Eyre
Brothers Wine List ...
White
Wines, Red Wines, Rose Wines, Champagne & Sparkling
Wines, Cocktails
White
Wines
We base the range around the many delicate floral
wines from Iberia that complement seafood so well with more
familiar wines from France which in this current list generally provide
more body. |
Viura
/ Chardonnay, 2003 Vega Sindoa, Navarra, Spain
Light, clean, floral aromas, mixed with flavours of apricots
and pears |
175ml £3.75
75cl £14.95 |
Dom Campos, 2003, Terras do Sado, Portugal
Aromatic nose, dry palate. Exhibiting white fruit with good balance |
£16.80 |
“Con Class”, 2004, Rueda Blanco, Cuevas de Castilla, Spain
Verdejo complements the crisp gooseberry flavours of the sauvignon blanc in this wine and brings additional richness to the palate |
£17.00 |
Rioja
Blanco, 2004, Bodegas Montecillo, Rioja, Spain
We are fans of this winery – crisp grassy-gooseberry, modern,
unoaked, white rioja |
175ml £4.00
75cl £17.00 |
Castas
de Santar, 2004, Dão, Portugal
Delicious, interesting, dry white, low key fruit aromas backed
by dry, deep, herbal flavours |
£19.80 |
“Defesa”, 2003, Herdade do Esporão, Alentejo, Portugal
Beautifully balanced and structured wine - fresh fruit aromas
are backed with a full rich palate |
£21.50 |
Sauvignon
Blanc, 2003, Forrest Estate, Marlborough, New Zealand
Classic NZ Sauvignon. Full-on
gooseberry and blackcurrant leaf aromas with the palate adding
citrus zest and flint.
|
175ml £6.00
75cl £25.00 |
“Lenton
Brae”, 2003, Semillon-Sauvignon, Western Australia
Benchmark wine from this small winery, in the best area for this
blend. Smooth and flavourful |
£27.00 |
Albariño,
2003, Bodegas Castro Martin, Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain
Grapefruit zest, leafy green sparkle
softened and broadened and given a touch of spice on the finish by
the merest hint of oak |
175ml £6.50
75cl £28.00 |
Sancerre,
2003, “Pierrier de la Chapelle”, Domaine Bailly-Reverdy,
France
Stacked
with bright green fruit this wine has great restraint and a tight
mineral complexity |
£29.90 |
Alvarinho,
2003, “Muros Antigos”, Monçao, Minho, Portugal
Delicate
and fresh with citrus notes, mineral salts and underlying honey tones.Lively
on the palate |
£30.00 |
Albariño de Fefiñanes, Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain
Classic
seafood wine, light, fragrant and dry mixing gentle citrus notes
with saline minerals
|
£31.50 |
Saint
Veran, “Les Rochats”, 2003, Domaine de la Croix
Senaillet, France
Punching
way above its weight, this elegant chardonnay balances restrained
tropical fruit with good minerality. Competition for full-blown Burgundy
A.C.’s
|
£32.00 |
Bourgogne
Blanc, 2001 Clos du Château de Puligny-Montrachet, France
A huge
change at this producer has reduced yields and cropping levels-transforming
the wine. Great white burgundy, balancing restrained fruit,
sufficient grip with a lick of elegant oak. Drink now before
the price escalates |
£37.50 |
Riesling,
2003, Josmeyer, Alsace, France
Legendary producer; this riesling has the classic tension between pure fruit
balanced with acid, giving the distinctive riesling structure with pure fruit
flavours of great depth |
£37.50 |
Chablis1er
cru, 2002, “Forêts” Domaine Moreau-Naudet,
France
Classic “dry-pebble” Chablis. Pure, restrained fruit providing minerality
and flintiness this is quintessential 1er cu Chablis from an up and coming producer |
£38.00 |
Chassagne
Montrachet, 2001, Chateau de la Maltroye, France
Exquisite perfume, good weight of ripe tropical chardonnay fruit in excellent
structural balance. Great white burgundy from an up and coming producer
|
£54.00 |
Corton-Charlemagne,
1998, Chateau de Corton André, Burgundy, France
One of the world’s greatest white wines. Combines complex perfumes with
power and structure but never losing elegance – great length |
£95.00 |
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Red
Wines
A wide range of exemplary
wines from Iberia, balancing traditionalists and more modern producers with some
of the fabulous table wines now emerging from less well-known areas - as well
as excellent examples chosen from other parts of the world. |
“La
Copa”, 2002, Bodegas Aragonesas, DO Campo de Borja, Spain
Unoaked tempranillo,
good, lively sweet cherry fruit, with grip and acidity on
the finish, excellent value
|
175ml £3.50
75cl £14.95 |
Rioja Tinto, 2004, Bodegas Navajas, DO Rioja, Spain
Mature nose with elegant sweet berry fruit, soft tannins
providing grip |
175ml £4.50
75cl £18.85 |
“Poema”,
2004, Jalon, Calatayud, Spain
Complexity from old garnacha vines in very poor soil.
Rich, full and spicy Spanish country wine at its best
|
£21.00 |
Inurrieta “Norte”, 2003, Bodega Inurrieta, Navarra,
Spain
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, give a Spanish expression of northern grapes.
Smoky, berried, and fine
|
£21.00 |
Quinta do Crasto, 2003, Douro, Portugal
Classic port grapes made into a rich, smooth stylish wine balancing fruit with
good structure
|
175ml £5.50
75cl £22.20 |
Rioja
Crianza, 2001, Bodegas Montecillo, Rioja, Spain
Quintessential crianza - strawberry/raspberry fruit given a lean and spicy finish
from short oak aging
|
175ml £5.70
75cl £23.00 |
“Monte Negro”, 2003, Felix Sanz, Ribera del Duero, Spain
Full dark fruit flavours of damson and black cherry integrated with some toasty
oak
|
£23.50 |
“Chaminé”,
2003, Jorgensen, Alentejo, Portugal
Full, ripe berry fruit, beautifully balanced with soft
tannins and acid
|
175ml £6.00
75cl £24.50 |
“Cal
Pla”, 2002, Mas d’en Compte, Priorat, Spain
Highly regarded wine maker producing a really
vinous red. Berry fruit with good balance,great suppleness
and an elegant palate |
£27.00
|
“Defesa”,
Tinto, 2003, Herdade do Esporão, Alentejo, Portugal
Highly savoury red, displaying dark fruits of damsons
and plums. Full on the palate, but very well balanced |
£29.00 |
Rioja Reserva, 1998, Bodegas Montecillo, Rioja, Spain
Nicely aged in bottle,
the wine has fine penetrating aroma, with mature fruit on the palate,drinking
perfectly |
£34.00 |
“Sanfir” Crianza, 2001, Bodegas Casa del Venta del Moro, Utiel-Requena,
Spain
Mix of local and classic
grape varieties to create a stunning, elegant wine perfectly balanced with oak
.Excellent perfume, and great finish. |
£34.50 |
“TÉ”, Garrafeira, 1999, Jose Maria de Fonseca, Bairrada, Portugal
Lovely
mature wine displaying aromas of plums and rosehips, with an
elegant maturing palate of prunes and tea. Huge barriques make
this a very dry wine, excellent at lunch time |
£37.00 |
Calheiros
Cruz, Touriga Naçional, 2002, Douro, Portugal
This
stunning example - from the region famous for Port - shows why the
region is now shaking the wine world with its table wine. Made from
Touriga Naçional-(port’s finest grape- this wine exhibits
massive dark fruit, liquorice, violets and tobacco on the nose -reminiscent
of Port. It is still youthful with chewy tannins, huge structure and
|
£38.00
|
Volnay,
2002, Clos De Cave, Burgundy, France
A lesser known producer has created a delicious, ripe
full pinot noir. Fabulous raspberry pinot nose gives onto a full
rich, smooth plate – great value. |
£45.00 |
“Geyserville”,
2001, Ridge, Sonoma, California
Legendary
winery, producing full-blown Californian Zinfandel. Massive in
the mouth, super-richdark stone fruit flavours
|
£45.50 |
Rioja
Gran Reserva, 1994, Bodegas Ontañon, Rioja, Spain
Beautiful, mature Rioja from a great vintage. Very elegant,
restrained and complex with wild strawberry notes balanced
with toasty oak
|
£49.50 |
“Tirant”,
Rotllan Torra, Priorat, Catalunya, Spain
Full style of Priorat with complexity coming from ancient low yielding vines,
each bottle hand numbered |
£60.00
|
Gevery
Chambertin, 1995, Domaine de La Guyonniére, Antonin Guyon, Burgundy
Nicely mature rich burgundy with good mature pinot fruit
|
£71.00 |
Chateau
Montrose, 1986, 2eme Cru Classé, St. Estéphe, Bordeaux,
France
Known for its complexity
and longevity Montrose is the quintessential claret with blackcurrant fruit,cedar
wood nose, and plenty of structure. |
£122.00 |
Clos
de Vougeot, 1998, Domaine Henri Clerc et fils, Burgundy, France
One of the world’s
great vineyards has produced a full, sumptuous but elegant burgundy in thehands
of M. Clerc |
£140.00 |
Barca
Velha, 1995, Casa Ferreirinha, Douro, Portugal
Elevated to first-growth status in 1973, after 50 years of consistent over-performance.
This fabulous Bordeaux is coming into maturity nicely |
£198.00 |
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“Mediodia”, 2004, Bodegas Inurrieta, Navarra, Spain
Dry but lushly flavoured
rose wine from a new winery. Rosehip & cherry
aromas with a decent amount of body makes it a good partner to
food. |
175ml £4.60
75cl £21.00 |
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Champagne
and Sparkling
Wine
The restaurant
world is awash with champagnes of varying qualities. Pol Roger, Churchill’s
favourite marque, provides full bodied, balanced, classy wines across
the range, consistently rated at the top end by experts – and
we agree. |
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Pol
Roger White Label
Full bodied, balancing
clean fruit with toasty notes, using mature wines giving greater complexityand
substance than usual in a “House” blend |
125ml £9.00
75cl £45.00 |
Pol Roger Rose
Arguably the best of pink champagnes - delicate floral notes of wild rose caress
the nose before a fuller more robust palate with rosehip and raspberry, tremendous
fresh balance but with real depth – compellingly delicious |
£69.00 |
Pol
Roger 1996 Vintage
All Pol’s
vintages are good- this is great. The additional bottle age
provides a softer fuller nose with
hints of honey through the fresh, zesty first notes leading
onto a still lively but broad, complex palate. Nearing its
10th birthday it is drinking perfectly delicious |
£81.00 |
Raventos
i Blanc, Brut Reserva, Sant Sadurni d’Anoia, Catalunya, Spain
Superb crisp cava, balancing
fresh lemony zest and toast, to give an aristocratic interpretation of Spain’s best-known
sparkler. “L’Origen del Cava” |
125ml £6.00
75cl £29.00 |
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Cocktails
A range for every taste and every occasion – but
we will be pleased to make any other cocktails you desire. |
Highballs and Punches: |
Collins ... Choice
of vodka, gin or rum
|
£6.00 |
Sloe gin Fizz
... Sloe Gin, Lemon Juice, sugar, soda |
£6.00 |
Gin
Sling
... Gin, Cherry Brandy, lemon juice, soda |
£6.00 |
Moscow
Mule
... Vodka, lime, ginger beer |
£6.00 |
Raspberry
Mule
... Vodka, raspberry, lime, ginger beer |
£7.00 |
Eyre
Brothers Punch ... Dark
rum, lime, ginger ale, nutmeg, ginger |
£6.00 |
Mojito
... White rum, fresh lime, fresh mint, sugar, soda |
£7.00 |
Dark
and Stormy
... Dark Rum, lime and ginger beer |
£6.00 |
Pimms
No 1 ... Fresh fruit, Ginger Ale & Pimms |
£6.00 |
Champage
Cocktails: |
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Classic ... Champagne,
cognac, angostura, sugar |
£10.00 |
Bellini ... Champagne
and peach puree |
£10.00 |
French75 ... Champagne,
gin, lemon juice, sugar |
£10.00 |
Grand
Mimosa ... Champagne, Grand Marnier, Orange juice |
£10.00 |
Straight-up
or Short
Cocktails: |
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Martini ... Gin
or vodka |
£7.00 |
Cosmopolitan ... Vodka,
cointreau, lime juice, cranberry |
£7.00 |
Caipirinha ... Cachaça,
lime, sugar, crushed ice |
£7.00 |
Caipiroski ... Vodka,
lime, sugar, crushed ice |
£7.00 |
Negroni ... Gin,
Campari, Punt e Mes |
£6.00 |
White Lady ... Gin,
cointreau, lemon juice |
£6.00 |
Pink Lady ... Gin,
Cognac, grenadine, sugar, cream, egg white |
£7.00 |
Old
Fashioned ... Bourbon,
angostura, sugar, Grand Marnier |
£6.00 |
Manhattan
... Bourbon, vermouth, angostura |
£6.00 |
Sazerac ... Bourbon,
anis, Peychaud bitters, lemon zest |
£7.00 |
Sours ... Spirit
of your choice |
£6.00 |
Daiquiri
Classic ... Light
rum, lime juice, sugar |
£6.00 |
Non-Alcoholic Cocktails: |
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Rock
Shandy ... Lemon juice,
angostura, lemonade, soda |
£3.00 |
Saint
Clements ... Fresh
orange juice, bitter lemon |
£3.00 |
Bloody
Shame ... Tomato juice, worcestershire,
tobasco, lemon |
£3.00 |
Fruit
Punch ... Orange juice, lime
juice, raspberry, grenadine |
£3.00 |
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