Wines

Gomshall Mill wine list

House white 125 ml Bottle
Crusan Columbard Sauvignon 2.70 14.50
A soft Sauvignon nose, this is crisp with a citrus lift, but the Columbard keeps it friendly.
Crisp, dry and refreshing
Tierra Sauvignon Blanc, Maule Valley, Chile 2.90 15.95
This is herbaceous in style with a distinct nettley aroma: a fine demonstration of Sauvignon's varietal characteristics.
Sancerre La Fuzelle, France 29.95
Goose gogs, goose bumps - glorious.
Denbies Flint Valley Dry White, Surrey 19.95
Clean and bright, softened with supple oak.
Marchesini Pinot Grigio del Veneto, Italy 2.90 15.95
Classic Pinot Grigio with a touch of almond make this a veritable quaff-meister.
Armidale Estate Hill Grove Unoaked Chardonnay, Australia 3.10 16.95
Good Chardonnnay flavours which remain fresh throughout as a result of the absence of the old oak tree.
Fruity and aromatic
Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc, South Africa 15.95
Really rounded, silky, weighty and oaky but with a touch of lemon. Bags of yellow tropical fruit leap out like gazelles from the bush. One step up from dry, but it never cloys.
Raimat Albarino, Spain 19.95
Refreshing citrus with peach hints: Albarino is the new kid on the block and is proving extremely popular.
Riverstone Ridge Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand 3.45 18.95
Classic Kiwi kit - gooseberries and asparagus, with lots of elegant tropical fruit that just keeps going and going.
Etchart Privado Torrontes, Argentina 3.30 17.95
Juicy and fragrant lychees, melon and elderflower. If I had but twenty pounds left in the world, this is what I would do with it. Then I'd put the change on an accumulator at Lingfield so I could buy some more later.
S.A.Prum Riesling Kabinett, Germany 29.95
This property in the mid Mosel Valley has been producing wine for over 200 years, so they know their terroir, This has notes of tangerine and honeysuckle on the nose, and is soft and almost completely dry in the mouth.
Clean but rounded
Gavi di Gavi la Toledana Dom Villa Lanatra, Italy 24.95
Delicate floral bouquet with green gooseberry and great texture -this is unoaked, fresh and minerally.
Pouilly-Fumeé Cuvée du Tronsec, Joseph Mellot, France 29.95
Massive gunflint on the nose, with a slightly citrus edge to the Sauvignon that keeps it fresh but rounded: an aristocrat.
Chablis Reserve Croix St Joseph, J.Moreau, France 34.95
Traditional old-school Chablis - it's as French as Gérard Depardieu in a beret with a string of onions round his neck, pedaling his bicyclette home from the rugby having lost to Les Rosbifs.
Rich and full
Horseshoe Row Chardonnay, Australia 3.25 17.95
A great big shaggy dog of a wine that licks you all over.
Macon-Villages Dom de la Grange Magnien, Burgundy, France 24.95
Bang on the money. Some less expensive white Burgundy can get a bit ponderous, but not this little number with its figure-hugging cloak of oak.
Rosé
Pinot Grigio Rosato del Veneto, Marchesini, Italy 2.90 15.95
A classic picnic wine, this has juicy raspberry overtones and is most agreeable. Great on a sunny day.
Vendage White Zinfandel 17.45
Lovely flavours with gentle overtones of strawberries and cream.
Pudding wine
Concha y Toro late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Chile 5.50 14.95
Papaya, peach, apricot and mango combine well with honey and spice on the nose. Rich but not cloying, this shows a nice touch of orange blossom. What a great way to end a meal.
House red
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Collezione Marchesini 2.70 14.50
A beautiful little Italian quaffer.
Light and fruity
Fleurie Les Muriennes, France 21.95
Sometimes described as the 'Queen of the Beaujolais', Fleurie is delicate and floral with gentle raspberry fruit. An elegant and carefully made wine.
Chianti Rosso, Ruffino, Italy 19.95
Very drinkable. This is Chianti as it used to be, before they started stuffing it with Merlot to sell to jam-loving Americans. With its easy going nature, this is a quaff-meister.
Barolo II Bastione, Italy 39.95
Made from the Nebbiolo grape, Italy's answer to Pinot Noir. This lighter style of Barolo has whispers of violet blooms and roses with liquorice laced berries, and finishes as clean as a whistle.
Cote de Beaune Villages, Reserve des Jacobins Jadot, France 34.95
The earthy nose of cherry and liquorice tells you this is proper kit - the subtlety of this fine Burgundy is a welcome relief from those interminable New World fruit-bombs. '...a sniper's rifle amongst a sea of howitzers and mortars' (JC).
Warm and spicy
The Pavillion Shiraz Viognier, Boschendal, South Africa 3.30 17.95
This is the blend made famous by Cote Roti in the Rhone, and the boys in Boschendhal make the wine sing in the glass. A gorgeous drop.
Rare vineyards Pinot Noir, Vin de France 17.95
Excellent Pinot character which remains vibrant and alive in the mouth.
Vipra Rossa Merlot-Sangiovese, Italy 19.95
An innovative blend of grapes - the smoothness of the Merlot belnds beautifully with the freshness of the Sangiovese.
Etchart Privado Malbec, Valle de Cafayate, Argentina 17.95
A very soft and juicy wine, with ripe damson and vanilla on the nose. Almost opulent in style.
Smooth and earthy
Cotes du Rhone La Denteliere Caves St Pierre, France 3.10 16.95
Very palatable - compared to all those shouty Australian reds jumping up and down and waving their arms about, this is a harmonious male voice choir.
Chateau Lamothe-Cissac, Cru Bourgeois Haut Medoc, France 25.00
Finely made, with an earthy, ferny character softened with vanilla oak.
Don Jacobo Crianza Rioja Tinto, Spain 4.00 21.95
Velvety vanilla, but balanced with a fresh kick of fruit.
Chateau Lyonnat, Lussac, St Emilion, France 29.95
Cracking wine - old fashioned, traditional St Emilion. St Emilion proudly flies the Merlot flag, as copied throughout the New World, and this is absolutely on the button.
Rich and plummy
Errazuriz 1870 Teno Block, Chile 3.50 18.95
Medium-bodied, juicy Merlot. Rich and plummy aromas with a subtle hint of chocolate. Give this a nice warm home in your tummy.
Outback Chase Shiraz Cabernet 2.90 15.95
A rich and full blend: this is quintessentially Australian, but it avoids any cloying jamminess.
Tintara Shiraz,Australia 18.95
Look for a smokey, crunchy, Eucalyptus nose with blackcurrant fruit, overlaid with marzipan.
Valpolicella Classico Ripasso Le Poiane, Bolla, Italy 29.95
Full bodied and richly flavoured, this is one of Italy's big, ripe numbers that fills the senses.
Sparkling wine and Champagne
Prosecco Sant Orsola 19.95
Good Prosecco nose with a salty tang, and good flavours with gentle overtones of stone fruit.
Sparkling rose: Pinot Grigio Cuvee Rose Brut, Italy 19.95
This lovable Italian thoroughbred has the mereist lick of red grape that gives it a light blush. Dry, fresh and fruity, an all round well-balanced specimen.
Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label, France 49.95
Well known for its full-bodied, biscuity style and fine finish.
Louis Dornier et Fils Brut 8.00 39.95
This is full and rounded, with flavours to savour. A real find for us.