Wine List
Zest the Restaurant offers a three course lunch from around £9.50 with an extensive wine list, which is reasonably priced and excellent value. There is also an evening service on Thursdays. This is slightly more expensive at around £18.50 per person. (Please note our vintages may alter due to supply difficulties)
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Semillon Chardonnay, Cranswick Smith ‘Bin 40’ 2005 Vibrant fruit with notes of melon and passion fruit from the Riverina region of New South Wales Marquis de Lissac, 2006/2007 A concentrated wine from the Minervois region with a tropical fruit flavour which lends a citrusy freshness to the wine Blouvlei, Paarl (South Africa) 2003 Another Sauvignon Blanc but literally a thousand miles apart: rounded gooseberry and citrus fruits with the merest suspicion of oak
Everything Italian Pinot Grigio should be, yet so rarely achieves: clean and refreshing, yet deliciously rich Crossroads Gewürztraminer, Hawkes Bay (New Zealand) 2005 With the typical lychee and rosewater aromas of this grape variety, but surprisingly dry; an excellent partner for Thai and spicy Chinese dishes Lofthouse Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2006/2007 The wine has a fresh floral bouquet followed by a fine flavour of fresh balanced fruit Chablis, Domaine Servin 2006 Rounded Chardonnay fruit contrasts well with steely minerality: no oak is used by this renowned producer |
Rich and plumy Merlot fruit, showing exactly how some French producers are catching up with New World innovation Blouvlei, Paarl (South Africa) 2003 An easy-drinking ‘Bordeaux blend’ of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and merlot, but with that inimitable dash of South African spice Chanson Pinot Noir, Bourgogne 2005 ‘Proper’ red Burgundy, with balanced acidity and pleasant fruit – after 250 years the Chanson family have their methods fairly well-polished Rioja Crianza, Solar de Samaniego 2003 Soft, ripe strawberry fruit and restrained oak – a worthy ambassador for Spain’s most celebrated wine-producing region Chianti Classico ‘Terre di Prenzano’, Vignamaggio 2004 Top-class Sangiovese from Italy’s most famous denominazione, with flavours of ripe black cherries
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