Sample Menus - Wine List

A great deal of care and attention goes into our food and menus and so we take the same effort on the wine side. At all times trying to cut out the "Blarney" and give an interesting range of well priced wines with a bit of useful information and not nonsensical tasting notes.

Our wine list is divided into section by style and also we offer a collection of finer stuff in a section at the end of the list.

Please note: These wines may differ from those on offer when you come to visit us. Vintages are subject to change.

White Wine
Clean, Crisp & Dry Vintage Glass Bottle
Sauvignon Blanc, Emiliana, Bio Bio Valley - Chile
The Chileans produce a great value glass of crisp grassy Sauvignon Blanc. Not too dry, not too fruity just perfect for a glass at the bar whilst choosing your meal or throughout your meal.
2010 Carafe £6.10
175ml
£4.35
125ml
£3.95
£16.95
Sauvignon Blanc, Kuki, Marlborough - New Zealand
Classical floral Marlborough scented style.
--- Carafe £8.90 £24.50
Petit Bourgeois, Henri Bourgeois "Baby Sancérre"
Produced by very smart Sancerre house Domaine Henri Bourgeois in Chavignol. This is a fruity Sancérre style without the fancy price tag.
2009 Carafe £9.90 £27.50
Sancerre Le Perrier, Domaine Jean Thomas - Loire
The ultimate crisp slatey Sauvignon Blanc.
2009   £30.95
Muscadet Sur Lie, Domaine De Verger - Loire
The traditional dry white from the Nantes region great with shellfish.
2009   £20.95


Rich, Succulent & Full Vintage Glass Bottle
Pinot Gris, Cave de Turckheim - Alsace
Spicy fruity and just a bit different. The same grape as Pinot Grigio but much fuller. Left to ripen and picked later.
2009   £25.95
Fiano Alticelli, Cantele, Puglia - Italy
The new trendy grape. Fiano is a lovely ripe fruity style here from the south of Italy, lots of flavour.
2009   £28.00
Chardonnay, Falaris Hill, Vina Leyda - Chile
A wine full of sunshine and fruit. The wines from Leyda have good balance and elegance.
2007   £25.50
Vieille Vignes Pouilly Fuisse, Chateau Fuisse - Burgundy
A powerhouse oaky white Burgundy of very fine pedigree.
2006   £90.00
Meursault, Domaine Micholot - Burgundy
Quite an elegant style, quite delicious though.
2008   £47.50
Puligny Montrachet 1er cru 'Les Perriers' Domaine Sauzet - Burgundy
From one of the finest vineyards and producers in Burgundy.
2006   £80.00


Tangy, Velvet & Creamy Vintage Glass Bottle
Unoaked Chardonnay, Spitting Spider - Australia
You can't sell oaky Aussie Chardonnays anymore. But these unoaked examples are delicious. Fresh clean citrus fruit. This one is from the coastal McClaren Vale region.
2010 Carafe £7.90 £19.95
Mulderbosch Sauvignon Blanc, Stellenbosch - S Africa
The very finest white wine producer in South Africa, real class and elegance here.    
2009   £29.95
Sauvignon Blanc, Cloudy Bay, Marlborough - New Zealand
The most famed of all Kiwi wines.
2010   £39.95
Macon-Fuisse - Pierre Ferraud - Burgundy
The traditional dry white from the Nantes region great with shellfish.
2009   £27.50
Chablis, 1er cru 'Vaillons', Domaine Long-Depaquit
The steely dry style of classical Chablis. The 1er Cru wines are always worth the extra money, more finesse.
2008   £38.95
Pouilly-Fuisse, Domaine Ferraud
Family owned estate. This wine is from the very best vines.
2008   £39.50


Fragrant, Fruity & Aromatic Vintage Glass Bottle
Pinot Grigio, Principato, Veneto, Italy
The taste of the moment. Here in the Venice region of Italy it is an easy drinking dry style. In Alsace it produces more aromatic and spicy wines.
2010 Carafe £7.90 £20.50
Chenin Blanc, Drakensberg Estate, Paarl - South Africa
Sometimes overlooked the Chenin Blanc grape makes for a smooth dry style. This one is well made by this quality conscious and sensibly priced winery.
2010   £21.50
Viogner, Las Manitos, Mendoza - Argentina
The delicious soft easy to drink fizz of Venice.  
2010   £20.50
Blanc De Mer, Bouchard, Finlayson, Walker Bay - S Africa
"Wine of the Sea", this is a blend of all sorts but totally perfect with seafood good fruit and very aromatic.
2010   £24.95
Riesling, Kuki, Marlborough - New Zealand
Dry and quite steely but with a long fruity finish. Works well here. Soft finish, really nice.
2009   £24.50
Picpoul de Pinet, Cotes de Thou - Languedoc
The local wine for the south of France, a wine to drink on its own or with fish.      
2008   £19.95
Condrieu, Chapoutier - Rhone
The home of the now widely planted viogner grape.
2005   £70.00
Albarino, Lagar De Cervera, Rias Baixas - Spain
This is a special white grape stunning with fish a real discovery.
2010   £36.95


Half Bottle Selection Vintage Glass Bottle
Chablis - Domaine Testut - Burgundy 2008   £15.95
Pouilly Fume - Domaine Jean Pabiot - Loire                     2007   £18.95


Champagne & Fizz
  Vintage Glass Bottle
Prosecco - Vetriano, Veneto - Italy
The delicious soft easy to drink fizz of Venice.     
NV   £24.50
Laurent Perrier Brut - The Bay Horse Selected Champagne
Great quality from this famed family owned house.
NV   £50.00
Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut
The very driest style of Champagne.
NV   £60.00
Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose Brut
Perhaps the best pink Champagne.
NV   £80.00
Dom Perignon
The flagship of Moet et Chandon.
2000   £150.00
Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
The oldest Champagne house, this cuvee is made only using white grapes ie. Chardonnay. Soft and elegant in style.
    £80.00
Ruinart Brut Rose
Lots of ripe summer fruits on the nose and plenty of flavour. Top notch pink fizz.
    £80.00
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut
Perhaps the best known non-vintage Champagne, plenty of fruit in an easy drinking style.
    £60.00


Red Wine
Light & Fruity Vintage Glass Bottle
Merlot, Emiliana, Bio Bio Valley - Chile
You just can't fault this wine for delivering just what you want, lots of soft juicy fruits.
2010 Carafe £6.10
175ml
£4.35
125ml
£3.95
£16.95
Reserve Pinot Noir, Emiliana - Chile
Like a red Burgundy but no where near as expensive. With a bit more sunshine here in Chile the wines are fuller than Burgundy.
2009 Carafe £7.90 £23.95
Grenache Champs Du Moulin, Vaucluse - France
The Vaucluse region of the southern Rhone Valley is the natural home to the early drinking soft fruity Grenache grape, it makes the base for Chateau Neuf Du Pape.
2010   £19.95
Pinot Noir, Domaine Road - New Zealand
Off to New Zealand to try their Pinot Noir. A very pure fruity style, lots of ripeness and served with a soft cheese, it is outstanding.
2008   £29.95
Fleurie, Domaine De Gry Sablon - France
The 2009 vintage here has been quite outstanding, worth revisiting.
2010   £29.95
Gevrey Chambertain 1 er Cru, Domaine Serefin, Burgundy - France
Pinot Noir at its majestic best.
2001   £90.00


Smooth & Succulent Vintage Glass Bottle
Chateau Gasquerie, Cotes De Castillon - Bordeaux
A rustic easy drinking fleshy Claret.
2009   £20.95
Urban Ribera, Tinta Del Pais, Del Duero - Spain
The premium red wine of Spain the Tinta Del Pais is the local name for the Tempranillo grape grown here in the cool Ribera Del Duero.
2007   £26.95
Cotes Du Rhone, Domaine Andre Brunel
Produced at a very fine Chateauneuf Du Pape estate, this is almost as good. Very good rich flavour for drinking young.
2008   £29.50
Faithful Hound, Mulderbosch, Stellenbosch - S Africa
A good name and a good wine. A blend of bordeaux grapes. Claret style.
2005   £33.50
Chianti Colli Senesi, Innocenti - Tuscany
The vineyard around St. Gimigiano in central Tuscany make this spicy smooth Sangiovese.
2008   £26.50
Springhill Merlot, Irvine Wines, Eden Valley - Australia
The master Merlot maker. Jim Irvine makes outstanding red wines.
2008   £26.50
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Taverna Nova - Italy
A warm ripe style, good value from the hils to the north of Rome.
2009   £19.95
Chateau Lannessan, Haut Medoc - Bordeaux
Really good structured Claret with good body and plenty of weight.
2003   £39.95


Rich & Concentrated Vintage Glass Bottle
Shiraz, J&E.H Wines, McLaren Vale - South Australia
A big bold rich flavoured Shiraz from this hot coastal area.
2006 Carafe £9.90 £28.50
Rioja-Crianza, Rioja Vega - Spain
Modern fruity deep coloured Rioja. A really good everyday style.
2008 Carafe £8.90 £22.95
Malbec Gougenhiem, Mendoza - Argentina
A favorite at the Bay Horse for many years and now back by popular demand.
2009 Carafe £7.90 £23.50
Chateau Coupe Roses 'Les Plots' - Minervois
A special parcel of grapes from the best vineyards at this charming estate. The very best producers in this region make really good reds.
2009 Carafe £8.95 £25.95
Vina Alberdi Rioja Reserva, Rioja Alta - Spain
There are lots and lots of Rioja producers many are very good. But the best region for Rioja is Rioja Alta and the La Rioja Alta estate is the best of the best. Very traditional wines.
2003   £35.50
Bourgogne, Pinot Noir, Domaine Robert Arnoux - Burgundy
One of the finest producers in the north of Burgundy this wine is drinking really well now.
2006   £41.95
Reserve De Leoville Barton, St. Julien - Bordeax
The second wine of this great Chateau.
2004   £50.00
Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac
Fifty years old this year, are you?
1961   £250.00
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, 2ieme St Julien - Bordeaux
Powerful classic of a Claret.
1999   £150.00
Reserva 904, La Rioja Alta, Rioja - Spain
This is the King of Rioja, the only one you would see King Juan Carlos drinking in the Royal palace, this is totally magnificent, smooth silky and simply the finest Rioja.
1997   £85.00


Big & Spicy Vintage Glass Bottle
Primitivo Di Puglia A. Mano - Italy
A big rich number from the south of Italy. Plenty of power.
2008   £21.50
Pinotage, Good Hope Winery, Stellenbosch - S Africa
The South African specialist red grape variety. Good and spicy.
2010   £24.50
Passion Has Red Lips Cabernet Shiraz, Some Young Punks - Australia
Totally mental! Powerful - (Available from May) .
2010   £32.50
Three Monks Cabernet Merlot, Taltarni - Australia
Deep dark colour and lots of flavour, grown at altitude which is unusual for Australia.
2007   £37.95
Amarone Della Valpolicella, Guiseppe Lonardi - Italy
Very concentrated flavours, big on flavour and alcohol.
2006   £55.95
Southwest Rocks Shiraz, Dalwhinnie, Victoria - Australia
This small estate produces this very special cuvee only in the best vintages, quite restrained for Aussie Shiraz.
2005   £70.00
Chateau Bourgneuf, Pomerol - Bordeax
From the heart of Pomerol. Deep dark brooding red.
2006   £58.50


Half Bottle Selection Vintage Glass Bottle
Fleurie, Domaine De Gry Sablon - France 2009   £15.50
Chateau Caronne St. Gemme, Haut Medoc - France 2005   £22.95


Rosé Wine
  Vintage Glass Bottle
Syrah Rose, Emiliana - Chile
Easy drinking fresh rose.
2010 Carafe £6.10
175ml
£4.35
125ml
£3.95
£16.95
Pinot Grigio Blush, Ca' Solare, Veneto - Italy
Very light in colour and very gentle in flavour a real quaffer.
2010   £20.50
Sancerre Rose 'La Loue, Domaine Sylvain Bailly, Loire - France
Light rose produced from Pinot Noir grapes.
2010   £30.95
Chateau Coupe Roses Rose - Minervois
Powerful Rose, best thought of as a light red wine .
2009   £23.50


Dessert Wine
Golden & Sweet Vintage Glass Bottle
Noble Semillon - Australia
Very ripe rich sweet dessert wine
---   £17.50
Tokay Pinot Gris, Materne Haegelin, Alscae - France
Rich spicy dessert wine
2007   £65.00
Noble Late Harvest Sauvignon Mulderbosch - S Africa
A classic from South Africa
2008   £32.50
Elysium Black Muscat, Quady - California
An unusual dessert wine as it is red, great with chocolate         
2009   £24.50
Monbazillac, Domaine L'anciene Cure - France
A ripe creamy rich dessert wine produced next to Sauternes
2009 75ml
£4.50
£21.50


Port
Golden & Sweet Vintage Glass Bottle
Taylors LBV 2004 75ml
£5.95
£30.00
Dows Vintage Port 1997 75ml
£10.95
£75.00