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Tasting wines
1. Paco & Lola Follas Novas Albarino
Paco & Lola is a young, modern winery committed to a fresh way of making and experiencing wine. Known around the world for its sophisticatedly fun image, PACO & LOLA is the polka-dot wine. With a youg team behind their wine recognitions, sustainable production and great marketing ideas, we can say that Paco & Lola is the perfect blend between tradition and innovation. Apperance: Yellow straw Nose: Medium intensity with notes of light balsam-ic, white fruit and a citrus background, accompanied by orange blossom. Palate: The mouth is fresh. Consistent fruit feelings with floral hints.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
Bottle - Retail £21.00, Drink in £26.00
2. Tenuta Del Melo Gavi
Here's a Gavi that we are really pleased to stock, not only because of the quality of the wine, but also for its green credentials. Owned by the very passionate Rossi Cairo family who have overseen a conversion to organic and biodynamic certified production. The Cortese grapes are aged on their lees for up to three months which gives fantastic concentration and richness balanced with mouth-watering fruit.
125ml - £6.00
175ml - £8.00
Bottle - Retail £18,00 Drink in £23.00
3. Freedom of the Press Pinot Gris
The palate is elegant: a hint of emerging honey (will develop in bottle), some mineral, balanced by a fine citrus acidity, spice and a long finish. It is a wine that is drinking well now and will keep for a year or two developing more mid palate complexity.
The 2020 vintage of this wine was extremely popular and sold quickly. This vintage shares many characteristics, but reflects the condition of ‘21, producing a more elegant wine.
125ml - £9.00
175ml - £12.00
Bottle - Retail £27.50, Drink in £32.50
4. Solara Orange
This style is nowadays referred to as an 'orange' wine and is made by allowing the grapes to macerate on their skins as in red wine making. The result is a wine full of extra layers and complexity. This delightful Romanian example is made primarily from the indigenous grape Feteasca Alba with additional Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. With a deep colour it has rich quince aromas whch lead to a structured and quite tannic with subtle stone fruit flavours.
125ml - £6.00
175ml - £8.00
Bottle - Retail £17.00 Drink in £22.00
5. Lionel Osmin Tannat Sans Soufre
Tannat is a thick-skinned black grape originated from the Basque region that makes dense, rustic and powerful red wine. This particular wine is “sans soufre” meaning “no sulfur”. Deep ruby in colour. Dense and concentrated on the nose with red plum, bramble, blackcurrant, licorice, sweet spices (cinnamon, clove, nutmeg) and oak characters such as toast and wood smoke. Full-bodied on the palate with sun-dried black fruits (blackberry), plum and firm tannin. Subtle wood smoke and cedar on the finish.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
Bottle - Retail £19.50 Drink in £24.50
6.Palacio Del Camino Real Reserva Rioja
Traditional style Reserva Rioja with black fruit flavours and spicy rich oak notes. The palate is medium-bodied with a real fruit driven flavour. Plum, red and black fruit and soft vanilla notes shine. The finish is long with a soft tannic structure.
125ml - £6.00
175ml - £8.00
Bottle - Retail £18.00 Drink in £23.00
7. Ironcloud Solitude Touriga
The Touriga Nacional is one of 10 hand-tended varieties grown across one vinyard on their 28 hecatre estate. Vibrant deep purple in the glass, this has an aroma of lifted black fruits, dense berry compote and a hint of floral notes. On the palate you get luscious ripe black berry fruits and sweet spice from 16 months in French oak that are guided to a lingering finish by an elegant structure and a subtle raspberry acidity.
125ml - £7.00
175ml - £9.00
Bottle - Retail £24.00, Drink in £29.00
8. Baglio Gibellina, SOGNO DEL SUD ORGANIC NERO D'AVOLA, DOC, SICILY, ITALY
Baglio Gibellina is situated in picturesque Sicily where its vineyards are surrounded by the hills of Salemi and Santa Ninfa.
Old vineyards located between 300-600m above sea level are grown on a mixture of clay and volcanic soils with limited yields allowing for the production of outstanding wines with incredible food matching potential.
Deep ruby-red and violet flecks. Intense nose of pomegranate and wild strawberries and hints of red berry fruits. Soft and velvety, full bodied with smooth and sweet tannins.
125ml - £5.50
175ml - £7.50
Bottle - Retail £16.00, Drink in £21.00
WINE FLIGHTS
Try a guided tasting of any four of the above wines for £12
Just ask!
HOUSE WINES ON TAP
125ml: £5.00
175ml: £6.50
250ml: £8.50
500ml (carafe): £16.00
Feel free to bring your own marked container for takeaway wine - and enjoy 20% off!
CAbernet Merlot - South Africa
Fresh red fruit, cassis and dark fruit with an undertone of sweet spices and dark chocolate.
Dolcetto - italy
This is a fantastic value for money considering the age! Lovely savoury and spicy aromas, with a red fruited core.
Glea Frizzante - Italy
intense, complex, fine, fruity and fragrant. Perfect as an aperitif.
Vino Rosado - italy
Red berry and floral aromas. Lively on the palate with ripe strawberry and raspberry notes.
Cortese - ITALy
Fresh, tropical-tinged aromas leap from the glass, and there's depth and structure underpinned by clean, crisp acidity.
Grüner Veltliner- Austria
bright citrus fruit on the lemon and lime end of the spectrum, though notes of grapefruit and apricot.