Fine Wine in a Scottish Restaurant, Argyll

Wine List at Balinakill

Champagne and Sparkling Wine

1 Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve N V £32.00
Straw coloured with a persistent mousse, a nose of ripe pear with touches of cut hay, this champagne is full of fruit, fresh and long lasting.

2 Louis Roederer Brut Premier N V £39.00
Matured in bottle for at least four years, well in excess of the average, Brut Premier has a perfect balance and a rich fruity bouquet.

3 M. Maillart Brut Premier Cru Champagne
Delicate dry with light biscuity flavours and finesse.

4 M. Maillart Brut Premier Cru Rose Champagne

Red Wines

5 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Caleo 2003 £16.50
Big muscular Montepulciano with red and black savoury fruits and a solid core of ripe fruits.

6 Tempranillo Quintana, Spain 2004 £14.50
Superb hand crafted red with rich, mature fruit on the nose and palate with the classic hint of chocolate found in good Tempranillo. Oak ageing has added complexity and mellowness to the wine.

7 Merlot Santa Ema, Maipo Valley, Chile 2004 £16.50
A delicious Merlot from a family producer, it has a complex nose of cherries, plums and a hint of herbs. A fruity wine, round and medium bodied.

8 Shiraz Jacobite Ridge, South Eastern Australia 2005 £15.50
Ripe, dark berry fruits, and a sweet, velvety texture, enhanced by the presence of oak makes this fine red both immediately appealing and memorable.

9 Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Ema, Maipo Valley, Chile 2004 £14.95½ bottle 7.95
Absolutely jam packed with loads of blackcurrant fruit bursting out – beautifully rich wine.

10 Malbec Reserve, La Rareza, Mendoza, Argentina 2005 £17.50
Evocative red tones with hints of cherry and plum. Mature fruit notes in the mouth. Elegant body and delicate touches of vanilla. Perfect to accompany ham, pasta and strong cheese.

11 Chateau Lauriol Cotes de Francs, Bordeaux 2000 £19.50
½ bottle 1999 £9.95
Dark, ruby colour, powerful aroma of wild blackcurrants backed by an incredible soft palate – inky and rich – excellent claret.

12 Beaujolais Villages Joseph Drouhin, Beaujolais, France 2005 £16.50
Wonderfully soft and supple with lots of wild red cherry fruit flavours.

13 Pinot Noir Fonty’s Pool, Pemberton, Western Australia 2003 £19.50
Unusual from Australia but this is a fine Pinot Noir with typical raspberry fruit and an earthy character beginning to show through.

14 Rioja Crianza Bodegas Campillo, Spain 2001 £19.50
Deep, complex aromas with very developed hint of fruit, leather and vanilla. On the palate, it is powerful and full bodied with a well-balanced tannic flavour on the finish.

15 Pinotage The Veldt Range Robertson Valley, South Africa 2003 £16.50
This is an early drinking style Pinotage packed with ripe, jammy fruits of the forest flavours. Soft, mellow and velvety smooth – refreshing and medium bodied.

16 Chorey Les Beaune Joseph Drouhin, Burgundy, France 2003 £23.50
Dark red with a powerful nose. Good structure, rich, elegant and well balanced with a very fine finish picking up flavours of liquorice. Perfect with red meat and game.

17 Chateau de Pez, St Estephe, Bordeaux, France 2000 £35.00
Good colour, a sweet, jammy, blackcurrant aroma, well proportioned and concentrated feel on the palate, low acidity and mature tannin on the finish.

18 Gigondas J Vidal Fleury, Rhone France 1998 £26.00
Pronounced pepper spice edge to the earthy nose, rustic and rich, chunky palate showing a good concentration of spicy fruit.

19 Valduero Reserva, Ribera del Duero, Spain 1999 £26.00
The aroma is intense and complex with a beautiful, spicy, wild fruit bouquet.  On the palate, this is an extremely rich wine with lots of plummy and vanilla flavours showing its class and breeding

White Wines

20 Chenin Blanc The Veldt Range Robertson Valley, South Africa 2006 £14.50
This Chenin Blanc has the classic appeal of South Africa’s most successful white grape – fresh, clean zesty acidity with elegant fruit: melons, lemons and lychees.

21 Chardonnay Santa Ema, Maipo Valley, Chile 2004 £14.95
½ bottle £7.95
A perfect balance of tropical fruit and acidity make this a fresh, full wine with a long, pleasant finish. An elegant, complex wine with light notes of roast and vanilla.

22 Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie 2004 £14.50
Domaine de la Foliette, Loire France
In the right hands, as this Muscadet is, it has great charm and character – very clean and fresh with a slight ‘petillance’ – versatile, can accompany any fish or white meats.

23 Von Othegraven Riesling Trocken 2000 Qba, Germany 2000 £15.50
Incredible, soft, intense wine, with lovely honeyed layers of ripe peaches.

24 Pinot Grigio La Casada, Piave, Italy 2005 £15.95
Wonderful cream soda nose, crisp lively acidity backed by classic flavours of melon, peach kernels and a slightly spicy finish.

25 Pinot Blanc, Hugel, Alsace, France 2003 £16.50
Ripe, juicy melons with a hint of spice. Refreshing acidity. A perfect all-rounder.

26 Sauvignon Blanc Francesca Bay Marlborough New Zealand 2005 £18.95
Rich aromatics and flavours displaying gooseberries, grapefruits, lemons and limes. Lush, fat and plump.

27 Macon Villages Joseph Drouhin Burgundy France 2005 £17.50
Pale straw golden colour, exhibiting classic white Burgundy aromas, butter and bread, with rich chardonnay fruit on the palate.

28 Chablis Louis Michel et Fils Burgundy France 2003 £21.95
½ bottle 2003 £11.95
This wine is a first class example of balanced, stylish Chablis – rich buttery fruit with refined elegant classic Chablis characteristics.

29 Sancerre Chateau de Thauvenay, Loire, France 2004 £21.50
An exotic aroma of green fruits and honeysuckle with an intense palate of gooseberries and green apples, lingering for minutes on the palate.

30 Chardonnay Fonty’s Pool, Pemberton, Western Australia 2003 £19.50
Deep golden colour with rich flavours of butter and creamy vanilla essence.

31 Pouilly Fuisse J J Vincent, France 2001 £25.50
J J Vincent is the top producer of Pouilly Fuisse as this wine will prove with the Chardonnay grape at its most elegant and refined.

Rose Wine

33 Rose Domaine Saint-Genies Menstrol Vin de Pays 2005 £13.95
This wine has a wonderful salmon pink colour and a delicate strawberry/raspberry aroma.  A beautifully clean and restrained palate with soft, rich, elegant bramble like fruit - this is how rose should be, not over extracted, with refinement and flavour uppermost.

Dessert Wine

34 Chateau du Cros Loupiac Bordeaux ½ bottle 2002 £16.50
50ml glass £2.95
Wonderfully powerful botrytis nose – clean, refreshing, beautifully elegant wine showing excellent richness and complexity.

House Wines

35 Syrah Domaine de Thelin, Vin de Pays d’Oc, France 2003 £12.95
By the glass £2.75
Classic Southern Rhone grape variety that produces rich, peppery, wild bramble notes with a spicy yet smooth finish.

36 Chardonnay Domaine de Thelin, Vin de Pays d’Oc, France 2004 £12.95
By the glass £2.75
A wonderfully rich, soft, intense wine with loads of Chardonnay fruit packed in. This would put a lot of Macon Villages to shame, especially on price.

Please be advised that all wines and vintages are subject to availability - alternatives may be offered.

wines supplied by Inverarity Vaults, Biggar