The Orange Tree. Country pub and dining in Totteridge

Sample Wine List

WHITE WINES

Zesty, Spicy & Dry

Ben & Rudi, South Africa, Chenin Blanc £3.3/14
Fresh Chenin with lovely mineral and honeyed tones
Cramner Deckchair, South East Australia, Semillon Chardonnay £3.5/15
Wonderfully aromatic wine with great elegance
Fontalta, Sicily, Fiano £4.2/17
The exotic Fiano grape is one of Southern Italy’s best kept secrets
Francesco Scritti, Venezie, Italy, Pinot Grigio £4.5/18
Very dry, light and classical with an abundance of elegance
Knappstein, Clare Valley, Australia, Riesling £21
From the premier New World Riesling area, full bodied and spicy
Madfish, Madfish Bay, Western Australia, Semillon Sauvignon £22
This is a textbook example of cool climate New world winemaking
Sancerre, Le Comte Lafond, Ladoucette, France, Sauvignon Blanc £30
Genuinely world class wine from one of the oldest producers in Loire

Fruity, Full & Rounded

Domaine de Vedihan, Vin de Pays, France, Viognier £4/16
A modern French Vin de Pays with a lovely peachy flavour
Selaks, Marlborough, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc £4.5/19
Everything a Marlborough Sauvignon should be; grassy, fruity and a touch of zest
Luigi Leonardo, Italy, Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio £3/12
Great value young Italian with plenty of fruit
Marques de Riscal, Rueda, Spain, Verdejo £19
Rueda is often called Spain’s answer to Sancerre, a full bodied white with an intense finish
Trinity Hill White Label, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, Pinot Gris £24
Cult winery making some very stylish funky wines
Chassagne-Montrachet, 1er Cru, Marie Louise Parisot, France 2002 £35
A truly great White Burgundy from an area often called the ‘king of white wines’.
Centuries of wine making have developed this multi-award winning wine

Chablis, 1er Cru, Vauligneau £26
If you are going to have Chablis make sure you have one of the best. This certainly is

ROSE WINES

Hampton Station, South Africa, Shiraz £3.5/14
Vibrant and fruity Rose with a touch of spice
‘Terracotta’ Francesco Scritti, Venezie, Italy, Pinot Grigio £4.5/18
One of our real favourites, very dry and incredibly stylish
Cerisiere, Cote du Rhone, France, Rose £19
Intense tropical fruit, mouthwatering freshness and sheer drinkability

RED WINES

Vibrant, Fruity & Soft

Cotes du Rhone Villages, Les Granges Hautes, France £4.2/17
Hauntingly good wine made from the same grapes and style as Chateauneuf
D’Matias VQ, Selection, Spain, Tempranillo £4/16
A modern version of Rioja with huge depth and intense flavours made using Organic methods to intensify the flavour
Luigi Leonardo, Italy, Cabernet Sangiovese £3/12
Juicy red wine with a nice balance of structured fruit
Madfish, Madfish Bay, Western Australia, Pinot Noir £5/19
Classically cool-climate in style with a real vibrancy of fruit
Colli Senesi, DOGC, Toscana, Italy, Chianti £17
A really light, fruity single vineyard Chianti brimming with juicy, ripe Sangiovese
‘The Chapel’, Venta de don Quijote, Castilla, Spain 2005 £21
A regal blend of Temperanillo, Cabernet and Shiraz combine for this smooth
as silk Spanish red. A journey of discovery that we heartedly recommend

Chateaux de Pierreux, Brouilly, France £24
Crammed with dark, spicy fruit compote flavours and showing Burgundy-like notes

Luxurious, Rich & Developed

Ben & Rudi, South Africa, Cabernet Shiraz Merlot £3.5/14
Deep South African red, layered with fruit character, marries well with red meats
Soleus by Montgras, Chile, Merlot £3.7/15
Bio-diverse vineyards produce these organically grown grapes with a deeply intense flavour
The Gnarly Head, Lodi, California, Old Vine Zinfandel £24
Rock and Roll Zin made from 80 year old vines
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Le Origini, Bolla 2004/05 £40
Bolla is the original winery in Amarone. The grapes are dried for 5 months before being
pressed and then the wine is aged for at least 21 months in oak barrel. The whole process delivers an intense, rich and smooth wine that is worthy of its status

Goats do Roam, Paarl, South Africa £18
The French hate the name but we love it. Big red wine with a strong backbone
Planeta, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily £21
A real cult Sicilian wine with a vast array of red fruit flavours
Love Grass, d’Arenberg, McLaren Vale, Australia, Shiraz £20
This wine is everything that is good about the Aussie boutique wineries
Monte Real, Bodegas Riojanas, Rioja Gran Reserva, Spain 1998 £30
The best gran reserva Rioja we tasted by far. Amazing length with balanced oak
Château Teyssier Grand Cru, Saint-Émilion 2004/05 £35
Deep ruby red with big red fruits, soft tannins and that Saint-Emilion silk

CHAMPAGNES & SPARKLING

Kasteel Cru, Biere Blonde £3.3
A unique beer brewed with Champagne yeast (33cl bt)
Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut, NV £6/30
A stylish way to enhance any occasion
Moet & Chandon Rose, NV £7/40
Seductively stylish Rose
Veuve Clicquot Brut, NV £50
The Champagne of the ‘Season’ with a hugely loyal following
Veuve Clicquot Rose, NV £55
Our favourite Champagne has become wonderfully pink
Laurent Perrier Rose, NV £60
Quintessential Rose brimming with summer fruits
Krug, Grand Cuvee Brut, NV £110
Exceptional Champagne with a unique style and distinctive character

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