Wines at The Ceylon Tavern
Red Wine
House Red, Sanleo Rosso, Italy £10.95
Glass 175 ml £3.00 Glass 250ml £4.00
A medium bodied, soft and fruity. 11.5%vol.
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, DOC, Italy £13.95
Glass 175ml £3.75 Glass 250ml £4.95
Brilliant, attractive and warm ruby- red colour. The bouquet is ample and remarkably complex, with vinous and characteristic tones. Dry on the palate and gracious, with delicate, soft veining and a fine and harmonious balance. 12% vol.
Merlot, Chile £13.45
Glass 175ml £3.45 Glass 250ml £4.95
Rich wine with a soft juicy body & a long, soft finish. Delicious luscious wine full of ripe fresh-picked summer fruits. 14% vol.
Rioja, Spain £14.45
Intense, young with fruity nuances on the nose mixed with a hint of liquorice & balsamic notes. Soft & velvety to taste. Good varietal character with a light liquorice note. 13.5% vol.
Nero d’Avola, IGT, Sicily, Italy £14.75
The wine offers a sensation of complex fruitiness resembling that of cherries preserved in spirit, alternating with pleasant and highly persistent hints of spices. 13% vol.
Shiraz, South Africa £15.45
Indy-dark in colour, dense and concentrated with a potent core of currant, black plums, nuts and juicy summer fruits stacked up, finishing with a sweeter, spicy edge and soft but plush tannins. It all comes together nicely on the harmonious fish. 15% vol.
Merlot , DOC, Friuli, Italy £16.75
Vivid ruby red 100% Merlot matured for 6 months in Slavonian oak barrels. It is soft, well-rounded, full and very persistent. The bouquet is vinous with fruity scents of strawberries and ripe currants.13% vol.
Bonarda, Italy £18.95
Intensely fruity, with hints of violets, bitter almonds, sour black cherries and plums. Dry, rounded and savory; slightly petillant. Intense ruby-red colour. 12% vol.
Barbera d’Asti, DOC, Piedmont, Italy £18.95
Made of 100% Barbera grapes, this is ruby red with pale purple reflections. The bouquet is fruity and complex with scents of blackberry jam and strawberries combined with aromas of tobacco and herbs. In the mouth it has great structure, softness and a very long finish. 13.5% vol.
Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG, Tuscany, Italy £25.95
This Riserva has a firm ruby colour. The nose shows some vanilla, with hints of coffee and toast. These elements integrate nicely with the rest of the wine on the palate, joined by bright cherries and underlying note of finely tanned leather.13%vol.
Alturio Refosco, Friuli, DOC, Aquileia, Italy £27.95
One from the most fashionables Italian wines. 100% Refosco aged for 6 months in Slavonian oak barrels. Intense ruby red with garnet reflections. The bouquet is fine and richly fruity, with hints of wild blackberries and notes of flowers and herbs. On the palate it is dry, harmonious and full- bodied with a strong character and a pleasant long finish.13.5%vol.
Fleurie, France £29.95
Fleurie is a very fruity, racy yet very fine wine. Some say it is the most elegant of the Beaujolais Crus. All the same, it has a firm generous mouth, which gives it good potential for keeping. 13.5% vol.
Rose Wine
Serra Lori, Italy £14.95
Glass 175ml £3.95 Glass 250ml £5.45
An attractive salmon pink colour with fresh summer fruits bountiful on the palate combined with a lingering finish. 13.5% vol.
Pinot Grigio Ramato, Friuli, DOC, Italy £16.45
Pinot Grigio grapes vinified in contact with the skins yield this wine with an invitincopper colour and attractive floral aromas. Its fresh, elegant flavour makes it an ideal match for seafood & fish soups.12% vol.
Champagne and Sparkling Wines
Prosecco Brut £19.95
Glass 125ml £ 4.75
Bright and luminous straw- yellow colour. The bouquet is fruity, with hints of wisteria blossom. 11%vol.
Phileo Rosé, Extra Dry, DOC, Lombardy, Italy £23.95
An elegant sparkling rosé wine made from Pinot Nero grapes. A fresh and fragrant bouquet with marked scents of red currants, floral notes and attractive, yeasty hints. Rounded and mellow on the palate, with great length. Its floral nuances and hints of red berry fruits lead into an extremely clean finish.11.5%vol.
House Champagne £29.95
Rich and softly seductive.12%vol.
Laurent Perrier Brut Lp NV £38.95
Touches of lemon tree blossom and crunchy biscuits.12%vol.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV £44.95
Fully delicious and richly powered.12%vol