APERITIFSPROSECCO (draught) 125 ml 4.5

WATERMELON BELLINI 125 ml 6.5

CHARTOGNE-TAILLET CHAMPAGNE 1 /2 btl CUVEE STE ANNE NV (org)

28

XORIGUER GIN AND TONIC (Menorca) 25 ml 5

PORTOBELLO ROAD GIN AND TONIC 25 ml (Portobello Road)

5

‘I THINK’ MANZANILLA AGED EN RAMA We think it’s got great personality. Good to know.

6 75ml

24 1/2 btl

EL MAESTRO SIERRA FINO Top class fino made in the traditional style. Try it with our salt cod fritters.

5 75 ml 22.5 1/2 btl

BARBEITO ‘RAINWATER’ DRY MADEIRA If sweetbreads are on the menu, this is the most perfect match 75 ml

6

LACUESTA VERMUT Vermouth from Catalunya, on the rocks with a lemon twist. 50ml

4

JANOT PASTIS à la francaise. 50 ml 6

LAURENT CAZOTTES TOMATO LIQUEUR Made with 72 varieties of organic heritage tomatoes. The South of France in a glass. Extraordinary.

Try it with a gilda: ask our handsome barman.

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9

REBUJITO BLANCO Fino sherry, mint, lemonade; the classic southern Spanish summer cooler.

6.5

REBUJITO TINTO Lacuesta vermut, lemon, lemonade; the hot cooler of choice in the bars of Barcelona.

6.5

SHRUB SHANDY The famous Bristol herb cordial with Kernel Brewery’s Table Beer.

5.5

CLASSIC GIMLET Make like Chandler’s Philip Marlowe in The Long Goodbye. Portobello Road gin and Rose’s lime juice, on the rocks. “It beats martinis hollow,” as the great detective says.

6.5

RED NEGRONI Campari, Beefeater, Dolin rouge with an orange twist.

9

WHITE NEGRONI Kamm & Sons, Portobello Road gin, Cocchi Americano, grapefruit bitters.

9

APEROL/CAMPARI/PUNT E MES SPRITZ Will we ever stop loving a spritz in the summer? Doubtful.

6

ELDERFLOWER VODKA FIZZ Elderflower, vodka, fizz and lime.

6

BLACK COW VODKA 25 ml The world’s first vodka made from milk. A frozen shot served with a chaser of feta cheese and chilli.

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This list has been carefully chosen to suit our food and our personality. Along with unusual grape varieties from innovative young producers in interesting parts of the world, we have some classic wines made by famously good wine makers, and because we add a modest cach margin they all offer incredible value for money. We’re delighted to have

been shortlisted for the Imbibe magazine/Louis Roederer Wine List of the Year 2014

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BEERS AND CIDERS

MORTIMER’S ORCHARD CIDER (draught) 5% 1/3 pint Medium dry with a little bit of fizz.

1.7

DAWKINS ALES 50cl Brilliant local ales made by our favourite pub landlords. Stocks vary according to what’s best in the brewery. Ask your server what we’ve got.

4.5

KERNEL BREWERY, TABLE BEER 3% 33cl Massively refreshing and clean as a whistle, this packs a flavour punch well above its modest weight.

4.5

WILD BEER COMPANY, FRESH 5.5% 33cl From our far-out friends in Somerset who have a passion for flavour and a lust for hops. This is their pale ale, with full-on hoppiness and plenty more besides.

4.75

ALHAMBRA RESERVA 1925 6.4% 33cl Award winning lager from Grenada.

4.5

PRESSURE DROP, WU GANG CHOPS THE TREE Whacky label, whacky wheat beer. Made by hipsters in Hackney and perfect for summer. Uber-cool. 3.8% 33cl

4.75

BRISTOL CIDERWORKS 6%

Proper local cider, dry and cloudy. Oo-arr. 50cl

4.5

SPARKLING WINES TASTE 75ML/ GLS 175ML/BTL 750ML

BRUNO SORG, CREMANT D’ALSACE 12% Fantastic value French bubbly with a lovely creamy mouthfeel. Très bon.

32

DOMAINE DE LA TOURNELLE ‘ON ZOUE’ POULSARD, JURA (bio) 10.5% Naturally sparkling - and very natural - red with no added sugar or yeast; full of crunchy fruit and farmyard funk.

OUT OF STOCK

CHARTOGNE-TAILLET CHAMPAGNE CUVEE STE ANNE NV (org) 12% Splendidly classy grower’s champagne; buttery biscuits and lovely soft bubbles.

28 1/2 BTL

LOUIS ROEDERER BRUT NV 12% Some things are famous for a very good reason. This is one of them.

56

INNOCENT BYSTANDER, MOSCATO 2014 5.5%

YARRA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA We’re delighted to be the first in the UK to have this jolly pink fizz on draught. Rose water, rhubarb, pink grapefruit and candy floss: this is the taste of the colour pink. Ooh-la-la.

4 125ML

15 1/2 BTL

ROSE WINESCAVINO, IONOS AGIORGITIKO, GREECE 2013 11.5% Blackcurrants and sunshine from the birthplace of wine. Easy to swig on a hot summer day; Ribena for grown-ups.

2.5 4.5 18

HACIENDA LOPEZ DE HARO TEMPRANILLO/GARNACHA, RIOJA 2013 5%

Strawberries and cream with cracked black pepper and a certain pretty restraint.

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WHITE WINES TASTE 75ML GLS 175ML BTL 750ML

CAVINO, IONOS RODITIS/SIDERITIS/MUSCAT OF RIO, GREECE 2013 11.5%

Made at high altitude in the northern Peloponnese, this is a fine example of modern Greek winemaking - fresh, clean and incredible value for money.

2.5 TASTE

4.5 GLS

18

VOLVER, PASO A PASO VERDEJO/MACABEO/SAUV BLANC, LA MANCHA 2013 13.5% Lovely stone fruit richness with a gentle citrus acidity just to make it sing.

2.5 TASTE

5 GLS

20

GAINTZA, TXAKOLI HONDARRABI ZURI/GROS MANSENG/HONDARRABI BELTZA, GETARIA 2013 11.5% All you want in a traditional Txakoli. Green apples, a bit of spritz and enough complexity to keep your interest to the bottom of the bottle.

3 TASTE

6 GLS

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RAFAEL PALACIOS, LOURO GODELLO, VALDEORRAS 2013 13.5% Gorgeous godello is one of Spain’s hippest grapes and this is aromatic but beautifully taut. Winner of Wines From Spain’s Best White In Show Award 2013. What more can we say?

3.5 TASTE

6.75 GLS

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TETRAMYTHOS, RETSINA RODITIS, GREECE 2013 (org) 13% Remember that filthy retsina drunk on a Greek island in your youth? This is something else entirely. A gorgeous body with the colour of sunshine and a savoury burst of resin. A perfect aperitif.

Brilliant with rosemary salted almonds

2.5 TASTE

5.5 GLS

22

BODEGA COLOME, TORRONTES CHAICHAQUI VALLEY 2013 13.5% Made by Argentina’s oldest winery from grapes grown on the world’s highest vineyard. Aromatic and spicy with cool-altitude elegance.

3

TASTE

5.75 GLS

24

MUGA VIURA/MALVASIA, RIOJA 2013 13% Old-skool white rioja, barrel fermented for a soft vanilla nuttiness balanced with a juicy lemony zing.

26

JOHAN MEYER, IVORY CHENIN/GRENACHE BLANC/VIOGNIER/CLAIRETE, PAARL 2012 12.5% From one of the new generation of winemakers taking South Africa by storm. Creamy chenin richness with a little oak and classy zippy length.

27

MORAITIS, SILLOGI ASSYRTIKO/MALAGOUZIA, GREECE 2013 12.5% (org) Made on the island of Paros from plucky vines that are grown on the ground without irrigation or grafting. Clear and zesty with fruity softness and a racy saline minerality.

24

DE MARTINO, VIEJAS TINAJAS MUSCAT, CHILE 2012 13% (org) From one of South America’s most exciting makers. Unfiltered, unfined and aged in clay amphorae; classic muscat on the nose with a surprisingly dry and savoury grip. Interesting, in a good way.

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WHITE WINES CONTINUED BOROVITZA WINERY, BELLA RADA RKATSITELI, BULGARIA 2011 13% (org) Wines from Georgia have created quite a stir in recent months. One of its most famous grapes is made here into something rounded and smoky, rich but not flashy, and it’s really brilliant with food.

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JORGE ORDONEZ, BOTANI MOSCATEL SECO, MALAGA 2012 14%

Beautifully balanced ripe melons, orange blossom, cardamom and slighty damp straw. Be seduced by this Spanish legend.

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SUERTES DEL MARQUES, TRENZADO LISTAN BLANCO/GUAL, TENERIFE 2012 13% Like with one’s children, one shouldn’t have favourites but if one did it would be this. Extraordinary salted almond nose with a touch of nutty oak and a grippy bone dry finish. “Tangissimo”, as Jancis Robinson said.

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BOULEVARD NAPOLEON, LE PAL GRENACHE GRIS, MINERVOIS 2011 14.5% A dazzling collaboration between Benjamin Darnault in the Languedoc and Trevor Gulliver and Fergus Henderson of St John Restaurant fame. Buttered toast and grapefruit with a very happy finish.

32

GERARD BOULAY SAUVIGNON BLANC, SANCERRE 2011 12.5% Quite simply the dog’s bollocks of the Sancerre world. Divine.

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MOUNT HORROCKS, WATERVALE RIESLING, CLARE VALLEY 2013 12.5% Every list should have a good riesling and this is one of the best we found. Made by one of South Australia’s winemaking queens, Stephanie Toole, it has fragrant fruit and lovely texture held in a taut and elegant shape.

34

MUHR-NIEPOORT, P************N GRUNER VELTLINER/CHARDONNAY/RIESLING, CARNUNTUM 2011 12% This is not an Austrian swear word: the unusual blend of grapes in this beguiling wine failed to get past the Prellenkirchen appellation police. Who cares? Crisp green fruit, silky spices and an impressive exotic length.

30

THIERRY GERMAIN, DOMAINE ROCHES NEUVES, L’INSOLITE CHENIN, LOIRE 2013 13% (bio) Extraordinary balance and clarity from this star of the Loire; we love his wines so much we have two on the list. This is subtly aromatic with piercing but pleasing acidity and is astonishingly good value.

28

DOMAINE LABET FLEUR DE SAVAGNIN ‘EN CHALASSE’, JURA, 2012 (org) Pitch-perfect minerality is at the heart of the this staggeringly good wine from one of France’s lesser-known regions. Classy as a top hat.

36

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RED WINES TASTE 75ML GLS 175ML BTL 750ML CAVINO, IONOS AGIORGITIKO/BLACK KALAVRYTINO/SYRAH, GREECE 2013 12%

Like an athlete from Ancient Greece, this has a lean and lithe body with gentle curves in all the right places.

2.5 TASTE

4.5 GLS

18

VIGNETI DEL SALENTO, I MURI NEGROAMARO, PUGLIA 2012 13% Intense black fruits and a texture like velvet but with just enough freshness to stop it being floppy.

2.5 TASTE

5.5 GLS

22

AROA GARNACHA, NAVARRA 2013 13% (bio) ‘Aroa’ in the Basque language means ‘the ideal time to work the land’ and these groovy guys near the Cantabrian coast have got it bang on. Gorgeous bright and juicy fruit; we’re serving it chilled for the summer.

3 TASTE

6 GLS

24

DOMAINE LYRARAKIS, OKTO SYRAH/KOTSIFALI/MANDILARI, CRETE 2010 13% Wine has been made on Crete since the minotaur roamed the labyrinth. Dark as the Ionian sea with rich and plummy flesh balanced by a sour cherry snap.

3.5 TASTE

6.25 GLS

25

ALVARO CASTRO, OUTEIRA QUINTA PALLEADA TOURIGA-NACIONAL/ALFROCHEIRO/TINTA RORIZ/JAEN, DAO 2010 Generous stewed backberry-and-apple fruit in a smoky and nicely leathery body, all wrapped in a savoury meaty blanket.

3 TASTE

6 GLS

24

M & M LAPIERRE, RAISINS GAULOIS GAMAY, BEAUJOLAIS 2013 (org) 11.5% One of our favourite wines for lazy summer days (and nights). Drink it chilled or à chambre with or without charcuterie.

26

16 STOPS SHIRAZ, MCLAREN VALE 2011 14%

A youthful and vibrant Australian without the brashness you might expect at this price. A bit of oak gives some structure but doesn’t mask its berry fruit. Bonzer.

23.5

EMILIO VALERIO, CAB SAUV/GARNACHA/MERLOT NAVARRA, 2011 (bio) 14% Wet autumn leaves on a country lane with deep and fragrant figgy fruit. Bold acidity and robust tannins soften out into something really rather refined.

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HEINRICH ZWEIGELT, BURGUNLAND 2012 (bio) 13% We’re rather in love with Austrian wines and think they’re often overlooked. Zweigelt’s clove and liquorice twang gives a pleasing mountain freshness to the soft and rich red fruit.

28

APOSTOLOS THYMIOPOULOS, NAOUSSA, JEUNES VIGNES XINOMAVRO, GREECE 2012 13% (bio) A real gem from this rising star of Greek winemaking. Think delicate pinot noir; light as a feather with mouthwatering juiciness.

24.5

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RED WINES CONTINUED BTL 4 KILOS, 12 VOLTS CALLET/SYRAH/CABERNET, MALLORCA 2012 14% (bio) “Funky like James Brown” Tim Hayward, FT, August 2013. Amen. Like a sex machine, we could add.

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BODEGAS OLARRA, CERRO ANON RESERVA TEMPRANILLO/MAZUELO/GARNACHA, RIOJA 2008 13.5% From the northern reaches of the region; all you want from a traditional Rioja without being overblown.

27

SUERTES DEL MARQUES, 7 FUENTES LISTAN NEGRO/TINTILLA, TENERIFE 2011 13% Jewel-bright cherry fruit with a dashing minerality that smacks of its terroir: volcanic slopes at altitude cooled by Atlantic breezes. Breathtaking.

29

DESCENDIENTES DE PALACIOS, PETALOS MENCIA, BIERZO 2011 14% Heady aromas of violets and blueberries standing tall alongside black pepper and subtle oak. Another corker from this cracking part of Spain.

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THIERRY RICHOUX PINOT NOIR, IRANCY, BURGUNDY 2010 13% (org) Made within spitting distance of Chablis, this is light on its feet with frank cherry fruit yet it’s very composed and at ease with itself. A dazzlingly good wine.

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CLOS DE JAUGUEYRON HAUT-MEDOC, BORDEAUX 2008 12.5% (org) Properly upstanding and gorgeously integrated; brilliant Bordelais bang for your buck.

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THIERRY GERMAIN, DOMAINE ROCHES NEUVES CABERNET FRANC, SAUMUR-CHAMPIGNY 2012 12.5% An iconic wine by an iconic maker. Soft as a whisper; just lovely.

28

ZORAH, KARASI ARMENI NOIR, ARMENIA 2011 13% From vineyards close to a 6100-year-old winery, the oldest ever found. A modern approach with a respectful nod to tradition - ‘karasi’ refers to the clay amphorae in which the wine is aged - brings us something rich and complex and really very special.

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CHARLES MELTON, NINE POPES SHIRAZ/GRENACHE/MATARO, BAROSSA 2010 14.5% A special guest appearance from this celebrity of the wine world. Think Cary Grant: rich and famous and handsome to boot. What’s not to love?

46

OCHOTA BARRELS, THE GREEN ROOM GRENACHE/SYRAH, S AUSTRALIA 2012 13.9% (bio) Yowser! Incredibly clear and juicy with a delicate spicy elegance and a lovely languid length.

37

HALF BOTTLES

CHARTOGNE-TAILLET CHAMPAGNE CUVEE STE ANNE NV 12% (org)

28

DOMAINE DES DEUX ROCHES, LES TERRES NOIR 2011 13% CHARDONNAY. ST VERAN, BURGUNDY

21

DOMAINE ANDRE COLONGES ET FILS 2012 12% GAMAY, FLEURIE, BEAUJOLAIS

18

CHATEAU MUSAR 2003 13% CABERNET SAUVIGNON/CARIGNAN/CINSAULT, LEBANON

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WINES FOR PUDDINGS AND CHEESE and things to aid digestion DOMAINE DE NOBLE LOUPIAC 2005 75 ml / 1/2 btl The very well-bred neighbour of Sauternes.

4.5 / 22.5

LUSTAU EAST INDIA SOLERA Oloroso blended with PX. Rich, nutty and brilliant with cheese.

4.5 75 ml

BARBADILLO PEDRO XIMINEZ A classic PX; prunes, raisins and a texture like cream.

4.5 75 ml

DANDELION VINEYARDS, LEGACY OF THE BAROSSA PEDRO XIMINEZ 30YO An Australian PX? Yup; try it.

7 75 ml

ZOCO PACHARAN The classic sloe-and-aniseed Spanish digestivo. Fantastico.

4 50 ml

JUSTINO MALVASIA 10YO MADEIRA Madeira? We LOVE it. This is like a sweet kiss with a whiff of cigar breath.

6.5 75 ml

BARBEITO ‘RAINWATER’ MADEIRA Luscious fruit with an elegant dry finish.

6.5 75 ml

A GRANDE JOSIANE, ORANGE ARMAGNAC Like alcoholic marmalade. As good as it sounds.

5 35 ml

G MICLO EAU-DE-VIE DE POIRE WILLIAMS Exceptional Alsacian firewater.

6 25 ml

NIEPOORT LBV PORT 2009 Voluptous maturity; great with chocolate.

4.75 75 ml

BODEGAS BENTOMIZ ARIYANAS ‘DAVID’ 2011 A sweet merlot called David from Malaga? Olé!

7 75 ml

CLOS DU GRAVILLAS, MUSCAT ST JEAN DE MINERVOIS 2012 (bio) 15% Rose petals, orange blossom and apricots with mineral-tinged sweetness. A revelation with blue cheese.

4.5 75 ml

UNION OF SAMOS ‘NECTAR’ 2009 14% In contrast to the above, here muscat is dried under the Greek sun then aged in oak for three years. Dark and rich; truly the drink of the Gods.

4.5 75 ml

18 1/2 btl

INNOCENT BYSTANDER, MOSCATO 2014 5.5% YARRA VALLEY, AUSTRALIA Rose water, rhubarb, pink grapefruit and candy floss: this is the taste of the colour pink and is am amazing with summer berries. Ooh la la.

4 125 ml gls

15 1/2btl

FERNET BRANCA Straight up or on the rocks: hardcore. 4.5

LAPHROAIG 10YO 25 ml 6

GLENMORANGIE 10YO 25 ml 4.75

SOMERSET CIDER BRANDY 10YO 25 ml 6

PADDY OLD IRISH 25 ml 4.25

BUSHMILL’S BLACKBUSH 25 ml 6

OVD: OLD VATTED DEMERARA RUM 25 ml 4.5

CHATEAU DE FONTPINOT, GRAND CHAMPAGNE COGNAC XO 25 ml

5

SALIZA AMARETTO 25 ml 4

KAMM & SONS 25 ml 5

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