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ROYAL NORFOLK & SUFFOLK YACHT CLUB
SAMPLE WINE LIST
(List subject to change; prices indicative only)

                WHITE WINES

1. Vdp ALEXIS LICHINE DRY
(
France)                               £9.00
Much care has been taken in the choice of this Vin de Pay. Made from selected white grapes, it is light, fresh and fruity.

2. PIER 42 CHARDONNAY SAUVIGNON BLANC
(Chile)                                  £9.20
An un-oaked Sauvignon Blanc/ Chardonnay, this wine has a fruity bouquet and refreshing flavour.

            Bosun's Preference†
3.
MAÇON BLANC VILLAGES
(France)                              £12.00

Produced from Chardonnay grapes, this full-flavoured dry white wine comes from the Ma
çonnais region of Southern Burgundy.


4. LEIBFRAUMILCH
(Germany)                             £8.20
A soft and fruity wine, an
excellent example of this German classic.

      
5. BROWN BROTHERS CHENIN BLANC (Australia)                           £13.10
Fresh white wine with aromas of pears & sun ripened grapes. Lovely natural sweetness with a crisp clean finish.

6. MARKTREE CHARDONNAY (Australia)                           £11.70
Subtle, elegant wine combining good fruit & tactful use of oak.

7
. FAUSTINO CRIANZA RIOJA BLANCO
(Spain)                               £10.10
Made from the Viura grape, this wine is very pale in colour with a fine delicate taste and aroma.

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All wines selected and
         shipped by Coors Brewers
                Limited.

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                 ROSÉ WINE

8. CONCHA Y TORRO MERLOT ROSÉ
(Chile)                                  £8.90
Lovely fruity pink with lots of strawberry fruit flavours. Off dry.


                      RED WINES

9. Vdp ALEXIS LICHINE RED (France)                               £9.00
Made from assorted red grape varieties, this carefully chosen wine is fruity, light to medium bodied and balanced.

10. PIER 42 SHIRAZ
(South African)                      £9.20
An opulent, supple, intense, exquisitely-made Shiraz, full of ripe, spicy fruit.


11. BUTTERFLY RIDGE SHIRAZ CABERNET
(Australia)                           £10.50
A medium bodied Australian red packed with spicy ripe cassis fruit, nice balance & a long finish

12. MONTEPULCIANO D'ABRUZZO LA LUNA ARGENTA
(Italy)                                 £11.00
A spicy Italian red made in a vineyard called "Madonna del Micacoli".

13. CAMPO VIEJO CRIANZA RIOJA
(Spain)                               £12.50
Selected from the Bodegas Campo Viejo this wine is soft and mellow with the typical oaky nose and strawberry fruit of the Tempranillo grape.

14. ANDES PEAKS CABERNET SAUVIGNON
(Chile)                                £11.50
A medium bodied, soft and round wine displaying a lovely peperry and berry nose and palate.
 
           
Commodore's Choice

15. L'EMBLEME MERLOT
(France)                             £10.10
A soft mellow red with velvety tannins and plummy aftertaste.

      SPARKLING/CHAMPAGNE

16. PIER 42 SPARKLING CHARDONNAY
(France)
                            £11.95
Fresh & fruity extra-dry sparkling wine made from 100% Chardonnay grapes.


17. MOET & CHANDON  Nv
(France)                             £31.00

By far the largest Champagne house, with an excellent reputation.

18. MOET & CHANDON BRUT IMPERIAL ROSE
(France)                             £39.00

By far the largest Champagne house, with an excellent reputation.

          'YACHT BASIN' CELLAR

A. CHABLIS LAROCHE
(France)                             £15.50
Laroche is one of the best Chablis producers, always consistent, stylish & steely.

B. BROWN BROTHERS SHIRAZ
(France)                             £15.00
Spicy fruit nose, subtle oak & a long, elegant finish make this a beautiful Australian Shiraz.

C. AMARONE
(Italian)                              £29.00
Intense colour with black cherry & plum fruit, a hint of coffee on the rich & rounded palate. Supple tannins with the wine finishing long & well balanced. "Threatens" to be sweet but in fact finishes quite dry. This established Veronese Merchant is getting an excellent reputation for his Amarone -- full, rich, fruity & complex.



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Bosun's Preference &
          Commodore's Choice
      As selected by members
          at the wine tasting.


                                             
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