AN EXCELLENT CHOICE Ltd.

Unit 3 Portside, Marina Commercial Park, Centre Park Rd, Cork

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Extensive Wine List

White Wine

1. Chile: Tantehue Chardonnay

A delightful clean citrus bouquet with ripe tropical flavours, smooth with a pleasant long fruity finish.

2. France: Baquiere Grande Reserve Sauvignon 2007

Spicy, woody aromas followed by red fruit fragrances, strong tannins and a strong lively finish.

3. Chile: Ventisquero Classico Sauvignon Blanc 2007

Attractive floral bouquet, elegant, crisp fruitiness, well balanced & smooth.

4. Australia: Bottle Tree Semillon Chardonnay 2007

Clean refreshing citrusy palate with a hint of vanilla & fine length.

5. South Africa: Ken Forrester Petit Chenin 2006

Fresh, fruity, full ripe – perfect everyday drinking wine.

6. Italy: Pinot Grigio Piave doc La di Motte

One of the most important wines of the Piave area. Full bodied & dry, refined, elegant and mellow. Ripe Berry flavours leap from the glass.

7. Spain: Vega De La Reina Rueda Cosecha 2006

A most appealing style & lively refreshing fruitiness.

8. California: Wente Vineyard Selection Chardonnay 2006

Ripe apple and pineapple flavours with a hint of vanilla oak.

9. France: Jean-Baptiste-Adam Riesling 2003/2004

Typical slightly petrolly nose, one of the hallmarks of a fine Riesling, considerable fruit and a fine balance.

10. Chile: Ventisquero Grand Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2003

Produced from the best grapes in the Yali Valley, this Sauvignon Blanc reflects its terroir and has a complex yet elegant nose with citrus, tropical fruit & mineral aromas.

11. France: Chablis Maison Jean-Claude Fromont 2005

Classic minerally style with subtle oakiness to give the wine added weight. Lively, clean and typically refreshing.

12. France: Michel Lynch Reserve Bordeaux 2007

Medium-dry with good fresh fruit flavours and hints of melon. Made from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.

13. New Zealand: Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc 2006/2007

Terrific intensity and length and the crispness of a crunchy green apple.

14. France: Sancerre La Chatillet Domaine Balland 2006/2007

Classic aroma, most appealing lively freshness with distinct minerality and fine length.

Red Wine

15. Chile: Tantehue Cabernet Sauvignon

Rich and ripe with lots of black fruit, long, great balance.

16. France: Baquiere Grande Reserve Merlot 2006

Deep red with a fine nose, red fruit and sweet pepper aromas to the fore.

17. Chile: Ventisquero Classico Merlot 2006

Deep ruby colour with intense aromas of cherries and ripe plums. Its good volume and soft palate make it ideal to accompany pastas, ripe cheeses and white meat.

18. Australia: Bottle Tree Cabernet Shiraz 2006

Aromas of fresh berries and plums give way to a medium bodied and very

flavoursome wine.

19. Italy: Salento IGT Primitivo Doppio Passo

Fresh varietal characters especially blackberries, cherries & ripe fruits. Good

balance and excellent character.

20. Spain: Boarte Rioja 2005

Clean and intense garnet red colour with purple hues, very fruity but with an

elegant touch of the French oak.

21. Italy: Valpolicella Classico 2006

Distinctive ripe dark cherry fruit character with a hint of bramble fruit balanced, long and very satisfying.

22. France: Chateau du Lavagnac Bordeaux Superieur 2003

Deep colour, full rich and well balanced, packed with ripe fruit flavours. Smooth with fine length.

23. California: Wente Vineyard Selection Zinfadel 2006

Deep colour with intense bouquet of red fruit, rich smooth and silky.

24. France: Cotes Du Rhone Premier Terroir 2004/2005

Aged in oak for 1 year, good tannin structure. The nose of ripe fruits is confirmed on the palate and develops to some hints of raspberries and blackcurrant. A well balanced and harmonious wine which displays a great length.

25. France: Michel Lynch Reserve 2006

Dark berry fruit flavours with good balance and finish. A good Cabernet

Sauvignon/Merlot blend.

26. Australia: Canonbah Bridge Shiraz Grenache 2004/ 2005

Crimson red in colour. The nose displays rich spice with hints of stewed plum

with slight cinnamon and pepper. The palate displays delighted cherry and

blackcurrant fruit characters with soft tannins on the finish.

27. Spain: Lealtanza Réserva Rioja 2000

Clean, intense cherry-red colour. Offering different and complex aromas, mainly for its very ripe quality fruit but also from the elegance of its ageing in mostly new French and American oak.

28. France: Chateauneuf du Pape Grand Reserve 2004

Wine aged in oak for 1 year. Strong structure with well-balanced tannins.

Flavours of jammy red fruit with a touch of vanilla and developing earthy notes and hints of truffles.

Sparkling Wine and Champagne

29. Alfred Gratien Champagne

Intense fruity nose, fine mousse, flowery, fresh and lively with great balance

and length. Suburb aperitif.

30. France: Piper Heidsieck Champagne

31. Australian: Jacobs Creek Sparkling Wine