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Croft House Wine Cellar

Below is our extensive wine list:

 Main Stock / Organic Wines / Something Special

The wine cellar offers a selection of wines from around the world with prices to suit your pocket. Browse at your leisure.

We can supply functions and make up cases to suit all tastes. Flexible opening hours.

Samples from main stock

Argentina ~ Santa Silvia Chardonnay Sauvignon.

A harmonious marriage of two classic grape varieties grown in Mendoza. The Chardonnay and Sauvignon are grown on the original French rootstock. This wine has citrus fruits and a hint of vanilla on the palate. Serve with fish, white meat or cheese. £4.50

 

Australia ~ McGuigan’s Black Label Merlot.

This award winning wine comes from the Murray Valley. A full-bodied wine. Fleshy mouth feel with light structured tannins. Powerful mulberry and blackcurrant aromas show through on the palate with a touch of residual sugar to soften young tannins. A perfect red to accompany flavoursome foods. Ideally suited to pasta and red meats. £5.00

 

Australia ~ Up A Gum Tree Chardonnay.

The grapes were pressed through a continuous press in South Eastern Australia. A soft, easy drinking, modern style of chardonnay with tropical fruit aromas of peach, melon and banana, with a touch of oak. Suggested food - smoked and strongly flavoured fish. £4.50

 

Australia ~ Cranswick Estate Oaked Chardonnay.

The grapes for this chardonnay were sourced from selected vineyards around South Eastern Australia. The bouquet is soft with tropical fruit and vanilla oak. Peach and melon fruit fill the palate and the finish is clean and medium dry. Serve chilled with fresh seafood. 5.00

 

California ~ Fetzer Syrah Rosé.

Aromas of ripe, succulent strawberries mingle with vanilla and candy. This medium- bodied wine is soft, rich and creamy in texture, jam-packed with juicy raspberry flavours. It’s perfect with chicken or garden salads and wonderfully refreshing served chilled on its own. £6.00

 

California ~ Sutter Home White Zinfandel.

This white zinfandel is produced from red zinfandel grapes grown in the San Joaquin Valley. Delicate pink in colour, with sweet aromas of strawberries and watermelon. On the palate the wine is fresh and lively and bursting with fruit. Ideal as an aperitif or with Asian or Latin cuisine. £5.00

 

 

California ~ Turner Road Chardonnay Pinot Grigio.

This wine has refreshing hints of white peach and citrus together with tropical tones of pineapple and a sensitive touch of oak. Ideal with white meats and cheese. £5.50

 

Chile ~ 35 South Merlot.

A medium-bodied wine with interesting aromas of prunes, vanilla and a twist of pepper, with ripe tannins wrapped around chocolate and plums on the palate. Ideal with grilled lamb or lasagne. Serve at room temperature. £5.50

 

England ~ Denbies Surrey Gold.

A delicate and fragrant medium white wine made from Muller Thurgan, Ortega and Bacchus grape varieties. Ideal as an aperitif or with summer salads. £7.00

 

New Zealand ~ Montana Pinot Noir Reserve.

The grapes were harvested from the Wairau Valley, Marlborough. The palate has a soft, sweet approach with ripe berry fruit and dark cherry flavours melding with hints of chocolate and leather. Ideal with charcuterie, crudités and chicken livers. £10.00

 

South Africa ~ Niel Joubert Chenin Blanc.

From the Paarl Valley, this attractive straw coloured wine has tropical fruit and lemon showing on the nose. On tasting this off-dry wine provides a delightful fruitiness, with refreshing fruit characteristics. Would suit most fish and pasta dishes. £4.00

 

South Africa ~ Rouwke’s Drift Pinotage.

Pinotage is South Africa’s calling card variety and is exclusive to this part of the world. It has delicious plum characteristics with notes of black pepper and roses. Drink on its own or as a partner to red meat and cheese dishes. £5.50

 

Bulgaria ~ Hawks View Pinot Noir.

Thracian Valley: a young wine, light in colour with pleasant cranberry and vanilla notes on the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, with ripe berry flavours and a lively, peppery finish. Can be drunk on its own. £4.00

 

France ~ Les Vigneaux Merlot.

From the most dynamic category in France. The mature cherry and liquorice nose of this wine soon becomes a rich, blackcurrant palate with interesting farmyard notes that also lingers well on the finish. Goes well with goose or fillet beef. £4.50

 

France ~ J.P. Chenet Cinsault-Grenache.

A rosé wine for all occasions from the Vin de Pays d’Oc area of France. £5.00

 

France ~ Hautes-Côtes De Nuits Burgundy.

The House of Morin Père & Fils have been producing prestigious burgundy wines since 1822. This wine is from their 18th Century cellar at Nuits-Saint-Georges, France. £8.50

 

Germany ~ Blaumeister Niersteiner Gutes Domtal.

Aromatic medium white wine with a subtle touch of exotic fruit and a soft smooth flavour. A good choice with light lunches or roast poultry. Serve chilled. £4.00

 

Italy ~ Merlo Antico Pinot Grigio Veneto.

Grown in Northern Italy. Lightly aromatic with some lovely pear nuances. The palate shows ripe, sweet fruit and impeccable balance. The finish is long, with a lingering spicy character. Ideal with lightly spiced food. £5.50

 

Romania ~ Prahova Valley Chardonnay.

From the Murfatlar wine region. The wine displays a pale straw colour, a lively, fruit salad aroma, complemented by zesty fruit and a long clean aftertaste. Serve chilled with chicken or fish. £4.50

 

Marqués de Cáceres Rioja Red.

A very good rioja red. Rich and smooth. This ripe red offers plum, raisin, coffee and toast flavours on a thick frame, with firm tannins and a spicy finish. A solid match for grilled or roasted meats. £8.00

 

Spain ~ Stowell’s Tempranillo.

A lively fruity wine with aromas of strawberries and blackcurrants with spicy jammy friut on the palate. £4.50

 

Organic Wines

 

Australia ~ Organic One Chardonnay.

Experience the true nectar of nature. The lovingly nurtured grape vines are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers. These healthy vines yield beautiful grapes with intense flavour to produce this vibrant, full-bodied chardonnay. Savour this lightly oaked chardonnay on its own or with your favourite meal of fish, chicken or pasta.£5.00

 

Italy ~ Marche Sangiovese.

A deliciously juicy, easy-drinking medium-bodied red wine with warm autumn fruit flavours and soft summery aromas of cherries made from organically grown sangiovese, a classic Italian grape variety. Serve at room temperature, with food or on its own as an aperitif.£5.00

 

Something Special

 

Portugal ~ Graham’s 1980 Vintage Port

Michael Broadbent, Vintage Wine, Published 2002. Over a dozen admiring notes....Still plummily deep; good rich fig like fruit distinctly sweet, as one expects from Graham’s. Good length, somewhat tannic. More recently, nose of glorious richness, powerful, drinking well but time in hand. £45.00

 

Portugal ~ Warres 1980 Vintage Port

The oldest of British port shippers (since 1670). Fine, elegant long maturing vintage. Deep ruby, with floral cherry and Christmas cake aromas full bodied, with medium tannins and sweet plum flavours on the finish. £45.00

 

New Zealand ~ Omaka Springs Marlborough Pinot Noir

This wine is aged in new French oak barriques for 12 months. It has a lovely deep warm cherry bouquet and a touch of spice mouth filling body and ripe tannins giving a subtle long finish. £10.95

 

France ~ Chateau La Tour de By

This Cru Bourgeois in the northern Medoc is consistently one of the best value wines in Bordeaux. Attractive damson and blackberry fruit on the nose with fine grain tannins and an excellent finish. Drink now but will keep for 10 years. £14.00

 

Germany ~ Kendermans Ice Wine

This wine is made from frozen grapes then finely pressed to make a concentrated sharpish and very sweet wine which is ideal with puddings. £8.50

 

Hungary ~ Royal Tokaji 1996

A wonderful and historic wine drunk by Russian tsars. It comes from a small hilly area in north east Hungary. It is really concentrated barley sugar and apricot wine ideal on its own or with sweet food. £15.00

 


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