MANZANILLA "PAPIRUSA" - manzanilla

Bone dry, light, fresh and very tangy. Clean and crisp with a hint of saltiness

TIO PEPE - fino

The most famous and consistant FINO sherry. Bone Dry.

MANZANILLA PASADA DE SANLUCAR 1/80 - manzanilla

Bone dry, Tangy wine. Hints of sea. Served chilled with all seafood

PALO CORTADO 1/10 VIDES - palo cortado

Brings together a finesse and delicacy of an amontillado with the richness  

of an oloroso. Serve slightly chilled. Lightly sweet sherry

OLOROSO POLA DE GALIA 1/38 - oloroso

Smoky raisin fruit. Very dry and mouth filling. Rich & concentrated.

MANZANILLA  AMONTILLADA - amantillado

Like a Fino, it is very dry and extremely clean on the nose & palate with 

the same pungent aroma, though nuttier & full-bodied. 

RARE CREAM SOLERA -  SUPERIOR

Hints of sweetness, but overall a taste with mature smoothness

combined with a dryness.

AMANTILLADO NAPOLEON

Dry amber coloured well aged wine with nutty aroma.

Full dry & smooth.

CREAM ALAMEDA

A rich blend of old olorosa and sweet Ximenez msayured in solera 

for many years to create a rich sweet wine with full nutty & dried fruit aroma

FINO HIDALGO CLASSICA

A dry, crisp fine, fresh and delicate wine

PALE CREAM HIDALGO CLASSICA

Sweet, but light & delicate

MANZANILLA LA GITANA

Bright pale straw in colour with a clean, crsip and faintly yeasty apple nose.

A dry light & crisp flavour.

MANZANILLA PASTRANA

Dry, crisp & smooth from coastal town on Sanlucar de Barrameda.

Complex salty aromas and nuts with hints of oxidative aging.

PALO CORTADO VIEJO 30 YRS (VORS)

A highly select sherry. Dry, but it has all the best characteristics on an Amantillado

(nutty aroma) and best of the olorosa (Rish full smooth flavour).

Extremely scarce! A dark mahogany in colour with a full array

of flavours indicative of its great age.

CHAMPAGNE

TAITTINGER Brut Reserve 

Light, delicate nose with biscuit and brioche hints, the palate has considerable

depth and elegance.

MOËT & CHANDON NV BRUT IMPERIAL           

vinous with a lime and vine blossom attack. Predominantly Pinot characteristics.

Very ample on the palate, discreet finish.

BOLLINGER  Special Cuvee Brut NV           

Complex aromas and flavors of rose, grilled nuts, citrus and a gently oxidative

note course through this muscular, full-bodied bubbly.

MOËT & CHANDON NECTAR IMPERIAL           

The non-vintage Moet & Chandon Nectar Imperial is a soft,

sweet, dessert-style Champagne with easy flavors of pear, 

vanilla and almond that linger on the finish

LAURENT-PERRIER ROSE'           

The Laurent-Perrier Rose Champagne is a poised and polished effort; 

offers plenty of forward fruit and spicy power, a confident midpalate 

range of fresh fruits – BEST Rose’ champagne

CAVA  -  (SPANISH SPARKLING WINES)

CAVA ~ DUC DE FOIX

Bright, straw colour, fresh aromas of herbs and apples,

full and long finish, fine and persistent mousse.

CAVA FREIXENET CORDON NEGRO BRUT           

Cordon Negro Brut is crisp, clean and well balanced. The dosage is very

dry, but the acidity is lower than most champagnes for a softer, smoother flavor.

It is medium-bodied with a long and clean finish.

CAVA FREIXENET Carta Nevada semi seco           

Carta Nevada Semi Dry has a residual sugar level of 4%, thus striking a balance 

between sweetness and dryness. It is toasty in aroma, yet fruity and flavorful

on the palate. It tastes of creamy, sweet peaches with good custardy flavors.

A nice zing of acidity keeps it balanced

CAVA FREIXENET ROSE'           

This sparkling wine is fresh, crisp and lively. It is full of ripe cherry and berry 

flavors with a body that is exceptionally smooth and satiny. It is 

surprisingly dry with a long and satisfying finish

CAVA ~ SEGURA VIUDAS BRUT VINTAGE           

The wine has a lovely, full, rich, nutty style balanced by fresh, clean crispness.

The fizz is soft and smooth

SPANISH WHITE WINE

PRENSA REAL 2003 

Fino aroma. A very elegant wine

TORRES:  VINA ESMERALDO  (Gewurztraminer) 2005

Very light and youthful. Off Dry, makes delicious easy drinking. 

MARQUES DE RISCAL RUEDA WHITE SAUVIGNON 2006

Intense, expansive, lingering floral aroma in which you can pick

out the fragrant violets. Very pale in colour.

TORRES: FRANSOLA SAUVIGNON BLANC   2004

Crisp, fruity. Typical sauvignon blanc

CHILEAN WHITE WINE

Baron Philippe De Rothschild Chardonnay Reserve 2001

Deep golden in colour it offers a bouquet of citrus fruit, pineapple and mango, 

from a crisp round attack. The fruit flavors combine pleasantly with well-

intergrated oak that brings a touch of toast and vanilla. 

SPANISH RED WINE

SEGURA VIUDAS (Vina Heredad)  2001

Aromas of ripe autumn fruit with notes of liquorice & spice

 BODEGAS BORSAO - VINA BORGIA GRENACHE   2004

Fresh Blackcurrant jam, cassis liqueur, plum, & hints of white pepper. 

 BODEGAS BORSAO - PRIMIZIA GRENACHE   2005

Delight in a spectacle of plum-raspberry aromas, very spicy and 

with a fruity retro-nasal aroma. 

MARQUES DE RISCAL (Tempranillo) 2004

Powerful aroma. Hints of cherry & raspberry. Subtle smoky notes

TORRES:  CORONAS    2003

Delicate, floral, fruit oak & truffle. Velvety, smokey & spicey

MARQUES ARVIZA RESERVA - RIOJA 2001

Complex with mature cherry & red currant aroma with hints of    

oak and spices such as vanilla. Intense fruit flavours

DINASTIA VIVANCO CRIANZA  - 2001

Rioja region. 100% Tempranillo. Ripe fruit, vanilla & spices

LOPEZ CRISTOBAL (Ribera del Duero) Crianza - 2001

Gloriuosly perfumed nose of cassis, toasty oak & herbs

MARQUES de CACERES - (Rioja) Crianza  2001

Ripe fruit flavours & mild tannins. Smooth on the palate

MARQUES DE RISCAL (Rioja - Reserve) 2001

complex & powerful with toasty aromas which linger on and on

PRIORAT CIMS DE PORRERA SOLANES   2003

Thick and rich, the wine offers ripe plum and cassis flavours  

with coffee and chocolate oak notes.

RAMON BILBAO RIOJA GRAN RESERVA - 1998

Deep ruby red wine. Aroma's are complex and open up after 

some airing leading to balsamic frgrances, ripe fruit & quality

wood, leather & tabacco, with hints of fruit in liquer

MARQUES DE RISCAL (Rioja - GRAN RESERVE) 1998

Ruby red colour with fleeting aromas of dried fruits spreading over

a balsamic base with oak coming through

MARQUES DE MURRIETTA

CASTILLO DE YGAY GRAN RESERVA ESPECIAL 1970

Bright amber red in colour. Contains hints of spice, leather &

exotic fruit balanced by subtle american oak.

CHILEAN RED WINE

Baron Phillipe De Rothschild Escudo Rojo 2002

The highly refined nose opens subtle aromas of violet, black fruit & cedarwood

mingled with some slightly mineral notes

WHITE WINES

SAUVIGNON BLANC

DE WAAL   2006

Only the best Sauvignon Blanc produced by Uiterwyk Estate is used 

to produce this wine.  It has a zesty acidity, tropical fruit aromas

and classic gooseberry flavours.

DALLA CIA   2006

Giorgio Dalla Cia was the Italian winemaker responsible for over 

20 years of Meerlust's wines.  In his semi-retirement he has started

his own range of wines - Dalla Cia. This Sauvignon Blanc is made in

a French style and shows a flinty, mineral character. Being Italian,

all Giorgio's wines are great food wines.

CLOS MALVERNE SAUV. BLANC   2007

A great  Sauvignon Blanc with passion fruit and grape fruit flavours 

and a typical fresh acidity.

SPRINGFIELD SPECIAL CUVEE'   2006

A delicious Sauvignon Blanc showing classic flinty characters,

gooseberry flavours and a refreshingly crisp acidity

SPRINGFIELD LIFE FROM STONE 2007

Exuberant freshness with squeaky acidic edge setting up sharp clean

flavours & some gentler tropical notes smoothing the zesty finish

CLOUDY BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC   2006

One of the best New Zealand and the world has to offer

CHARDONNAY

DE WETSHOF "FINESSE"    2006

Made by Chardonnay King, Danie De Wet. This lightly wooded Chardonnay

has delicious lime citrus flavours with hints of nuts.

GLEN CARLOU   2006

A rich, wooded Chardonnay showing delicious lime and   

peach fruit characters with hints of toasted nuts.

BOUCHARD FINLAYSON 2005 ~ KAAIMANSGAT  

Green pear, rich fig with vanilla and a hint of butterscotch 

SPRINGFIELD WILD YEAST   2004

This unwooded Chardonnay has wonderful, intense tropical fruit  

flavours and a creamy, silky mouthfeel

ATARAXIA    2005

Kevin Grant, owner and winemaker of Ataraxia, is the ex winemaker   

of Hamilton Russell. This  wooded Chardonnay is made in a classic 

Burgundian style and is elegant and restrained. It features grapefruit

and pear flavours with hints of toasted nuts.

CHENIN BLANC

KLEINE ZALZE - BUSH VINE    2007

This unwooded Chenin Blanc, grown in bush vine form,  shows hints  

of sweetness and concentrated tropical fruit and ripe summer melon flavours.

MULDERBOSCH    2006

Previously known as Steen op Hout, this wooded Chenin Blanc has  

delicious tropical fruit and apricot flavours with hints of honey.

RIJKS - CHENIN BLANC   2005

A wooded Chenin Blanc from Tulbagh,  it has intense apricot, honey 

and nut flavours, goldish tint. Yellow fruit aromas on the nose with 

whiffs of guava and melon

SEMI SWEET

VERGELEGEN VIN DE FLORENCE    2006

This off-dry white blend has delicious fruity, floral flavours and a fresh acidity.

SEMILLON

RIJK'S    2004

deep straw colour - well extracted with loads of ripe fuits,

spicy nose with dashes of peach and tropical fruits

ROSE'

SLOWINE ROSE'    2005

A blush pink refreshingly dry Rosé with juicy strawberry  aromas and flavours.

RED WINES

PINOTAGE

DE WAAL    (uiterwyk)   2004

A rich, intense Pinotage with ripe cherries and plum flavours and a 

lingering finish.

KAAPZICHT  PINOTAGE     2003

An intense Pinotage from Kaapzicht with mulberry and cherry  

fruit flavours with smokey, cigar box characters.

HIDDEN VALLEY PINOTAGE 2004

Well structured. A big wine, broad and ripe, with plums, braaivleis

(barbecued meats) and just a hint of chocolate. 

RIJK'S PINOTAGE    2003

Banana leaf, cherry to red berry aromas supported by whiffs of vanilla.

Aroma carries through on a full bodied spicy palate.

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

PORCUPINE RIDGE    2006

A wonderful, easy drinking Cabernet Sauvignon with juicy black fruit flavours

and soft, accessible tannins.

SPRINGFIELD WHOLE BERRY - CAB SAUV    2004  

A velvety wine with soft tannins & classical cab sauv characters

LE RICHE    2002

This well-structured, elegant wine has intense cassis and cherry characters

with hints of cedar and spice.

GLEN CARLOU CABERNET    2006

Deep purple to red. Nutmed, cloves and aniseed backed up with

vanilla spice. Mulberry, raspberry and herbal notes enter with crisp acidity

MERLOT

EXCELSIOR   2006

Ripe plum & blackcurrant, enhanced by hints of coffee &

chocolate

STELLEKAYA     2003

This full bodied Merlot has rich red and black berry flavours offset 

by hints of fresh mint.

LAIBACH    2006

A medium to full bodied Merlot with complex blackberry and fruit   

flavours & hints of mocha.

JORDAN    2005

This intense but elegant Merlot is packed with plum and cassis characters

with hints of mocha and cinnamon spice

VERGENOEGD    2002

A medium bodied Merlot featuring mouthwatering chocolate/mint  

characters and plum and blackberry flavours with hints of cinnamon

SHIRAZ

KLEINE  ZALZE   2003

A full bodied Shiraz with rich black fruit flavours, savoury meaty 

notes and hints of spice.

RAKA    2005

An intense,  spicy Shiraz with rich cassis and mulberry flavours.    

The fruit flavours are well balanced with clove and cinnamon spice.

COLERAINE SYRAH (SHIRAZ)  2002

A complex Shiraz with intense cassis and rasberry fruit flavours and  

classic pepper/spice characters.  The wine has a long, lingering finish.

PINOT NOIR

GLEN CARLOU   2006

Truffels, strawberries & Cherries

WHALE HAVEN  2005

A classic,  elegant Pinot Noir from the Hemel en Aarde Valley with  

intense red fruit flavours and hints of oak vanillins.

BLENDS

STELLEKAYA - HERCULES 2005

TUSCAN STYLE BLEND - 50% Sangiovese

Sangiovese earthiness, red berries from the cabernet, and a soft complex easy

drinking palate from the merlot 

THORNHILL TEMPRANILLO  CAB  SAUV 2005          

Ruby / plum in colour. The bouquet reveals scents of cassis, raspberry,

nutmeg & cloves.

THE CHOCOLATE BLOCK   2006                                     

Boekenhoutskloof

A blend of Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Cabernet and Viognier. Sweet,

dark spicy fruit on the nose with hints of dark chocolate after-tastes

CAPE STYLE BLENDS

STELLEKAYA - CAPE CROSS    2004

prominent berry character gives it smooth, juicy accessibility

WARWICK THREE CAPE LADIES   2004

This intense blend of Cab Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinotage offers full  

bodied blackberry characters from the Cab, soft plum fruit  flavours

from the Pinotage and an inticing spicy element from the Merlot.

CLOS MALVERNE AURET    2003

A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage and Merlot with  

blackberry, plum fruit flavours and hints of cedar wood and spice.

Chardonnay has delicious lime citrus flavours with hints of nuts.

DE WAAL    2002   (Cape Blend)

A Pinotage, Shiraz and Merlot blend with inticing chocolate, plum  

and cherry flavours and hints of spice.

BORDEAUX STYLE BLENDS

FAIRVIEW GOATS DO ROAM BORED DOE  2005                

A fun pun on the name Bordeaux, this is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet   

Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot. 

The wine shows classic blackcurrants flavours with slightly earthy tones.

LAIBACH LADY BIRD   2004

This organically grown blend of Merlot, Cab Sauv and Cab Franc   

has a complex character of cassis, mocha with hints of cinnamon.

RUPERT & ROTHSCHILD CLASSIQUE   2005                        

This elegant Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon blend is well-structured  

and features classic blackberry and blueberry flavours with some earthy,

forest floor notes.

VEENWOUDEN CLASSIC   2002

Hints of mocha with a lovely velvet texture.

RHONE STYLE BLENDS

IDIOM - WHALE HAVEN   2005

This Shiraz/Mourvedre blend has a deliciously spicy character featuring

pepper and cloves.