µ = Fine Wines from Waipara Nor’ Wester Café & Bar – Winter 2000 Wine List
 

BUBBLY

Bottle

 

Montana Lindauer 200ml

$6.50

Montana Lindauer 750ml

$20.50

Shingle Peak Brut

$28.00

Pol Roger

$85.00

 

SAUVIGNON BLANC

Bottle

Glass

Shingle Peak Sauvignon Blanc 1999

Crisp, clean Marlborough style with tangy passionfruit and gooseberry flavours that leap out of the glass. A regular favourite on the Nor’ Wester’s list.

$23.50

$5.50

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Muddy Water Sauvignon Blanc 1999

A riper oily style of sauvignon blanc with apricot kernel and lime flavours.

$26.00

$6.00

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Fiddlers Green Sauvignon Blanc 1999

Full and ripe with smooth tropical fruit flavours and a crisp lingering finish

$28.50

$7.00

Matua Valley Sauvignon Blanc 1999

A marriage of Marlborough and Hawkes Bay fruit with distinctive gooseberry and passionfruit flavours, and a lingering tropical fruit finish

$21.00

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Waipara Springs Sauvignon Blanc 1999

Wide ranging fruit flavours, from zingy gooseberry through to sweet tropical fruit in the nose. Crisp, full palate with a balanced finish.

$23.50

Morworth Estate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 1999

Lemon grass, passionfruit, melon and herbal flavours with a tangy acidity. An elegant wine in a distinctively grassy style.

$30.00

 

OTHER WHITES

   

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Fiddlers Green Waipara Riesling 1999

A full bodied wine with richness and complexity. Dry in style, the wine evokes a vibrant citrus/floral bouquet with a beautifully balanced lingering palate.

$26.00

$6.00

Stoneleigh Riesling 1999

Has the elegance and balance of a classic Marlborough Riesling. The bouquet is intensely fruity with floral, citrus and stonefruit characters with a long full finish

$26.00

$6.00

Melness Riesling 1998

Intense spicy nose with green ginger and lime. The palate is rich, luscious and oily but still maintains a good focus and a long citrus aftertaste.

$28.00

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Corbans Private Bin Amberley Riesling 1996

The bouquet is very intense with stewed fruit and subtle boytris characters,. Wonderfully balanced with a strong acid backbone and mouthfilling dried fruit flavours supported by a lingering toffee apple finish.

$33.00

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Canterbury House Pinot Gris 1998

Soft and gentle stonefruit aromas, rich warm and oily textured with peach and nectarine flavours

$28.00

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Glenmark Weka Plains Gewurztraminer 1998

This Gewurztraminer really shows what fine wine comes from Waipara!! Lychees, spices and floral bouquet galore

$27.00

$6.50

 

SWEET WINES

   

Matua Hawkes Bay Late Harvest Muscat (375ml)

Lovely, sweet fruity dessert treat with flavours of raisins, honey and citrus peel. Not sickly sweet but quite refreshing with fresh fruits, nuts and assorted cheeses.

$17.50

$4.50

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Muddy Water Sticky Fingers 1999 (375 ml)

An elegant, lighter style late harvest riesling with a honeyed floral bouquet. Ripe peach and strawberry overtones balanced with a lingering citrus finish.

$25.00

 

CHARDONNAY

   

Matua Valley Chardonnay Semillon Pinot Blanc 1999

Abundant flavours of pears, melons and honey combine in this rather moorish drop from Matua Valley

$21.00

$5.00

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Waipara Springs Lightly Oaked Chardonnay 1999

Sweet ripe grapefruit through to fresh peach in the nose followed by hints of oak with a crisp lingering finish

$23.50

$5.50

Chancellor Nor’ Wester Lightly Oaked Chardonnay 1998

A fresh wine which has ripe peachy and pineapple aromas. The fruity flavours continue on the palate with a long soft finish.

$27.00

$6.50

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Daniel Schuster Chardonnay 1997

A full bodied chardonnay that combines barrel fermented complexity and flavour length with the aromatic nature of cool climate grown grapes

$28.00

$7.00

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Pegasus Bay Chardonnay 1998

Butterscotch, sweet corn and savoury nuances all intertwine in aroma and flavour to produce a complex mouthful. A haunting aftertaste reverberates long after swallowing to satisfy the most discerning lover of chardonnay

$47.00

$10.00

Shingle Peak Chardonnay 1999

Marlborough style chardonnay with flavours of peaches and citrus fruits in abundance. A lightly oaked wine to give a soft creamy finish

$27.50

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Waipara West Chardonnay 1996

Mid straw in colour, rich and concentrated displaying tropical fruit aromas, beautifully balanced on the palate with a persistent finish.

$37.00

 

THE REDS

   

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Waipara Downs Pinot Noir 1998

This deep ruby pinot noir shows pronounced black plum characters and fine tannins with just a touch of velvet

$29.50

$7.50

Chard Farm River Run Pinot Noir 1999

A reflection of the hottest vintage from the past decade. This dark burgundy wine has lifted berry aromas with hints of spice and vanilla. Full in weight the palate has strong cherry/berry fruit, toasty oak and smooth ripe tannins

$40.00

$9.50

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Floating Mountain Pinot Noir 1998

This beautifully structured pinot commences with lovely fragrant black cherry and top quality cedar/toast oak aromas, and builds to an impressive intensely flavoured palate.

$43.00

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Mountford Pinot Noir 1998

A wine oozing varietal cherry flavours and a touch of something special that only great pinots can aspire too. An earthy appeal that shows strong future potential

$48.00

Shingle Peak Merlot 1998

The "last Hurrah" merlot fruit was the last, and the best!, produced from this Marlborough vineyard. 98 was a wonderful vintage, perhaps it was the sound of the chainsaw coming that urged them on!

$23.50

$5.50

Matua Valley Hawkes Bay Cabernet Merlot 1999

Warm, ripe flavours of blackcurrants and blackberries combine in this superb example of Hawkes Bay wine from a top vintage.

$23.50

$5.50

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Torlesse Waipara Cabernet Merlot 1998.

Blackcurrents and mulberry fruit mingle with cigar box, cedar wood, leather and truffles on the bouquet and palate, to form a complex hand crafted wine. As good as it gets!!

$30.00

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Waipara West Ram Paddock Red 1996

This intensely coloured wine shows rich berry fruit and chocolate aromas on the nose, lovely texture on the palate with a silky finish

$34.00

$8.00

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Pegasus Bay Maestro 1996

Vibrant ruby and purple hues colour this seductive wine, with body that is full and muscular. The bouquet is redolent with cassis, blackberries and cedar with a hint of cigar smoke. A taut backbone of fine grain tannins!

$65.00

Taylors Cabernet Sauvignon 1998

An elegant soft red with strong blackcurrent fruit flavours. .A long standing Aussie favourite

$28.50

$6.50

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Waipara Springs Cabernet Sauvignon 1998

A very approachable red with a lovely mix of blackcurrent and blackberry fruit characters with spicy oak bouquets and soft tannins for a lingering finish

$27.50

Rosemount Estate Diamond Shiraz 1999

Considered by many to be one of the best value Shiraz wines around today. Big ripe flavours of boysenberries and raspberries with a touch of pepper and spice on the finish. Superb!

$25.00

$6.00

 

 

 

BOTTLED BEER

   

Speight’s, Mac’s Special Lite, Lion Light Ice, DB Natural, Lion Ice

$3.50

Mac’s Black and Gold, Export Super Dry, Heineken, Steinlager, Monteith’s Range, Guinness Extra Stout,Carlton

$4.50

Corona, Stella Atois, Becks, Crown Lager

$5.00

 

TAP BEER

   

Cd, Speight’s Old Dark, DB Draught/Export Glass $3.00

Handle

$3.50

 

ALCOHOLIC CIDER/SODA/PREMIX

   

Brightstone Cider Classic/Dry

$4.00

Stolichnaya Lemon Ruski

$5.50

Coruba & Cola, Jim Beam & Cola

$6.00

 

NON ALCOHOLIC

   

Selection of Juices

$3.50

Mac’s Ginger Beer

$3.50

 

SPIRITS & LIQUEURS – Full Range Available

   

Spirits Single

$2.50

Double

$4.50

Premium Spirits & Liqueurs Single

$3.00

Double

$5.50

 

PORTS & SHERRIES (30 ml serving)

   

Robard & Butler Artillery Port

$4.00

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Waipara Downs Waipara River Ruby Port

$4.50

Brown Brothers Reserve Port

$5.50

Taylor’s Special Tawny Port

$8.00

Robard & Butler London Club Sherry, Cellermans Golden Sweet Sherry,

Old Masters Sherry Dry

$4.00

 

COGNAC (30 ml serving)

   

Hennessy VSOP Cognac

$8.50