Wine List
Wine List
The wine list at Swinton Park offers an extensive range of wines, both in terms of grape and region, with an emphasis on quality and has been listed in the AA 2007-2008 Restaurant Guide for having a Notable Wine List. This recognition has been awarded to just 150 restaurants in the whole of the UK and the award was based on the overall quality of its wine selection and the presentation of the list.
Swinton Park has recently developed and expanded its wine list which now features 150 wines, from 13 countries and ranging in price from £17.99 to £400, with about 70% sourced from the old world but with an exciting and challenging range of new world wines.
Our Head Sommelier, Gary Pluck, has selected a few of his favourites for the current season, which marry wonderfully with our seasonal Dinner, Provenance and Tasting Menus in Samuel's restaurant.
Rosé
Bin 322 - Domain Rimauresque Rosé 2004 /
05 Cru Classé, Cotes de Provence, France £27.95
This thirty-seven hectare Cotes de Provence domain, run by Pierre
Duffort is owned by a Scottish family of tea-planters called Wemyss.
The wines from Rimauresque have an impressive purity and distinction.
The Rosé is made from local grapes Tibouren and Cinsault. "Very
fine, dry and properly Mediterranean-scented..."
Bin 323 - Sancerre Rosé 2003 Comte Lafond,
Loire, France £33.75
This estate, owned by de Ladouchette, regularly turns out delicate
but flavoursome Rosés from Pinot Noir. Soft, complex and perfect
for Summer-drinking!
White
Bin 257 - 'The 3 Amigos', 2004. Marsanne,
Chardonnay, Viognier McHenry Hohnen, Western Australia £27.95
This exciting new wine venture is a partnership between Murray McHenry
and the man behind Cape Mentelle / Cloudy Bay David Hohnen, and
his daughter. Eighteen different varieties of grape are grown within
four different vineyards. The grapes for "3 Amigos" are hand-picked
and whole bunch pressed. The first run is fermented in aged barrels,
resulting in a complex mouthful in our glass!! Winemakers note:
- "Apricot Schnapps, Fennel and Coriander carried by peach and dried
pear....and so it goes on..."
Bin 207 - Lugana Santa Cristina 2005 Zeneto, Veneto, Italy £27.95 Sergio Zeneto established this well-known house in 1960, and it has built up a reputation for itself as a quality wine producer. Their pride and joy is their own estate in the Lugana area - Santa Cristina. Here they grow the Trebbiano grapes which go into this Cru Lugana, as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay which get the full Bordeaux and Burgundy treatment respectively. A superior sub-variety of Trebbiano is used here to produce a wine of significantly more weight and character than usual. The 2005 is another cracker which offers fragrant, rich, stone-fruit flavours...
Bin 211 - Meursault 2002 Vincent Girardin,
'Vielles Vignes', Burgundy, France £49.50
Although the Girardin family can trace their viticultural roots
back to the 17th Century, it was only in 1982 that Vincent Girardin
commenced his career with just two hectares of vines. Now at the
forefront of modern, exciting Burgundian winemaking, his wines are
fruit-rich and clean with a healthy but rarely excessive dose of
new oak. The 2002 vintage was outstanding for white Burgundy, and
this old-vine Meursault has vivid aromas of melon, butter and hazelnuts
and rich, creamy citrus fruit.
Red
Bin 309 - Brouilly 'Chateau du Prieure' 2004
Domaine Diminique Piron, Burgundy, France £28.50
Descended from a long line of grape growers stretching back to the
mid 17th Century, Piron has put much effort into improving viticulture
and the quality of his grapes. His twenty-two hectares of vineyards
have an average vine age of forty years. His best wines exhibit
attractive, floral fruit and a minerality that is rare in Beaujolais.
This 2004 Brouilly is vibrant and packed with juicy fruit - perfect
for summer drinking!!
Bin 360 - Mount Jefferson Pinot Noir 2003
Cristom Vineyards, Wilamette Valley, Oregan, USA £42.50
Oregan has a long and hard-earned reputation for producing Pinot
Noir. Cristom, established only in 1992 is now producing a range
of excellent Pinot Noirs and some very good whites to add to their
reputation. Pinot Noir is produced in a number of Cuvées and from
a number of estate owned single vineyards. We've chosen the Mount
Jefferson Cuvée from an exciting range of wines, as it already offers
up complex, rich, smoky, cherry fruit.
Bin 464 - Chateau Cantermerle 1997 5er Cru
Classé, Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France £52.50
The history of Chateau Cantermerle can be traced back to the middle
ages, when the Chateau was part of a line of fortifications built
to protect the Gironde Estuary from bandits. In 1855 it had the
honour of being the final growth mentioned in the classification
of Bordeaux Chateau. Cantermerle is a fifth growth, making wines
of perhaps third growth standard. The eighty-seven hectares of vineyards
are made up of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot,
and 5% Canernet Franc. The wine sees a year or so in oak with 40%
new oak. 1997 is a softer, more forward vintage providing great
drinking now. It has a more open nose with smoky, leafy fruit, and
a supple ripe palate.
Hotel of the
Year 2004. White Rose Outstanding Customer Service Award 2006.
With 4 AA Red Stars and 3 AA Rosettes, Swinton Park is one of the highest rated hotels in Yorkshire and Cumbria