The Malt, Burley in Wharfedale

2007

Colleccion Torrontes de Cafayate, Argentina
Spicy, fresh tropical fruit character with hints of lychees and a crisp finish. Less intense than Gewürztraminer and an ideal partner to Oriental cuisine

Founstone Unoaked Chardonnay, Australia
This unoaked Chardonnay offers a rich and creamy mouth feel that leads to lovely soft tropical fruits and orange zest on the palate. Zingy acidity underpins the flavours and keeps them lingering on the palate.

Porta Italica Pinot Grigio, IGT, Sicily
Fresh, crisp and clean with mineral undertones

Fuentuseca Macabeo/Sauvignon Blanc, Spain
Light aromatic aromas of peach and passion fruit on the nose leading to a zesty citrus palate

Serra del Conte Verdecchio dei Castelli DOC Classico, Italy
Made from fully ripe grapes to give a full-bodied wine combined with delicacy and fragrance.

Montes Classic Series Sauvignon Blanc, Chile
Ripe passion fruit and melon flavours fused with a slight hint of vanilla

Head over Heels Pinot Grigio, Australia
Fresh characters of green apple, orange zest and grapefruit, giving a full palate with a zingy, tingling mouthfeel. 

The Mill Reisling, Australia
Apples and melons on the nose with a clean, dry and slightly honied finish

Fort Simon Chardonnay, South Africa
Creamy flavours of peach and pear backed up by subdued wood aromas

Fort Simon Sauvignon Blanc, South Africa
Exotic fruity flavours of green fig, crisp apples  and asparagus enhanced by sweet tropical fruits

Tuatara Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
A light bodied, dry, crisp wine with typical Marlborough flavours of gooseberry, guava, nettles and just a hint of honeysuckle and lime.

Kim Crawford Pinot Gris, New Zealand
Flavours remininscent of ripe pears and white stone fruits with a delightful soft texture

Domaine des Balandours Quincy, Loie Valley, France
Superb sancerre alternative from a little village just down the road

Pomino Bianco, Italy
Made from mostly Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, this wine has a fresh and enticing bouquet of green apples,  peaches and a fresh and youthful flavour.

Sancerre Domaine Gerrard Millet, Loire Valley, France
Vibrant Sauvignon notes of grapefruit and lemon with good weight and a clean crisp finish.

2006

Thierry Hamelin Chablis 1er Cru, “Beauroy”, Burgundy, France
Elderflower and wet stone notes on the nose are followed by flavours of ripe apricots, toffee apple and flinty gunsmoke along side the mineral complexity infamous of chablis

Domaine Vincent Dureuil-Janthial Rully 1er Cru “ Meix Cadot”
Rich creamy and mouth filling with hazel nuts and crisp fresh melons lingering on the palate

Heller Chenin Blanc, California
Luscious mouth feel.  The perfect combination of bright, lively acid and smooth, long residual sweetness gives appeal to this Chenin.   Look for flavours of lychee, citrus, ripe pear and green apple.

Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru, “Les Chevenottes”
Fresh minerality and lovely, balanced complexity – very classically styled Puligny.

Telteca Malbec, Argentina
Deep red colour with violet tinges. The wine has aromas of elegant ripe prunes and vanilla spice, with red berries on the palate with rounded tannins. A long persistent finish.

Echeverria Merlot, Chile
Showing plummy fruit with good depth and texture. Slightly herbaceous.

Lamura Nero D’avola, Sicily
Layers of dark bramble fruits, damson plums and spicy undertones with great structure

Chateau la Bastide Vielles Vignes Corbieres
This dark wine has a vibrant core of dark fruits whilst still retaining a touch of rusticity

The Black Shiraz, Australia
An espresso of a wine! Strong, purple black and intense.

Parducci Zinfandel, California
Spicy brambleberry flavours are bright and zesty, with balancing sturdy tannins.

Fort Simon Pinotage, south Africa
Rich medium to full bodied with ripe plum characteristics with smokey, spicy and wood aromas

Ondarre Rioja Reserva, Spain
Traditionally styled Rioja, smooth, ripe and subtle with the added complexity of vanilla and well integrated tannins in a long finish.

Morgon Domaine de L’oseraie, Beaujolais, France
With notes of liquorice, this is a chunky style wine with some substance showing good regional typicity of spice and red fruits with a hint of dried apricots.

Tuatara Bay Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New Zealand
A vibrant, fruity, medium bodied Pinot Noir with a round, full, soft palate dominated by cherry notes and hints of plumbs and redcurrant.

Domaine Ruet Brouilly, Beaujolais, France
Made with a hands on approach, this charming Beaujolais displays red cherries and ripe redcurrants            

Paul Cluver Pinot Noir, Elgin, South Africa
Wild berry fruits, chocolate and violets on the nose following through to a long velvety finish

Chianti Rufina, Selvapiana, Tuscany, Italy
Big and juicy with strawberry and cherry aromas followed by subtle leather and earthy notes

Domaine D’yssy St Emillion, Bordeaux, France
A combination of chocolate fudge cake and sweet fruit with velvety tannins and a lovely mouth feel

Cotes de Beaune Louis latour, Burgundy, France
Good depth of fruit with new oak toasty notes and a fine, lingering finish.

Chateuneuf du Pape Domaine du Grand Tinel, Rhone Valley, France
Aromas of liquorice, red fruits, blackcurrants and rich spices with good weight and supple tannins.

Pomino Rosso, Italy
A blend of predominantly Sangiovese with Pinot Noir has resulted in a bouquet of blackberries and redcurrants supported by more evolved aromas of coffee and chocolate. This is a wine full of flavour with elegant tannins and a complex finish

Rioja Mayor de Ondarre Reserva, Spain
Deep cherry red with inky hues and a complex bouquet of fruit aromas, spices and smoky aromas. On the palate, this wine has a smooth texture but with backbone and lots of concentration, very elegant in style.

Charles Melton Nine Popes
The perfect new world translation of chateau neuf du pape

Hann Wihelmus, Australia
Cabernet Sauvignon 35%, Merlot 25%, Cabernet Franc 20%, Malbec 12% and Petit Verdot 8%.  This wine is aged in selected French oak barriques for 24 months.

Magnums

Dogajolo IGT Toscana Rosso
A blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine is fruity, full and soft with notes of cherry, vanilla and spice on the nose. Quite delicious.

Ondarre  Reserva Rioja, Spain
Traditionally styled Rioja, smooth, ripe and subtle with the added complexity of vanilla and well integrated tannins in a long finish.

Oranje River Rose, South Africa
Abundance of ripe summer berries followed through to a dry, refreshing finish

St Clair Pinot Noir Rose, New Zealand
A fresh and appealing wine with flavours of cherry and redcurrant, underlying strawberries and cream tones.  Fresh acidity is balanced by a round yet elegant palate that leads to a lingering finish.

Tavel Rose, France
Lovely pink colour -  good weight for a Rosé showing bright berried fruit through to a crisp and lingering  finish.

Sancerre Rose, Domaine Tabordet
Lovely pale salmon colour, good weight of fruit on the palate with a wonderful freshness and a balanced, lingering finish. A very elegant style of Rose from the Loire made from Pinot Noir

Champagne & Sparkling

Laurnet Perrier Cuvee Rose

Veuve Cliquot “La Grande Dame”

Wines by the Glass

Louis Alexander Dry White, France

Invenio Pinot Grigio, Italy

Invenio Sauvignon Blanc, Chile

Invenio Chardonnay, California

Invenio Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile

Invenio Tempranillo, Spain

Songoma Syrah, South Africa

Invenio Shiraz, France