BROWNS Wine at The Mere

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1 BROWNS Wine at The Mere

2 CHAMPAGNE 125ml Baron De Villeboerg Brut Ville sur Arce, France, LS Our house Champagne, a beautifully balanced wine with lovely fresh fruit and a brioche toastiness. Baron De Villeboerg Brut Rosé Ville sur Arce, France Even the delightful salmon pink colour is inviting in a Champagne exuding delicate, fresh strawberry and raspberry hints. Louis Roederer Brut Premier Reims, France 70 Rich, inviting and complex, enjoy the way the delicate fruit is wrapped around with nuttiness, and raisined yeastiness in a long, perfumed finish. Pol Roger Brut Reserve Epernay, France 80 Described by Winston Churchill as simply the best. The aromas of white flowers and apple, palate of stone fruit and a long, firm, yeasty finish make this exceptional. Laurent Perrier Brut Tours sur Marne, France 83 Famed for a delicate, fresh style with light citrus and peach flavours and a lingering brioche finish. Laurent Perrier Vintage Tours sur Marne, France 88 With its fine and persistent bubbles, this is very elegant, blending ripe fruit aromas with hints of Crème brûlée. Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Reims, France 88 Wonderfully inviting apple fruit, quickly followed by a bready, rich complexity and lingering perfume. Bollinger Special Cuvee AY, France 90 The most muscular and firmly structured of the big Champagne houses with lots of red fruit aromas and a seroius toasty finish. Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rosé Brut Tours-Sur-Marne, France 100 Justifiably acclaimed, the strawberries and redcurrants here are delicate and meld with subtle, yeasty notes. Dom Perignon Hautvilliers, France 230 The hallmark of great Champagne is its mouth-filling perfume, and Dom Perignon is wine of the most persistent, with complex spice and fruit notes layering one after another. Louis Roederer Cristal Reims, France 285 Precise and poised, Cristal is refined and elegant with fresh, pure flavours that roll over the palate. Krug Grande Cuvee Champagne, France 300 An iron fist wrapped in a velvet glove; a legendary Champagne that blends structure and grace, complexity and elegance. Try this once and join the legions of Krugistes. SPARKLING 125ml Prosecco Doc Belstar Valdobbiadene, Italy 6 33 Soft, almond and pear-scented wine. When we chose our Prosecco, we chose the finest producer in Italy. Belstar Cuvee Rosé Sparkling Veneto, Italy Frothy pear and almond Prosecco enriched with the strawberry and currant flavours of Pinot Noir. MAGNUMS Magnum Laurent Perrier Brut Nv Tours-Sur-Marne, France 125 Famed for a delicate, fresh style with light citrus and peach flavours and a lingering brioche finish. Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rosé Brut Nv Tours-Sur-Marne, France 185 Justifiably acclaimed, the strawberries and redcurrants here are delicate and meld with subtle, yeasty notes. FEATURED VINTAGE Moet & Chandon Grand Vintage Brut Epernay, France 90 A vintage of powerful fruit and shimmering freshness, this wine is special, offering layers of fruit, complexity and perfect poise in the glass.

3 MAGNUM WHITE A Coroa Godello Valdeorras, Spain 90 What better wine to share than this, suffused with aromas of ripe apple, pear and melon and a bright, refreshing palate, perfect with fish and white meats. Chablis Domaine Jean Defaix Ville sur Arce, France 98 A spankingly clean Chablis that aches for fish or just some very elegant drinking. ROSÉ Chateau D esclans Whispering Angel Rosé Provence, France 110 A serious wine, just this time pink. Like a white Burgundy with a herbal, red-fruit twist. RED Cotes Du Rhone St Cosme Rhone, France 75 From the best producer in the Northern Rhone - spiced, minerally and dense. Vivanco Rioja Reserva Rioja, Spain 92 Silky and crammed with refined strawberry fruit, wrapped in tobacco and sweet cedar. WHITE WINES FRUITY & AROMATIC San Abello Sauvignon Blanc Central Valley, Chile Tropical Sauvignon with a delicious grassy twist and even a splash of passion fruit. Jean Biecher Pinot Gris Alsace, France The forgotten Pinot, and undeservedly so. This delicate, lightly peachy Pinot Blanc is beautifully food-friendly and subtle. Weitgasse Gruner-veltliner Mantlerhof Kremstal, Austria 36 Austria s wonder grape puts in a star turn, delivering a bewildering array of delicious flavours: peach, apple, pepper. Wolf Riesling Pfalz, Germany 28 This is sweetly crisp like a Pink Lady apple, and has a really seductive floral delicacy. Banfi Le Rime Chardonnay Pinot Grigio Tuscany, Italy 29 A succulent, delicious white, blending white pear and melon fruit with a citrus lift making for a style you can enjoy all night. Chateau St-genes Entre-deux-mers Blanc Bordeaux, France 31 Was there ever a more underrated wine than white Bordeaux? Complex, fresh and with a mouthfilling texture, it s a gorgeous seafood or chicken wine. Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, New Zealand Gooseberries, passion fruit and an exotic tropical aroma leap from your glass. A2o Albarino Galicia, Spain 34 A taut steely core draped with layers of elegant fruit, perhaps the world s greatest seafood wine. Craggy Range Te Muna Road Sauvignon Blanc Martinborough, New Zealand 51 A nose that bursts open with white flowers and nectarine into a rich and complex palate.

4 WHITE WINES LIGHT, CRISP & FRESH El Muro Blanco Macabeo Aragon, Spain Light and citrusy, we love this refreshing, fruity white from the land of Don Quixote. Operetto Garganega Pinot Grigio Veneto, Italy Intricacy is the order of the day here, delicate pear and almond flavours wrapped in a soft mouth-feel. Le Coste Trebbiano Nespoli Emilia Romagna, Italy 23 No mere house wine, this pear and almond-scented treat is from Italy s gastronomic heartland and a beautifully versatile vino de la casa. Mas Puech Picpoul De Pinet Languedoc, France 29 Picpoul means the lip-stinger because of the grape s refreshing zestiness, coupled with a delicious ripe fruit. Marmora Vermentino Sardinia, Italy 26 Love fresh, interesting white wines? You ll love Vermentino with its zesty character and intense, citrus aromas and a lingering bitter-almond finish. Pinot Bianco Alois Lageder Alto Adige, Italy 35 White flowers, white fruit and a character as crisp and bright as the Dolomite mountains it hails from. Chablis, Domaine Des Marronniers, Bernard Legland Chablis, France 45 A spankingly clean classic Chablis that aches for fish or just some very elegant drinking. Sancerre Les Chailloux Domaine Fouassier Loire, France 45 Focused and precise with rapier-like fresh fruit and a food-loving minerality. FULL-BODIED Lorosco Reserva Chardonnay Casablanca, Chile A tropical tour de force, with pineapple freshness matched by peach fruitiness that complements this wine s vanilla-scented oak. Try with richer-flavoured white meat dishes. Journeys End Haystack Chardonnay Stellenbosch, South Africa 30 Ripely tropical with bags of exotic fruit and a perfectly judged oakiness for a richer, juicier style of wine. Dry Creek Vineyard Wilson Ranch Chenin Blanc California, USA 32 The best Chenin from the USA bar none - an off-beat wine that delights everyone who tries it. Macon Villages Reserve Vignerons Des Terres Secretes France, Burgundy 34 Lusciously balanced and creamy Macon, singing with honeysuckle flowers, a beautiful food wine. Garzon Viognier Maldonado, Uruguay 35 Ripe, warm and apricotty, this is a deeply flavoured white that leaves your mouth with a warm, spicy afterglow. Rully Clos Des Mollepierres Domaine Saint-abel Roux Burgundy, Chile 41 Stylish, elegant, smooth and integrated, a model of white Burgundian heaven. Pouilly Fuisse Domaine Trouillet Burgundy, France 55 Utter loveliness. Top-flight white Burgundy from a great small producer who regulalry sells out. Puligny-montrachet Les Enseigneres Domaine Roux Burgundy, France 88 The Roux brothers in Burgundy bring together complexity with wonderful integration in this expressive wine. Hazelnut oak blends seamlessly with acacia and citrus perfume and fruit.

5 ROSÉ WINES El Muro Rosado Garnacha Aragon, Spain Sun-blushed strawberries run through the colour and aroma of this delicious, easy-drinking rosé. The Bulletin Zinfandel Rosé California, USA If you like it sweet, strawberry and lush, you will adore this wine, it s fun in a bottle. Operetto Garganega Pinot Grigio Blush Veneto, Italy Off-dry, without being sweet, this is dangerously easy to drink and impossibly moreish. Cuvée De L aubade Rosé Provence, France Elegant, unusually soft and with modish flavours of pineapple, wild strawberries, and red berries. Chateau D esclans Whispering Angel Rosé Provence, France 110 A serious wine, just this time pink. Like a white Burgundy with a herbal, wild, red-fruit twist. Magnum RED WINES SOFT & ROUNDED San Abello Merlot Central Valley, Chile Merlot is an old French word for blackbird because they love these sweet, soft, plummy grapes when they are ripened to make wines like this. Solarena Barrel Aged Tempranillo Carinena, Spain 25 Light and fresh with soft berry fruit, complemented by gentle woody notes. Castillo Viento Rioja Crianza Rioja, Spain Elegance and suppleness in a glass, with bright and juicy cherry, currants and vanilla. Riva Leone Barbera Piemonte, Italy 26 Any dishes with lots of tomatoes are perfect for this crisp and fresh red with a bright, cherry fruit. Saint Cosme Cotes Du Rhone Rouge Rhone, France 32 From the best producer in the Northern Rhone - spiced, minerally and dense. Chateau Gardegan Bordeaux Superior Bordeaux, France 36 When Sir Nicholas Soames talked about a breakfast claret it was probably something like this bright Bordeaux. Rosso Di Montalcino Castello BanfI Tuscany, Italy 40 The clever-person s Brunello, giving you the complex cherry and spice flavours in a fresher, youthful style. Castellare Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy 54 Warm and slightly bitter cherry notes mix in with some spicy oak and a hint of vanilla. This is great with meat. Chateau Viramiere St-emilion Grand Cru Bordeaux, France 55 The classic combination of currant and a light, cedary oak and spice make this the perfect complement to lamb.

6 RED WINES Castellare Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy 54 Warm and slightly bitter cherry notes mix in with some spicy oak and a hint of vanilla. This is great with meat. Chateau Viramiere St-emilion Grand Cru Bordeaux, France 55 The classic combination of currant and a light, cedary oak and spice make this the perfect complement to lamb. LIGHT & FRUITY El Muro Tinto Tempranillo Garnacha Aragon, Spain Light and crunchy with a sun-kissed strawberry fruit. Our fruity, cheery Spanish red is a big favourite. Fico Grande Sangiovese Poderi Dal Nespoli Emilia Romagna, Italy 23 Delicious, easy-going Italian red made from the same grape used in Chianti black cherries, plums and peppery spice make it a match for Mediterranean dishes. Terre Di Giumara Frappato Nerello Mascalese Sicily, Italy 24 If you like Pinot Noir you will love this unique Sicilian red with bright, moreish fruit and a cheery, deft mouthfeel. Marmora Cannonau Sardinia, Italy 28 Cannonau is the grape-jewel of Sardinia, known for its sunny raspberry and strawberry fruit. It s a lush, rich wine without being dense, great for heartier dishes and slow-cooked tomato sauce. Pinot Noir De L hospitalet Languedoc, France 31 The most versatile wine on our list, if in doubt this fruity, ripe and juicy Pinot is a great choice and universally popular. Spy Valley Pinot Noir Marlborough, New Zealand 50 Delicious and packed with strawberries, raspberries and red cherries before a seductive and softly-spiced finish. Morgon Marcel Lapierre Beaujolais, France 55 One of the great Beaujolais crus from one of its greatest producers. This shows the complexity of natural winemaking, and true terroir typicity with lingering minerality and plum and cherry fruit. BIG, BOLD & SPICY Gable View Cabernet Sauvignon Western Cape, South Africa A precise and lively Cabernet with a core of blackcurrant and redcurrant vivacity running through it. Lorosco Reserva Carmenere Colchagua, Chile 25 Love merlot? You ll be a sucker for Carmenere, its redcurrant-scented cousin, found almost entirely in Chile. Lightly spiced with a hint of leafy freshness, this is a mid-weight and verstile red. The Spee wah Cabernet Shiraz Murray Darling, Australia A glugging fruit bomb of a wine, made all the better for a fresh and eager cranberry crunchiness that ripples through the palate.

7 RED WINES BIG, BOLD & SPICY Argento Malbec Mendoza, Argentina A precise and lively Cabernet with a core of blackcurrant and redcurrant vivacity running through it. Garzon Tannat Maldonado, Uruguay 35 This wine should be loved for its dark fruit, frangrance, vivacity and subtle, elegant tannins first. Then marvel at the new superstar for both Uruguay and the grape Tannat, as this shows the potential of both. Villa Belvedere Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso Veneto, Italy 40 Made with Amarone skins to give a dense, sweet fruit, bitter cherry and heady perfume. A real treat and great value. Catena Appellation Vista Flores Malbec Mendoza, Argentina 35 One of the world s great wines, Catena s concentrated, perfumed, fresh Malbec sets the Argentine standard. Vieux Chevalier Chateauneuf Du Pape Rouge Rhone, France 48 Bold and spiced, long lasting and hearty, this has a warm, generous character and is the perfect match to richer dishes. Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico Nicolis Veneto, Italy 85 Heady, dense and rich with chocolate and cherry, this is a particulalry fine example of the greatest wine of Valpolicella. PUDDING WINES Chateau Loupiac Gaudiet Loupiac 37.5cl Bordeaux, France Sweet and fragrant, a lighter style of pudding wine, with light honey aromas and a peaches and cream palate. Royal Tokaji Late Harvest 50cl Tokaji, Hungary 6 35 A truly great pudding with densely packed with marmalade, honey and candied peach fruit. Heady and rich. 50ml

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