Wine List at Porthminster Restaurant
We do not want to follow trends, we wish to
move in a forward direction choosing wines that really suit our food. Our list
is not set for the year and is always evolving. You may not know this but many
restaurants use just one wine merchant, who then often write the whole list for
them.
We do the list ourselves with
inspiration from travels and tastings from all over the world.
We also seek wines and advice from
over 10 different specialty wine
merchants. Our waiting staff are regularly involved in tastings with
suppliers and many of our senior staff have undertaken wine exams.
Our new list is designed so you can
find wines that go with your food or wines that suit your own personal tastes.
We are very proud of our list and we are excited to share some of our favourite
drops with you! We are constantly
updating our wine list so any questions or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Cocktails
Beach Café Mojito
Mint handpicked from our garden,
muddled lime, palm sugar,
Bacardi rum & soda
£6.95
Gin & Tonic Fever
Sipsmith Gin and Fever Tree tonic
water with juniper syrup,
crushed ice, jasmine, fresh lime
£6.95
Porthminster’s Dry
Martini
Gin stirred with Noilly Pratt,
twist of lemon and a Gordal olive
£6.95
“Mester” Bloody Mary
Our recipe includes fresh oregano
handpicked from our garden,
horseradish, Absolut Vodka, celery and tobasco
£6.95
Aperitifs
Manzanilla La Gitana Dry Sherry 3.95
Martini Extra Dry 2.95
Martini Rosso 2.95
Campari 3.95
Pastis Ricard 4.50
Gordons Gin & Tonic 3.95
Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth 3.50
Sparkling Wines
**Rosé Polgoon – Sparkling Rose –
A delicious example of the brilliant
diversity that now resides in
that is made so close to our café.
Glass 3.95 Bottle 20.95
Prosecco - Di
Valdobbiadene Spumante
White flowers and light grapey
aromas with apple and lime flavours.
Light, fresh and so easy to drink.
Glass 4.95 Bottle 24.95
**Cremant De Loire Sparkling Organic Rose**
Pibleau, Azay-Le-Rideau –
Elegant, pink and delicious with aromas of
soft red fruits. A real treat.
Glass 5.95 Bottle 28.95
Jean-Paul Deville
“Carte Noir” Brut N.V Champagne - France
Soft, biscuity fruit and a good
body. Our superb house champagne from a small grower.
Glass 6.95 75cl
Bottle 35.95
**Veuve Fourny, Brut Reserve, N.V – Vertus,
Rosé,
This pink champagne is crisp,
stylish and utterly ravishing. A particular favourite with our staff.
42.95
Pol Roger Champagne
White Foil Brut N.V -
Delicate white flowers and brioche.
A fine and powerful cuvee.
Finer bubbles and a fuller body.
46.95
Pol Roger Vintage 1998
An outstanding vintage champagne
from one of the last family owned houses. Wonderfully elegant and ripe
59.95
**Pol Roger Vintage Rosé 2000
Captivating vintage rosé champagne.
Delicate pink in colour Pol Roger Brut Rose 1999 is firm and rich with a great
balancing freshness and a palate of crushed red fruits
65.00
Sir Winston Churchill
Pol Roger -1996 -
The Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill was
created as a tribute to a great man. He
was a close friend to the
Pol-Roger family and a great fan of
the champagne. This Cuvee is a remarkable champagne featuring scents of
saffron, pear, buttered apple, white peach and marzipan. A great
“The best vintage of the last
century”.
179.95
White Wine
AROMATIC &
ZESTY
(Wines that we believe go with our food
perfectly, please ask our staff for recommendations)
Ortonese Malvasia -
Colline-Teatine – 2009 -
Produced by the three time winner of
has ripe tropical fruit, low acidity
and is beautifully soft with nuances of honeysuckle.
Glass Small. 3.50 Large 4.95 Bottle 14.95
Crios De Torrontes I.P.Salta-2009-
Crios means
“Offspring” and refers to the children of the renowned wine maker Susana Balbo,
she has nurtured this wine with much love as with a child, and has developed
something very special. It combines intensely floral citrussy aromas similar to
Viogner with that familiar, crisp, dry taste of Sauvignon Blanc.
This wine is
our “House” favourite.
Glass Small. 5.95 Large 8.50 Bottle
25.50
Paul Cluver
Gewurtztraminer - 2009 –
Good aromatic nose of honeysuckle and rose
petals. Lychee flavours on the palate with a long clean finish. Still having
enough punch to take on our spicier food!
Glass Small. 5.50 Large 7.95 Bottle
23.95
Tahbilk Viogner,
Truly a find is a very well crafted
Viognier, from a vineyard that has just celebrated its 150 year anniversary. Full
of peach flavours with a long deep apricot fruit finish.
Glass Small. 4.95 Large 7.50 Bottle 24.50
Gavi, Bergaglio Cinzia
La Fornace– 2008 - Piemonte -
Really fresh, floral and clean with
a pleasant aftertaste of toasted
almonds and hints of apple and sage.
25.95
Grüner Veltliner,
Loimer, Kamptal - 2008 -
Ripe and fruit driven but
terrifically balanced. Fred Loimer is ranked as one of
and his wines are still for many an
undiscovered secret!
You will not be disappointed this is
a true gem, Genius winemaking!
27.95
John Thomson has been making world
class Rieslings since 1975. This wine has amazing clarity and purity of
flavour, pristine limy grapefruit tones, overlaid with hints of green apple. Elegant
acidity and minerality lead to a long and lingering finish. A recent review
stated that “this wine had been made flawlessly, invariably cut like a diamond”.
29.50
Albarino, Carqueixal -
2008 - Rias Baixas -
apricot and spice notes.
29.95
White Wine
CRISP & CLEAN
(These are wines that are easy drinking and are generally
drier in style, made with exceptional fruit)
Acacia Tree Chenin
Blanc – 2009 –
An easy drinking, crisp and zesty
wine that has hints of lime and green apple.
Glass Small. 3.25 Large 4.75 Bottle 13.50
Picpoul De Pinet -
Soft, dry and fragrant white made
from the Picpoul grape. A great aperitif.
Glass Small. 3.95 Large 5.95 Bottle 16.95
Brown Brothers Everton
White
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio -
South Eastern - 2009 -
Sassy, unwooded dry white with
masses of citrus fruit.
Glass Small. 3.50 Large 5.30 Bottle 14.95
Pinot Grigio Cantine San
Marziano - ‘Trefili’ - 2009 -
Glass Small. 3.95 Large 6.95 Bottle 18.95
3 Stones Sauvignon
Blanc – 2009 –
Flavours of passion fruit and gooseberry
combine with mouth watering acidity.
Glass Small. 4.25 Large 7.25 Bottle 19.50
Muscadet, Sauvion Du
Cléray - 2008 -
Crisp, clean and zesty with plenty
of typical lemon and white flower blossom.
21.95
Wangolina Station,
Sauvignon Blanc -2009 -
Mt Benson -
An award winning wine coming from a
new Sauvignon Blanc “Hot Spot”.
This wine has delicately balanced
passion fruit and mango with exceptional length.
25.95
Vermentino Villa Solais
Cantina Santadi - 2008 -
Amazingly full bodied, it has aromas of ripe,
white peaches.
26.95
Sancerre Serge
Laporte - 2008 - Chavignol - France
Classic Sancerre with all the
chalkiness and gooseberry
steely fruit typical of Chavignol
wines.
29.95
White Wine
ELEGANT
(Wines made in a classical style that deliver complexity and
elegance on the palate)
This delicious white burgundy shows
incredible elegance on the palate at an affordable price,
best served chilled but not ice
cold.
Glass Small. 5.50 Large
8.95 Bottle 25.95
Pouilly Fuisse, Organic,
Made from 100% Organic Chardonnay. A
deeply fruit driven wine with gorgeous aromatics
with beautiful complexities on the
palate.
33.95
Cullen “Kevin and
John”, Bio-Dynamic,
Organic,
Undoubtedly, this is one of the best
Chardonnay’s from
“Elegance and intensity”. A wonderful interplay of zingy grapefruit and
tangerine, beautifully integrated oak with alluring white peach and cinnamon. Immaculate
length, with persistent citrussy overtones,
a wine of seamless balance and
elegance, winemaker Vanya Cullen is fast becoming one of
49.95
Chablis Grand Cru, Les
Clos, Caves Duplessis – 2004 -
Gerard Duplessis has fashioned a
classic, age worthy Chablis which displays wonderful balance of weight and
elegance that only a fine Chablis Grand Cru can do. Rich and luscious, complex
with
great mineral finesse and beautiful
balance.
59.95
Rose
Quinta da Lagoalva
Rose - 2009 -
This Rose stood out amongst the
crowd, delicate and beautifully balanced,
big summer berry nose, leading to a
crisp, mouth watering finish.
Glass Small. 3.50 Large 6.95 Bottle 18.95
Widely regarded as
stretch far and wide in wine
circles.
Glass Small. 5.25 Large 7.50 Bottle 19.95
Chateau Miraval
Organic Rosé – 2008 -
This deliciously fresh multi-award winning,
organic rose has lively pear and green apple notes,
finishing with lip smacking acidity.
Glass Small. 5.95 Large 8.50 Bottle 24.95
Daniel Chotard,
Sancerre Rose – 2008 - France
Salmon pink in colour, nose redolent of red
berries. The palate is clean and fresh,
with soft long lasting berry fruit.
Can handle food with a little bit of spice.
31.50
Red Wine
LIGHT & EASY
DRINKING
Il Banchetto,
Sangiovese – 2008 -
Easy drinking red with a soft finish.
Glass small. 3.25 large 4.65 Bottle 13.50
Gladium Tempranillo 2009 -
Up front and fleshy bursting with
berries and balanced acidity.
Glass Small. 3.50 Large 4.85 Bottle 13.95
Nostros Pinot Noir 2009
-
Soft, smooth and rich with cherry
flavours, great wine for the price!
Glass Small. 4.50 Large 6.95 Bottle 16.95
Domaine De La Plaigne,
Vivid crimson colour with blackberry and
cherry fruit.
23.50
ROUNDED &
SMOOTH
Vistamare Carmenere,
Organic – 2009 -
Big mouth feel, blackberries and
violets but ever so smooth.
Glass Small. 4.50 Large 6.25 Bottle 16.95
Soft rich plum aromas, full and
concentrated with a lovely velvety finish.
Glass Small. 4.95 Large 7.65 Bottle 18.95
Crios Malbec,
Rich, fruity, smooth and powerful
all come to mind with this beautifully crafted Malbec.
24.95
Massaya Classic Red
2005 -
Wow! An amazing project and a mouth
watering wine. A blend of Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon
and Syrah which manages to be smooth
and very soft, yet dry, spicy and complex.
28.95
SERIOUS
Jordan Syrah, Stellenbosch
– 2006 -
Dense, rich, black fruit flavours,
white pepper and spice laced with dark chocolate overtones. Aged in American
and French Oak for 16 months this wine has beautiful complexity and elegance.
29.95
Domaine A, Stoney Ridge Pinot
31.95
Gevrey Chambertain,
Pinto
Classic
45.95
Barolo, Andrea Alberto
-2005 -
Intense and well rounded wine,
complex in the mouth with big bold fruit and great length and finish.
59.95
Chateau
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild Cru Classe Pauillac - 2004 -
A sensational nose of vanilla, oak
with a beautifully laced palate of blackberry fruit,
with ever so silky tannins.
69.50
Beers & Cider
Asahi Dry - Japans
Premium Lager
3.25
San Miguel -
This iconic Spanish beer with its
cool refreshing taste and clean crisp flavour is a favourite the world over.
3.25
Peroni Nastro Azzurro -
Crisp, clean tasting lager from
3.50
Menabrea 1846 - Premium
Export Biere -
A well balanced beer with a marked
floral fruitiness coming through from the aromatic yeast used in its production
3.95
Coopers Pale Ale –
Premium Export -
Premium Pale Ale from the famous
family run business.
3.95
Atlantic Brewery
Organic Summer Ale -
A refreshing, naturally brewed,
bottle conditioned summer ale, subtly spiced
with ginger. Atlantic brewery, based just
outside Newquay is one of the
leaders in
3.50
Cornish Doom Bar
(500ml) –
Award winning bitter with distinctive
aroma and very fine balance. Sharps Brewery, based in
Rock is one of the
quality beer from the finest ingredients.
3.75
Becks (Alcohol Free) –
With most other alcohol free beers
the fermentation process is stopped prematurely.
2.75
Cornish Orchards Apple
Cider -
Cornish orchards produces quality
hand crafted apple juices and ciders using
the harvests of small and old orchards
throughout the West country.
3.95
Sangria - By The Jug
Light & refreshing, perfect for a
summer’s day.
12.95
Pimm’s No 1 - By The
Jug
The classic, original summer drink.
Glass 3.65 / 14.95
Dessert Wines & Ports
Moscatel de la Marina- Bodegas
Enrique Mendoza –
A light,
fruity and elegant dessert wine with great intensity of flavour.
Glass 3.50
Luscious and
lingering pure raisin fruit. Gold medal winner.
Glass 5.25 /
22.95
Noble Late Riesling, 2007 Paul
Cluver -
A truly
exceptional dessert wine! Rich and golden, it is scented with
dried
apricots, spices and honeysuckle. This wine has a delicious fresh finish.
Glass 5.25 /
22.95
Aleatico di Puglia 2002, Francesco Candido, Sandonaci –
A rare
delight, hugely sought after, it has flavours of fig soaked in
6.50
Churchills Finest
A serious
alternative to vintage port, this has plenty of structure and concentrated
layers of fruit. From the award winning
Churchill Graham Estate
3.60
Don Px 2005 Montilla -
Incredibly
raisony fruit while retaining fresh acidity.
Glass 4.95 /
16.95
Warres Otima 10
After ten
years aging, this is super soft and mellow. A lovely light Port.
6.25
Umeshu, Japanese, Dessert Wine
Sweet sake
infused with plums to produce something very special indeed. Amazingly complex
and rewarding.
6.25
Digestifs
VSOP Cognac, Maxime Trijol – St Martial–sur-Né, Grande
A blend of
casks between 10 and 40 years old with an average age of 15 years. This is a rounded, well structured
3.85
The
Ragnaud-Sabourin family owns one of the most prestigious private estates in the
Grande Champagne. The estate was established in 1850 and is currently managed
by the founding family. Extremely limited and somewhat rare, Alliance No 35 is
the
8.00
Bas Armagnac 20 year old, Baron de Sigognac, Bas Armagnac
The Gausch
family have been in
4.95
Calvados Du Pays D Auge 25-30 Year Old Reserve,
Domaine de Semainville Adrien Camut, Lalande St Lager
Made from
twenty five different varieties of apple, this is like liquid Tarte Tartin. This is calvados at its best.
7.95
Jamaican Small
The
4.20
Fabuloso Solera Spanish Brandy, Bodegas Hidalgo, Sanlucar de Barrameda,
Brandy
Fabuloso is made by the distillation of wine and then by its maturation in old
butts of American oak, previously used for making sherries. As it ages it gains
a rich character, aroma and taste that is typical of the brandy's Denomination
'Brandy de Jerez'.
2.50
3.95
Nikka from the Barrel - Japanese Whisky
Masataka
Taketsuru has been making Japenese whisky since 1920 after an inspirational
visit to
4.20
Hedonism Scotch Whisky, Compass Box Whisky Company
Today,
most Scotch grain whisky gets blended into the big brand names, typically at
young ages. For Hedonism, Compass Box searched for very old casks of Scotch
grain whisky, typically over 20 years in age they only bottle once or twice a
year,when they find casks with the right flavour profile.A rich, sweet and
alluring 100% grain whisky,
4.80
Grappa di Cabernet, Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto –
A grappa made
by one of
2.75 standard - large 3.95
Limoncello, Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto –
Real
Limoncello, 100% natural, made from lemons from the Amalfi coast.
2.75 standard
- large 3.95
Amaretto Veneziano Mascarada, Bepi Tosolini, Marsure di Povoletto –
An
exceptional amaretto made with real almonds and absolutely no colourings or
additives. A beautiful, aromatic nose of freshly ground almonds, toffee and
orange peel. Light, delicious and rounded on the palate with a fresh almond
sweetness that leads to a long finish..
2.75 standard
- large 3.95
Digestifs are in 25ml measures (standard). If you would like a large glass,
please request a double measure (50ml)
A selection of other spirits and
liqueurs are also available
Please ask your waiting staff