Osteria Wine List:
WHITE WINE
1. Vermentino 2010 £19.90
I Papiri (Sardegnia)
A lovely citrus tone characterises the bouquet and fuller weight on the palate from being aged on its lees.
2. Grillo 2010 £17.90
Aquilae (Sicilia)
A clean, citrusy , nose with a touch of hazelnuts. A well balanced wine ,it has a fullness on the palate and then a delicious vibrant finish.
3. Verdicchio 2009 £19.90 (Marche)
This is a pale yellow wine with greenish reflections and delicate persistent bouquet.
4. Pinot Grigio 2010 £21.50
Santamargherita (Trentino & Alto Adice)
This Pinot Grigio is packed with rich fresh fruit flavours with an elegant dry finish.
5. Orvieto Secco 2010 £17.50
Marchesi Antinori (Umbria)
Umbria’s most famous white wine, a persistent wine with a classic almond finish.
6. Orvieto Abboccato 2009 £16.50
Marchesi Antinori
Medium sweet, very softly honeyed, with delicate floral fruits, and a light finish.
7. Vernaccia di San Gimignano 2010 £21.50
Terruzzi e Puthod (Toscana)
This wine is medium-bodied with a fresh and crispy character. Elegant with a consistent finish.
8. Gavi 2010 £21.50
La Merlina (Piemonte)
Fresh, dry and lightly aromatic with fruit and crisp, mouthwatering coolness.
9. Pinot Grigio Blush 2010 £18.90
Tinazzi (Veneto)
This elegant and fragrant Pinot Grigio ‘Blush’ well balanced, medium bodied, with an aromatic and deliciously crisp on the palate.
10. Pecorino 2010 £24.50
Cantine Tollo (Abruzzo)
An inspirational wine, one of the more monumental in modern quality winemaking in Abruzzo. Tollo produces a wine of great complexity in which the floral aromas are elegant and elusive. The flavours have exceptional depth and length.
11. Chardonnay Rossj-Bass 2010 £76.90
Angelo Gaja (Piemonte)
100% Chardonnay. Lovely deep colour, ripe buttery and rich with tropical fruit. Very full flavoured, delicious and velvety with a powerful finish.
RED WINE
12. Nero D’Avola 2009 £18.90
Aquilae (Sicilia)
Well balanced soft red wine. Produced with Nero D’Avola grapes.
13. Salice Salentino 2009 £17.50
Cantine Due Palme (Puglia)
This ruby red wine with light garnet reflections is warm smooth and lingering on the palette.
14. Chianti 2010 £19.50
Rocca Delle Macie (Toscana)
Attractive wine with a succulent palette of crushed berry fruits. Medium bodied with a rich, long finish.
15. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2006 £33.90
La Braccesca (Toscana)
A wine with intense and typical aromas of fruits with a delicate hint of vanilla. Well structured, and nicely balanced on the palette.
16. Barbera D’Asti 2008 £31.90
Le Croce (Piemonte)
This wine undergoes a years ageing in oak to produce a rich, ripe style with soft fruit and balanced acidity.
17. Brunello di Montalcino 2005 £48.50
Banfi (Toscana)
A fantastic vintage which is showing superbly well, very classic rich fruit flavours, with subtle undertones of cedar and spice.
18. Barolo 2007 £35.50
Terre da Vino (Piemonte)
One of the most prestigious wines of the world. The Nebbiolo grapes gives a wine with great body, character and a rich, majestic style.
19. Caccia al Piano 2007 £37.90
Ruit Hora (Toscana)
A beautifully made wine from the Bolgheri area, with hints of earthy spice on the finish.
20. Amarone della Vapolicella Classico 2007 £51.50
Tinazzi (Veneto)
A blend of corvine and molinara grapes. Aged for a minimum of three years, the resulting wine is a rich bouquet, full bodied with very deep fruit flavours.
21. Sito Moresco 2008 £65.50
Angelo Gaja (Piemonte)
Nebbiolo, Barbera, Merlot.Warm smokey cooked fruit nose with cherries in its centre. Soft rich ripe fruit, very mouth filling, velvety with a big finish.
22. Tignanello 2008 £87.90
Marchesi Antinori (Toscana)
The original super Tuscan wine. Full bodided with a fine, complex palette and long, smooth finish.
MASTROBERADINO (Atripalda)
It gives me great pleasure in introducing Mastroberadinos wines to the wine list as his winery and vineyards are from my hometown. The Mastroberadino winery was built at the end of the 1700’s in the heart of Campania, a region devoted to viticulture and winemaking since Greek and Roman times. The winery produces exclusively an unlimited amount of wines from ancient grape varieties of Greek and Latin heritage. These unique wines are now available around the world.
WHITE
24. Mastro 2009 £16.90
A blend of indigenous grapes from various sites held in the Campania region.
Mastro is fresh wine with good acidity.
25. Lacrimacristi 2010 £23.90
100% Coda di Volpe, straw yellow with hints of pineapple, white peach and a typical liquorice aroma. A well-structured and balanced wine.
26. Falanghina 2010 £25.90
100% Falanghina variety. Fresh and fruity, with persistent notes of citrus fruit. A very
well-balanced wine with a complex and individual character.
27. Greco di Tufo DOCG 2010 £28.90
100% Greco with a prominent peach, apricot bouquet. A palette noted for its smoothness and almond flavoured finish.
28. Fiano di Avellino DOCG 2009 £29.90
Fiano delivers a multitude of aromas. The complexity of its character is highlighted by a careful fermentation in oak.
29. Fiano Vintage 2002 £35.90
30. Lacrimarosa (Rose) 2008 £24.90
This rose keeps the overall fruit of the Aglianico grape, with all its bouquet of small red fruits, but meanwhile with the same of a white.
RED
31. Taurasi Radici 2006 £48.00
Aglianico grape. Wine of strong personality with a dense structure and Aromatic concentration. Full-bodied, elegant wine with peppery finish.
32. Taurasi Riserva 1999 £55.50
33. Historia 2005 £65.00
This is an excellent year for this wine. It has the right balance of taste, colour and aroma from the grapes of Piedirosso with a hint of Aglianico. Full-bodied with the aromas of cherries, cocoa and forest fruits, a truly pleasurable wine.
34. Villa dei Misteri 2004 £130.00
A beand of 90% Piedirosso and 10% Sciascinoso, aged for one year in barriques, its bouquet is complex full and persistend. This is one of Mastroberardino most prestigious wine, produced from vines in the Pompei excavations.
CHAMPAGNE
35. Lanson Brut £42.00
36. Duetz Brut NV £49.00
37. Veuve Clicquot NV £52.00
38. Bollinger NV £53.50
39. Joseph Perrier Rose` NV £53.00
ITALIAN SPARKLING
40. Berlucchi Brut £31.50
41. Berlucchi Rose’ £31.50
42. Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Casagheller £23.50
43. Prosecco Raboso Rose £22.50
HALF BOTTLE WINES (Mastroberadino)
WHITE
44. Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio 2010 £12.00
45. Falanghina 2010 £13.50
46. Grego di Tufo 2010 £14.90
RED
47. Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio 2009 £13.50
48. Aglianico 2008 £14.50
49. Taurasi 2006 £26.50
HOUSE WINES
50. Gaio Sicilia (Bianco) 2010 £14.50
51. Montepulciano D’Abruzzo (Rosso)2010 £14.50
Per glass (175ml) £3.90
NEW WORLD WINE
WHITE
71. Passo Blanco 2009 £17.90
Masi ( Argentina )
Roses,orange blossom and broom on the nose as well as fruity of grapefruit, orange and peach. Fresh, full-bodied and well-balaced on the palate, long lasting in the mouth with a touch of lemon on the finish.
72. Chardonnay 2008 £23.90
Cuvee Alexandra (Chile )
Intense fruit aromas of sweet citrus fruit, white flowers, fresh tropical fruits and sweet spices. Elegant and concentrated in the mouth. With a creamy texture balanced by a crisp citrussy edge.
73. Buitenverwachting Sauvignon Blanc 2010 £22.50
Constantia ( South Africa )
A pale lemon-coloured wine with a bouquet reminiscent of figs with hints of gooseberries and green peppers. Dry and full-bodied with a long, lingering finish.
RED
74. Passo Doble 2008 £21.50
Masi ( Argentina )
The nose is dominated by plums and liquorise, cinnamon and mint, pepper and vanilla. With a full, warm and round flavours on the pallet, a persistent vanilla and liquorise flavour on the finish.
75. Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 £26.90
Cuvee Alexandra (Chile )
A ruby red with an intense and complex bouquet of red and blackberries, black currant and plums, mixed with spice and oak. Full-bodied wine which combines elegance and strength with spicy and sweet fruit characters on the finish.
76. Merlot 2007 £19.90
Delheim ( South Africa )
A supple, succulent wine with mulberry and cherry flavours and a fragrant cigar-box finish. Sophisticated with great balance and length of flavour.
VINTAGE AND PRESTIGES RED WINE
52. Amarone 2005 Magnum £110.00
Brigaldara (Veneto)
53. Amarone 2006 £50.00
Montresor (Venito)
54. Amarone 2007 £51.50
Tinazzi (Veneto)
Banfi (Toscana)
55. Brunello di Montalcino 1993 £280.00
56. Bunello di Montalcino 1997 Magnum £480.00
57. Brunello di Montalcino 2000 £85.00
58. Brunello di Montalcino 2005 £48.50
Machesi Antinori (Toscana)
59. Tignanello 1985 £980.00
60. Tignanello 1991 £380.00
61. Tignanello 1995 Magnum £850.00
62. Tignanello 2001 £150.00
63. Tignanello 2004 £130.00
64. Tignanello 2005 £125.00
65. Tignanello 2007 £135.00
66. Tignanello 2008 £87.90
Tenuta San Guido (Toscana)
67. Sassicaia 1985 £2,850.00
68. Sassicaia 2003 £215.00
69. Barbaresco 2006 £45.00
Cascina Morassino (Piemonte)
70. Sito Moresco 2008 £65.50
Angelo Gaja (Piemonte)
