DRINKS and WINE LIST

Traquair House Wines

Norte Chico Sauvignon Blanc 2004

£13.00+vat
Brilliant value Sauvignon Blanc from Chile, a country with all the ingredients for producing great wines. Fresh fruit flavours- highly drinkable.

Norte Chico Merlot 2003

£13.00+vat
Smooth, ripe and full flavoured this wine offers incredible value for money.

White Wines

1. Sauvignon Blanc 2004 Tuatara Bay

£15.85+vat
Greatly refreshing, crisp white wine from the Marlborough region of New Zealand, which is the perfect aperitif on a hot, sunny day.

2. Chablis 2002 La Chablisienne

£17.65+vat
A true classic from Burgundy, the region which gave the world the Chardonnay grape. Flinty, minerally and thoroughly well bred.

3. Chardonnay "Bon Vallon" de Wetshof

£15.50+vat
Danie de Wet is known in South Africa as Mr. Chardonnay because he introduced the style that has set the benchmark in the country for quality. This version is unoaked and very well balanced.

4. Albarino 2003 Lagar de Cervera

£17.50+vat
If you are going to eat fish or seafood you must have this wine from the Galician coast in north-west Spain. Dry, lean and heavily moustachioed.

5. Pinot Grigio 11-04 Beelgara

£14.50+vat
Made famous in its native Italy for easy drinking dry whites, this grape has travelled to the Antipodean paradise and has flourished. Fuller and fruitier than its European cousins.

Red Wines

6. Merlot De Gras Reserva 2003

£16.80+vat
Merlot and Chile were made for each other, like Abbot and Costello, Fish and Chips, Traquair and Ale. Smooth, fruity and very attractive.

7. Cotes du Rhone Les Antimagnes 2000

£15.85+vat
Top class rhone from a marvellous vintage. The warm aromas of lavender and thyme are an evocation of the southern vineyards.

8. Chianti Leonardo 2003

£15.50+vat
Award winning Chianti that has a realistic price. The bright cherry flavours are a great match with an array of dishes.

9. Pata Negra Gran Reserva 1997 Valdepenas

£15.40+vat
Soft and super smooth red from Don Quixote's back yard in La Mancha, Spain. A great, affordable, alternative to Rioja.

10. Shiraz 15-03 Beelgara

£14.50+vat
A typically full-bodied and robust red wine from Australia which displays lashings of blackberry fruit flavours.

Sparkling Wines and Champagne

11. Green Point Brut

£20.50+vat
This Sparkling wine is made by champagne house Moët et Chandon in the Victoria region in Australia using the same grapes and methods they use in their more expensive French model. Great value.

12. Champagne Devaux Brut

£25.50+vat
There are times when nothing else but the real thing will do, and for those times this Champagne provides a taste of real luxury. Made with predominantly red grapes which give hints of red fruits and a fine mousse.

13. Cuvée Catherine

£13.50+vat
Our French sparkling white wine produced exclusively for Traquair.