Bin No.

Wine Description

Country

Restaurant price

Our price

Sale Price

June 2003

RED WINE

1

Merlot Refosco, Botter 2000/1

A light fruity style of wine with nice balanced fruit and acidity that would suit rich pasta dishes. We’ve sold barrels of this as its so nice and easy drinking 11.5%

10% discount on case purchases

Italy

£13.00

£4.95

£3.99

2

Paradyskloof Pinotage 2000 13%

Grape variety unique to the Cape. A full bodied red suited to accomplished red wine drinkers.

S. Africa

£14.50

£6.50

£5.99

2 bottles

3

Merlot Tannat, Catamayor

This robust red from Uruguay combines the local Tannat grape with the famous Merlot to produce an absolutely unbelievable wine at a ridiculously low price (but for how long?) Matches wines that are 5 times the price!

Uruguay

£15.50

£7.50

£4.99

4

Merlot, Goyenchea 1999/2000

Ripe plummy fruit & 100% Merlot with a soft finish -–a really nice wine at a price not available elsewhere

Argentina

£14.50

£6.95

£5.49

5

Merlot, Torreon de Paredes 2000/1

A rich ruby red Merlot, aged in oak barrles giving it a lovely long finish. A full bodied good wine from this quality producer

Chile

£16.50

£7.95

£5.49

6

Pic St loup Les Champs Noir, 1999

A deep garnet red with aromas of spice and ripe berry fruits on the nose. Rich & soft flavours, supple tannins and hints of spiciness on the palate, this full bodied is long on the finish.

France

£16.95

£8.25

£5.49

7

Shiraz Cabernet, Rosemount Estate

Ripe blackberry fruit, provides a smooth and fruity soft finishing red wine from a famous producer at a price we doubt you will see again

Australia

£17.50

£8.25

£6.99

8

Centenario, Goyenchea 1992 >

A special selection of Cabernet Sauvignon… deep red, full bodied but matches finesse and richness. This quality deserves to be drunk only when you are wearing your best finery

Argentina

£23.50

£13.45

£8.99

9

Amarone Della Valpolicella DOC

Carefully produced from grapes laid out to dry and become concentrated – something like a Glaswegian after a good bevvy. Seriously, the result is a rich full bodied wine high in alcohol which would grace your table more eloquently than a bottle of Buckfast

Italy

£27.95

£15.95

£10.99

10

Chianti Colli Senesi, 2000

A nice fine quality Chianti – need we say more?

Italy

£19.95

£9.95

N/a

11

Fiegl Collio, Merlot, 1997

We favour good Merlot wines and this is another example from Italy

Italy

£18.95

£9.45

£8.99

Bin No.

Wine Description

Country

Restaurant price

Our price

Sale Price

June 2003

RED WINE

12

Val di Suga, Brunello di Montalcino – 1996

Yet another nice Italian wine

Italy

£34.95

£19.25

£15.99

13

San Leonino Chianti Classico 1997

Another of our specially chosen wines

Italy

£19.95

£14.95

£11.99

14

Malbech Veneto 2001

A tasty red which we tend to keep to ourselves

Italy

£15.95

£9.45

N/a

15

Gorgo Tondo cabernet Sauvignon 1998

Italy

£16.99

£8.45

£6.99

2 bottles

16

Jose de Sousa, Mayor, 1997

A Portuguese wine which shatters the myth of old that wines from Portugal are all in a Mateus Rose format. This one is nice!

Portugal

£24.50

£17.45

£13.99

17

Benjamin Brunel 1999

A Cotes Du Rhone kept in our wine cellars purely for our own consumption cos its too good to sell to customers. However we have acquired 18 bottles of this fine red which the boss insists we share with customers – first come first served!

France

£34.00

£16.95

£14.99

18

Chateau Gauvry Bordeaux

Another of our best kept secrets!

France

£31.95

£12.95

N/a

19

Hanmer Junction Pinot Noir 2000

A really nice Pinot Noir from our friends In NZ

NZ

£24.95

£18.99

£11.49

20

Beaumont Shiraz

Whilst the locals whistfully spend their time playing that dynamic game, cricket, several others have worked hard to build SA’s reputation as a wine producer and this particular wine is worth sipping as you waste your time watching the world cup cricket fortunes of the English team.

S Africa

£16.95

£7.95

£6.49

21

Don Amado 1997

We liked this one particularly for its label and then when we sampled it, it tasted even better

Chile

£26.45

£18.99

£16.99

22

Goyenchea Syrah

You’ll know about the Syrah grape – and you may have guessed that Goyenchea is a wine producer that we favour, only because we haven’t found any wines that beat them at this sort of price

Argentina

£16.45

£7.45

£4.99

23

Vin d Pays D’Oc – Dulong Cabernet Sauvignon

The red that we used at our wedding (&sampled by 200) with only glowing reports! A good predictable French wine 12.5%

10% discount on case purchases

France

£10.95

£5.45

special offer £4.99

£3.99

Bodegas Blanco 1999/00 dry

Spain

£4.49

Bin No.

Wine Description

Country

Restaurant price

Our price

Sale Price

June 2003

WHITE WINE

Hanmer Junction 2000 Reisling

13.5%

N Zealand

£16.99

£8.99

£6.99

2botts

40

Louis Latour Macon Lugny 1999

One of the top wines from Maconnais, from a well respected producer. Smooth, flavoursome and with excellent structure

France

£19.95

£9.45

£6.99

41

Pinot Verduzzo, Botter 2000

A slightly dry aromatic white from the Veneto region – excellent with fish, pasta or on its own Our favoured house wine for now 4 years

10% discount on case purchase (12)

Italy

£13.95

£4.95

£3.99

42

Sauvignon Blanc, Goyenchea, 2001

A light dry Sauvignon which is proving popular and of consistent quality 13%

Argentina

£14.50

£6.45

£4.99

43

Vouvray Demi Sec, Domaine de la Roche Vineuse 1998

A medium sweet wine with good ripw mouth filling fruit from the Chenin Blanc grape.

France

£15.90

£6.95

£4.99

1 bottle only

44

Chenin Chardonnay, Moffat Road

If you don’t like the full taste of an oaky Chardonnay then you really must try this one which is subtle but with a good taste

N.Z.

£14.25

£6.75

N/a

45

Chardonnay, Echo Point

A really good quality Chardonnay which doesn’t disappoint.

Australia

£17.25

£7.25

£5.49

46

Sold out

47

Woodbridge Sauvignon Blanc, Robert Mondavi

Crisp dry from California, from a blend of Semillon & Sauvignon Blanc grapes. Fresh with undertones of vanilla that come from 3 months of oak ageing

California

£19.95

£9.95

£5.99

3 bottles only

48

J.Moreau Fils Chablis

Well we’ve got to have a Chablis haven’t we and why not offer one of the better ones?

France

£16.45

£11.25

£8.49

2 botts

49

Chateau Gauvry Sauvignon Blanc

Another of our secrets kept just for our own consumption but now have a limited stock available

France

£23.85

£14.25

£8.99

3 botts

50

Chateau Bouron Bordeaux sec

Mais,…. Les Bordeaux est bon?

France

£18.99

£8.69

£4.99

3 botts

51

Pierre LaForest Cuvee duRousillon

One of our quality wines

France

£17.95

£8.45

£4.99

1 bott

52

Chateau Rouquillayre 2001

Bordeaux 12%.

France

£17.99

£7.99

£4.99

5 botts

Bin No.

Wine Description

Country

Restaurant price

Our price

Sale Price

June 2003

WHITE WINE

53

Chateau Thibault 1999

Chateau bottled dry white – blue bottle 11.5%

France

£17.99

£7.99

£4.99

5 botts

54

Albana di Romagna 2001

Italy

£16.29

£7.45

£3.99

5 botts

55

Tomassi LeFornaci

Italy

£18.99

£9.99

£4.99

2 botts

56

Duemila Gavi Gavi

Italy

£17.99

£8.25

n/a

57

Golden Grape Chardonnay 2000

A nice smooth example, with a particularly nice quality 13%

Australia

£23.95

£12.99

£6.99

5 botts

58

MillsReef Hawkes Bay Chenin Chardonnay 2000

Another great example of NZ wine at its best 13%

NZ

£18.95

£8.85

£4.99

4 botts

23

Vin d Pays D’Oc – Dulong Chardonnay 13%

France

£10.95

£5.45

special offer £4.99

£3.99

3 botts

Champagne & Sparkling

60

Mansard Non-Vintage Champagne

Bet you can’t tell the difference between this and more expensive ones cos it passes itself off as a good quality champagne

France

£27.50

£16.95

£15.99

61

Moet & Chandon Champagne

France

£32.00

£18.29

£17.99

62

Asta Spumante DOCG, San Carlo, Botter

Made by our preferred house wine supplier, this is an intensely grapey clear white sparkler with the natural sweetness of Moscato grapes from NW Italy

Italy

£14.95

£6.95

£4.99

5 botts

63

Chandon Australia

You would need to be sparkling mad to miss out on this one. I’ve been to their production plant, tasted the product, worn the T-shirt and would go back if I could afford the flight which I can’t at this ridiculous price! Made by the same people as Moet but from Australia – really nice

Australia

£17.95

£9.45

£9.99

If the wine you want is not here, or you want to buy in quantities only suitable for rampant alcoholics, or are just lonely and would like to share the contents of your own wine cellar, send me an e-mail at ian@silverwells.com

or phone on 07876 652141