Red Wines
Something for Everyone
9. Ortonese Rosso (Italy) £11.95
Could this be the best value wine in Europe? Possibly! Camillo de Julius has won more awards than any other Italian winemaker by making deliciously ripe, fruit driven beauties with no oak getting in the way. Easy going enough to enjoy with our Breast of Chicken and stuffing dish or any roast specials!
10. Yellow Tail Merlot (Australia) £11.95
Powerful and well structured but without the sinewy texture of many a French Merlot. The blazing Australian sunshine has created an ultra ripe style of that will blow you away! Enough sweetness to go brilliantly with our Oriental Beef Stir Fry, and even our delicious curries!
11. Artiga Red (Spain) £11.95
Rich and dense with lovely use of oak, but never overpowering, this is just so good! Hints of cherry, chocolate, tobacco and vanilla and fine tannins will keep all lovers of Spanish wine seriously happy! A beautiful sipping red to enjoy with food or just in the company of someone special…
Cutting Edge Classics
12. Santa Alicia Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon £13.95
Just about the juiciest, ripest Cabernet Sauvignon you’ll ever taste! No messing about with restraint and elegance here, just unashamed, up front fruit wrapped in ultra soft tannins. A truly awesome wine which is as happy matched with a burger as it is with the best Irish Sirloin!
13. Moillard Julienas (France) £14.95
Of all the best Beaujolais, Fleurie is the best known name but this pearl we have discovered is far smoother and juicier than any Fleurie we have ever tried. Fabulous balance, light tannins and cherry bubblegum fruit jumps out of the glass…enjoy! This is the red to choose if you can’t make up your minds (and it’s a must with Chicken Goujons!)
14. Two in the Bush Shiraz (Australia) £15.95
Awe inspiring wine! The sweetly spicy rock hard fruit goes straight for the jugular, and just when you think that things can’t get any better and its time to relax a wicked, waspish dash of pepper hits you between the eyes. Utter perfection with steak…
Something Special…
15. Langmeil “Three Gardens” Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre (Australia) £17.95
The Lindner family have lovingly restored the Langmeil winery in the Barossa to its magnificent former self and Paul Lindner has proved himself to be a winemaker of outstanding calibre. This fabulous Chateauneuf-du-Pape style blend is at the cutting edge of Australian winemaking, combining a feeling of European elegance and food friendliness with unabashed Aussie sunshine fruit. A blindingly good wine that cries out for a beautiful sirloin for company...
16. Wither Hills Pinot Noir (New Zealand) £23.95
Vintage after vintage, New Zealand’s Pinot Noir gets better and better, and it represents far better value than 95% of red Burgundies. This is the famous Pinot Noir at its best – rich, deep, sweet fruit with savoury hints of meat and mushrooms swirling under the gorgeous raspberry truffle of the primary fruit. Utterly divine...an amazing match for our Cod with Prawn and Garlic Sauce…
In the Pink…
17. Yellow Tail Rose (Australia) £11.95
Not too dry – not too sweet; a crowd-pleasing style with a winning finish! Flavours of wild strawberry, black raspberry and spiced peach jostle for your attention. Grab a couple of bottles to enjoy with the girls – a couple of ice cubes and a few straws will do the trick! Great fun wine!
18. Woodstock “Free Run” Rose (Australia) £16.95
Quite possibly the sexiest rose wine in the world. Scott Collet’s tour de force is made from the purest free-run juice, oozing with natural sweetness – so deep in colour, so delicate on the palate with incredible aromas of red berries, violets, vanilla and spice – it has a lovely dry finish as well. If you want white and he wants red then make each other’s day by trying this!
Fizz…
19. Villa Jolanda Prosecco (Italy) £13.95
Ireland has been transformed in to a land of Prosecco lovers, and is it any wonder? Lighter than Champagne, not too dry, and relatively low in acidity, this funky bubbly is insanely gluggable – lemon sherbet fruit all the way! A beautiful aperitif as well...
20. Duval Leroy Champagne (France) £39.95
France’s favourite Champagne – there are more famous names but very, very few can match the quality of this stunning fizz. Unusually for Champagne, Carole Duval-Leroy’s family owns all their own vineyards and management is strict, resulting in sensational quality.
Something for Everyone
9. Ortonese Rosso (Italy) £11.95
Could this be the best value wine in Europe? Possibly! Camillo de Julius has won more awards than any other Italian winemaker by making deliciously ripe, fruit driven beauties with no oak getting in the way. Easy going enough to enjoy with our Breast of Chicken and stuffing dish or any roast specials!
10. Yellow Tail Merlot (Australia) £11.95
Powerful and well structured but without the sinewy texture of many a French Merlot. The blazing Australian sunshine has created an ultra ripe style of that will blow you away! Enough sweetness to go brilliantly with our Oriental Beef Stir Fry, and even our delicious curries!
11. Artiga Red (Spain) £11.95
Rich and dense with lovely use of oak, but never overpowering, this is just so good! Hints of cherry, chocolate, tobacco and vanilla and fine tannins will keep all lovers of Spanish wine seriously happy! A beautiful sipping red to enjoy with food or just in the company of someone special…
Cutting Edge Classics
12. Santa Alicia Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon £13.95
Just about the juiciest, ripest Cabernet Sauvignon you’ll ever taste! No messing about with restraint and elegance here, just unashamed, up front fruit wrapped in ultra soft tannins. A truly awesome wine which is as happy matched with a burger as it is with the best Irish Sirloin!
13. Moillard Julienas (France) £14.95
Of all the best Beaujolais, Fleurie is the best known name but this pearl we have discovered is far smoother and juicier than any Fleurie we have ever tried. Fabulous balance, light tannins and cherry bubblegum fruit jumps out of the glass…enjoy! This is the red to choose if you can’t make up your minds (and it’s a must with Chicken Goujons!)
14. Two in the Bush Shiraz (Australia) £15.95
Awe inspiring wine! The sweetly spicy rock hard fruit goes straight for the jugular, and just when you think that things can’t get any better and its time to relax a wicked, waspish dash of pepper hits you between the eyes. Utter perfection with steak…
Something Special…
15. Langmeil “Three Gardens” Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre (Australia) £17.95
The Lindner family have lovingly restored the Langmeil winery in the Barossa to its magnificent former self and Paul Lindner has proved himself to be a winemaker of outstanding calibre. This fabulous Chateauneuf-du-Pape style blend is at the cutting edge of Australian winemaking, combining a feeling of European elegance and food friendliness with unabashed Aussie sunshine fruit. A blindingly good wine that cries out for a beautiful sirloin for company...
16. Wither Hills Pinot Noir (New Zealand) £23.95
Vintage after vintage, New Zealand’s Pinot Noir gets better and better, and it represents far better value than 95% of red Burgundies. This is the famous Pinot Noir at its best – rich, deep, sweet fruit with savoury hints of meat and mushrooms swirling under the gorgeous raspberry truffle of the primary fruit. Utterly divine...an amazing match for our Cod with Prawn and Garlic Sauce…
In the Pink…
17. Yellow Tail Rose (Australia) £11.95
Not too dry – not too sweet; a crowd-pleasing style with a winning finish! Flavours of wild strawberry, black raspberry and spiced peach jostle for your attention. Grab a couple of bottles to enjoy with the girls – a couple of ice cubes and a few straws will do the trick! Great fun wine!
18. Woodstock “Free Run” Rose (Australia) £16.95
Quite possibly the sexiest rose wine in the world. Scott Collet’s tour de force is made from the purest free-run juice, oozing with natural sweetness – so deep in colour, so delicate on the palate with incredible aromas of red berries, violets, vanilla and spice – it has a lovely dry finish as well. If you want white and he wants red then make each other’s day by trying this!
Fizz…
19. Villa Jolanda Prosecco (Italy) £13.95
Ireland has been transformed in to a land of Prosecco lovers, and is it any wonder? Lighter than Champagne, not too dry, and relatively low in acidity, this funky bubbly is insanely gluggable – lemon sherbet fruit all the way! A beautiful aperitif as well...
20. Duval Leroy Champagne (France) £39.95
France’s favourite Champagne – there are more famous names but very, very few can match the quality of this stunning fizz. Unusually for Champagne, Carole Duval-Leroy’s family owns all their own vineyards and management is strict, resulting in sensational quality.