Special Wine Selection Exciting wines we have tried recently - something different or limited availability White wine Alastro Bianco, Planeta, SICILY, ITALY (13%abv) 24.50 Pinot Bianco Thurner, Colterenzio, ALTO ADIGE, ITALY (13.5%abv) 25.50 Lugana Le Creete, Ottella, LOMBARDIA, ITALY (13%ABV) 29.95 red wine san Lorenzo, Rosso Conero, Umani Ronchi, MARCHE, ITALY (13.5%abv) 24.50 Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Planeta, SICILY, ITALY (13%abv) 28.95 Papale Oro Primitivo di Manduria, Varvaglione, PUGLIA, ITALY (14%abv) 33.50 Sagrantino di Montefalco, Cecchi, UMBRIA, ITALY (14%ABV) 36.95 Cabernet Sauvignon Philip, Toscana Rosso, Mazzei, TUSCANY, ITALY (14%abv) 55.00 We use. That means we can offer something very special by the glass. Please ask for todays choice.
Wines by the glass Sparkling Prosecco Brut Quartese DOC (VSQPRD), Ruggeri 2 125ML 4.65 VENETO, ITALY (11%ABV) White wine Arpeggio Catarratto, Settesoli 1 175ML 3.50 Chardonnay Unoaked, Mandrarossa 2 175ML 4.55 Pinot Grigio Puiattino, Giovanni Puiatti 2 175ML 4.70 FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Sauvignon Blanc, Urra di Mare IGT, Mandrarossa 1 175ML 5.85 Red wine Arpeggio Nerello Mascalese, Settesoli c 175ML 3.50 Merlot, MandraRossa b 175ML 4.55 Plumbago, Planeta d 175ML 5.75 Chianti Classico DOCG, Villa Cerna d 175ML 6.85 TUSCANY, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Rosé wine BertaRose Chiaretto IGT, Bertani 2 175ML 4.55 VENETO, ITALY (12.5%ABV) dessert wine Passito di Noto, Planeta 5 50ML 4.45 SICILY, ITALY (11.5%ABV) Rustico Staff Choice Our staff are very enthusiastic about the wines we serve. Each week one of team picks a wine from the list or something brand new. Check out our blackboards for this weeks pick (or even better look for the excited colleague passionately explaining their choice to a diner!) Please ask for details.
Crisp, dry whites 1. Catarratto Arpeggio, Settesoli 13.75 Catarratto Refreshing, lightly aromatic and floral with delicate flavours of white blossom and peaches. 1 2. Bonizio Bianco, Cecchi 18.95 TUSCANY, ITALY (12%ABV) Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Vermentino Velvety texture and uplifting palate of pear, apple, citrus and herbs. 1 3. Pinot Grigio Puiattino, Giovanni Puiatti 18.85 FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Pinot Grigio Fresh and steely with a touch of honeyed richness, making it a wonderful aperitif. 2 4. Sauvignon Blanc, Urra di Mare IGT, Mandrarossa 24.95 Sauvignon Blanc Notes of peach and passion fruit with spices: balanced on the palate, fresh and aromatic. 1 Aromatic, off beat whites 5. Fiano Tenuta Marini, Francesco Candido 21.50 PUGLIA, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Fiano Rich scents of rosewater, grapes and spices. Balanced with spice, apple and hazelnut notes. 2 6. Gavi di Gavi, Ascheri 24.50 PIEMONTE, ITALY (13%ABV) Cortese The fragrant fresh nose displays notes of a floral, green fruit character. Fresh with delicate approach. 2 7. Soave DOC Sereole, Bertani 19.95 VENETO, ITALY (13%ABV) Garganega Sweet floral scents of elder trees and pear trees followed by apricots, pineapple and melon. 1 8. Gewurztraminer Alto Adige DOC, Colterenzio 29.95 ALTO ADIGE, ITALY (14.5%ABV) Gewurztraminer This wine offers cinnamon, lychee and flavours. Clean crisp acidity and long elegant finish. 1 rounded, fuller and fruit filled whites 9. Verdicchio Classico Superiore Casal di Serra, Umani Ronchi 23.95 MARCHE, ITALY (12%ABV) Verdicchio Intense, round and fresh aromas leading to a dry, soft palate with notes of ripe peaches, apples, exotic fruits, hazelnuts, butter and minerality. 1 10. Vermentino di Sardegna, Villa Solais, Santadi 18.75 SARDINIA, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Vermentino, Nuragus Sardinia s best known white, this golden coloured, dry wine is herbal and aromatic, displaying light almond flavours and a fresh, well balanced finish. 2 11. Chardonnay Unoaked, Mandrarossa 18.80 Chardonnay Rich, ripe, green apple aromas, with a soft and fruity palate leading to a long, rounded finish. 2
Lighter, fresh reds 12. Marzemino delle Venezie Villa Mura, Sartori 14.70 VENETO, ITALY (12%ABV) Marzemino Bright red in colour with an intense bouquet reminiscent of violets and strawberry, it is smooth and mellow on the palate. c 13. Merlot, MandraRossa 18.80 Merlot A soft but structured wine with lively raspberry and stonefruit flavours balanced by clean acidity and supple tannins. b 14. Valpolicella Classico Novare, Bertani 21.25 VENETO, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Corvina Veronese, Rondinella Dry and well rounded with flavours of red berries and an appealing hint of almond in the finish. b 15. Etna Rosso, Planeta 34.50 SICILY, ITALY (13%ABV) Nerello Mascalese Notes of plums, raspberries and green tomato leaves. b medium bodied, fruit driven reds 16. Nerello Mascalese, Arpeggio Settesoli 13.75 Nerello Mascalese Medium bodied red with ripe fruit character, soft well-rounded tannins and a concentrated finish. c 17. Montepulciano d'abruzzo, Organic, Colline Teramane, Montipagano 17.95 ABRUZZO, ITALY (13%ABV) Montepulciano Ruby red in colour with with purple hues. The wine shows an intense bouquet of fresh red fruit and strawberries; on the palate it is a medium bodied wine, with an intense lingering finish. d 18. Plumbago, Planeta 24.95 Nero D Avola Abundance of red fruits like plum aromas, ripe blackberry typical of western Sicily Nero d Avola blended with scents of cocoa, and almost Sacher cake. Soft tannins and roundness characterize the wine. d 19. Barbera d Alba DOC Raimonda, Fontanafredda 25.50 PIEMONTE, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Barbera A subtle nose of red berry fruit. Soft and elegant on the palate with fine ripe tannin and a complex finish. c 20. Dolcetto d Alba DOC, Bricco Bastia Conterno Fantino 34.50 PIEMONTE, ITALY (13%ABV) Dolcetto Displays lovely cherry, berry and floral flavours, with an earthy, barnyard note. c
full bodied and warming reds 21. Primitivo del Salento, Francesco Candido 18.95 PUGLIA, ITALY (14%ABV) Primitivo Medium bodied and packed with jammy, baked red and black fruit flavours, soft, well integrated structure and a rounded, dry finish. c 22. Rosso Veronese Appassito, Sartori 18.95 VENETO, ITALY (14%ABV) Cabernet Sauvignon, Corvina, Molinara Intense and lingering bouquet with notes of spice and dried fruit. Enveloping, dry flavours, with a moderately robust body and balanced structure. D 23. Chianti Classico DOCG, Villa Cerna 28.95 TUSCANY, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Sangiovese, Colorino Silky tannins give a smooth mouth feel to the rich, perfumed flavours of dark cherry and dried flowers. d 24. Valpolicella Ripasso CLASSICO SUPERIORE, Bertani 28.45 VENETO, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Corvina, Rondinella Intense notes of black currant red plums, raspberry, black cherry and spice. Good fresh attack on the palate followed by good balance between acidity, sweetness and body. d 25. Carignano del Sulcis Riserva, Rocca Rubia, Santadi 33.95 SARDINIA, ITALY (14%ABV) carignan Rich, ripe nose, almost perfumed wine with a delicious creamy character on the palate and bags of soft ripe blackcurrant fruit. The acidity is all there, balanced against soft, full tannins and there is great structure and mouthfeel. Succulent, round and complex. D 26. Amarone Classico Acinatico Stefano Accordini 55.00 VENETO, ITALY (16.5%ABV) Corvina, Molinara, Rondinella Intense black cherry and vanilla bouquet. On the palate it is full bodied, rich and creamy with smooth tannins. e 27. Barolo DOCG SoraNO, Ascheri 48.95 PIEMONTE, ITALY (14%ABV) Nebbiolo A fantastic Barolo showing hints of forest fruit, strawberry, spice and tar and a long elegant finish with firm but fine tannins. d Rustico Staff Choice Our staff are very enthusiastic about the wines we serve. Each week one of team picks a wine from the list or something brand new. Check out our blackboards for this weeks pick (or even better look for the excited colleague passionately explaining their choice to a diner!) Please ask for details.
Rosé Wines 28. BertaRose Chiaretto IGT, Bertani 19.95 VENETO, ITALY (12%ABV) Merlot, Molinara Fresh on the nose with cherry and almond blossom, a hint of dog rose and notes of red fruits. In the mouth it has a tight attack and good weight which is kept lively with savoury structure and lifted acidity. Good length. 2 Please note this is a very pale style of rose (its the trend these days!) Dessert Wines 29. Passito di Noto, Planeta 31.75 SICILY, ITALY (11.5%ABV) Moscato Medium bodied, sweet and sensuous with fine flavours of ripe apricot, honey 50ML 4.45 and melon with good balancing acidity and a crisp, mouthfilling finish. 5 30. Vin Santo DOC, Barbi 23.25 TUSCANY, ITALY (16%ABV) Malvasia, Sangiovese, Trebbiano The perfume is intensely aromatic with hints of raisins and nuts; on the palate it is round and very persistent. 4
Sparkling Wines Metodo Tradizione 31. Ferrari, Maximum Brut NV 42.95 ALTO ADIGE, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Chardonnay Notes of ripe fruit accompanied by hints of crusty bread, hazelnuts and variegated floral aromas.dry, elegant and well-balanced. 1 32. Cristal Champagne, Louis Roederer 2005 310.00 CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE (12%ABV) Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir Cristal bursts from the glass with fresh hazelnut and apple scents. Elegant, deep, and silky-textured, this medium to full-bodied beauty is immensely concentrated, pure, packed with apple flavours, and astoundingly long in the finish. 1 Sparkling Wines by the glass 33. Asti DOCG, Fontanafredda NV 19.95 PIEMONTE, ITALY (7%ABV) Moscato An aromatic, sparkling wine with notes of musk, sage and honey on the nose and a taste of just picked grapes. 5 34. Lambrusco di Sorbara (RosÉ), Vecchia Modena, Cleto Chiarli 25.95 EMILIA, ITALY (11%ABV) lambrusco, pinot noir Dry red wine with perfume of strawberries and wild berries.fresh and elegant with a great lingering fruity character. 2 35. Prosecco Brut Quartese DOCG, Ruggeri NV 125ML 4.65 26.45 VENETO, ITALY (11%ABV) Prosecco, Perera, Verdiso Streaked with minute bubbles followed by an appley bouquet on a floral background and a pleasantly fruity finish. 2 36. Prosecco DOCG Riserva Giustino B. Extra Dry 39.95 VENETO, ITALY (11.5%ABV) Glera Clean, balanced and crisp with notes of green apples, minerals and fresh baked bread. 2