Special Gin Selection PORTER S ABERDEEN (41.5%) 4.50 Aberdeen s very own gin, uniquely distilled producing a classic style (the perfect serve is how you like it) BROOKLYN USA (40%) 4.95 Citrus and juniper led style, hand-made to extract the most vibrant characters of the botanicals HEPPLE ENGLAND (45%) ` 4.50 With three distillation methods at their disposal, the Hepple team (led by an Aberdonian distiller) use botanicals sourced from their very own estate in Northern England PINK PEPPER FRANCE (44%) 4.95 A completely different and unique gin using pin peppercorns as a botanical. great with tonic (or try as base for a Bloody Mary) ORIGIN SINGLE ESTATE AREZZO ITALY (46%) 4.50 Made using only Juniper which is perfect for serving with tonic. All the juniper is grown on one estate at Arezzo in Tuscany SLINGSBY RHUBARB GIN ENGLAND (44%) 4.50 Crafted using Harrogate spring water, pure grain spirit and locally sourced Yorkshire Rhubarb try it with tonic or Ginger Ale
Wines by the glass Sparkling Prosecco Brut Terre di Sant Alberto DOC, 2 125ML 5.95 VENETO, ITALY (11%ABV) White wine Catarratto, Arpeggio Cantine Settesoli 1 175ML 4.25 Pinot Grigio Puiattino, Giovanni Puiatti 2 175ML 5.45 FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Sauvignon Blanc, Urra di Mare, Mandrarossa 1 175ML 6.45 Red wine Alicante Bouschet-Syrah, Arpeggio Cantine Settesoli c 175ML 4.25 Merlot, MandraRossa b 175ML 5.25 Nero d Avola Plumbago, Planeta d 175ML 7.45 Chianti Classico DOCG, Villa Cerna d 175ML 8.15 TUSCANY, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Rosé wine BertaRose Chiaretto IGT, Bertani 2 175ML 5.95 VENETO, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Dessert wine Passito di Noto, Planeta 5 50ML 4.95 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 week s pick (or even better look for the excited colleague passionately) - Please ask for details
Crisp, dry whites 1. Catarratto Arpeggio, Settesoli 16.50 Catarratto Refreshing, lightly aromatic and floral with delicate flavours of white blossom and peaches. 1 2. Pinot Grigio Puiattino, Giovanni Puiatti 23.35 FRIULI-VENEZIA GIULIA, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Pinot Grigio Fresh and steely with a touch of honeyed richness, making it a wonderful aperitif. 2 3. Segreta Bianco, Planeta 24.25 SICILY, ITALY (13%ABV) Grecanico, Chardonnay, Fiano, Viognier Peach, melon and chamomile notes on the refined palate. 1 4. Sauvignon Blanc, Urra di Mare, Mandrarossa 25.50 Sauvignon Blanc Notes of peach and passion fruit with spices: balanced on the palate, fresh and aromatic. 1 Aromatic, off beat whites 5. Cortese, Amonte 19.25 PIEMONTE, ITALY (12%ABV) Cortese Cortese is the grape of Gavi and here gives the trademark mineral, lemony freshness of the variety. 2 6. Grillo, Mandrarossa 22.00 Grillo Perhaps the classic Sicilian white grape crisp, clean but with an underlying fruit character and touch of spice. 2 7. Soave DOC Sereole, Bertani 27.50 VENETO, ITALY (13%ABV) Garganega Sweet floral scents of elder trees and pear trees followed by apricots, pineapple and melon. 1 8. Pinot Bianco Thurner, Alto Adige DOC, Colterenzio 28.25 ALTO ADIGE, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Pinot Bianco (Weissburgunder) Displays a fresh aroma and flavour reminiscent of green apples with a fruity palate and a touch of honeyed complexity alongside crisp acidity and a refreshing, clean finish. 1 9. Gewurztraminer Classici, Alto Adige DOC, Colterenzio 36.00 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 10. Verdicchio Classico Villa Bianchi, Umani Ronchi 22.95 MARCHE, ITALY (12%ABV) Verdicchio, Trebbiano Toscano The bouquet is fine and intense, fruity and floral. The palate is pleasant, vibrant and fresh notes, followed by a typically almond aftertaste. 1 11. Chardonnay Unoaked, Laguna Secco Mandrarossa 22.00 Chardonnay Rich, ripe, green apple aromas, with a soft and fruity palate leading to a long, rounded finish. 2 12. Gavi di Gavi, Le Minaia Bergaglio 28.95 PIEMONTE, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Cortese The fragrant fresh nose displays notes of a floral, green fruit character. Fresh with a delicate approach. 2
Lighter, fresh reds 13. Merlot, Rupenera MandraRossa 22.00 Merlot A soft but structured wine with lively raspberry and stone-fruit flavours balanced by clean acidity and supple tannins. b 14. Valpolicella Classico DOC, Stefano Accordini 28.25 VENETO, ITALY (12.5%ABV) Corvina Veronese, Molinara, Rondinella Dry and well rounded with flavours of red berries and an appealing hint of almond in the finish. b 15. Barbera, Briccotondo, Langhe, Fontanafredda 24.50 PIEMONTE, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Barbera warm and spicy on the palate with fine ripe tannin and a complex finish. c Medium bodied, fruit driven reds 16. Alicante Bouschet-Syrah, Arpeggio Cantine Settesoli 16.50 Alicante Bouschet, Syrah Intense purple red, very fruity on the nose with fleshy summer fruit on the palate. c 17. Montepulciano d'abruzzo, Podere, Umani Ronchi 19.95 ABRUZZO, ITALY (13%ABV) Montepulciano Ruby red in colour 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. Toscana Rosso, Aliotto, Tenuta Podernovo 26.80 TUSCANY, ITALY (13.5%ABV) Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot A well-structured yet supple wine that has an attractive roundness, due to its well-modulated and refined tannins. c 19. Nero d Avola Plumbago, Planeta 27.50 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 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 week s pick (or even better look for the excited colleague passionately) - Please ask for details
Full bodied and warming reds 20. Primitivo del Salento, Francesco Candido 23.50 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 21. Chianti Classico DOCG, Villa Cerna 30.50 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 22. Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore, Bertani 35.40 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 23. Amarone della Valpolicella, Valpentena DOCG, Bertani 65.50 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 24. Barolo DOCG Serralunga di Alba, Fontanafredda 66.50 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 Rosé Wines 25. BertaRose Chiaretto IGT, Bertani 23.50 VENETO, ITALY (12%ABV) Merlot, Molinara Fresh on the nose with cherry and almond blossom, a hint of 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 We use which means we can offer something very special by the glass. Please ask for todays choice.
Sparkling Wines Metodo Tradizione 26. Ferrari, Perle Blanc, Brut 49.00 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 27. 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 28. Asti DOCG, Fontanafredda NV 26.50 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 29. Prosecco Brut DOC, Terre di Sant Alberto NV 125ML 4.95 27.25 VENETO, ITALY (11%ABV) Glera Streaked with minute bubbles followed by an appley bouquet on a floral background and a pleasantly fruity finish. 2 30. Prosecco DOCG Riserva Giustino B. Extra Dry 37.50 VENETO, ITALY (11.5%ABV) Glera Clean, balanced and crisp with notes of green apples, minerals and fresh baked bread. One of Italy s most revered Prosecco wines. 2 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 week s pick (or even better look for the excited colleague passionately) - Please ask for details
Special Wine Selection Exciting wines we have tried recently - something different or limited availability Lugana Le Quaire Bertani A fantastic, fashionable white from the shores of Lake Garda. Fresh, clean and very invigorating. Finishes with a spicy tang 31.95 San Lorenzo, Umani Ronchi A beautifully elegant red from the Adriatic coast of Italy. One of the purest expressions of Montepulciano grape you can get. 30.95 We use that means we can offer something very special by the glass. Please ask for todays choice.