Wine Experience
Dear Guest...
I have created this wonderful list of wines
for you to enjoy - both classic and indigenous grape varieties from
around the world. My selection covers 80% old world wines and 20%
new world wines.
I started my wine experience in April 2005 at
the Vineyard at Stockcross and then moved up to London before
joining the team at Lainston in December 2006.
Head Sommelier, Karin
Mätschke
Wines of the month by grape
variety...
This is a small selection of
excellent wines hand picked from the wine list by our Sommelier to
enhance your dining experience.
White
135 Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons,
Vincent Dampt, Burgundy, France 2006: £51.00
I discovered the wine maker on a trip to
Burgundy last year. I really learned a lot on this trip. Here the
soil has an important effect on the wine. In the best sites, it is
limestone overlaid with a layer of Kimmeridgian clay, which is very
rich in marine fossils. Dampt`s vineyard is directly located within
this area. For me it was magnificent to see the different
parcels and the difference in soil. The young wine maker produces a
mineral and briny wine with remarkable vivacity.
112 Grűner Veltliner, Lamm, Schloss
Gőbelsburg, Kamptal, Austria 2006: £59.00
I am very proud that I can present you with a
stunning example of my neighbour country Austria’s most important
white grape varieties. Austrian wines are currently enjoying a
well-deserved renaissance. Kamptal – its name is derived from the
Kamp River and it is one of Austria’s largest wine-growing areas.
Grüner Veltliner has a reputation of being a particularly
food-friendly wine. It is a full bodied, complex wine with racy
acidity and astonishing minerality. The vines grow on deep loan and
loess.
Red
351 Negro Amaro, Montepulciano, Candido, Duca
d'Aragona, Puglia, Italy 2000
£49.00
Italy is one of my favourite wine countries. I
love the relaxed atmosphere and the healthy style of living. I have
been several times to Italy, but never to Puglia. This is the
home of our Head Barman Marco. He introduced me to these unique
grape varieties Negro Amaro and Montepulciano. Puglia has a
mediterranean climate. There is a long ripening resulting in a
strong development of aromas, richness and
concentration.
490 Tempranillo, Lealtanza, Reserva, Rioja,
Spain 2001: £99.00
Rioja is certainly a favourite location and
wine for me. I visited only last year and was amazed by the
quality of wines and passion from the locals. This particular
winery (known as a bodega) is situated in the heart or Rioja Alta.
This area's wine is Riojas fullest in terms of fruit and
concentration and can be velvety smooth. Bodegas Altanza is already
considered to be one of the top and most innovative producers of
Rioja. This Reserva is a more structured wine made from the
Estate’s finest grapes and spend 42 months in new French oak. It is
a round and complex wine with well-balanced tannins. The wine
was produced in a limited series.
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