Castlebay Hotel Wine List 2009

   
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE
10 LANSON, Black Label Brut NV
  Champagne		 Champagne £33.00
  A rich toasty nose with hints of malt and yeast. Small tight bubbles giving a creamy lively mousse. 100% rated Grand Cru vineyard - top winemaking.    
     
11 CHARLES DE ST CERAN, Brut NV
 Varichon et Clerc		 Savoie £18.95
  Made with secondary fermentation in tank, this wine is dry with light yeasty fruit, and a fine lingering mousse.    
     
12 CABERNET ROSE Brut NV
 Ackerman		 Loire £16.95
  A light rose sparkling wine, with red fruits on the nose, and a good persistant mousse in the glass.    
       
WHITE WINES
20 PINOT GRIS Riserva "Fairtrade", Santa Florentina 2008
  Famatina Valley		 Argentina £16.95
  Delicate bouquet, fine, persistant aromas with scents of queen-aooke and wild flowers. Clean, dry savoury notes on the palate with a hint of spice.    
     
21 COLOMBARD-CHARDONNAY 2007
  Heywood Estate		 Australia £16.25
  Floral aromas and fruit flavours marry well with the tropical buttery notes of the Chardonnay. Fresh and invigorating wine.    
     
22 MACON SOLUTRE 2007
  Domaine Auvigue 		 Burgundy £23.90
  Classic 'minerality' on the nose, with mature ripe, steely fruit, good balanced acidity and a very long finish.    
     
23 CHABLIS, 2007
  Domaine Vincent Dampt 		 Burgundy £27.75
  Classic 'minerality' on the nose, with mature ripe, steely fruit, good balanced acidity and a very long finish. Half £14.50
     
31 RULLY 1ER CRU RABOURCE, 2007
  Olivier Leflaive Freres, a Puligny Montrachet 		 Burgundy £34.00
  Well made top Cote Chalonnaise white, from the world renowned Puligny producer. Well balanced acidity and long honeyed finish. 100% Chardonnay.    
     
24 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Panul Estate 2008
   Lontue Valley		 Chile £15.95
  White flower aromas and attractive nose, with citric notes and an exotic note of guavas. A fresh aromotic wine with fine balanced acidity.    
     
25 CORNEY & BARROW'S WHITE
  Producteur Plaimont  VdP du Gers		 Languedoc £13.95
  Complex attractive floral nose, light and fresh in the mouth with a good aromatic zesty finish. Easy drinking. 175ml £3.50
       
26 PINOT GRIGIO, 2007
Grigio Luna, Cecilia Beretta 		 Italy £17.95
  Elegant and delicate bouquet, fine, persistent aromas with scents of queen-apple and wild flowers. On the palate it is structured and clean, dry and savoury with notes of spice.    
     
27 SAUVIGNON BLANC, Ana Estate 2008
  Marlborough		 New Zealand £19.95
  Vibrantly fresh, nettley aromas and rich, gooseberry/asparagus palate. Balancing acidity compliments the structured fruit finish. Classic Marlborough leafy Sauvignon.    
     
28 CHARDONNAY CATALANES, 2007
  Vignerons du Rivesaltais,  VdP des Cotes Catalanes		 Rousillon £16.95
  A round and slightly buttery palate, with just a light touch of judisciously used oak. Nice rounded weight of fruit.    
     
29 CHENIN BLANC 2008
Lowry's Pass		 South Africa £17.50
  A crisp & zesty wine with notes of refreshing citris fruits and a crackling acidity to finish.    
     
30 CHARDONNAY 2005
  La Crema, Sonoma Coast		 United States £19.50
  Citrus aromas, lemon peel and green apple are balanced with close and subtle vanilla in the background. A touch if spice and caramel adds richness and texture on the finish.    
       
ROSE WINE
       
35 LA BROUETTE ROSE 2008
  Vin de Pays du Comté Tolosan, Producteurs Plaimont		 Languedoc £15.00
  Red berry, fresh fruit note with hints of wild strawberry and fruit drops. Fresh, round and perfect as an aperitif. 175ml £3.95
     
RED WINES
40 CHAMUYO MALBEC 2007
  Mendoza		 Argentina £15.95
  A rich and plummy wine with blackcurrants and herbs. Slightly oaked on the palate, gives this wine a long complex finish.    
     
41 CORNEY & BARROW'S RED
  J&F Lurton		 Aude £13.95
  The spicy Carignan grape is the mainstay for this supple, easy drinking red, Sweetly fruited, this has a fine soft structure with good fruit focus.  175ml £3.50
     
42 SHIRAZ 2008
  Heywood Estate		 Australia £17.45
  The nose is reminiscent of blackberry, dark cherry and cracked pepper with just a hint of spice. A full-bodied wine with a supple palate.    
     
43 CHATEAU DE LAMARQUE, Cru Bourgeois 2001
  Bordeaux 		 Bordeaux £33.00
  Sweet black Cabernet fruit, blackcurrant and cedar with moderate tannins and a ripe finish.    
     
44 BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR, Cuvee Voltaire  2006
 Maison Chanson 		 Burgundy £26.75
  An attractive blend of strawberries, roses and violets on the Pinot Noir nose.  Characters echoed on the palate and complemented by fine tannins, supple body and good length.      
     
45 MERLOT, Panul Estate 2007
  Colchagua Valley		 Chile £14.95
  Fruity and attractive nose, showing ripe mulberry, raspberry and plum fruit with violet notes. Balanced acidity and tannin leading to a rounded, balanced soft finish.    
       
46 PRIMITIVO TRULLARI MASSERIA DEI TARANTINO 2007
 Southern Italy		 Italy £16.95
  Flavours of ripe dark cherry fruit & warm spices. Rich & full bodied.    
     
47 CHIANTI CLASSICO TERRE DI PRENZANO 2006
  Vignamaggio		 Italy £24.50
  Deep in colour with rich black cherry fruit on the nose and palate, distant oak and a hint of almond kernels; fine, ripe tannins and well balanced acidity.    
     
48 CABERNET SAUVIGNON, Domaine de Saissac 2006
  Vin de Pays d'Oc		 Languedoc £16.85
  Deep red black in colour, with notes of cassis and cedar, ripe and sweetly fruited, this has a wonderful fruit concentration and fine balance.    
     
49 RHEBOKSKLOOF PINOTAGE 2007
  Stellenbosch		 South Africa £19.25
  Ripe full-bodied Pinotage with a complex, smokey palate, and savoury toasted notes underpinning a rich fruit character.    
       
50 TEMPRANILLO Mas Oliveras 2006
  Catalunya		 Spain £16.50
  Intense scented nose of ripe strawberries and liquorice. A fresh, soft and rich wine with an overall warm finish.    
     
51 RIOJA CRIANZA 2004
  Bodegas Solar De Samaniego		 Spain £22.00
  On the palaet the wine is richly textured with succulent dark fruit flavours & a soft, silky tannins. Half £11.50
       
Where stock of a particular vintage becomes exhausted, we will be happy to offer the next suitable vintage of similar quality.
All wines are between 10% and 15% alcohol by volume.

 

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