Wine List
MARTINI $15
Classic – Bombay Sapphire, Dry Vermouth, Olive
Sake – Absolut Vodka, Sake, Lychee
Taranaki Tango – Rose, Cointreau, Absolut Vanilia Vodka
Cocktail $15
Brandy Alexander – Brandy, Crème de Cacao, Cream, Nutmeg
Manhattan – Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, bitters
Cosmopolitan – Vodka, Cointreau, Cranberry Juice, Lime Juice
Brave Bull – Tequila, Kahlua, Coke, Cream
Black Russian – Vodka, Kahlua, Coke
Harvey Wallbanger – Vodka, Galliano, Orange Juice
Pimms – Pimms, Lemonade, Ginger Ale, Bitters
Bloody Mary – Vodka, Tomato Juice, Lemon Juice, Worcestershire, Tabasco
BEER
Amstel Light 6
Heineken 8
Mike’s Ale 8
Mike’s Lager 8
Monteiths - Original or Black 8
Stella Artois 8
Steinlarger Pure 8
Mata Artesian - a light bodied pale ale (lager) 7
Mata Manuka - a smooth ale with a hint of honey 7
OTHER
Spirits served as doubles 8
Premium spirits inc. Bombay Sapphire served as doubles 12
Liqueurs served as doubles 15
Mineral water still or sparkling 4
Non alcoholic beverages 4
Orange Juice, Pineapple Juice, Tomato Juice, Coke, Lemonade, L&P, Ginger Beer, Ginger Ale, Red Bull
Espresso coffee and tea 4
Champagne
Bollinger Special Cuvee
Champagne , France 20 120
60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Meunier. It has a Unique combination of power & finesse, depth & balance. It is through Special Cuvee that Bollinger establishes its difference and shows its commitment to quality.
Veuve Cliquot Champagne NV
Champagne, France 140
Dominated by pinot Noir, this wine has a firm structure rounded with a touch of Pinot Meunier. Nearly a third Chardonnay gives the elegance and finesse needed for balancing delicacy and power. A blend of mainly Grands and Premier Crus
Sparkling
Verde Methode Traditionnelle
New Zealand 8 40
This award winning methode traditionnelle is made from carefully selected Pinot and Chardonnay grapes.
Nautilus Cuvee
Marlborough, New Zealand 60
The Nautilus Cuvee Marlborough non-vintage style is one of elegance and delicacy that at the same time shows complexity and fullness of flavour. A wine that marries traditional techniques with unique characters of Marlborough.
White Wine
Framingham Gewürztraminer
Marlborough, New Zealand 9 45
“A complex and moderately intense Gewürztraminer with potpourri, mixed spice and grapefruit marmalade flavours. Rich wine with a fine tannic texture adding weight and structure.” - Bob Campbell
Chard Farm Riesling
Central Otago, New Zealand 9 45
Complex and fragrant aromas of apple blossom,limes, rock melon and slate. the fresh and textured palate shows good lime and stone flavours; the delicate acid and just enough sweetness on the long mineral finish finely balance the palate.
Egon Muller Scharzhof Riesling 2008
Germany 70
Light and gently sweet with low alcohol and a very long finish. Flavours of apple skin, honey and floral perfume can be found.
Misha’s Vineyard “The Dress Circle” Pinot Gris
Central Otago, New Zealand 9 45
This off-dry wine has an expressive nose of pink grapefruit mixed with pineapple and pear, notes of quince paste and a hint of spice. The rich, full and almost endless palate is gentle on entry with a refreshing chalky acidity.
Tatty Bogler Pinot Gris
Otago, New Zealand 60
Bannockburn, produces a full throttle, powerful wine with strong pear drop characters and a full mouth feel.
Passage Rock Viognier 2009
Waiheke Island, New Zealand 10 50
Unique, elegant and soft white. with Apricot, Passion fruit and undertones of toasty oak. This rich, round and complex wine needs to be experienced
Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand 8 40
With lifted aromas of gooseberry, blackcurrant and passion fruit. Delicious now, this wine’s palate introduces tropical fruit flavours with a hint of red capsicum.
Mountain Road 2009 Sauvignon Blanc
Taranaki, New Zealand 8 40
Be prepared for an elegant, sophisticated wine that showcases local grapes, (Harvested during a perfect growing season) and with a smooth refreshing finish.
Craggy Range Sauvignon Blanc
Martinborough, New Zealand 50
Rich, ripe aromatics of nectarine, feijoa, and spice. The palate is densely packed with stone fruit, lime and grapefruit and mineral characters.
Frammingham F-Series Sauvignon 2008
Marlborough, New Zealand 55
“We made them because we could”. – Andrew Headly
Textural tastes of earth and minerals gives this atypical style of Marlborough Sauvignon a real twist.
Cloudy Bay Te Koko Sauvignon Blanc 2006
Marlborough, New Zealand 80
This complex and savoury wine is both deliciously aromatic and richly textured. Released as a mature wine, Te Koko is a full bodied style with a hint of smoky oak
Black Barn 2009 Chardonnay (Unoaked)
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 9 45
Tank fermentation at low temperatures has developed rich aromas, with full ripe tropical fruit and a generous palate of texture, fruit and wild mineral elements. A great aperitif and an ideal partner for a range of foods.
Craggy Range Chardonnay 2008
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 9 50
White peach and citrus blossom aromas are meshed with flint and subtle hazelnut characters. The rich fruit is balanced by lemony acidity. Texturally, a chalky, granular mid palate provides the structure and line to unleash waves of flavour on the finish.
Clearview Estate Reserve Chardonnay 2008
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 65
Aged for eleven months in new French and American oak, this big, bold and luscious Chardonnay has a beautiful creamy texture. It is rich with ripe tropical fruits and a backbone of toasty oak.
Kumeu River, Mate’s Vineyard Chardonnay 2008
Kumu, New Zealand 75
From 18 year old vines, this Chardonnay receives it’s distinctiveness, displaying lifted fruit aroma and a distinct minerality.
Neudorf Moutere Chardonnay 2008
Nelson, New Zealand 105
Rich, and intense with strong stonefruit, grapefruit, mineral nutty lees and classy oak flavours.
Marc Bredif Vouvray 2007
Loire Valley, France 55
This Chenin Blanc is a fresh flavoured wine with vibrant fruit and good acids giving it immense appeal. The wine ages well and remains balanced for up to 50 years. An exciting drink which will enhance your dining experience.
Red Wine
Mountain Road Pinot Noir 2009
Taranaki, New Zealand 10 50
A clean fresh nose with a smooth, rich and generous palate giving subtle smokey oak flavours alongside the supporting fruit and cherries with soft tannins.
Archangel Pinot Noir 2008
Central Otago, New Zealand 12 60
Fragrant Red and Black Cherry fruits open out to a spicy and deliciously warm texture with persistence and length that define this site.
Two Paddocks Pinot Noir 2007
Gibbston Valley, New Zealand 65
Aromas of thyme, black doris plum with a hint of spicy char-grilled peppers. This elegant and voluptuous wine lingers on the palate.
Tohu Rore Pinot Noir 2008
Marlborough, New Zealand 75
Dominated by plums and dark cherries and overlaid with violets. The palate is supple with excellent power throughout, and full of dark fruits and soft tannins. The well rounded acids complete its complex structure.
Te Awa Merlot
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 9 45
Dark plum and cherry mingle with spice, liquorice and mineral notes. Medium bodied and well structured with dark chocolate on the finish.
Shakespeare Cliff Merlot
Coromandel , New Zealand 50
A fragrant bouquet of black currants and spice. The palate is sturdy, rich and ripe. The finish is wrapped in toasty, new French oak with notable power.
Craggy Range Merlot
Gimblett Gravels, New Zealand 10 50
A profusion of dark plum, blackcurrant, liquorice, thyme and cinnamon burst on the bouquet. Luscious ripe fruit flavours are layered with soft silky tannin and meld with sweet mocha notes derived from new oak barrels, leaving a powerful, smooth finish.
Irvine Grand Merlot 2002
Eden Valley, Australia 130
A complex wine with tobacco and leather overtones above the plum bouquet. Deeper tannins add to the palate, firming the end while leaving the fruitiness in mid-palate. There is light pepper that adds to its kaleidoscopic bouquet. This is a distinctive Merlot.
Pegasus Bay Merlot Cabernet
Waipara, New Zealand 55 Merlot provides plump plum characters in a framework of ripe tannins. Cabernet adds blackcurrant and cassis.
Ngatawa Glazbrook Syrah Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 9 45 Colour: Deep red with purple hues, .Bouquet of Dark plum and berry, sweet spice and cedary oak. Complex and elegantly structured palate. Medium bodied, finely textured with fruit concentration. Fine grained tannins on finish.
Balthazar Estate Syrah 2006 Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 75
A fine and elegant palate redolent of plums, with pepper and spice. A silky texture and supple tannins with a long savoury finish.
Peter Lehmann Futures Shiraz
Barossa Valley, Australia 10 50
Lamb: This Bouquet offers an enticing me’lange of classical Barossa Shiraz, dark Plums and Chocolate. The palate is Opulant and rich with great Length, velvety fruits reined in by firm tannins with integrated oak makes this a superbly structured Experience.
D’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2006
McLaren Vale, Australia 90
A vivid, deep purple colour with an intense cedar, fig, blackberry and blueberry aroma, the palate is full and sweet. It has a silky-svelte texture, and cassis and toffee-mocha flavours. Restrained tannin coupled with rich alcohol produces a velvety rolling length.
Yalumba ‘The Cigar’ Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, Australia 10 50
Deep magenta in colour with a nose of full intensity, the Cigar 2008 is a brooding wine showing leather, dark chocolate and high tones of cassis and jujube fruit pastilles. The palate surprises as it is not the brute the nose suggests. It is a medium bodied wine with fruit flavours of dark cherries and blackberries. The tannins are silky smooth and act in harmony with the fruit for a lingering finish.
Pikes “The Hill Block” Cabernet 2006
Clare Valley, Australia 70
This wine has an aromatic nose, nicely integrated vanilla oak with a touch of earthy complexity. The palate is dense and concentrated with fine texture and firm tannins. It is supremely well balanced.
Torres mas la Plana Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 Penedes, Spain 100
At its peak drinking age now and for next two years. This single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a dense cherry colour with a touch of mahogany. Its bouquet hints at cranberries, cherries, truffles and incense developed during ageing in wood. The aftertaste is full and elegant befitting a wing of this quality.
Côtes du Rhône 2005
E.Guigal Chateau D’ampuis, France 10 50
Full-bodied, with a deep ruby/purple color and sweet notes of berry fruit, a hint of road tar, and some pepper, the wine is dense, chewy, ripe, and a surprisingly big mouthful of juicy, velvety-textured wine.
Chateau Meyney (St Estéphe) Cabernet
Sauvignon 2003, Bordeaux, France 110
A deeply coloured wine that has an expressive and attractive bouquet of cassis, graphite, smoke and coffee that follows through with a remarkable well-knit backbone of tannins. It has a fine, plump, presence with rather low acidity but with good grip.
Chateau Cantenac Brown
Margaux, France 110
75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc. For those who like an affable style of wine that is easy to drink, this offers generous amounts of soft, easygoing blackcurrant fruit, medium body and a soft finish. Excellent with red meats, poultry and game.
Te Mata Estate Woodthorpe
Gamay Noir, Hawkes Bay 8 40
Here, Gamay Noir, the grape of the Beaujolais, produces a delicious wine bursting with crushed red-berry characters. Its vibrant fruit provides immediate appeal and flavour to match most cuisine.
Matariki Quintology 2005
Hawkes Bay 75
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Melbec, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. A great meat match: The aroma is dark berry, spice, chocolate combining with cedar. Rich fruits make this wine round and complex.
Crossroads Talisman Bordeaux blend
Hawkes bay, New Zealand 60
A mystical blend of six classic French varieties resulting in a complex, concentrated full bodied red wine that goes well with beef or venison.
Unison Gimblett Gravel Selection 2006 15 70
Bordeaux Blend, Hawkes Bay
This is a powerful wine showing outstanding concentration and intensity of flavour. There is great palate richness, the fruit flavours balanced by quality French Oak, the truly long finish showing a firm, yet fine, tannin structure. One of New Zealand’s finest Bordeaux style red wines.
Montana the Tom 2005 Bordeaux Blend
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 180
This iconic, full-bodied Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec has a aroma that harmonises berry fruits, forest floor and cedary French oak. Its palate displays elegance that is long, rich and intense: an exceptionally textural wine.
Forest Estate Rose
Marlborough, New Zealand 8 40
This inviting purple, rose-red coloured Rose has ripe strawberry and raspberry aromas. An interesting blend of Malbec, Pinot Noir and Merlot this is a vibrant fruity off-dry style rose.
Dessert & Fortified
Forrest Estate Botrytised Riesling
Marlborough, New Zealand 9 45
Highly aromatic with notes of apricots, lemons and tangelos. A luscious dessert wine with rich honeyed botrytised characters that full the silky smooth palate.
Askerne Dessert Cabernet
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 9 45
Aromas of sweet leather and vanilla bean combine with black cherries, chocolate and cassis to produce this silky smooth dessert wine.
Fromm Late harvest Gewürztraminer
Marlborough, New Zealand 8 40
Lychee and floral flavours on the nose followed by a sweet and mouth filling palate with a firm, long finish.
Port
Galway Pipe Fine Tawny Port 12 yr old, Australia 12/95
Robard and Butler Artillery Port, Australia 10
Pikes Fine Ruby port, Portugal 10
Campbells Rutherglenn Muscat, Australia 15
Barros 10 yr old Tawny Port, Portugal 15
Sandeman 20 yr old Tawny Port, Portugal 18
Taylors 10 yr old Tawny Port, Portugal 20
Whisky
Grants Scotch 8
Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey 8
Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey 8
Chivas Regal 12 yr old Scotch Whisky 12
Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 yr old Scotch 12
Canadian Club Canadian Whiskey 12
Jameson Irish Whiskey 12
Glenfiddich 12 yr old Single Malt Scotch 12
Glenlivet 12 yr old Single Malt Scotch 12
Chivas Regal 18 yr old Scotch Whisky 15
Glenmorangie 18 yr old Single Malt Scotch 20