Dinners
Join us for one of our fine dining evenings. A perfect way to find out more about a specific wine region or style, or to simply relax over a more leisurely affair absorbing the knowledge of your expert host over several courses of the finest food and wine.
Food will be prepared in-house by our fantastic team, with Head Chef Stewart Turner at the helm; while our range of wine specialists will guide you through the glass in your hand.
When is a wine ready to drink?
We provide drinking windows for all our wines. Alongside the drinking windows there is a bottle icon and a maturity stage. Bear in mind that the best time to drink a wine does also depend on your taste.
Not ready
These wines are very young. Whilst they're likely to have lots of intense flavours, their acidity or tannins may make them feel austere. Although it isn't "wrong" to drink these wines now, you are likely to miss out on a lot of complexity by not waiting for them to mature.
Ready - youthful
These wines are likely to have plenty of fruit flavours still and, for red wines, the tannins may well be quite noticeable. For those who prefer younger, fruitier wines, or if serving alongside a robust meal, these will be very enjoyable. If you choose to hold onto these wines, the fruit flavours will evolve into more savoury complexity.
Ready - at best
These wines are likely to have a beautiful balance of fruit, spice and savoury flavours. The acidity and tannins will have softened somewhat, and the wines will show plenty of complexity. For many, this is seen as the ideal time to drink and enjoy these wines. If you choose to hold onto these wines, they will become more savoury but not necessarily more complex.
Ready - mature
These wines are likely to have plenty of complexity, but the fruit flavours will have been almost completely replaced by savoury and spice notes. These wines may have a beautiful texture at this stage of maturity. There is lots to enjoy when drinking wines at this stage. Most of these wines will hold in this window for a few years, though at the very end of this drinking window, wines start to lose complexity and decline.
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Description
Inspired by the freshest produce, our seasonal lunches and dinners are ingredient-led events that focus on one or two seasonal foods. For this special dinner, our Executive Chef, Stewart Turner, will devise a fantastic four-course menu focusing on the best of the game season. This will be carefully paired with a selection of exceptional wines chosen by your host. The grape varieties in focus will be those that are traditionally delicious when paired with game – Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo. Join us in our atmospheric 17th Century cellars for what promises to be a truly indulgent, gourmet dinner.
Wines to be tasted:
Apéritif: Champagne Leclerc Briant, Réserve, Brut, France
2019 Gusbourne Estate, Blanc de Noirs, Kent, England
2021 Bourogne Rouge, Benjamin Leroux, France
2021 Langhe Nebbiolo, Fogliati, Piedmont, Italy
2018 Racines, Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA
2018 Pommard, Les Rugiens-bas, 1er Cru, Domaine de Montille, Burgundy, France
2016 Barbaresco, Ovello, Riserva, Produttori del Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy from magnum
2012 Barolo, Vigna Rionda, Riserva, Massolino, Piedmont, Italy
1999 Tokaji Aszú, 5 Puttonyos, Oremus, Hungary
Dress code: smart casual
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