David Porter's Wine List
I can always find a reason to open some bubbles, surely the perfect start to an evening whether celebrating or not. Legras Blanc de Blancs is fine and bright and dangerously drinkable or the English Sparkler from West Sussex, Wiston Estate Brut is another house favourite.
For reds at this time of year Italy often jumps out, I relish the bright fruit and delicate lick of acidity you often find in Tuscan reds which keeps the wine incredibly moreish and these wines just work so well with food. Bordeaux too always takes up a good stretch of the wine rack at home. When you find a good quality Claret that does not break the bank - yet still offers the poise and cut of sophistication possible in Bordeaux - it's a rare joy. The new find Chateau Muret is a great example of this, offering a remarkably luxurious feel and depth for a wine at this level, super value Bordeaux - something you don't hear too often sadly.
Yet variety is key and so these mainstays are peppered with bottles from from all corners of the world like the magic Pinot Noir from our new signings in Oregon, the wonderful Illahe Estate or one of our fantastic Beaujolais growers. Here we have a raft of incredibly well-crafted wines, soft and generous - yet with a sophistication you would being paying at least twice the price for if they were made just an hour further north, in Burgundy.


2016 CHATEAU SAINT PAUL Cru Bourgeois M茅doc Ch芒teau Saint Paul
Right Bank Bordeaux France 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
This really typifies how good Bordeaux can be even at a relatively affordable price. Great vintage, wonderful balance and freshness, poise and a deep cassis and plum fruitiness. The shape is so lithe and supple, very smo...(read more)
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2020 VERDICCHIO CLASSICO SUPERIORE Classico Superiore dei Castelli di Jesi Andrea Felici
Marche Italy 13% White
Verdicchio. Practising Organic
The 2020 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore lulls you in with ripe orchard fruits, yellow florals, almond paste and hints of smoke. It鈥檚 soft-textured yet quickly gains in tension, as stimulating acidity...(read more)
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2020 IL LABIRINTO Poggerino
Tuscany Italy 13.5% Red
Sangiovese.
Fresh red fruits, cherry, raspberry, crisp, with grip and tension, dark fleshy fruit core, quite serious.
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2018 BOURGUEIL Les Quartiers Domaine Yannick Amirault
Loire France 13.5% Red
Cabernet Franc. Bio-dynamic, Certified Organic
Les Quartiers comes from the pure limestone soils at the top of the estate. The resulting Cabernet Franc fruit has a power and a purity that is unmatched from their other vineyards. Crunchy cassis - crisp and brisk at th...(read more)
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2020 LANGHE NEBBIOLO Sottimano
Piedmont Italy 14.5% Red
Nebbiolo. Practising Organic
Another stonker of a wine from Andrea that punches way above its pay grade. Gorgeous concentration, dark fruit, cherry and damson, some aromatic herbs and spice with dried rose petals adding a gentle florality. In the mo...(read more)
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2019 PINOT NOIR Willamette Valley Illahe Vineyards
Oregon USA 13.5% Red
Pinot Noir. Vegan, Practising Organic, Vegetarian
This year they have added a small portion of fruit bought from a neighbour they love for this cuvée of Pinot Noir and so have dropped the name Estate from the label. Thankfully this has had no impact on the incred...(read more)
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LANGHAM ESTATE Culver Classic Cuv茅e Brut
England United Kingdom 12% White
Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir. Vegan
Another exquisite wine by this fantastic English estate. Based on the 2019 vintage this smells like a plate of buttered toast in an English country garden and tastes of soft red apples, toasted hazelnuts and lemon shortb...(read more)
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LEGRAS Blanc de Blancs Brut Grand Cru Chouilly R & L Legras NV
Champagne France 12.5% White
Chardonnay.
From the Grand Cru vineyards of Chouilly, this entirely Chardonnay champagne has pale colour, smooth weight and fresh flavour, with remarkable clean length and a zesty finish. A really exciting quality Champagne which al...(read more)
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