Gaze outside at the grounds in winter or autumn with a robust glass of red wine or enjoy a refreshing glass of cool white wine in spring or summer out on the terrace, but see if you can find our poet and perhaps feel more at home for a while?

Alain Thiénot, Brut N/V - £9.95

Nyetimber, Classic Cuvee - £12.00

Nyetimber, Rose - £15.00

Freedom Cross, Chenin Blanc, Franschhoek, South Africa, 2009 - £5.50

Alan McCorkindale, Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 - £7.00

Domain Road, Central Otago, Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 - £6.75

Pinot Grigio, Villa Romanti, Italy 2009 - £6.00

En La Tradition, Saint Mont, Gascony, France, 2009 - £6.00

En La Tradition, Saint Mont, Gascony, South West France Rosé, 2009 - £6.00

Tierra De Luna, Alta Coleccion, Francois Lurton, 2010 - £7.50

Araucano, Pinot Noir, Chile, 2008 - £8.00

Santa Julia Malbec Argentina 2008 - £7.00

Wide River, Shiraz, Robertson Valley, South Africa, 2010 - £6.00

Angels Flight, Red Zinfandel, California, 2008/09 - £6.00

Rioja Tinto Crianza, Vina Berceo, Bodega L.G.Muga, 2006 - £6.50

Champagne

Alain Thiénot, Brut N/V - £47.00
“Perfumed and toasty, lovely balance and highly recommended, exceptional value.”

Moët et Chandon Brut Imperial, N/V - £62.00
“The palate is complex with great depth and a high concentration of candied fruit”

Veuve Clicquot, Ponsardin, Yellow Label, Brut N/V - £67.00
“Great aperitif, it has a head turning style.”

Dom Pérignon 2000 - £135.00
"Come quickly, I am drinking the stars!" by Dom Pérignon

Krug Grand Cuvée N/V - £145.00
“Krug put quality first regardless of production costs and sell it in tiny quantities.”

English Sparkling Wine

Nyetimber, Classic Cuvee, Nyetimber, England, 2007 - £55.00
“Perfect as an aperitif, yet weighty enough to provide a match for fish and white meat dishes”

Nyetimber, Blanc de Blanc, Nyetimber, England, 2003 - £59.00
“The perfect partner for seafood dishes ”

Nyetimber, Rose, Nyetimber, England, 2008 - £78.00
“A truly special aperitif. Try with dressed crab and other shellfish”

Sparkling Wine

Privilège Blanc de Blanc, Varichon et Clerc, France, N/V - £30.00
“Considered to be one of the finest exponents of sparkling wines of the Savoie region.”

Prosecco Di Valdobbiadene , La Vittoria, Italy, N/V - £37.00
“Intense scent of glicine flowers, with some hints of rose with an harmonious sugar content ”

Pelorus, Cloudy Bay, New Zealand, N/V - £35.00
“An extremely high quality sparkling wine noticeably rich and full-bodied in style”

Rosé Champagne & Sparkling Wine

Privilège Rosé, Varichon et Clerc, France, N/V - £30.00
“Fresh strawberry pink colour which will enhance any celebratory event.”

Alain Thiénot, Champagne Brut Rosé, N/V - £54.00
“Another exceptional value for a fine pink champagne”

Laurent Perrier, Champagne Rosé N/V - £74.00
“Deep salmon pink colour enhanced by a long stream of fine bubbles. Clean fresh aromas.”

Bordeaux

St Julien

Reserve De Léoville Barton, 2005 - £49.00
“Second wine from Château Léoville Barton, classic, full Cabernet Sauvignon of considerable depth and distinction

Pauillac

Château Batailley, 5eme Cru Classé, 2004 - £45.00
‘’Château Batailley continues to produce Pauillac of classic style. The colour is bright purple-ruby, with a gloriously fragrant blackcurrant and cedar aromas. The palate is sweet and rich, with good depth.”

St Emilion

Château De Tabuteau, Lussac St Emilion, 2008 - £28.00
“Plenty of weight and ripe fruit from this Merlot dominated wine but with a good solid core and tannin”

Château Trottevieille, St Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé, 2001 - £78.00
“Finesse and great delicacy, this is a sweet layered dense wine. It shows notes of blackberry, chocolate and vanilla, medium full-bodied with elegance and very pure sweet tannins.”

Graves

Château des Gravieres , 2006 - £34.00
“Old vines and one of the best sites of gravel soils has made for a round smooth and very satisfying glass of wine. 80% merlot with 20% cabernet sauvignon and a little time in oak completes the picture.”

Saint Estèphe

Château De Pez, 2005 - £54.00
“Very elegant, complex; a thoroughbred with notes of spice, black and red berries, mingled with agreeable hints of wood, mocha and toastiness.”

Haut Médoc

Château Cissac, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur, 2006 - £37.00
“Fantastic medium-full wine, ample and juicy, it is very well known and deservedly popular in Britain”

Burgundy (White)

Macon “Bussieres” Villages , Domaine Gonon, 2009 - £25.00
“This Macon is a poised and well balanced chardonnay with good ripe fruit and satisfying length.”

Pouilly Fuissé, Domaine Gonon, Veilles Vignes, 2009 - £34.00
“This vintage shows real concentration and power with lovely taut acidity.”

Chablis, Domaine des Malandes, 2009 £29.00
“One of the top 10 estates in Chablis. The winery is dry, crisp and fresh and has not been aged in oak.”

Chablis 1er Cru Montmain Denis Race, 2008 - £34.00
“Thanks to Montmains soil which is rich in fossilised shellfish and 60 year old vines Denis’s wines
achieve a fine balance mineral purity and fruit.”

Meursault, Le Limozin, Domaine René Monnier, 2007 - £46.00
“This is a full-bodied, rich, fresh and fine, with lovely, balanced aftertaste.”

Burgundy (Red)

Gevrey Chambertin, Les Evocelles, Domaine de la Vougeraie, 2008 - £46.00
Superb organic grown grapes with dense fruit on the palate with a suave velvety
black fruit character.

Savigny Les Beaunes, 1er Cru, Aux Fourches, Maison Champy, 2004 - £34.00
‘’Elegant silky red, transparent with nice texture. Strong berry aromas.”

Rhône (red)

Château Grand Moulis, Côtes Du Rhone, 2008 - £27.00
This wine is ripe and flavoursome with depth of fruit and herby flavours. It is fresh, easy and very easy to drink!

Châteauneuf du Pape Sénéchaux, 2007 - £40.00
“Mainly grenache 90% with a dash of syrah and mourvédre. After fermentation the wines are matured in oak barrels for 15 months and bottled unfiltered. The result is a fine blend of spice dried herbs with a sweet core of fruit at the centre.”

Beaujolais

Domaine De Franc Pierre, Beaujolais Villages, 2009 - £24.00
“A juicy and fruity wine with good depth of flavour. During those hot English summer days this wine can be served slightly chilled.”

Fleurie Cuvée Présidente Marguerite, Cave de Fleurie, 2009 - £30.00
“The wine is brimming with fruity, scented and silky gamay fruit.’’

Château Thivin, Côte de Brouilly , Cuvée des 7 Vignes, 2009 - £34.00
“Rich concentration of violets and rose petals, a Good purple wine with a dense fruitiness on the nose .”

Loire

White

Vin de Pays de Loire, Bougrier, Sauvignon Blanc, Loire, 2009 - £22.00
“An easy drinking fruity Sauvignon from the heart of the Loire Valley. Great value.”

Pouilly Fumé, Les Griottines, Michael Bailly, 2009 - £33.00
“Well balanced Sauvignon fruit, with a typically dry and flinty finish.”

Sancerre, Domaine Vacheron, 2009 - £35.00
“Arguably the best producer in the Loire Valley. Delicate, grassy with gooseberry leaf aromas.”

Rosé

Sancerre Rosé, Les Epsailles, 2009 - £30.00
“Pinot noir obtained by the bleeding method, unoaked, very pleasant and great with light meals.”

Red

Saumur Champigny, Château de Huerau, 2008 - £28.50
“Benchmark Loire cabernet franc with a sweet black and red currant nose along with a touch of bell pepper and a mocha and cassis fruit on the palate with a more than generous character.”

South of France

White

6eme Sens, Grenache/Marsanne, Gerard Bertrand, Lanquedoc, 2009/10 - £22.00
’’A funky blend of two aromatic grape varieties with hints of dried apricots and creamy texture.”

Côtes de Saint-Mont Tradition Blanc, Gascogne, 2008/09 - £23.00
“Lively, firm wine with personality.It uses Local grapes types producing an appealing, aromatic, individual wine with good fruit”

Rosé

Côtes de Saint-Mont Tradition Rosé, 2009 - £21.00
“A blend of several local grape varieties, this rosé offers layers of fresh strawberries and cream with supple tannins and lively acidity”

Red

6eme Sens, Grenache/Merlot/Syrah, Gerard Bertrand, Lanquedoc, 2009 - £22.00
“Gerard Bertrand used to play rugby for France, and like those players, his wine is no shrinking violet.”

Italy

White

Pinot Grigio, Villa Romanti, Abruzzi & Veneto, 2011 - £22.00
“Intense, ripe, honeyed, minerally fruit. The palate has lively acidity and is dry with fairly neutral lemony fruit. Medium bodied with good length - an excellent food wine. “

Gavi Di Gavi, Roberto Sarotto, Piedmont, 2011 - £26.00
“Rich peach flavours on the nose and a stony minerality followed by a clean crisp dry finish.”

Red

Chianti, Duca di Sasseta, 2011 - £24.00
A bouquet full of concentration and fruity intensity. Red berries and spicy overtones are complemented by lovely soft, ripe tannins.

Valpolicella Classico , Giuseppe Lonardi, Veneto, 2011 - £28.00
Deep ruby red, well defined cherry fruit, fresh and subtle taste

Barolo, Beni di Batasiolo, 2008 - £39.00
Very pretty bouquet of red cherry liqueur like fruit ... lovely silky smooth texture ... very long finish.

Spain

Pazo de Barrantes, Rias Baixas, Albarino, 2011 - £29.00
Full nose with developed apricot and peachy notes mixed with ripe apple.
Well balanced palate, the acidity is crisp without being sharp, fruits are soft and ripe, dominance of apricot character.

Red

Rioja Tinto Crianza, Vina Berceo, Bodega L.G.Muga, 2008 - £23.00
“The wine has been aged in a mixture of American and French oak barrels and then aged for another 12 months in bottle. Soft and fruity with a touch of spice and vanilla on the nose.”

Rioja Reserva, Marquis De Riscal, 2007 - £36.00
“This Rioja goes will with red meat and strong cheeses; well balanced and long in the palate, round and rich.”

New World

South Africa

White

Freedom Cross, Chenin Blanc, Franschhoek, South Africa, 2012 - £20.00
“Brilliant value wine from Chenin, the Cape's favourite white grape. Full, ripe apple fruit mingles with tropical flavours leading to a clean, dry finish. As ideal with food as it is without.”

Hamilton Russell Estate, Chardonnay, Walker Bay, 2010 - £36.00
“A wonderfully toasty nose that is complex, nutty and full. It is rich and balanced on the palate with a savoury edge.”

Red

Wide River, Shiraz, Robertson Valley, South Africa, 2011 - £21.00
“Easy going, soft red with plenty of spicy, peppery fruit, this has good hedgerow berry flavours and power. Shiraz is proving to be a very popular and successful grape variety in the Cape”

Allesverloren Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, 2009 - £28.00
“Matureed in oak for 18 months, robust opulent wine which has the structure for further ageing”

Meerlust Estate, Rubicon, Stellenbosch, 2007 - £36.00
“70% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot and 10% cabernet franc. Each grape variety fermented separately; it’s the first Bordeaux blend in South Africa.”

Hamilton Russell Estate, Pinot Noir, Walker Bay, 2009 - £44.00
“Light gamet colour with classic strawberry fruit and a finely judged oak influence.”

New Zealand

White

Alan McCorkindale, Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 - £27.00
“A delightful textbook fragrance of fresh currant leaf, gooseberry and a hint of tropical fruit.”

Domain Road, Central Otago, Sauvignon Blanc, 2011 - £26.00
"Don’t expect Marlborough-style passion fruits here, this is Central Otago with its own unique expression of Sauvignon. Herbaceous yes, with a fuller rounded palate. Fresh citrus acidity and good mouthfeel."

Declaration. CJ Pask, Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay, 2008 - £36.00
"This Chardonnay has strength and fenessee. Rich, warm fruit flavours. Lemon fruit characters are well Integrated, producing and elegant, well textured chardonnay."

Isabel Estate, Chardonnay, Marlborough, 2007/08 - £29.00
"Richly complex wine with an attractive blend of white peach, sizzled butter, bready yeast lees and spicy oak flavours together with an emerging influence of toasty bottle development."

Red

Gimblett, Syrah, C.J. Pask, 2008 - £26.00
“A ripe balanced syrah. Delicate pepper and spice with well integrated oak. Elegant and rich.”

Declaration. CJ Pask, Cabernet/Merlot, Hawkes Bay, 2008 - £38.00
“Intense rich berry flavours, spice and cassis characters, supported by fine tannins, Sweet oak provides backbone and balance”

Australia

White

Watervale Riesling, Clare Valley, 2010 - £25.00
“Honey and flowers with ripe, rich flavours and lively acidity.”

Salitage Unwooded Chardonnay, Pemberton, 2007 - £28.00
“Nice complexity and texture, a delightful chardonnay.”

Red

Promised Land, Wakefield, Cabernet Merlot, Australia, 2009 - £25.00
“A rich violet colour with a lovely purple hue. Red berry fruit characters abound with spice, mint,
blackcurrants and plum.”

Pertaringa, Undercover shiraz, Mc Laren Vale, 2008 - £27.00
“Complex aromas of cloves, chocolate and dark berries balanced with fine grained tannins”

United States

Angels Flight, Delicato Family, Chardonnay, California, 2008/09 - £23.00
“A full flavoured, buttery Chardonnay with citrus notes on the nose and palate, backed up by a delicious butterscotch flavour and well balanced oak on the finish”

Sonoma Cutrer, Chardonnay, Ranches, Russian River Valley, California, 2007 - £40.00
“Rich and ripe with quite obvious oak but enough freshness and minerality to give it and almost burgundian feeling”

Red

Angels Flight Red Zinfandel, California, 2009 - £23.00
“A medium bodied vibrant zinfandel with aromas of black berries and gingerbread. The full ripe fruit flavours are well balanced with structured tannins and leave a hint of spice on the finish”

Ridge, Lytton Springs, Zinfandel, Sonoma County, California, 2009 - £46.00
“The finest of the recent vintage, this is an elegant, subtle and full bodied wine with firm tannins and complex fruit

South America

Chile

White

Casa Silva, Semillon/ Chardonnay, 2010 - £21.00
“Yellow colour. On the nose, fresh, with notes of bananas..On the palate, sweet with notes of tropical fruits.”

Red

Casa Lapostolle, Merlot, Rapel, Chile, 2011 - £26.00
“Deep ruby red in colour. The bouquet is of red fruit and sweet spices, touches of herbs and white pepper. The wine has very soft tannins that evolve to a long finish. The ideal companion for pastas, pork and grilled red meat”

Hacienda Araucano, Pinot Noir, François Lurton, 2010 - £29.00
“Good depth of colour for Pinot Noir, Frank, Fruity and aromatic intensity of fresh Mulberries, redcurrants and Cherries. The flavour is round and voluptuous with silky tannins with notes of flowers and a pleasing finish”

Argentina

White
La Flor Sauvignon Blanc, Mendoza, 2011 - £22.00
“An approachable clean and fruity sauvignon from brothers Eduardo and Hugo Pulenta.”

Red
Santa Julia, Malbec, Familia Zuccardi, Argentina, 2011 - £24.00
“A warm mouth-filling red with great soft fruit aromas and a long finish.”

Santa Julia, Reserva, Bonarda, Mendoza, 2009 - £28.00
“Round, fruit forward, easy to drink with full fruit aromas from a young wine that reminds the
grapes that gives its origin.”

Rosé

Tierra De Luna, Alta Coleccion, François Lurton, 2010 - £25.00
“A lovely vibrant fresh fruit driven rosé packed of red berry fruit flacours, and perfect with or without food””

Dessert Wines & Port

The perfect end to the perfect meal? Although not extensive the ports and dessert wines have been selected to complement and complete any dinner.

Dessert Wines

Elysium, Black Muscat, Andrew Quady, North America, 2009 37.50cl - £16.00
“Light color, rose like aroma, lychee light flavour, slightly sweet. Drinking this you feel you have fallen into a rose garden. The favorite of the sweet wines.”

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, France, N/V 75cl - £29.00 / £7.00 per glass
"White peach and lemon grass refreshingly supporting the 15% alcohol; an outstanding
alternative to more famous desert wines in the repertoire; ideal with lighter puddings.”

Brown Brothers, Late Harvest, Orange and Floral Muscat, Australia, 2008 - £20.00
“Delicious Muscat based dessert wines with floral, 37.50cl orange blossom aromas and sweet, balanced grapey flavours”

Ports

Warre’s Otima 10 YO - £39.00
“Classic tawny colour. Complex nose of nuts, almonds and raisiny fruit. Very soft, mellow palate and a long, delicate finish.”

Taylors L.B.V, 2003 - £35.00 / £8.00 per glass
“Its concentrated fruity flavor and firm, full-bodied style make Taylor’s LBV the perfect port to accompany chocolate desserts and blue cheeses such as Stilton or Roquefort”