Simpson’s Restaurant Wine List Here at Simpson’s we have tried to collect a diverse selection of wines to suit the diverse nature of our food. With examples from both the new and old world we have tried to ensure that each is of the best quality for the style and price. We have laid out the wine list by grape variety starting with the grapes that produce the lighter and more aromatic wines through to the richer and more savoury styles. This should allow people to explore wines that may be outside their comfort zone but not a million miles away in style. If you are looking to explore our tasting menu we offer the Classic Wine Flight: a selection of wines chosen as an introduction to food and wine pairing bringing together a range of styles, regions and grapes. The Classic Flight: £65 If you have any other questions about our wine selection our sommelier team is on hand to advise. Happy Drinking 1 Please note that if a vintage is exhausted an alternative will be offered.
Contents: Wine by The Glass: Page 3: Ruinart Champagne; White Wine; Rosé Wine; Red Wine Page 4: Coravin: Fine wines; Sweet Wines; Port & Fortified Champagne a and S Sparkli ling W Win ine: Page 5: Blanc de Blancs; Blended; Rose; Blanc de Noirs Page 6: Dom Perignon Engli lish W Win ine: Page 7: English Wine Whit ite W Win ines: Page 8: Dry and crisp Page 9: Fresh and fruity Page 10: Fruity and aromatic Page 11: Suave and exuberant; Mineral and racy Page 12: Steely and mineral; Smooth and nutty Red W Win ines: Page 13: Lively and fruity Page 14: Intense and powerful; Rich and velvety Page 15: Intense and powerful; Rich and velvety Page 16: Rose wines Page 17: Sweet wines; fortified 2 Please note that if a vintage is exhausted an alternative will be offered.
Win ine b by T The G Gla lass Ruinart Champagne: Our House Champagne comes from Ruinart. They are the oldest recorded champagne house, being founded in 1729 when the then textile merchants decided that the Champagne business was doing better and was the future of the region. They have always specialised in elegant styles of Champagne with a focus on high quality chardonnay grapes particularly in their signature Blanc de Blancs. 125ml Bottle 1 R de Ruinart Ruinart £15 £90 2 Blanc de Blancs Ruinart £18 £105 3 Rosé Ruinart £18 £105 White Wine: 125ml 175ml 61 Sec “Cuvade Pr éciouse ”, Jurançon Montesquiou £7 £9 80 Gruner Veltliner “Federspiel” 2014, Johann Donabaum £9 £12 Wachau, Austria 61 “Wild Sauvignon”,Marlborough Greywacke £12 £15 145 Fiano “Cometa” 2015, Planeta £11 £15 Sicily, Italy Rosé Wine: 125ml 175ml 351 Bandol Rosé 2015, Dom. Suffrene £8 £11 Provence, France Red Wine: 125ml 175ml 232 Valpolicella 2015, Allegrini £7 £9 Veneto, Italy 201 Crozes- Hermitage “Les Jalets” 2014, Paul Jaboulet £8 £11 Rhone Valley, France 243 Tempranillo 2013, Trinity Hill £10 £14 Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 204 Pinot Noir “47 0 North” 2014, Pascal Marchand £11 £15 Burgundy, France 3 Please note that if a vintage is exhausted an alternative will be offered.
Coravin: Fine Wines Coravin is an exciting new wine preservation system that allows wine to be removed from the bottle without removing the cork. It then replaces the air inside with inert Argon gas to prevent oxidation. This has allowed us to access some excellent fine wines and older vintages without the worry of loss of character. White te Win ine 125ml 175ml 82 Riesling Grand Cru “Mandelpfad” 2013, Weingut £13 £19 Pfalz, Germany Knipser Chablis 1 er Cru “Butteaux” 2014, 50 Thomas Pico £16 £22 Burdungy, France Oran ange Win ine 125ml 175ml 362 Sauvingon Blanc “Grafin” 2014, Sepp Muster £13 £19 Styria, Austria Re Red Win ine 125ml 175ml 216 Cabernet Sauvignon “Artemis” 2013, Stag’s Leap £18 £24 Napa Valley, USA 506 Morey-St- Denis 1er Cru “Faconnieres” 2009, Pascal £20 £28 Burgundy, France Marchand 502 Margaux 3eme Cru Classes 1988, Chateau £42 £55 Bordeaux, France Palmer Sweet Wine: 100ml 405 Moscatel Naturalmente Dulce 2014, Finca Antigua £8 La Mancha, Spain 411 Aleatico “Aldobradesca” 2015 Antinori £10 Tuscany, Italy 402 Côteaux du Layon St. Lambert 2013 Dom. Ogereau £13 Loire Valley, France 401 Sauternes «Selection 2007 Rousset - Peyraguy £11 Bordeaux, France Port & fortified: 100ml 431 Late Bottled Vintage 2003 Warre’s £10 432 Quinta do Cavadinha 1998 Warre’s £14 435 Vintage 1994 Dow’s £25 433 10 Year Old Tawny N/V Kopke £9 434 20 Year Old Tawny N/V Kopke £15 4 Please note that if a vintage is exhausted an alternative will be offered.
Champagne: Blanc de Blancs: Champagnes made from just white grapes; most often just the Chardonnay grape. Non-vintage examples are more fresh in style whilst the Vintage champagnes are often more complex and can be reminiscent of white burgundy with bubbles. 14 Grand Cru “Cramant”, Cramant Aurelien Seunen N/V £80 2 Blanc de Blancs, Reims Ruinart N/V £105 16 Extra- Brut Grand Cru “L’Avizoise”, Avise Agrapart 2007 £165 5 Dom Ruinart, Reims Ruinart 2004 £195 602 Blanc de Blancs “Clos du Mesnil”, Reims Krug 1989 £700 Blended: Most commonly produced from a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. When blended across different years to produce Non-Vintage Champagnes they can produce a consistent house style. However, in a particularly good year they will only use grapes from this Vintage to produce champagne of a distinct style for that year. 6 Brut Reserve, Chigny-les-Rose Gardet N/V £65 20 Brut Imperial, Reims Moet et Chandon N/V £73 15 Extra-Brut Reserve, Ludes Bereche et Fils N/V £78 18 Brut Reserve, Reims Charles Heidseck N/V £80 10 Special Cuvée, Aÿ Bollinger N/V £85 7 Brut Vintage “Charles Gardet”, Chigny -les-Rose Gardet 2004 £85 1 R de Ruinart, Reims Ruinart N/V £90 601 Brut Vintage, Reims Krug 1995 £400 Rosé: Production of rose Champagne is by either the addition of red wine to the blend or gentle maceration on the skins. It can add a layer of red more fruit and a touch complexity. 19 Rosé Brut, Reims Moet et Chandon N/V £90 3 Rosé Brut, Reims Ruinart N/V £105 11 Rosé Brut, Aÿ Bollinger N/V £110 Blanc de Noirs: White champagne produced from red grapes is achieved by preventing skin contact so delicate pressing is key. Often deeper in colour and fuller in flavour than other styles of champagne it can make excellent wines for enjoying through a meal. 12 Brut Essentiel Grand Cru “Bouzy”, Bouzy Benoit Lahaye N/V £72 17 Roses de Jeanne, Aube Cedric Bouchard N/V £85 5 Please note that if a vintage is exhausted an alternative will be offered.
Champagne: Dom Perig ignon Dom Perignon was a French Benedictine monk based in the Abbey of Hautvillers. Contrary to popular belief he didn’t invent sparkling Champagne. Dom Perignon was a leader in the art of blending wines to produce an exceptional product; now the backbone of Champagne production. By the Glass: 100ml Bottle Brut Vintage 2006 £28 £185 Plenitude 2 Brut vintage 1998 £40 £300 Brut: Brut Vintage Dom Perignon 2006 £185 Brut Vintage Magnum Dom Perignon 2003 £370 Brut Vintage Magnum Dom Perignon 2000 £370 Brut Vintage Magnum Dom Perignon 1995 £370 Rose: Brut Rose Vintage Dom Perignon 2003 £300 Brut Rose Vintage Dom Perignon 2002 £300 Brut Rose Vintage Dom Perignon 2000 £300 Brut Rose Vintage Dom Perignon 1995 £300 Older Vintages: Dom Perignon often hold back some of their wines to be released at a later point. As a champagne matures it reaches 3 different peaks of excellence through its life, these are known as Plenitudes. The first peak is the first release of Dom Perignon. They then release the champagne again at its second and then third Plenitude. These are some of the most intense and expressive forms of champagne to be found. 44 Second Plenitude Dom Perignon 1998 £300 31 Second Plenitude Dom Perignon 1993 £300 34 Second Plenitude Dom Perignon 1983 £700 32 Third Plenitude Dom Perignon 1976 £400 36 Third Plenitude Dom Perignon 1975 £400 37 Third Plenitude Dom Perignon 1971 £800 35 Third Plenitude Dom Perignon 1966 £880 6 Please note that if a vintage is exhausted an alternative will be offered.
Engli lish W Win ine: England’s Sparkling wine history is longer than people think with Christopher Merrett, an English Scientist, who made influential changes to the Champagne Method of production in the 17 th Century. However, production of quality wines is a much more recent step. Produced in the same method and from the same grapes as Champagne it can produce some excellent sparkling wines to rival its French cousins and due to climate changes our still wines are getting better all the time. Sparkling Wine 24 Fitzrovia Rosé, Sussex Ridgeview 2014 £60 23 Blanc de Noirs, Sussex Ridgeview 2010 £70 22 Classic Cuvee, Sussex Nyetimber 2012 £65 25 Blanc de Blancs, Sussex Nyetimber 2007 £95 Rosé Wine 194 Nante’s Rose, Kent Hush Heath Estate 2014 £44 Red Wine 192 Pinot Noir Early, Worcester Sixteen Ridges 2013 £38 195 Manor Pinot Noir, Kent Hush Heath Estate 2014 £47 7 Please note that if a vintage is exhausted an alternative will be offered.
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