Red Wines

23 MARCHE ROSSO - Moncaro - Marche 175ml gls £4.00 | Bottle £15.50
Montepulciano/Sangiovese
This Cuvée is made of 60 % Montepulciano and 40 % Sangiovese grapes, which are grown in accordance with ecological guidelines, and is aged for 6 months in oak barrels. It is a deep radiant red, with intense fruity aromas. Freshness, body, tannins and alcohol are in complete harmony.

24 ANGELO NERO D'AVOLA/SANGIOVESE, IGT 2007- Sicilia 175ml gls £4.25 | Bottle £17.00
Fresh, juicy Sicilian red blending the cherry aromas of Sangiovese with the spicy richness of Nero d’Avola, giving long-lasting, succulent flavour.

25 MERLOT/PRIMITIVO Trevini 2007 - Tarantino £18.50
Merlot/Primitivo
This Merlot Primitivo is intense, full-bodied, harmonious with blackberries flavour on a basis of mature tannins. It is ideal served on its own or with strong sauce pasta dishes, aged cheeses and red meat.

26 TORMARESCA ROSSO 2007 - Vigneti del Sud, Puglia £21.00
Negroamaro/Cabernet/Primitivo
Antinori “does it again” in Puglia with this easy drinking Negroamaro and Cabernet, offering attractive berry fruit, Mediterranean herbs and liquorice in its aromas and flavours.

27 VITIANO ROSSO FALESCO 2007 - Umbria £19.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sangiovese
Vitiano is the Rosso Umbria from Falesco, the family-owned estate of oenologist Riccardo Cotarella, responsible for some of the best wines produced in Italy. Vitiano is dark ruby in colour, dry with moderate acidity and a flavour of black cherrries and strawberries. Aged 4 months in new French oak, it is beautifully balanced with a long, rich and soft finish.

28 SABAZIO Rosso La Braccesca 2007 - Toscana 175ml gls £4.75 | Bottle £20.00
Rosso Di Montepulciano, Prugnolo Gentile
The vineyards of La Braccesca Estate are situated in the Montepulciano DOCG area and enjoy a very favourable exposure and microclimate. The wine is pleasant, medium bodied with bags of red fruit and a superb plumy character.

29 FRESCARIPA BARDOLINO CLASSICO 2008, Masi - Veneto £20.00
65% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 10% Molinara
The nose has aromas of cherries, wild strawberries and berry fruit.  Young, fresh and aromatic on the palate, with hints of pepper and tomatoes on the finish.

30 CABERNET SAUVIGNON, MEZZACORONA 2007 - Veneto £20.00
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon was introduced to Trentino at the end of the last century and showed great promise. The fruit for this wine comes exclusively from Mezzacorona's vineyards in the Arco area north of Lake Garda, an area particularly suited to the cultivation of Cabernet Sauvignon.  Intense, complex flavour with spicy notes, hints of eucalyptus and sweet fruit and a fragant scent of oak.  Well balanced and full bodied.

31 VALPOLICELLA ZENATO 2007 - Veneto 175ml gls £5.50 | Bottle £25.00
85% Corvina, 10% Rondinella, and 5% Sangiovese
Produced from vineyards in the historic zone in the commune of Sant’Ambrogio. The nose of Zenato Valpolicella offers supple fragrances of almonds and violets. The wine is packed with bittersweet fruit and soft tannins. Well structured, with a lovely, velvety texture.

32 MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO 2006 - Abruzzo £25.00
La Valentina
It has loads of black cherry, a bit of blackberry and plum balanced with great acidity, lovely tannins, dusty earth, hints of tobacco and sage.

33 TEROLDEGO ROTALIANO RISERVA 2006 - Trentino £25.00
Mezzacorona
The Teroldego vine is an indigenous varietal of Trentino which finds its ideal environment in the Piana Rotaliana. Rich, with bitter cherries, plums and mint, among the Trentino red wines Teroldego is the most famous and for this reason it is called the “royal wine of Trentino”.

34 CANNONAU Argiolas 2007 - Sardegna £23.00
The blend consists of 92% Cannonau grapes. The remainder is made up of Carignano, Muristellu and Pascale. Characterised by a ruby red colour, an intense flavour and a typical mediterranean appearance, this is a strong and robust wine.

35 BARBERA D’ASTI FIULOT PRUNOTTO 2007 175ml gls £6.00 | Bottle £23.00
Piemonte - Barbera
Barbera is a grape high in acidity and low in tannin. This producer has created a balanced wine with a full oaky nose and lots of fruit. It is a mouth filling, big flavoured wine with a long structured finish.

36 SANGIOVESE “Fattoria Mancini” 2007 175ml gls £6.00 | Bottle £26.00
Sangiovese - Marche
Fattoria Mancini is located on the shores of the Adriatic Coast south of Rimini. Their Sangiovese is soft, smooth made from quality fruit and a rare wine of great elegance.

37 BRENTINO MACULAN 2007 - Veneto £24.00
55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon
Despite the french grape varietals, Fausto Maculan assures us that this wine is quintessentially Italian. Deep ruby red with garnet reflections, Brentino has a complex bouquet of ripe berry fruit, hay licorice and wood. On the palate, the wine is full bodied and dry with perfectly balanced freshness.

38 DOLCETTO D'ALBA, PRUNOTTO - Piemonte 2008 £24.00
Merlot
Rich, spicy aromas draw you in … be rewarded by wonderful blackberry, tobacco and vanilla nuances in this smooth, well structured beauty.

39 LAMURI (Nero d’Avola) 2006 - Sicilia £28.00
Nero d’Avola
Intensely ruby with a fantastic scent of blackberry, mulberry and ripe cherry. In the mouth, rich intense flavours of red fruits, sour cherry jam, spices and vanilla with a long, velvety finish.

40 PEPPOLI CHIANTI CLASSICO 2006/7 ANTINORI 175ml gls £7.00 | Bottle £28.00
Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah - Toscana
Full robust black cherry and plummy fruit flavours. Clean and well balanced with a rich lingering finish. Peppoli is made with the view to be enjoyed fairly young when only fruity nuances are at their maximum.

41 BROLO DI CAMPOFIORIN RIPASSO 2005 175ml gls £7.50 | Bottle £32.00
Veneto - Corvina, Rondinella
This is a special selection of Campofiorin that expresses the individual style of the local Veronese varieties (particularly Corvina) and the originality of the techniques of “appassimento” and double fermentation by Masi. It is a dry, rich, velvety, complex and elegant wine, aged in small oak barrels.

42 VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO 2005 - Toscana £35.00
“La Braccesca” - Sangiovese
The vineyards of ‘La Braccesca’, (owned by Antinori) are situated in the Montepulciano DOCG area and enjoy a very favourable exposure and microclimate. On the nose, intense and typical aromas of fruits with a delicate hint of vanilla. The palate is structured and well-balanced.

43 MARCHESE ANTINORI CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA 2005 - Toscana £45.00
90% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon & other varieties
Spicy hints of cinnamon and cloves, alongside oaky and piquant pepperty aromas.  A rounded, creamy, sweet and well balanced palate is followed by an aftertaste of incense, balsamic notes and cherry.  

44 MAIME Tormaresca 2004/5 - Puglia £40.00
Negroamaro
From Antinori’s new vineyards in Puglia, this 100% Negroamaro is full of exotic luscious flavours, rich and vibrant fruit and velvety character.

45 CABERNET SAUVIGNON ST.CRISTINA 2005 - Veneto £40.00
Zenato Cabernet Sauvignon / Cabernet Franc
This is a barrique-aged red wine of notable vigour and length. The wine has a cherry red colour with lively highlights which turn to garnet-red with ageing. The nose has pronounced herbaceous notes which are balanced and softened by the oak. Attractive and gentle on the palate with integrated notes of sage and green pepper. Concentrated tannins with spicy, minty notes.

46 FOCARA IMPERO Rosso 2006 Mancini - Marche £42.00
Pinot Noir
Delicious aromas of cherries, plums and violets and complex red berry flavours with hints of chocolate and figs.

47 BRAMASOLE SYRAH LA BRACCESCA 2003 - Toscana £42.00
Spicy, brambly nose with rich blackberry fruit. Rich, luscious, spicy dark fruits on the palate, ripe tannins with a smooth dark chocolate finish.

48 TAURASI RADICI MASTROBERARDINO 2004/5 £55.00
Aglianico - Campania
In the two thousand year history of the Aglianico grape, Taurasi, the wine of the ‘vigne opime’ of old Taurasia mentioned by Livy, has a special place. Full, complex, intense bouquet redolent of violet and berries and in the mouth it is enveloping, elegant and persistent. The background has distinct notes of plum, bitter cherry, strawberry jam and black pepper.

49 BLU “Fattoria Mancini” 2005 - Marche £55.00
Lancelotta-Pinot Nero
A rare and innovative wine made by Luigi Mancini, the Pinot Nero guru of Italy, with bags of figs, chocolate and exotic fruits.

50 BARBARESCO BRIC TUROT PRUNOTTO 2003 £58.00
Nebbiolo - Piemonte
On the nose, deep and complex with hints of liquorice, forest fruits, violets, cinnamon and cloves. On the palate, full and well balanced with a persistent finish of mature fruits.

51 BAROLO CLASSICO PRUNOTTO 2005 - Piemonte £62.00
Nebbiolo
The aristocratic Nebbiolo grape of this small wine shows a full bouquet with plenty of classic fruit - balanced with a long, powerful finish on the palate.

52 BADIA A PASSIGNANO Chianti Classico Riserva 2004 £60.00
Sangiovese, Antinori - Toscana
Produced exclusively from the finest, most highly selected grapes grown in the Abbey, renowned for its wine production for over 1000 years, Badia a Passignano is traditional in its complexity, roundness and elegance, yet modern in its intense fruitiness, well balanced with chocolate and vanilla.

53 VAIO AMARON S.Alighieri 2004 - Veneto £65.00
Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
Amarone is the product of the ancient wine-making method known as ‘appassimento’(drying of the grapes), where the grapes are picked and placed in bamboo rack to dry for 4 months. By January the grapes are reduced in weight by 35-40% and have a naturally enhanced flavour and a higher concentration of sugar. Amarone is a majestic wine which combines dignity with power and grace.

54 BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Pian delle Vigne 2004 £85.00
Sangiovese - Toscana
The Pian delle Vigne Estate is located six kilometers south of Montalcino, above the Val d’Orcia. Ruby red colour with garnet hues. Complex generous nose with mature aromas of cherries, red berries, tobacco and hints of coffee and cocoa powder. Multilayered structure with nicely balance soft tannins, elegant fruit leading to a very lingering finish.

55 TIGNANELLO ANTINORI 2006 - Toscana £85.00
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon
The original Super-Tuscan. It was the first Sangiovese to be aged in small oak barrels and the first red wine to use a non traditional grape variety, Cabernet. Tignanello is aged in small French barrels for 14 months and in the bottle for a year. The wine has plum/cassis nose, smokey and full bodied, rich and complex, with exceptional structure and a lengthy finish.

56 SASSICAIA - Tenuta San Guido 2004 - Toscana £225.00
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
Sassicaia has always been revolutionary, though few realized it when Marchese Niccolò Incisa della Rocchetta’s father Mario began making it in the ’50’s.....then it was simply an oddity, a Cabernet based wine made in the Tuscan coastal town of Bolgheri, which was known for harsh Sangiovese-based wines. The wine displays a rare mixture of elegance, grace and balance, with a continuity from vintage to vintage that is simply outstanding.