Wine List

House Wines

White Wine

From that part of France between Burgundy and the Southern Rhone Valley, this is a lively wine showing the weight of Chardonnay and the freshness of the Sauvignon Blanc with a fruit salad medley of cool climate and Mediterranean fruits.

Aromas of freshly-cut grapefruit and tropical fruit with a touch of pear, balanced acidity and a pleasant, lingering orange peel finish. Fruit salad a go-go!

Red Wine

Half Bottles

White Wine

Citrus and gooseberry fruits with a strong mineral backbone.

Red Wine

A soft dry red aged in oak casks.

A charming wine full of fruit jumping out of the glass.

Recommended White Wines €35 and under

France

A fine and delicate Chablis with mineral notes, melted with touches of ripe fruits.

Soft, ripe, Mediterranean fruits intermingled with a dimension of the typical exotic character associated with this famous grape.

Spain

The best example of wines from this area. Possessing a light bodied style with a concentration of elegant fruits such as peach, grapefruit and lemon zest. Magnifico!

South Africa

A wine which combines the elegant, earthiness and minerality of the Old World with the ripe, supple gooseberry and fruits of the New World. A Classic!

Australia

A very unusual combination of these two grapes combine to produce a richly fruited wine displaying Mediterranean and tropical character with a gentle overlaying of fruit spice.

A refreshing and classy wine with a range of fruits; from Mediterranean to exotic in style including red apple, peach, elon, star fruit and papaya. Very easy to drink and no heavy oak flavours.

Chile

Crisp, fresh apple and gooseberry fruit combine in a very elegant style.

Italy

Clean zesty and refreshing unoaked wine from the North of Italy. Light to medium bodies wine reminiscent of white peach, apple and citrus fruits.

Ripe peach, apricot and melon fruits in one of Italy's best white wines.

If you do not see the half bottle you would like here, choose a full bottle from our wines under €30 list, drink half of it, and pay half price.

Recommended Red Wines €35 and under

France

For Pinot Noir Lovers! A fabulous, light-bodied wine with masses of varietal character, exhibiting wild raspberry, red cherry and late summer fruit. A great wine.

A wine packed with ripe, fresh plums, a compôte of rich summer fruits with a hint of white pepper on the finish.

A robust wine with excellent complex fruit character-plums, blackberries and leather hints backed up by noticeable tannins, which necessitates pairing with food.

A rich ripe and earthy wine with bramble fruits, white pepper spice and a long length.

A delicious, smooth attack of juicy red fruits.

Spain

An excellent example of a full bodies wine made in the region of Ribera del Duero that is

A pleasant soft and easy drinking Rioja, showing sweet red summer fruits.

Powerful expression of raspberry and dark fruit character from the centre of Spain.

South Africa

A wine which combines the elegant, earthiness and minerality of the Old World with the ripe, supple gooseberry and fruits of the New World. A Classic!

Australia

Pinot noir, the classic Burgundy grape transported to warmer shores, retains its raspberry and warm summer fruit character.

Chile

Old-world style, producing a benchmark Cabernet Sauvignon wine. This solid middleweight offers blackcurrant fruit with dark chocolate which evolves to a subtle coffee bean and tobacco flavour.

Rich and very attractive plum fruit overlaid with hints of cake spice.

Italy

Delicious, fruity red with soft fruit character and a hint of chocolate.

Excellent earthy red from the Adriatic coast of Italy. A blend of the Montepulciano and Sangiovese grape varieties.

If you do not see the half bottle you would like here, choose a full bottle from our wines under €30 list, drink half of it, and pay half price.

General Wine List

Bordeaux - red wine

This wine exhibits all the classic qualities of the St Julien commune, with ripe cassis and plum fruit character balanced by the finely structured elements of acidity and noticeable tannins. Youthful but accessible!

A wonderful example of refined Bordeaux with lovely black cherry and plum fruits in a typically elegant style and from a superb vintage.

(For more Bordeaux wines please see the Cellar Selection)

Burgundy - white wine

An elegant wine with ripe, rich fruit, a gentle oaky dimension and a very good length.

A superb example from the village of Pouilly–Fuissé. This wine is full-bodied and complex with a fine range of Mediterranean fruit flavours and a well-balanced oak character.

A beautifully developed wine with a baked apple "tart tatin" character leading to a butter and walnut finish. A fabulous wine!

Classic, elegant yet powerful and complex wine exhibiting nuances of minerals, white fruits and honey.

Burgundy - red wine

This aristocratic wine displays an elegance and balance which combines with concentrated, ripe red cherry and plum flavours.

Something different! Crammed with black cherry and dark chocolate, defined smoky tones and a good supporting structure.

Another classical and powerful Burgundy. Rich, dark-berry fruits interlaced with chocolate and tobacco spice.

Rich, elegant and powerful expression of red Burgundy with ripe, dark fruit, mingled with notes of chocolate and ‘forest floor' savouries.

Loire - white wine

A classic, aromatic Sancerre with excellent mineral and pink grapefruit character.

Baked whole apple and honey with Galia melon in a ripe full-flavoured and well balanced wine. An enticing, lingering finish.

A crisp aromatic wine, wonderful concentration with minerals, grassy tones and very ripe fruit from one of the most respected producers.

Rhone - white wine

A full-bodied wine demonstrating typical Southern Rhône fruit flavour, such as baked quince, white peach and a hazelnut biscuit finish.

Rhone - red wine

One of the best, if not the best producer in Châteauneuf-du-P ape. The renowned Perrin Brothers produce this wonderful wine using only biodynamic and organic processes.

A generous, complex and powerful wine showing a mixture of red bramble and black cherry fruits followed by a warm, subtle spice. Worth it!

A powerful expression of Gigondas. A cornucopia of dark, rich plums, damsons and white pepper spice.

South and South-west France - red wine

Lavender scented, well balanced, medium-bodied wine showing integrated red fruits with a delicate, smoky-bacon finish.

Alsace - white wine

A classic Alsace Riesling from one of the region's truly fine winemakers. This wine is dry with tightly knit apple and candied citrus fruits. A young, powerful and concentrated example produced from old wines. For Riesling aficionados!

Italy - red wine

An excellent value-for-money wine! Loganberries, blueberries and black cherries combine with freshly ground coffee to give a wine with a particularly soft, long, round finish.

Wonderful ripe bramble and savoury fruits with a hint of forest floor supported by a fine and elegant structure.

Spain - red wine

A superb Rioja in the modern style exhibiting sloes, bramble fruits and cherries, harmonising with a characteristic vanilla finish. Simply excellent!

Priorato is the cult region of Spain and in this example, has produced a wine, which combines traits of plain chocolate and blackcurrant fruit with a creamy, nutty finish.

A superb, single vineyard wine made from 100 to 120 year old Garnacha (Grenache) vines. Elegant, finely balanced, very powerful, yet quite refreshing. A wonderfully eclectic wine made by energetic winemaker, Telmo Rodríguez. Less than 700 cases of this wine are made annually!

A superb example of top-quality Spanish wine. Concentrated yet refined and elegant mature fruits are beautifully balanced by well-integrated cedar wood flavours.

Dark plum and spicy, bramble fruits with integrated tannins and acidity make this a delightful alternative to the classic French reds.

Argentina

Deep, dark and powerful in every sense. Ripe blackcurrants and blackberries, firm and full-bodied and with a smooth finish.

Australia - white wine

A superb Estate in the cooler, more elegant and fashionable Margaret River district in Western Australia. The Prelude Chardonnay is a superb, balanced wine and great value given the quality. It combines crisp lemon and lime and apple- blossom flavours with a complex nutty character.

New Zealand - white wine

A powerhouse of typical Sauvignon Blanc with aromatic, ripe asparagus and gooseberries. One to remember.

Classic Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc aromas - pungent with red pepper, melon and nectarine. The palate is textured with tropical flavours and a strong acid backbone.

California - white wine

White peach, melon, ripe apple and pear elements combine with a powerfully characteristic Napa Valley style to give a very complex yet minerally wine.

California - red wine

Composed principally from the classic Californian variety Zinfandel, this wine exhibits a particularly elegant yet full-bodied style integrating blueberry, blackcurrant, raspberry and black cherry fruits with mocha coffee and vanilla savoury flavours.

South Africa - white wine

Wonderful mediums to full-bodied wine exhibiting a lovely balance of honey and tropical fruit with a gentle, creamy finish.

South Africa - red wine

Rich and ripe, yet elegant Shiraz showing a compote of raspberry, red plum and black cherry fruits in an unmistakably South African style.

A well-knit example representing the Paarl District, with delightful smoked bacon, roast beef and gravy elements. Ripe and intense!

An inky-coloured wine, bursting with loganberries and blackberry fruit and a gentle hint of spice.

Old vines give superb concentration to this inky mineral-style Merlot. Good full body and firm tannin place this amongst the Capes most serious wines.

Constantly stamped with fine blackberry fruit. Restrained tannin building elegance with time. A flagship Cape Claret blend over its 20-year history.

This wine shows aromatic cassis fruit on the nose followed by fresh blackcurrant tart on the palate.

Champage

Sparkling wine

Refined, elegant and wonderfully aromatic, this is a superb example of a wine, which is reminiscent of wildflowers and white fruits with a rich perlage of bubbles.

Dessert wine

A rich and exotic dessert wine with an extraordinary perfume.

Recognised as one of the world's finest speciality wines. The grapes are naturally frozen on the vine and picked when the temperature drops below -10°C.

Beautifully balanced wine with a character of honey, cream, pineapple and apricots

See Cellar Selection for Château d'Yquem and Château Suduiraut

Port and Madeira

Rathsallagh Cellar Selection

This estate is considered to be the "Grand Cru" of the South of France even though its first wine was produced as recently as 1978. The character of the wine is owed to the very fine reddish-pink soil, whereas the wine's quality is due to the "nothing but the best" standards of Aimé Guibert, the estate's proprietor.. Excellent balance and concentration! This wine shows the quality that can be achieved by an estate without the use of pesticides or fertilisers.

Acquired in 1970, this estate is owned by Baroness Philippine Rothschild and is situated beside both Chateaux Mouton Rothschild and Lafite Rothschild. The style of wine is less austere and more voluptuous than is typical of Pauillac , however it is still showing the dark fruit and cedarwood character, this is particularly due to the higher proportion of Merlot (37%) in the final blend. The vintage's richness combined with the balanced structure allow this wine to be enjoyed at it's very zenith now.

One of the most famous and highly regarded wines produced in the Medoc, Chateau Talbot exhibits true St. Julien elegance and balance. The 1996 vintage is considered a particularly successful one, notably in the communes of St Julien and Pauillac of the Medoc. This wine exhibits a wide range of aromas and flavours including blackcurrants, olives, cedarwood and subtle hints of Chinese spices.

Produced from one of only thirty grand cru vineyards on the Cote d'Or or Golden Slope of Burgundy, this wine is the best on offer from the father and son team of Arlaud. Within the context of Burgundy, the wine is quite full-bodied, using fully ripened Pinot Noir fruit showing dark cherry and raspberry flavours with the typical earthy 'terroir' of the vineyard. From one of the best vintages of the last fifty years, this wines would b perfect with game or red meat dishes

The most famous Bordeaux property with an Irish connection, the Lynch family who left Galway to follow James II into exile formerly owned it. Sold by Comte Jean-Baptiste Lynch, Mayor of Bordeaux (1800-1815), the estate is now owned by Jean Michel Cazes, whose skilful winemaking compliments the rich character of the Pauillac "terroir". The wine itself has a herbal, green pepper-scented nose and a ruby-purple colour which belies the soft, alluring flavours of blackcurrants, spice and well-integrated toasty oak.

One of the true "super second" estates of the Haut–Médoc. Ducru Beaucaillou makes a wine that is poised beautifully between the elegance of Margaux and the power of Pauillac. The 1994 vintage is a classic Bordeaux ripe fruit but still quite structured. This wine shows excellent ripeness with the symmetry and balance of a great St Julien backed up by a gentle cedar spice and a long complex finish.

This estate is one of the super stars of Bordeaux and produces a wine of immense richness and concentration of ripe fruits. Flavours of cassis, plums and cigar box tones mingle with hints of Asian spice to produce the classic powerful style of Pauillac in a more approachable less austere manner.

One of Bordeaux's greatest chateaux and wines, the estate takes its name from an English general who served under Wellington who purchased the property in 1814 but in subsequent years fell into financial difficulty. The estate is now owned by the famous Sichel family of Bordeaux. The wine style is one of elegance, finesse, silkiness and complexity allied with ripe, soft, dark fruits and its characteristic delicate perfume. Although Chateau Palmer is classed as a third growth, it has a quality considered to rank (and is priced accordingly) close to the equal of the first growths.

Purchased by Irishman Hugh Barton in 1826, this estate is still owned by the Barton family where Hugh's descendant, Anthony Barton continues to manage and further improve this Château's standing to this day. Long considered to be one of the leading Crus from St. Julien, you can expect a supple wine with the power and elegance, reflecting blackcurrants and blackberry flavours with complex hints of cedar wood and cigar box tones ending with a long, pleasing finish. A classic Bordeaux wine from a classic and highly-prized Bordeaux vintage.

This wine enjoys a cult following in Australia. The 1998 Basket Press is a very impressive wine. Very deep crimson colour, with deep crimson hue. Superb nose, with aroma of confectionery, vanilla and marzipan over a layer of spice plum and earth. The palate flavours are mouth filling, with strong flavours of plum, spice and black pepper, followed by layers of stewed fruit and liquorice on the back palate and just a hint of earth. Perfect balance, with fine-grained tannins. Velvet smooth. Very long aftertaste of plum, spice, vanilla, black pepper and liquorice.

The philosophy of this famous estate and the style of the wine produced here were the creation of one of the most flamboyant and passionate Chateau proprietors Bordeaux has seen. The late Baron Philippe de Rothschild inherited the estate at the age of twenty-one. At the time, Mouton was not a First Growth but a Second Growth in the 1855 Classification. In 1973, the Baron finally achieved First Growth Status for the property. The 1994 wine is robed in a deep, intense ruby colour and exhibits a character of black fruits, toasted bread and smoky spice held by a full structure that is very typical of Pauillac wines. Limited Stock – please ask your waiter

Penfold's Grange Hermitage 1991 (very limited stock). Outstanding vintage. One of the finest red wines made in Australia and displays lifted classic Grange character, perhaps more so than the highly acclaimed 1990. Deep crimson. Gloriously ripe, dark berry/chocolate/smoked meaty aromas interwoven with mocha /malty oak. A multi-layered, textured loose-knit wine with penetrating, rich, dark berry/chocolate/spicy fruit, underlying savoury oak and fine grainy tannins. A substantial wine with superb balance and flavour length. 95% Shiraz, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Robert Parker 93 points. .Drinking Window: now – 2035

An inky-coloured wine, bursting with loganberries and blackberry fruit and a gentle hint of spice.

Dessert Wines

In 1855, when the great sweet wines of Sauternes and Barsac were classified, d'Yquem was placed in a category of its own as the sole Premier Grand Cru, as distinct from the Premier Crus. Its unique position has remained un-assailed ever since. This is not only the greatest Sauternes; it is also the supreme dessert wine in the World.

Beautifully balanced wine with a character of honey, cream, pineapple and apricots.

A property that has taken its name from the family who owned it until the 1789 revolution. The estate comprises 200 hectares (500 acres) of which 75 are planted with vines. The château itself and the beautiful gardens where created by the famous French architect Le Nôtre who was responsible for many of the delights borne in the reign of Louis XIV. The style of the wine itself is one of the perfumed intensity on the nose with a rich, lively and distinctive flavour of honey and ripe tropical and Mediterranean fruits with a terrific long aftertaste. A wine to savour.

Recognised as one of the world's finest speciality wines. The grapes are naturally frozen on the vine and picked when the temperature drops below -10 ° C .

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