Arbutus Lodge Hotel Wine List

BORDEAUX WHITE £IR EURO

Dry

155.	CHATEAU TOURTEAU CHOLLET, Graves.	1996	£16.50	E20.95
	Fashioned into a crisp, dry style with a crunchy-fresh, month watering taste. It has very sophisticated aromas such as young oak and vanilla. Absolutely superb!
75.	CHATEAU ROCHMORIN	1993	£21.25	€26.98
	From the renowned Lurton stable	Half	£11.85	€15.04
278.	CHATEAU LE SARTRE	1992	£23.50	€29.84
	Very well made stylish dry Graves.

Dessert Wines

4.	CHATEAU COUTET	1983
	One of the leading estates of Barsac, famous for elegance and style. We normally import ourselves which is why it is so underpriced on our list.	Half	£25.00	€31.75
327.	CHATEAU RIEUSSEC	1986
	One of really outstandanding Sauterne estates. The ‘86 is a great vintage.	Half	£34.00	€43.17
358.	MONBAZILLAC “CHATEAU HAUTE-FONROUSSE”	1995 Half	£11.50	€14.60
	Intense honeyed fruit flavours.

BORDEAUX RED

Bordeaux Superior

116.	CHATEAU LE GARDERA	1993	£14.50	€18.41
	An excellent food wine

St. Estephe

314.	FRANK PHELAN ST. ESTEPHE	1995	£24.00	€30.48
	A very attractive bottle of claret, the second wine of Chateau Phelan Sêgur.
131.	CHATEAU CALON SEGUR	1966	£95.00	€120.64
	“A robust wine offering considerable value to the shrewd consumer”
172	COS D’ESTOURNEL	1961	£825.00	€1047.62
	One of the great “ Super Second “ Clarets , A really outstanding wine.	1990	£150.00	€190.48
238	CHATEAU MEYNEY	1991	£29.90	€38.03
	‘’ A robust wine offering considerable value to the shrewd consumer ‘’

Pauilliac

43.	CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD	1981	£150.00	€190.48
	Premier Crû. Perhaps the most famous of all the Bordeaux wines and one of the greatest. Long lived with characteristic flavour, very full bodied.
69.	CHATEAU LATOUR	1978	£130.00	€165.08
	Premier Crû. The most consistent great wine in Bordeaux. Rich, intense and almost immortal in great years.	Half 1979 1981	£65.00 £140.00 £105.00	€ 82.54 €177.78 €133.33
104.	CHATEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE LALANDE	1978 Half	£85.00 £44.00	€107.94 €55.87
	2nd Crû. One of the most popular and successful Pauillacs, ofter matching of surpassing the first growths. The ‘78 is one of the deepest and richest wines produced at the Château in recent years.

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8.	CHATEAU LYNCH BAGES	1994	£85.00	€107.94
	‘One of the top successes of the vintage’ (Parker). A superb, nearly 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.

St. Emilion

146.	CHATEAU LA COMMANDERIE	1993	£25.50	€32.38
	Very impressive. Excellent value for money
267.	CHATEAU YON FIGEAC. Grand Crû Classe	1993 Half	£34.50 £17.95	€43.81 €22.80
	A very attractive St. Emilion. Firm, fruity, full of colour and flavour.

Graves

141.	CHATEAU HAUT BRION	1979	£95.00	€120.65
	Premier Crû. Famous for centuries, and even mentioned in Pepy’s Diary. It has a heady bouquet and a powerful flavour.
110.	DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER	1952*	£95.00	€120.65
	Grand Crû. Lighter and more delicate than most Graves.	1975 1982	£35.00 £90.00	€44.44 €114.29
302.	CHATEAU ROCHEMORIN	1994	£21.50	€27.30
	Quite forward, good structure and balance, plenty of fruit.
182.	CHATEAU LE SARTRE	1993	£23.50	€29.84
	An excellent Graves, full of character and flavour.

St. Julien

133.	CHATEAU LEOVILLE LAS CASES	1975	£52.00	€66.03
	2nd Grand Crû. Rated among the leading three or four Médocs after the first growths.	1979	£50.00	€63.49
37.	CHATEAU LEOVILLE BARTON	1929*	£450.00	€571.43
	In the hands of an Irish family, the Bartons, since 1821. It produces one of the finest wines of St. Julien.	1966 1980 Mag	£85.00 £80.00	€107.94 €101.59
114.	CHATEAU GRUAUD LAROSE	1962*	£250.00	€317.46
	2nd Grand Crû. A fine wine, typical of the best St. Julien. Fullbodied with great finesse and perfume.	1986	£75.00	€95.24
51.	CHATEAU LANGOA BARTON	1945*	£290.00	€368.25
	The home of Mr. Anthony Barton, a faster maturing wine that Léoville Barton but much the same character.	1970*	£70.00	€88.89

Margaux

50.	CHATEAU BRANAIRE DUCRU	1920*	£195.00	€247.62
	An underrated vineyard making supple, spicy wines	1966*	£ 96.00	€121.91

201.	CHATEAU MARGAUX	1962*	£200.00	€253.97
	One of the great wines of the world.

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289.	CHATEAU LASCOMBES	1988
	A classic second growth in a classic vintage	Half	£36.00	€45.71
64.	CHATEAU RAUSAN SEGLA	1948*	£118.90	€150.98
	This fine perfumed and full wine requires a good deal of ageing.
100.	CHATEAU PALMER	1975	£89.00	€113.02
	One of the best wines of the region. This 3rd Crû is a rich, fairly full bodied wine with a penetrating bouquet.	1978 1990	£85.00 £150.00	€107.94 €190.48

Pomerol

16.	CHATEAU HAUT-SURGET	1995	£26.50	€33.65
	Excellent, with style and character.
23.	CHATEAU PETRUS	1966*	£525.00	€666.67
	The rarest and most expensive of the wines of Bordeaux. A Powerful, intense, rich, mouthfilling wine.

WHITE BURGUNDY

22	BOURGOGNE BLANC ‘’LES CHAMPS PERRCERNES’’	1996	£15.50	€19.68
	Henri Clerc . A pleasant fruity Chardonnay

Côte Chalonnaise

52.	MERCURY ‘CLOS ROCHETTE’	1994	£27.60	€35.05
	Faivley. Supple, fruity, intensely flavoured. A bargain.
93.	RULLY	1996	£19.95	€25.33
	Drouhin. Typical of the beautifully made wines of this house.	1995 Half	£11.75	€14.92

Côte d’Or

11.	ST. AUBIN 1er CRU	1994	£33.50	€42.54
	Hubert Lamy The best St. Aubin we have tasted, puts many a Meursault in the shade. Light and elegant.	1997	£31.50	€40.00
27.	SANTENAY ‘LES HATES’	1996	£28.60	€36.32
	Leguin Colin. Very elegant , quite delicious.
193.	MEURSAULT ‘PIERRES D’OREES’	1991	£28.50	€36.19
	Colombier A lovely soft ripe Meursault.
215.	PULIGNY MONTRACHET ‘PIERRES SAUVAGES’	1990	£29.95	€38.03
	Colombier. Nice, value for money wine making.

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	103.	PULIGNY MONTRACHET				1997			£45.75			€58.10
		Louis Carillon. From a top notch producer.
	108.	PULIGNY MONTRACHET, Maison Champy				1997			£50.00			E63.49
		Deep yellow gold in colour with a ripe nose of plums and hazelnuts. Well-structured and elegant on the palate, this wine will continue to improve over the next few years
	165.		COTES DE BEAUNE, ‘La Grande Chatelaine’ Maison Champy.		1996			£25.00			E31.75
			A medium bodied wine with delicious citrus flavours, a balanced acidity and good length. A very stylish wine.
	17.		CORTON CHARLEMAGNE		1987			£73.50			€93.00
			Faivley. Forceful, lingering, memorable wines among Burgundy’s very best, if not, as some think, the very best.		1988			£90.00			€114.29
	194.		MOREY ST. DENIS ‘CLOS DE MONTS LUISANTS’		1992			£43.50			€55.24
			Ponsot. A real rarity, made from 60 year old vines. Distinctive and different.
Chablis5.				CHABLIS			1997			£24.85			€31.55
				Drouhin. Not typical, but very elegant.			Half			£12.50			€15.87
333.				CHABLIS, A.C., Saint Martin, Domaine Laroche			1997 1998			£24.00			E30.48
				Rich and flavoursome. Laroche offer a fuller-bodied, more characterful version of this top-selling wine.
88.				CHABLIS ‘BUTTEAUX’			1995			£35.50			€45.08
				1er Crû Ravenneau. The best producer in Chablis.
21.				CHABLIS,A.C, Premier Cru, “Cuvee Premiere”, Laroche			1997 1998			£30.00			E38.10
				Yellow colour with green hints. Elegant, delicate nose with floral character and mineral undertones. Good attack on the palate, well balanced, refreshing with a long finish.
2.				CHABLIS LES LYS’			1995			£36.50			€46.35
				Defaix. Wonderful Chablis boquet and flavour, great length and balance.
60.				CHABLIS 1er CRU ‘CUVEE JOHN ATTIAS’			1988			£37.75			€47.94
				Rene Jolly. A beautifully flavoured, oak aged, rigorously selected cuvee.
67.				CHABLIS GRAND CRU ‘GRENOUILLE’			1990			£55.00			€70.11
				Château Grenouille. Tremendous power and an unforgettable aroma from the smallest of the grand crû’s.

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14	BOURGOGNE ROUGE	1995	£16.95	€21.52
	Domaine Caillot
	Nice drinking typical Pinot Noir.

Beaujolais

217.	COTE DE BROUILLY	1996	£16.50	€20.95
	An old fashioned Beaujolais, recommended.	Half	£9.25	€11.75
264.	FLEURIE DOMAINE DES BACHELARDS	1997	£21.90	€27.81
	Duboeuf. One of the best domaines of Beaujolais. Rated as outstanding by Parker.

Côte de Beaune

301.	MARANGES LES CRU ‘CLOS ROUSSOTS’	1993	£23.90	€30.35
	Domaine Bachelet. Quite an elegant Burgundy with fruit, structure and complexity.
111.	VOLNAY CAILLERETS ‘CUVEE CARNOT’	1996	£39.95	€50.73
	Bouchard Pere. One of the Great wines of a revitalised Domaine.
142	CLOS DE CORTON FAIVLEY	1986	£46.95	€59.37
	One of the finest wines of Burgundy. A happy blend of the Cote de Nuits and the Cote de Beaune . A generous full bodied wine.	1986 Mag	£90.75	€115.24

Côte de Nuits

329.	NUITS ST. GEORGE ‘BUISSONS’	1990	£35.00	€44.44
	Colombier. A robust almost fleshy Nuits. Good value.
86	NUITS ST. GEORGE ‘’LES LAVIERES’’	1992	£32.50	€41.27
	Domaine Bernard Rion
	Quite intense , lots of lean fruit
66.	CLOS DE FORET ST. GEORGES	1988	£55.00	€67.45
	A great Nuits, drinking superbly.
315.	NUITS ST. GEORGE CLOS MARESCHALE	1970	£75.00	€95.24
	Faivley Premier Crû. A big wine, full flavoured and ripe with great concentration of flavour.	1964 Half	£45.00	€57.14
169.	MUSIGNY	1972	£79.00	€100.32
	Faivley Grand Crû. Incomparable bouquet and taste, a lifetime memory.

38	ROMANEE ST. VIVANT	1990	£290.00	€368.75
	Romanee Conti. A classic from the fabulous Domaine Romanee Conti.

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167.	MOREY ST. DENIS	1971
	Faivley. The least known of the villages of the Côte de Nuits despite having four Grand Crûs.	Half	£28.45	€36.13
296	CLOS DE LA ROCHE
	Domaine Ponsot Grand Crû. From one of Burgundy’s greatest vineyards, unfiltered wine.	Mag 1992	£85.00 £65.50	€107.94 €83.18
70.	LATRICIERES CHAMBERTIN	1964
	Faivley. One of the rare wine treasures we persuaded François Faivley to part with.	Half	£44.00	€55.87
53.	CHAPELLE CHAMBERTIN	1991	£68.80	€87.37
	Ponsot. Full flavoured, firm, elegant, a superb Chambertin.

LANGUEDOC WHITE

63.	VIOGNIER. ‘TERRE MEGERE’	1995	£16.85	€21.40
	A delicious dry wine with the fragrance of spring flowers and peaches.
226.	MAS DE DAUMAS GASSAC	1991	£32.50	€42.29
	One of the finest white wines of France and only a Vin de Pay! Much the same style as a great Condrieu.

LANGUEDOC RED

230	MAS DE DAUMAS GASSAC	1993	£33.50	€42.54
	The most sensational wine of the Languedoc. Stunningly rich, powerful and long lived	1986 Mag	£120.00	€152.38
58.	LES TERRASSES DE GUILHEM	1997	£12.50	€E15.87
	This is the famous Aimee Guibert’s definition of how the great old wines of the Languedoc tasted. Terrific value.

PROVENCE RED

188.	CLOS d’IERE	1990	£39.00	€49.52
	A superb wine, mainly Syrah.
257.	DOMAINE TEMPIER	1993	£25.50	€32.38
	The most famous vineyard in Bandol and one that lives up to its reputation.

LIMOUX WHITE

298.	CHARDONNAY DOMAINE COLLIN	1997	£21.00	€26.66
	Superbly made, from the Limoux.

VIN DE PAYS DE L’AUDE RED

299.	PINOT NOIR DOMAIN COLLIN	1997	£21.00	€26.66
	This is gaining a cult following among enthusiasts.

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229.	CHATEAU CHALON	1969	£39.75	€50.48
	One of the rarest wines of France, reminiscent of a light sherry. A wonderful aperitif.	1973	£33.75	€42.86

RHONE VALLEY WHITE

Dry

25.	COTES DU RHONE	1997	£16.95	€21.52
	A quite complex wine from E. Guigal. One of the great wine makers of the Rhône.	1996 Half	£8.55	€10.86

Sweet

68.	MUSCAT DE BEAUMES DE VENISE	1996	£23.75	€30.16
	Jaboulet. Made from the Muscat grape which gives it a delicious flowery perfume and a luscious raisin flavour - an excellent dessert wine.	Half	£12.90	€16.38

RHONE VALLEY RED

Northern Rhone

42.	COTE ROTIE ‘LA LANDONNE’	1980	£120.00	€152.38
	Guigal.	1986 1987	£90.00 £89.00	€114.29 €113.02
121.	COTE ROTIE ‘LA MOULINE’	1984	£75.00	€95.24
	Guigal. Considered by Parker to be some of the greatest wines in the world.	1987	£89.00	€113.02
113.	COTE ROTIE ‘LES JUMELLES’	1983	£40.50	€51.43
	Jaboulet. A great wine from a great vintage.	Mag	£76.00	€96.51
112.	HERMITAGE ‘LA CHAPELLE’	1972*	£260.00	€330.15
	Jaboulet. Probabley the most famous wine of the Rhone. St. Patrick is reputed to have helped plant the vineyards here.
310.	HERMITAGE CHAVE	1978	£65.00	€82.54
	Gerard Chave. ‘Life is too short not to drink the wine Gerard Chave, one of the planet’s greatest winemakers’. (Parker)	1987 1989	£42.50 £40.25	€53.97 €51.11
320.	CORNAS CLAPE	1987	£29.50	€37.46
	The most famous Winemaker in Cornas.

Rhone Rose

356.	COTE DU RHONE GUIGAL ROSE	1996	£16.95	€21.52
	Lovely Rhone Rose.	Half	£8.55	€10.86

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Southern Rhone

56.	COTES DU RHONE GUIGAL	1995	£16.95	€21.52
	‘A name to seek out for palate and purse pleasing wines’ (Parker).	Half	£8.55	€10.86
357.	CHATEAU FONSALETTE	1995	£28.95	€36.76
	From the maker of Chateau Rayas. Robert Parker says this is the best wine made under the Cote Du Rhone appellation.
119.	GIGONDAS	1966
	Jaboulet. From near Chateauneuf, a heady full flavoured wine.	Half 1970 Half	£35.95 £33.95	€45.65 €43.11
24.	GIGONDAS, Caves Bessac	1997	£22.00	E27.94
	A deep ruby wine with intense purple rim, sweet nose with hints of voilets dry powerful ripe tannins give a highly flavoured wine.
245	VIDAL FLEURY VACQUEYRAS	1995	£16.95	€21.53
	A wonderful alternative to the wines of the nearby Chateauneuf.

Chateauneuf du Pape

254.	CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE ‘CUVEE GRANDE GARDE’	1997	£26.50	€33.65
	Domaine St. Benoit. The outstanding wine of a recent visit to Chateauneuf.
120	CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE, A.C., Reserve BenoitX11, Bessac	1997 1998	£27.00	E34.29
	Full of strength, body and firmness. Especially for those who like big, positive and strong flavours. A fine example of a nice French wine.

ALSACE WHITE

117.	PINOT BLANC	1997	£13.50	€17.14
	Wilm. Remarkable value for money, a good ‘food’ wine.
247.	RIESLING KIRCHBERG DE BARRE	1993	£25.50	€32.38
	Grand Cru, Wilm. Beautifully made, light for a Grand Cru, but very elegant.
7.	TRIMBACH RIESLING ‘CUVEE FREDRIC EMILE’	1993	£32.50	€41.27
	One of the worlds great Rieslings.
18.	GEWURTZTRAMINER	1995	£19.90	€25.27
	Trimbach. The most distinctive of wines, floral, spicy, yet light and dry.	Half	£10.90	€13.84
176.	GEWURTZTRAMINER ‘CUVEE WILM’	1998	£23.75	€30.16
	Lovely mature Gewurtztraminer.

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33.	KALFFERKOPF GEWURTZTRAMINER KIETZHEIM-KAYERSBERG	1994	£21.00	€26.67
	Distinct, varietal character. Spicy with rich ripe fruit.
248.	GEWRUTZTRAMINER GAENSBROENEL GRAND CRU WILM	1994	£25.50	€32.38
	A lovely, intense, fragrant Grand Cru Gewurtztraminer.
175.	ZIND HUMBRECHT PINOT D’ALSACE	1994	£23.95	€30.41
	One of the best ‘food wines’ to come from Alsace.

Sweet

248a	GEWURTZTRAMINER GAENSBROENEL VENDAGE TARDIVE	1985	£36.70	€46.60
	Grand Cru Wilm. Intense, rich and rare.

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Dry

12.	POUILLY FUME	1996	£26.50	€33.65
	De Ladoucette. The bench mark Pouilly.	1995 Half	£14.00	€17.78
9.	POUILLY FUME BARON L.	1992	£54.50	€69.21
	De Ladoucette. Quite light, yet round, with a refreshing flinty dryness. The Baron L. Is the outstanding wine of Pouilly Fume.
13.	SANCERRE CHATEAU DE FONTANE-AUDON	1997 1996	£22.85	€29.02
	Dry, well balanced, with a crisp refreshing tang.	Half	£12.25	€15.56
80.	VOUVRAY CLOS NOUYS	1996	<p