Catered Chalet Reserve Wine List

I believe the Pol Roger Brut Reserve to be the dark horse of the region. Though one of the best known producers it sits aside from the houses that look to marketing to tell their story, Pol Roger says all it needs to in the glass. Elegant and revealing on the nose with soft brioche, quince, stone fruit and citrus flowers, it's the palate that really makes this wine. The mouthfeel is textured, broad and yet fine and delicate, refreshing but still rich, powerful and subtly asks for your attention with baked quince, apricot and other levels of stone fruit and sweet spices like cardomom and anise. 

A champagne to offer quality at a great price point, Chamagne Larmigny is full of apple, citrus fruits and a generous mouthfeel, it's pinot meunier dominant and that brings to the wine an admirable level of complexity and texture. It's long and fine on the finish and is delicious as an aperitif.

Grown and produced near Chambery, a mere 2 hours away from Morzine, and made from the Jacquère grape which a speciality of the Savoie region. This is a tasty, fragrant white wine with delicate white florals, green apple, and some hazelnut character. Produced from fruit planted in the 1930's, this wine is a lovely alternative to a Pinot Grigio or Soave. It can be interesting and correct enough to demand your attention, yet equally drinkable.

From the Rias Baixas region of North Western Spain, the Albarino grape is seafoods very best friend. This take on the grape is little different from the norm, being off dry, with a little residual sugar left unfermented to give it some natural sweetness. Pulpy, apple, grapefruit and jasmine, this wine delivers with a spicy dish aswell as it's natural bedfellow, fish.

If you want to drink Sauvignon Blanc you need to be drinking it from this area of France. From a vineyard right next to Sancerre, this region in the centre of France lies on the banks of the Loire River, it's calcerous, chalky, limestone soils give the wines grown here a hot stone, mineral character on the palate and excellent depth if cultivated properly. The flavours being in the citrus, lemon, pink grapefruit vein, with that signature Sauvignon grassiness to the nose.

If you are looking for something with a bit of muscle and body, this Grenache from the Southern Rhone Valley will deliver. Though quite a pretty nose of white stone fruit, pear, apricot and florals, it's palate is quite weighty and bold. You'll appreciate this wine with many different main course options and it does appreciate being served with food and at just below room temperature.

Made from the Garganega grape, famous for Soave, though not in the Soave DOC. It speaks of the regaion howevern very floral, bright nose, instantly appealing. A textured, soft palate full of ripe citrus fruits and those white floral aromatics again. This wine is everything i love about Northern Italian whites, easy enough to drink without thinking, with plenty of character to appeal to those that want to dive into it, clean, delicious and great with a variety of dishes.

Pink wine needs to be 3 things, dry, delicious and balanced. This rose made from Grenache is bright with strawberry and red currant fruits, a textured palate that means you can pay attention to it, or guzzle on the balcony in the sun.

Delicate, light and speaking of the region, with an aromatic bouquet of red cherry, wild strawberry, and raspberry. Some earthy forest floor, spice, and a touch of minerality on the nose, offering complexity and depth, refined and poised on the palate is guided by juicy red fruit flavors, cranberry, red currant, and tart cherry, gentle acidity. Light-to-medium body allow nuanced layers of herbal nuance, subtle oak spice, and polished tannins to shine without weight.

While we don't often list wines from outside of Europe, this one had some real appeal at this level. Inviting aromatics of red cherry, raspberry, and cranberry, lifted by floral notes of violet and rose petal. Subtle spice and earth. Silky and approachable, the palate delivers luscious red fruit flavors, ripe strawberry and tart cherry, balanced by vibrant acidity. Gentle notes of pomegranate and a touch of blood orange add brightness, while hints of savory herbs, light cedar, 

A good Nebbiolo is among the finest of red wines. Reaching it's most ethereal heights in the regions of Barolo and Barbaresco, with vineyards handled by some of the worlds most revered producers gain cult status. This wine, labelled as generic Nebbiolo Langhe (Langhe being the name for the wider region), is actually from younger vines within the Barbaresco cru. Lip smackingly delicious tannins, fragrant red/purple summer fruits, dark cherry and summer herbs, though light in colour, it packs a punch on the palate. It's not a smooth crowd pleaser, but one that deserves a bit of attention in the glass and on the palate.

From the alpine slopes of the Aosta valley comes this aromatic red, fermented entirely in stainless steel from a blend of grapes, predominantly Barbera and Furmint. Les Cretes is one of Aosta's finest producers, the wine a clean, pure in variety and true to the high altitude origins. Lovely floral rose, raspberry and sour cherry on the nose, a might weight palate with some dark fruit showing, crisp acids and fine tannins.

Made from the Sangiovese grape, with a dash of Canaiolo and Colorino, this Chianti is organically produced, and has everything a wine bearing it's name should, in spades. The bright red cherry, tabacco leaf and dried oregano flavours on the nose, lead to darker damson fruits on the palate, with Sangiovese hallmark tannin structure, supple, crunchy and correct.

Brilliantly quaffable Syrah and Grenache blend. While many Cotes du Rhone can be quite limp, lacking depth and fruit ripeness, this is well structured, supple, full of dark fruit character and sweet spices, drinking more like a baby Chateauneuf than a typical Cotes du Rhone, which is certainly it's price point. Don't expect fireworks, but I do feel this wine over delivers.

A good opportunity for a wine with some bottle age at a good price, and perfect for lovers of traditional Rioja. A lifted and expressive bouquet of ripe red cherry, plum, and raspberry jam, layered with classic Crianza notes of vanilla, coconut, and sweet baking spice from American oak. Subtle undertones of dried herbs, tobacco leaf, and a touch of leather add Rioja typicity and complexity. Medium-bodied, the palate brings together juicy red fruit with warm oak influence. Flavours of red cherry, strawberry compote, and redcurrant mingle with hints of cinnamon, clove, and toasted oak. The texture is smooth, with supple tannins and lively acidity giving freshness and lift.

Deep garnet with a youthful purple rim, showing richness and density typical of the warm 2018 vintage. Aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, and ripe plum sit alongside more traditional Médoc notes of cedar, graphite, pencil shaving, and a touch of dried tobacco. Subtle hints of violet, sweet spice, and toasty oak emerge with air. With the classical structure Cissac is known for, but delivered with the plushness of the 2018 vintage. The palate opens with juicy black fruits—cassis and dark cherry—followed by firmer tones of liquorice, cedar, and earth. Tannins are fine, ripe, and well-integrated, offering grip without harshness. There is a refreshing line of acidity that keeps the wine lifted and balanced.

All wines are in stock and ready to be served, though some are in limited quantities.

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