1 HOUSE WINES White WHIG 2019 Chardonnay Les Grenadiers (v) Pays de Cotes de Thongue France Easy drinking, benchmark Chardonnay from a small, modern wine-making group flying the flag for the Côtes de Thongue. This Chardonnay is ripe and round with creamy, peach fruit and spicy, vanilla notes. This wine would work with all types of fish and white meats 175ml Glass £8.00 Bottle £26.00 WHIG 2018 Hommage à Colette Grenache Blanc (v) Languedoc France Lively and gently creamy with a refreshing finish, this wine beguiles with its exotic scents, Mediterranean wildflower note and citrus tang. This is a vibrant blend of floral, citrussy Grenache Blanc grapes, enhanced by the gently creamy, exotic characters of Marsanne, Roussanne and Vermentino. A homage to the Mediterranean and to Colette: octogenarian and champion of local heritage, a heroine in her native Rieux-Minervois, one of the Languedoc's historic medieval winemaking villages. 175ml Glass £9.00 Bottle £28.00 WHIG 2017 Lofthouse Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand Over recent years the Marlborough wine region has become synonymous with the Sauvignon Blanc grape. The relative cool climate here provides ideal conditions for this aromatic varietal. The Lofthouse style offers nettle and citrus character with lovely crisp acidity. Great on its own or with fish or shellfish. "Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc at its best - grassy, fresh and invigorating, rather too easy to drink!" 175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £32.00 WHIG 2017 Incantesimo Falanghina Sannio (v) Campania Italy Incantesimo – meaning ‘enchantment’ or ‘spell’ in Italian - references local Sannio folklore, rich in tales of witchcraft. Woozy aromas of orange blossom and jasmine. The silky palate has enchanting flavours of peach and yellow plum, with a tangy redcurrant bite. The lingering finish is mineral with hints of pine and almond. This would work with fish but has the weight to deal with chicken or pork. 175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £33.00 WHIG 2013 Veigadares Albariño Adegas Galegas (v) Spain Spicy peach notes and floral aromas make this wine distinctive. With a lovely body weight and full, tropical palate, this wine is delicious by itself or an ideal accompaniment to seafood. 175ml Glass £13.00 Bottle £48.00 ENOT 2018 The FMC Chenin Blanc Ken Forrester South Africa Hand selected Chenin Blanc primarily from low yielding, old bush vines. Rich, layered with dried apricot, vanilla and honey. Enjoy as an exciting aperitif or with spiced dishes or roast chicken. 175ml Glass £15.00 Bottle £62.00 Rosé WHIG 2018 Château la Tour de l’Evêque (v) Côtes de Provence France A classic style of Provence rosé with vivacious red berry fruit, ripe nectarine and hints of sweet grapefruit. Its silky texture, delicate creaminess and vivid fruit make this delicious on its own or a wonderful match for a variety of food such as meaty white fish and cheese dishes. 175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £38.00
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HOUSE WINES
White
WHIG 2019 Chardonnay Les Grenadiers (v) Pays de Cotes de Thongue France
Easy drinking, benchmark Chardonnay from a small, modern wine-making group flying the flag for
the Côtes de Thongue. This Chardonnay is ripe and round with creamy, peach fruit and spicy, vanilla notes.
This wine would work with all types of fish and white meats
175ml Glass £8.00 Bottle £26.00
WHIG 2018 Hommage à Colette Grenache Blanc (v) Languedoc France
Lively and gently creamy with a refreshing finish, this wine beguiles with its exotic scents, Mediterranean
wildflower note and citrus tang.
This is a vibrant blend of floral, citrussy Grenache Blanc grapes, enhanced by the gently creamy, exotic
characters of Marsanne, Roussanne and Vermentino. A homage to the Mediterranean and to Colette:
octogenarian and champion of local heritage, a heroine in her native Rieux-Minervois, one of the Languedoc's
historic medieval winemaking villages.
175ml Glass £9.00 Bottle £28.00
WHIG 2017 Lofthouse Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough New Zealand
Over recent years the Marlborough wine region has become synonymous with the Sauvignon Blanc grape. The
relative cool climate here provides ideal conditions for this aromatic varietal. The Lofthouse style offers nettle
and citrus character with lovely crisp acidity. Great on its own or with fish or shellfish. "Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc at its best - grassy, fresh and invigorating, rather too easy to drink!"
Spicy peach notes and floral aromas make this wine distinctive. With a lovely body weight and full, tropical
palate, this wine is delicious by itself or an ideal accompaniment to seafood. 175ml Glass £13.00 Bottle £48.00
ENOT 2018 The FMC Chenin Blanc Ken Forrester South Africa
Hand selected Chenin Blanc primarily from low yielding, old bush vines. Rich, layered with dried apricot,
vanilla and honey. Enjoy as an exciting aperitif or with spiced dishes or roast chicken.
175ml Glass £15.00 Bottle £62.00
Rosé
WHIG 2018 Château la Tour de l’Evêque (v) Côtes de Provence France
A classic style of Provence rosé with vivacious red berry fruit, ripe nectarine and hints of sweet grapefruit. Its
silky texture, delicate creaminess and vivid fruit make this delicious on its own or a wonderful match for a variety
of food such as meaty white fish and cheese dishes.
175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £38.00
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HOUSE WINES continued
Red
WHIG 2018 Chamuyo Malbec Mendoza Argentina
This Malbec is bright cherry red with a violet hue. It shows intense aromas of ripe, red summer fruit, herbs and
subtle warm spice. The palate is rounded yet fresh with soft, supple tannins. This wine will partner well with lamb
and subtle spices.
175ml Glass £8.00 Bottle £26.00
ENOT 2016 Ramon Bilbao Rioja Crianza (v) Spain
Medium intensity of aromas with fresh dark fruit, such as blackberries and blackcurrants. Hints of blackberry
yoghurt. Ruby red with some signs of youthfulness in the form of violet hues. Medium depth of colour. An
excellent accompaniment to cold meats, mild cheeses, and a great variety of meats particularly chicken.
175ml Glass £9.00 Bottle £28.00
WHIG 2015 Château La Fleur des Graves (v) Bordeaux France This blend of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot offers lovely aromas of ripe cherries and blackberries
which are woven together with exotic spices, spring florals and tobacco. This will be terrific with beef or roe
deer.
175ml Glass £10.00 Bottle £36.00
WHIG 2015 Manoella (v) Douro Portugal
Matured in old oak. Deeply coloured, this offers a combination of fruit, floral and savoury notes on the nose and
palate, raspberry, blackberry, violet and smoky spice. Energetic and focused, with engaging purity this has an
elegant finish. This is the perfect match for a juicy red meat, any stew and red deer.
175ml Glass £13.00 Bottle £51.00
WHIG 2016 Elephant Hill Syrah (v) Hawkes Bay New Zealand
Seductive black fruit cracked pepper and spice. An elegant, rather than powerful Syrah, more in common with the
Northern Rhône than the New World. Works well with beef or lamb.
175ml Glass £15.00 Bottle £59.00
WHIG 2016 Muddy Water Pinot Noir Waipara New Zealand
Deep red cherry in colour with a dark savoury nose of ripe cherry and herbs. Palate shows considerable power
and earthy character with masses of plum, dark berry and a mineral cherry edge. Robust fruit tannin provides an
inner strength that is long and alluring. This wine is great for dishes with earthy flavours, lamb and chicken.
175ml Glass £16.00 Bottle £65.00
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CHAMPAGNE
For those of us who love Champagne, there is nothing quite like the sound of a popping cork. Anticipation immediately
sharpens the senses as one awaits the clinking of glasses and ultimately the first sip. Nothing but nothing can emulate the
best. The mediocre can be challenged the world over but top Champagne is unbeatable. Quite simply the soil and climate
within Champagne conspired, well before man's interventions, to produce a naturally sparkling wine. Coarse and dull, this
would bear little resemblance to the crystal-clear wine we know today. It took the dedication and patience of one Dom
Perignon to produce the basis of what we know and love. It was he who learned to manipulate the presses in order to
produce a starbright wine from black grapes, who introduced the cork in place of oiled hemp as a stopper and who,
perhaps most important, realised the advantages of blending. From his time there have been enormous changes in
procedure and technology, but the fact that the area produced an effervescent wine naturally is proof of the intrinsic
advantages over the rest of the world in terms of geography. Winemakers the world over have become obsessed with the
finer details of the Champagne method and, indeed, have followed its every detail but the final product, however good, is
not Champagne. The vital ingredient is the soil and aspect of the region itself. That said, there are enormous variations in
quality within Champagne and that comes down to the skill of the winemaker. Blending grape with grape, cru with cru is
an art form and distinguishes great from good. The Champagne houses must initially concentrate on the quality of the raw
material which they use and, to this end, close attention is paid to every step from growing to pressing. Thence to the
blend. This blending is what gives the Champagne balance and a house its style. For your enjoyment we have chosen a
range of styles, from our house Champagne, very much in the French style with full well-rounded fruit through to Krug.
Vintage Krug with some bottle age just defies description. THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING AS THEY SAY.......
Non-Vintage
WHIG Guy de Chassey (v) Brut £79.00
ALLI Pierre Mignon Brut Rosé Grande Reserve £80.00
The finest red Graves wines are produced in Pessac-Léognan, good red and improving dry white wines in the centre of
Graves, and the great sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac in the south. The emphasis in production is on classic red
wines.
Graves
The Graves region is, as the name suggests, known for its predominantly (but by no means exclusively) gravelly soil. The
better wines come from the North of the area. The wines of Graves can show similar intensity to those of the Medoc but
they are, over all, more robust and heartier than the more elegant wines from the North.
Red
T&W 2003 Vieux Château Gaubert Graves £73.00
Pessac-Léognan
This appellation covers the ten best communes that have the right to Graves AOC, and it is not by chance that it also
encompasses 55 of the best estates. Soft, silky reds of great violety elegance, and not lacking either concentration or
length. Most have been aged in a percentage of new oak, which adds a smoky or tobacco-like complexity.
White
WHIG 2014 Château Picque Caillou Pessac-Léognan £59.00
Red
WHIG 2016 Château Picque Caillou Pessac-Léognan £72.00
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THE LIBOURNAIS AND FRONSADAIS
The right bank of the Dordogne River, known as the Libournais district, is red-wine country. Dominated by the merlot
grape, the vineyards here produce deep coloured, silky – or velvety – rich wines of classic quality in St-Émilion and
Pomerol regions, in addition to wines of modest quality , but excellent value and character, in the “Satellite” appellations
that surround them.
Côtes de Castillon This is an attractive hilly area squeezed between St-Émillion, the Dordogne River, and the Dordogne déparetment. Its wine
has long been appreciated for quality, consistency, and value. Firm, full-bodied, fine-coloured wines with dense fruit and
finesse.
Red
WHIG 2016 Château Cadet Côtes de Castillon £49.00
ALLI 2015 Château Les Platanes (v) Côtes de Bordeaux £36.00
WHIG 2010 L’Aurage Côtes de Castillon £90.00
Pomerol Pomerol rather defies classification and its sheer diversity in styles goes a long way to proving that soils make essential
differences to the wine which eventually lands in your glass. With Petrus and now Le Pin at the Pomerol pinnacle,
Trotanoy makes an admirable second. These combine a lot of tannin with incredible, almost fat fruit. Velvet is the
description most often bandied about.
Red
ALLI 2016 Château Montviel Pomerol £153.00
WHIG 2014 Château Bourgneuf Pomerol £113.00
WHIG 2013 l’Hospitalet de Gazin 2nd Wine of Château Gazin Pomerol £79.00
ALLI 2011 Clos Vieux Taillefer Pomerol £155.00
Saint-Émilion
The vineyards of Saint-Émilion envelop one of the prettiest towns in France. These vineyards actually exhibit quite
different soil types and yet there is a manifest degree of common style. Warm, rich fruit is obvious against a backdrop less
tannic than that of the Médoc wines. Please note that these wines fall under the classification of 1954.
Red
WHIG 2015 Château Barrail du Blanc (v) Grand Cru Saint-Émilion £59.00
WHIG 2013 Château Vieux Lartique Grand Cru Saint-Émilion £55.00
ALLI 2012 Château de Ferrand Grand Cru Saint-Émilion £96.00
FRTH 1990 Château Corbin Michotte Grand Cru Saint-Émilion £160.00
L&W 1988 Château Pavie Grand Cru Saint-Émilion £224.00
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ITALY
Northwest / Piedmonte In the Northwest of Italy, the Nebbiolo grape is king of red wine production, being responsible for wines of world renown
such as Barolo. Also, in Italy the name of the producer is shown which is different from Bordeaux, where it is the name of
the commune. In this region the supremacy of red wines leaves little room for whites, but one native white grape, Cortese,
is responsible for Gavi, a wine of uncommon grace and delicacy.
White
ALLI 2018 Gavi di Gavi (v) Tenuta Olim Bauda £44.00
ENOT 2017 Roero Arneis Serra Lupini Angelo Negro £38.00
Rosé
WHIG 2018 Nervi Il Rosato (v) Giacomo Conterno £47.00
Red
WHIG 2015 Barbera d’Alba Giulia Negri £58.00
RAEB 2014 Dolcetto d’Alba Rivella Serafino £59.00
ALLI 2013 Barolo Cascina Adelaide Canubi £121.00
RAEB 2011 Gattinara Nervi £60.00
RAEB 2009 Scajeta Menferrato Rosso Rugrà £40.00
WHIG 2007 Barbera d’Alba Cascina Francia Giacomo Conterno £112.00
Northeast
Trentino / Alto Adige / Sudtirol/Veneto/Colli Orientalli Del Friuli This region which abuts Austria makes wines of an understated, classical and often austere style. The wines are noted for
their excellent balance, crispness and acidity. The reds are also well made, the usual style is fuller and rounder. Northeast
Italy can, at best, supply some of the most highly renowned Italian wines and where good husbandry, microclimate and
vinification work in harmony the results are outstanding, Valpolicella, at its best from the more difficult, rugged slopes
which identify the Classico region, is the better known wine and is available at several quality levels. Amarone comes
from the ripest grapes and is a rich, full bodied wine which balances weighty alcohol with good fruit. Veneto's whites are
not in the same league as the Alto Adige or Friuli, but are nonetheless among the most engaging, certainly the most
popular produced in Italy.
White
WHIG 2018 Pinot Grigio Grigio Luna Cecilia Beretta £26.00