret

£36.30 half bottle.

Ch. de Helene 1999 (Sauternes)

Sweet White Bordeaux

£31.80 half bottle.

Ch. Doisy-Daene 1981 (2nd growth Barsac)

Sweet White Bordeaux

£43.00 half bottle.

Fleurie 2008 (Dom. Andre Colonge et Fils)

Beaujolais

£20.70 half bottle.

Bourgogne Pinot Noir 2006 (Louis Jadot)

Red Burgundy

£16.00 half bottle.

Ladoix Cotes de Beaune 2005 (Rene Durand)

Red Burgundy

£20.90 half bottle.

Cotes de Nuits Villages 2005 (Rene Durand)

Red Burgundy

£21.70 half bottle.

Nuits St. Georges Les Charmottes 2005 (Dom.George)

Red Burgundy

£33.00 half bottle.

Vosne Romanee 2004 (Dom. Daniel Rion & Fils)

Red Burgundy

£43.00 half bottle.

Petit Chablis 2008 (Jean-Marc Brocard)

White Burgundy

£18.20 half bottle.

Pouilly Fuisse 2007 (Dom. Mathias)

White Burgundy

£24.40 half bottle.

Chablis 1er Cru Mont de Milieu 2007 (Dom. Pinson)

White Burgundy

£30.30 half bottle.

Chassagne Montrachet 2007 (Jean-Marc Morey)

White Burgundy

£34.70 half bottle.

Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatieres 2009

White Burgundy - (Jean-Louis Chavy)

£36.50 half bottle.

Cotes du Rhone 2005 (Guigal)

Red Rhône

£17.40 half bottle.

Crozes Hermitage Les Champs Fourne 2008

Red Rhône - (Dom. des Entrefaux)

£23.40 half bottle.

Hermitage la Chapelle 1982 (Jaboulet Aine)

Red Rhône - it doesn’t get any better than this!

£69.00 half bottle.

Bandol 2003 (Dom. Tempier)

Red Provence - Tempier are simply THE best makers of Bandol

£25.20 half bottle.

Saint-Nicolas de Bourgeil Les Graviers 2005

Red Loire - (Dom. du Bourg)

£14.80 half bottle.

Sancerre a Chavignol 2008 (Serge Laporte)

White Loire

£19.00 half bottle.

Pouilly Fume 2008 (Dom. Masson Blondelet)

White Loire

£19.50 half bottle.

Gewurztraminer 2007 (Henry Fuchs)

Alsace

£18.70 half bottle.

Ayala N.V.

Champagne

£30.30 half bottle.

Pol Roger White Foil N.V.

Champagne

£33.50 half bottle.

Bollinger Special Cuvee N.V.

Champagne

£45.00 half bottle.

Krug Grande Cuvee N.V. – the king of fizz

Champagne

£95.80 half bottle.

Marques de Riscal Reserva 2002 Rioja

Spanish Red

£20.00 half bottle.

Muga Reserva 2006 Rioja

Spanish Red

£23.50 half bottle.

Marques de Murrieta Gran Reserva 1960

Spanish Red - extremely rare

£112.75 half bottle.

Albarino Lagar de Cervera 2006 Galicia

Spanish White

Barco Reale di Carmignano 2002 (Capezzana) Tuscany

Italian Red

£15.60 half bottle.

Valpolicella Superior 2007 (Zenato)

Italian Red

£15.80 half bottle.

Albizzia Chardonay 2009 (Toscany)

Italian White

£14.60 half bottle.

Soave Classico 2003 (Pierpan) Veneto

Italian White

£16.90 half bottle.

Ch. Musar 2002 (Hochar)

Lebanon Red - Mr Hochar has made top class wine for a very long time

£29.70 half bottle.

Dr. Loosen Riesling 2008 (Dr. Loosen) Mosel

Germany

£11.50 half bottle.

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese 1996 (Prum)

German - Mosel

£32.70 half bottle.

Seghesio Vineyards Zinfandel 2001

Californian Red

£22.50 half bottle.

Cigare Volant 1995 (Bonny Doon)

Californian Red

£28.40 half bottle.

Patz and Hall Pinot Noir 2002 Sonoma

Californian Red

£43.40 half bottle.

Patz and Hall Chardonnay 2003 Napa Valley

Californian White

£43.40 half bottle.

Simon Hackett Shiraz 2005 McLaren Vale

Australian Red

£16.40 half bottle.

Koonunga Hill Chardonnay 2005 South East Australia

Australian White

£14.70 half bottle.

Simon Hackett Bright View Chardonnay 2006 Barossa

Australian White

£15.00 half bottle.

Tindall Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Marlborough

New Zealand White

£14.70 half bottle.

Montes Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 Central Valley

Chilean Red

£13.00 half bottle.

Montes Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Central Valley

Chilean White

£13.00 half bottle.

Carrascal 2005 (Weinert) Mendoza

Argentinian Red - highly recommended by R. Parker Jr

£17.50 half bottle.

Clarets

Bordeaux is the most important quality wine growing area of France – nay the World! Divided into communes, it produces wines of widely differing styles. To generalise, the area can be split into two: the region to the south of the rivers Garonne and Dordogne, which is Medoc and Graves, and the region to the north, which is Pomerol and St. Emilion. The northerly vineyards produce wines which have always been well favoured in the British market. The wines from the more southerly regions are made from the Cabernet Sauvignon grape with the addition of Merlot and Cabernet Franc in varying proportions. This is classic ‘Claret’. The Medoc is divided into several communes: Margaux, Pauillac, St. Estephe and St. Emilion are the principal ones. For our purposes we have used the main communes and then listed the rest, more minor, under Petits Chateaux.

Ch. du Pavillon 2005 (Canon-Fronsac)

Petits Chateaux

£29.80 bottle.

Ch. la Clare 2003 (Medoc)

Petits Chateaux

£33.10 bottle.

Ch. Tour St. Bonnet 2000 (Medoc)

Petits Chateaux

£33.80 bottle.

Ch. Grand Renouil 1998 (Fronsac)

Petits Chateaux

£34.80 bottle.

Ch. Canon Mouiex 1985 (Fronsac)

Petits Chateaux

£66.00 bottle.

Ch. Labadie 2002

Margaux and Haut Medoc

£22.90 bottle.

Ch. Montbrison 2001 (Cru Bourgeois)

Margaux and Haut Medoc

£51.50 bottle.

Ch. Ferriere 2004 (3rd Growth)

Margaux and Haut Medoc

£55.50 bottle.

Ch. Cantemerle 1996 (5th growth)

Margaux and Haut Medoc

£74.50 bottle.

Ch Lascombes 2000 Grand Cru

Margaux and Haut Medoc

£98.50 bottle.

Ch. Margaux 1981 (1st growth)

Margaux and Haut Medoc

£375.00 bottle.

Ch. d’Angludet 1999 Cru Bourgeois

Margaux and Haut Medoc (Magnum)

£136.00 bottle.

Ch. Lalande Borie 2006

St. Julien

£60.00 bottle.

Ch. Lalande Borie 1999

St. Julien

£70.80 bottle.

Ch. Langoa Barton 2001 (3rd Growth)

St. Julien

£75.30 bottle.

Ch. Leoville Las Cases 1998 (2nd growth)

St. Julien

£205.00 bottle.

Ch. Branaire Ducru 1959 (4th growth)

St. Julien - magnificent but not cheap!

£241.00 bottle.

Amiral de Beychevelle 1997

St. Julien - second wine of Ch. Beychevelle (Magnum)

£98.80 bottle.

Les Tourelles de Longueville 2006

Pauillac - second wine of Ch. Pichon Longueville

£63.50 bottle.

Ch. Haut-Bages-Liberal 1988 (5th growth)

Pauillac

£80.80 bottle.

Ch. Pontet-Canet 2001 (5th Growth)

Pauillac

£84.00 bottle.

Ch. Mouton-Rothschild 1988 (1st growth)

Pauillac - poor labels but great wine!

£267.00 bottle.

Ch. Mouton Baronne Philippe 1975

Pauillac - poor label (Magnum)

£131.00 bottle.

Ch. Pomys 1998

St. Estephe

£29.00 bottle.

La Dame de Montrose 2004

St. Estephe - second wine of Ch. Montrose

£48.60 bottle.

Ch. Haut Marbuzet 1994

St. Estephe

£56.20 bottle.

Ch. Lafon Rochet 1996 (4th growth)

St. Estephe

£70.00 bottle.

Ch. de Pez 1962

St. Estephe

£131.00 bottle.

Ch. de Pez 1988

St. Estephe (Magnum)

£161.00 bottle.

Vieux Ch. Gaubert 1999

Graves

£33.70 bottle.

Ch. Rahoul 2001

Graves - excellent vintage from one of our favourite Chateaux

£43.20 bottle.

Ch. Fieuzal 1988

Graves - lovely vintage

£75.50 bottle.

Ch. Pape Clement 2003

Graves

£131.00 bottle.

Ch. Haut Brion 1988 (1st growth)

Graves

£270.00 bottle.

Ch. Domaine de Chevalier 1992

Graves (Magnum)

£116.00 bottle.

Ch. de Tabuteau 2006

St. Emilion

£28.30 bottle.

Ch Petit Val 2006

St. Emilion

£38.00 bottle.

Ch. Moulin St. George 2004

St. Emilion

£61.50 bottle.

Ch. Canon 1995 1er Grand Cru

St. Emilion

£116.00 bottle.

Ch. Yon-Figeac 1996

St. Emilion (Magnum)

£171.00 bottle.

Ch. Canon 1981

St. Emilion (Jeroboam)

£580.00 bottle.

Ch. Garraud 2004

Pomerol

£36.30 bottle.

Ch. La Fleur Pomeaux 2005

Pomerol

£62.00 bottle.

Ch. L’Enclos 1998

Pomerol

£72.20 bottle.

Ch. Vray Croix de Gay 1989

Pomerol

£91.00 bottle.

Ch. Bourgneuf 2000

Pomerol

£96.00 bottle.

Ch. La Croix de Gay 1978

Pomerol (Magnum)

£162.00 bottle.

Dry White Bordeaux

Made from the Sauvignon grape with added Semillon, these wines are improving all the time as producers understand that cool fermentation and new oak make a lot of difference to quality.

Ch. Martinon 2005

£19.50 bottle.

Ch. Haut Rian 2009

£21.50 bottle.

Clos Floridene 2007

This is made by Denis Dubourdieu who is the Professor of Oenology at the University of Bordeaux and is credited with the development of cold fermentation techniques in white wines. This hand-crafted wine is just superb with intense aromas of white peaches, lemons, grapefruits and toasted nuts.

£39.50 bottle.

Sweet White Bordeaux

These are made from Semillon and Sauvignon grapes affected by Noble Rot. Sauternes is only made under particular climatic conditions. This means good summers, damp mornings and dry afternoons in the autumn. These marvellous dessert wines are gaining popularity all the time – quite rightly so.

Ch. Nairac 1996 (Barsac)

£75.50 bottle.

Ch. Rabaud-Promis 2001 (1st growth Sauternes)

£75.50 bottle.

Ch. d’Arche Laufrie 1949

Poor label but one of the treasures of our cellar

£206.00 bottle.

The white wines of Burgundy are made with the Chardonnay grape. There is no question that the French remain unassailable at the top level of wines made with this grape. New World wines challenge the lower end of this scale but they can not reach the heights of the wondrous wines of the Cote de Beaune. This sort of class, as in Red Burgundy, does not come cheap. Thus one must continually search for wines from the less well-known areas to enable mere mortals to indulge in White Burgundy. St. Veran, Rully Givry and Montagny do not have the depth of a Puligny or Batard but they are less expensive.

Saint Veran 2009 (Dom des Maillettes Guy Saumaize)

£32.50 bottle.

Petit Chablis 2008 (Brocard)

£33.00 bottle.

Pernand-Vergelesses 2004 (Rollin)

£34.50 bottle.

St. Romain 2005 (Girardin)

£38.00 bottle.

St. Aubin 1er Cru la Chateniere 2008

£44.50 bottle.

Chablis 1er Cru la Foret 2006 (Dom. Pinson)

£45.50 bottle.

Pouilly Fuisse 2008 (Domaine Mathias)

£46.50 bottle.

Chablis Grand Cru Vaudesir 2008

(Dom des Malandes Lyne Marchive)

£68.50 bottle.

Meursault 2006 (Jean-Philippe Fichet)

£70.50 bottle.

Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru les Chaumees 2006

(Philippe Colin)

£71.50 bottle.

Puligny Montrachet 2007 (Louis Carillon & Fils)

£73.50 bottle.

White

£75.50 bottle.

Tavel 2008 (Prieure de Montezargues)

Rosé

£32.50 bottle.

Provence

If you have ever vacationed on the Cote d’Azur, sat at a cafe in St. Tropez or eaten bouillabaisse in Marseille you will probably have sipped rose from Provence with it. But the wines are now much more than pretty pink quaffing wines, there are serious reds being made here.

Bandol la Migoua 2006 (Dom. Tempier)

Red

£47.50 bottle.

Ch. Val Joanis, Cotes du Luberon 2005 (Chancel)

White

£25.20 bottle.

Bandol Rose 2009 (Dom. Tempier)

Rosé

£42.50 bottle.

Midi / Languedoc-Roussillon

This covers a vast area of vineyards and used to be known for its production of vin ordinaire. But that has all changed and innovation and diversity are now the order of the day. All sorts of grape varieties have replaced the rather dull Carignan and the area is abuzz with experimentation. We have made our choices here carefully but we do offer a very wide range – even a Pinot Noir – so be careful, you might not get what you are expecting!

Coteaux de Murviel Val Taurou 2001

Red - (Dom. de Ciffre)

£29.50 bottle.

Coteaux du Languedoc 2003 (Dom. Henry)

Red

£33.50 bottle.

Collioure Coume Pascole, Dom de la Rectoroe 2003

Red - (Parce Freres) made from 100% Grenache and absolutely delicious

£34.00 bottle.

Le Soula VdP Rouge des Coteaux des Fenouilledes

Red - 2002 (Gauby) This is a completely new operation set up just east of Perpignan. It is very rapidly achieving cult status so hurry before the inevitable price rise.

£38.50 bottle.

Roc d’Anglade 1999 (Pedreno et Rostaing)

£55.50 bottle.

Le Soula VdP Blanc des Coteaux des Fenouilledes

White - 2007 (Gauby) The sister of the red equivalent and equally as good.

£38.50 bottle.

Red - Basically a red Sancerre made from 100% Pinot Noir

£23.20 bottle.

Chinon L’Ancestral 2005 (Philippe Pichard)

Red - Well structured red berry fruit flavours typical of ripe Cabernet Franc

£38.50 bottle.

Alsace

Alsace is amongst the most beautiful areas of France. In addition, the food is about the best you will find and the people about the most friendly and hospitable. The wines have never found much favour in this country. This is a great shame as they are fruity, full of flavour and quite delicious with many dishes and more particularly as an aperitif. The wines graduate in richness from a ‘straight’ Riesling or Gewurztraminer right up to the sweetness of Selection de Grains Nobles. The wines are not named after their villages but from the grape variety whence they come. Gewurztraminer goes well with rich and highly flavoured food like smoked salmon; Tokay is marvellous with Foie Gras and Charcuterie; and Riesling, if not too rich, is very good with fish.

Mucat Cuvee Tradition 1996 (Hugel)

£27.20 bottle.

Gewurztraminer 2007 (Henry Fuchs)

£28.50 bottle.

Riesling 2008 Dopf au Moulin

£29.00 bottle.

Tzigane Pinot Gris 2006 (Henry Fuchs)

Why is no one drinking Alsace wines? They are all good and this is sensational!

£35.00 bottle.

Tokay Pinot Gris Vendange Tardive 1988 (Weimbach)

£96.00 bottle.

Sparkling Wines

Sparkling wines have improved out of all recognition in the last 20 years. Indeed many are every bit as good as some champagnes maybe because many of the big houses are making their wines in other countries as well as France. Green point is an excellent example as it is made by Moet in Australia – very good and half the price of Moet champagne.

Varichon et Clerc N.V. France

White

£28.50 bottle.

Cremant de Loire N.V. (Ch. Langlois) France

£30.00 bottle.

Prosecco di Valdobbiadene N.V. (Mionetto) Italy

£32.00 bottle.

Green Point N.V. Australia

£33.00 bottle.

Camel Valley Brut 2007 Cornwall

£40.00 bottle.

Puigmolto Cava Brut Rosado N.V. Spain

Rosé

£25.50 bottle.

White

£36.50 bottle.

White

£31.50 bottle.

Pinot Grigio IGT 2006 (Specogna) Tuscany

White

£33.00 bottle.

Germany

These have certainly faded in popularity somewhat in the last decade. However, the wines themselves are most definitely not in decline. In fact, we now have a most impressive range of the older vintages and classy stuff it is too. If you like medium/ medium-dry wines then this is for you.

Loosen Riesling 2009

£22.00 bottle.

Donnhoff Riesling 2004

£26.80 bottle.

Saar Riesling 2005 (Van Volxem)

£27.50 bottle.

Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett 2002

(S.A. Prum)

£33.00 bottle.

Bernkasteler Lay Riesling Kabinett 2002

(Dr Loosen)

£34.20 bottle.

Oestrich Lenchen Riesling Spatlese 2004

(Peter Kuhn)

£34.50 bottle.

Schwarzhofberger Riesling Auslese 1997

(Von Hovel)

£35.50 bottle.

Avelsbacher Hammerstein Riesling Auslese 1983

(Staatsdomane Trier)

£39.50 bottle.

Dorsheimer Durburg Riesling Auslese 1983

(Staatsdomane)

£49.00 bottle.

Austria

The days of anti-freeze etc are probably the best thing that ever happened to Austrian wine. The quality is now extremely high although the prices are not that competitive. However, the two wines below are very much recommended.

Gruner Veltliner Ried Kreutles Federspiel 2007

(Knoll) Wachau

£32.50 bottle.

Riesling Steinertal Smaragd 2002

(Pichler) Wachau

£56.00 bottle.

England

Broadfield Estate Wine 2007

White

£19.50 bottle.

Camel Valley Bacchus Dry 2009 (Lindo Family)

White

£29.50 bottle.

Broadfield Rose 2008

Rosé

£19.50 bottle.

California

Historically, the wines of California have waxed and waned in popularity with the dollar. Currently they are just plain expensive which is sad. Recently, we got a rollocking for this section in an admittedly very good book written by Neville Blech. As a result we have looked again but still come to the same conclusion – the wines whilst good are expensive.

Peachy Canyon Incredible Red Zinfandel Bin 119

Red - 2008 awful name but decent wine

£29.50 bottle.

Seghesio Zinfandel 2005

Red

£38.50 bottle.

Zaca Mesa Syrah 2001

Red

£43.00 bottle.

Rutherford Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2000

Red

£62.00 bottle.

Harlan Estate 1994

Red - this really is incredibly rare and sells for approximately $2000 in American restaurants – dare we say bargain of the list!!

£415.00 bottle.

Rochioli Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc 2005

White

£24.50 bottle.

Au Bon Climat Chardonnay 2001

White

£47.00 bottle.

Lebanon

Not a world renowned area but Hochar father and son have been making high class wine at their chateau 15 miles from Beirut since 1930. The red, a cabernet sauvignon/ cinsault blend is excellent.

Ch. Musar 2000 (Hochar) Bekaa Valley

Red

£56.00 bottle.

Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay 2007

White - Walker Bay

£40.00 bottle.

White - Maipo Valley, Chile

£20.50 bottle.

Montes Sauvignon 2008 Curico Valley, Chile

White

£21.00 bottle.