The Blue Lion

Wine

The Blue Lion owner, Paul Klein personally selects each of our fine wines

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From the foothills of the Austrian Alps to the classic Loire Valley, we’ve got the perfect accompaniment to any meal or just as a celebratory treat. We’re proud of our vast selection of wines, many of which you’ll have heard, some of which you won’t! Pop in for a glass, maybe two or a bottle - it’s good to share!

Paul’s ability to uncover wines that have taste, character and value to sit alongside our diverse seasonal menu provides an enjoyable dining experience. In addition, our bar offers a wide selection of drinks, including gins, local Yorkshire real ale, sherry and port, distilled whiskey and brandy and non-alcoholic beverages.

If wine is your dining highlight, then check out our sample wine list and discover Paul’s personal favourite here.

*Prices are correct at the time of publication

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Bin	Vintage			Bottle	50 cl Carafe	175ml Glass
1	2018	White	Blue Lion House White Gassac Classic Blanc, Vin de Pays de L'Herault, France A very attractive fresh, clean and light style, produced at the family owned Mas de Daumas Gassac Estate. (12%)	25.50	16.95	6.50
2	2017	White	Gewurtztraminer, Caves de Turkheim, Alsace, France A fruit driven wine, with lots of concentrated ripe spicy flavours. A well balanced rich white. (13%)	35.00	23.25	8.75
3	2018	White	Sauvignon Blanc, Taringi, Marlborough, New Zealand Delicious ripe fruit, with a clean crisp style. Classic Marlborough Sauvignon (12.5%)	31.00	20.50	7.75
4	2017	White	Picpoul de Pinet, Villa des Croix, Coteaux Languedoc, France The classical white of the south of France. Fruit driven, well balanced and delicious (12.5%)	31.00	20.50	7.75
5	2018	White	Pinot Grigio, Principato, Veneto, Italy Light gentle flavours, a good example of this popular grape (12%)	27.95	18.50	7.00
6	2017	White	Macon-Solutre-Pouilly, Domaine de la Chapelle, France Outstanding quality white Burgundy from this famous high quality region. Great weight and balance. Superb! (13%)	41.00	27.25	10.25
13	2018	Rose	Guilhem Rose, Moulin de Gassac, Languedoc, France A very attractive, pale coloured and delicious rose from rose wines homeland in the south of France (12%)	28.95	19.25	7.25
7	2017	Red	Blue Lion House Red Gassac Classic Rouge, Vin de Pays de L'Herault, Languedoc, France Soft ripe fruit, a medium bodied style. As with the white, produced by the Ouibert family at Mas de Daumas Gassac (12%)	25.50	16.95	6.50
8	2016	Red	Merlot, Karu Estate, Central Valley, Chile Fresh and intense with raspberry and cherry aromas and a well balanced finish (13%)	27.95	18.50	7.00
9	2017	Red	Negroamaro Salento, Leone Castris, Puglia, Italy Deep red with an intense nose of blackberry and plum. Warm velvety and moorish. (I 3.5%)	31.00	20.50	7.75
10	2017	Red	Pinot Noir 'Les Grandes Cotes' Villa des Croix , Languedoc,France A full flavoured very well made Pinot Nair in an old fashioned Burgundy style. (12.5%)	31.00	20.50	7.75
11	2017	Red	Kaiken Malbec Reserva, Mendoza, Argentina One of the world's finest Ma/bees. Displays mature red fruits, complexity and mature silky tannins. (14%)	31.50	21.00	8.00
12	2016	Red	Blue Lion House Claret Chateau Ballan-Larquette, Bordeaux Superieur, France A very attractive ruby red claret with very good fruit and an easy drinking style. (13%)	35.00	23.25	8.75

Bin	Vintage			Bottle
110	2016	White	Gavi di Gavi, Tenuta Santa Seraffa, Piedmont, Italy The Estate was originally founded in the 13th Century by the local monks, offering a destination for pilgrims. The Rusca family took control in the 1970's. The now produce this very fine Gavi di Gavi with fresh fruit and good minerality. (12%)	40.00
111	2016	White	Sancerre “Le Mont Dames', Henri Bourgeois, Loire, France Produced from one of the very best vineyard sites in Sancerre. The Sauvignon Blanc grown here is concentrated and well-balanced with fantastic richness that is perfect when enjoyed with seafood (13%)	65.00
108	2015	White	Pinot Gris, Ata Mara, Central Otago, New Zealand South Africa Central Otago produces some of New Zealand's finest wines because of its harsh, cool climate. This Pinot Gris offers real finesse and structure with flavours of baked apple, orange peel and spice. (14.5%)	39.00
112	2016	White	Albariño, Pazo de Lusco, Rias Baixas, Spain Lusco means sunset in the local Galician dialect, Lusco is a vibrant, bright and full bodied Albariño. It has a powerful nose with aromas of fresh herbs, tropical fruits and floral tones. Fresh and complex on the palate, the wine is unctuous. soft and refined.	35.00
113	2017	White	Gruner Veltliner, Sepp Moser, Austria The great dry, aromatic style of Austria shines through in this wine. The dryness shows the acidity and stone fruit character to its best potential. (13%)
Bin	Vintage			Bottle
114	2014	Red	Morellino di Scansano Riserva, Elizabeta Gippetti, Tuscany, Italy Morellino is the name for Sangiovese in the extreme south of Tuscany, near to the coast. Aged in oak with fantastic complexity. (13.5%)	47.00
115	2013	Red	Chateau Senejac, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, France One of the greatest Cru Bourgeois estates. A vintage made for drinking young, with a good structure and fruity palate. (13%)	50.00
116	2016	Red	Maranges 1er Cru 'Clos des Loyeres', Chateau Charriere, Burgundy, France 60.00 From the very south of the Côtes de Beaune in the heart of Burgundy, offering wine of a little more body and fruit but with an interesting minerality of flavor. (13%)	60.00
117	2013	Red	Chateau La Croix des Moines, Lalande de Pomerol Blackcurrant and liquorice flavour with lots of ripe freshness and structure that has softened to drink fantastically well now. 13%	49.50
118	2009	Red	Vina Arana Reserva, Rioja, Spain Produced from the younger vines that will go on to produce the grapes for the 904 Gran Reserva. (13.5%)	59.00
119	2013	Red	Pinot Noir, Ata Mara, Central Otago, New Zealand Real concentration of fruit that can only be achieved in the cool climate of the very south of New Zealand. Black cherry and plum accompanied by liquorice and a hint of vanilla spice.	52.00
Bin	Vintage			Bottle
109	2017	Rosé	Whispering Angel, Chateau d'Esclans, Provence, France The wine that is really showing how great rose can be. Really Good. (13%)	55.00
Bin	Vintage			Bottle
18	NV	Champagne	Nuits Blanches, Meteyer Pere et Fils, Champagne Made from 100% Chardonnay with elegant and fine bubbles. Fresh with a great citrus flavor and richness of brioche. (12%)	70.00

Bin	1
Vintage	2018
Colour	White
	Blue Lion House White Gassac Classic Blanc, Vin de Pays de L'Herault, France *A very attractive fresh, clean and light style, produced at the family owned Mas de Daumas Gassac Estate. (12%)*
Bottle	25.50
Carafe	16.95
17ml Glass	6.50
Bin	2
Vintage	2017
Colour	White
	Gewurtztraminer, Caves de Turkheim, Alsace, France A fruit driven wine, with lots of concentrated ripe spicy flavours. A well balanced rich white. (13%)
Bottle	35.00
Carafe	23.25
175ml Glass	8.75
Bin	3
Vintage	2018
Colour	White
	Sauvignon Blanc, Taringi, Marlborough, New Zealand Delicious ripe fruit, with a clean crisp style. Classic Marlborough Sauvignon (12.5%)
Bottle	31.00
Carafe	20.50
175ml Glass	7.75
Bin	4
Vintage	2017
Colour	White
	Picpoul de Pinet, Le Jade, Coteaux Languedoc, France The classical white of the south of France. Fruit driven, well balanced and delicious (12.5%)
Bottle	31.00
Carafe	20.50
175ml Glass	7.75
Bin	5
Vintage	2018
Colour	White
	Pinot Grigio, Principato, Veneto, Italy Light gentle flavours, a good example of this popular grape (12%)
Bottle	27.95
Carafe	18.50
175ml Glass	7.00
Bin	6
Vintage	2017
Colour	White
	Macon-Solutre-Pouilly, Domaine de la Chapelle, France Outstanding quality white Burgundy from this famous high quality region. Great weight and balance. Superb! (13%)
Bottle	41.00
Carafe	27.25
175ml Glass	10.25

Bin	7
Vintage	2017
Colour	Red
	Blue Lion House Red Gassac Classic Rouge, Vin de Pays de L'Herault, Languedoc, France Soft ripe fruit, a medium bodied style. As with the white, produced by the Ouibert family at Mas de Daumas Gassac (12%)
Bottle	25.50
Carafe	16.95
175ml Glass	6.50
Bin	8
Vintage	2016
Colour	Red
	Merlot, Kara Estate, Central Valley, Chile Fresh and intense with raspberry and cherry aromas and a well balancedfinish (13%)
Bottle	27.95
Carafe	18.50
175ml Glass	7.00
Bin	9
Vintage	2017
Colour	Red
	Negroamaro Salento, Leone Castris, Puglia, Italy Deep red with an intense nose of blackberry and plum. Warm velvety and moorish. (I 3.5%)
Bottle	31.00
Carafe	20.50
175ml Glass	7.75
Bin	10
Vintage	2017
Colour	Red
	Pinot Noir 'Les Grandes Cotes' Villa des Croix , Languedoc,France A full flavoured very well made Pinot Nair in an old fashioned Burgundy style. (12.5%)
Bottle	31.00
Carafe	20.50
175ml Glass	7.75
Bin	11
Vintage	2017
Colour	Red
	Kaiken Malbec Reserva, Mendoza, Argentina One of the world's finest Ma/bees. Displays mature red fruits, complexity and mature silky tannins. (14%)
Bottle	31.50
Carafe	21.00
175ml Glass	8.00
Bin	12
Vintage	2016
Colour	Red
	Blue Lion House Claret Chateau Ballan-Larquette, Bordeaux Superieur, France A very attractive ruby red claret with very good fruit and an easy drinking style. (13%)
Bottle	35.00
Carafe	23.25
175ml Glass	8.75

Bin	110
Vintage	2016
Colour	White
	Gavi di Gavi, Tenuta Santa Seraffa, Piedmont, Italy The Estate was originally founded in the 13th Century by the local monks, offering a destination for pilgrims. The Rusca family took control in the 1970's. The now produce this very fine Gavi di Gavi with fresh fruit and good minerality. (12%)
Bottle	35.00
Bin	111
Vintage	2016
Colour	White
	Sancerre “Le Mont Dames', Henri Bourgeois, Loire, France Produced from one of the very best vineyard sites in Sancerre. The Sauvignon Blanc grown here is concentrated and well-balanced with fantastic richness that is perfect when enjoyed with seafood (13%)
Bottle	60.00
Bin	108
Vintage	2015
Colour	White
	Pinot Gris, Ata Mara, Central Otago, New Zealand South Africa Central Otago produces some of New Zealand's finest wines because of its harsh, cool climate. This Pinot Gris offers real finesse and structure with flavours of baked apple, orange peel and spice. (14.5%)
Bottle	34.00
Bin	112
Vintage	2016
Colour	White
	Albariño, Pazo de Lusco, Rias Baixas, Spain Lusco means sunset in the local Galician dialect, Lusco is a vibrant, bright and full bodied Albariño. It has a powerful nose with aromas of fresh herbs, tropical fruits and floral tones. Fresh and complex on the palate, the wine is unctuous. soft and refined.
Bottle	31.50
Bin	113
Vintage	2017
Colour	White
	Gruner Veltliner, Sepp Moser, Austria The great dry, aromatic style of Austria shines through in this wine. The dryness shows the acidity and stone fruit character to its best potential. (13%)
Bin	114
Vintage	2014
Colour	Red
	Morellino di Scansano Riserva, Elizabeta Gippetti, Tuscany, Italy Morellino is the name for Sangiovese in the extreme south of Tuscany, near to the coast. Aged in oak with fantastic complexity. (13.5%)
Bottle	42.00
Bin	115
Vintage	2013
Colour	Red
	Chateau Senejac, Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, France One of the greatest Cru Bourgeois estates. A vintage made for drinking young, with a good structure and fruity palate. (13%)
Bottle	47.50
Bin	116
Vintage	2016
Colour	Red
	Maranges 1er Cru 'Clos des Loyeres', Chateau Charriere, Burgundy, France 60.00 From the very south of the Côtes de Beaune in the heart of Burgundy, offering wine of a little more body and fruit but with an interesting minerality of flavor. (13%)
Bottle	60.00
Bin	117
Vintage	2013
Colour	Red
	Persia Rouge, Domaine de Fondreche, Cotes de Ventoux The headline wine, made using old vines from the best terroirs of the Domaine. Opulent and smooth with a good tannic backbone mellowed by ripe fruits on the palate. (14%)
Bottle	42.00
Bin	118
Vintage	2009
Colour	Red
	Vina Arana Reserva, Rioja, Spain Produced from the younger vines that will go on to produce the grapes for the 904 Gran Reserva. (13.5%)
Bottle	55.00
Bin	119
Vintage	2013
Colour	Red
	Pinot Noir, Ata Mara, Central Otago, New Zealand Real concentration of fruit that can only be achieved in the cool climate of the very south of New Zealand. Black cherry and plum accompanied by liquorice and a hint of vanilla spice.
Bottle	49.00
Bin	109
Vintage	2017
Colour	Rose
	Whispering Angel, Chateau d'Esclans, Provence, France The wine that is really showing how great rose can be. Really Good. (13%)
Bottle	47.50
Bin	18
Vintage	NV
Colour	Champagne
	Nuits Blanches, Meteyer Pere et Fils, Champagne Made from 100% Chardonnay with elegant and fine bubbles. Fresh with a great citrus flavor and richness of brioche. (12%)
Bottle	65.00

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