RSJ's bargain wines for Christmas

RSJ's bargains: Discounted wines for Christmas
In conjunction with the RSJ's Christmas Wine Offer – see here, we have cut

Normal price   Discount price

 

Red wine
2015 Saumur Rouge, Domaine des Hauts de Sanziers           £9.50  £8.75 
A ripe and fruity Cabernet Franc from Dominique Tessier – this wine has an elegance and nice balance.

2014 Saumur Champigny Domaine de Nerleux                £10.85    £9.95 

Amélie & Régis Neau have made a delicious Champigny this year, full of ripe fruit and charm.

2015 Chinon, ‘Le Temps des Cerises’   Domaine Noblaie   £10.95    £10.15 

Jérôme Billard’s lovely Chinon is packed with ripe fruit - it has a glorious nose of violets and a lovely balance. Made organically.

2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Frédéric Mabileau    £11.50    £10.65
Easy drinking, fruity and with a nice concentration, Frédéric’s latest vintage is fantastic value.

2014 Anjou Villages ‘Croix de Mission’ Domaine des Rochelles  £13.25 £12.15 

Jean-Yves Lebreton & his son Jean-Hubert make terrific red wines and the 2014 made from Cabernet Sauvignon is full of ripe fruit with excellent  concentration and a good length.

2015 Sancerre Rouge ‘Les Pierris’    £13.95   £12.95
Delicious Pinot Noir from the Champault brothers with good balance and drinking really well.

2013  Bourgueil ‘Racines’    £14.50       £13.40
Frédéric Mabileau’s delicious 2013 is  ripe and elegant with an excellent balance. Made organically.

2014 Chinon ‘Pierre de Tuf’ Domaine de la Noblaie    £15.50  £14.35
Jérôme Billard’s top cuvée   is made from old vines first planted before the Second World War, is aged in oak for 12 months and has a richness and concentration with a very good length.


Dry white
2014 Saumur Blanc, Domaine des Hauts de Sanziers   £9.50  £8.75
Dominique Tessier’s lovely ripe Chenin Blanc has a good length and is most appealing.

2015 Touraine Sauvignon, ‘Le Clos’ Vincent Roussely   £9.75   £8.95
Organically grown from low yields, this lovely ripe Sauvignon has much more concentration than most from this appellation.

2015 Sauvignon Domaine de Bablut  Christophe Daviau   £10.65    £9.75
Christophe’s organically grown sauvignon is classy, elegant and beautifully balanced.

2014 Muscadet Sur Lie ‘Le Clos des Allées   £11.75  £10.50
Pierre Luneau’s ever popular wine from this special site is made from old vines and has a wonderful minerality with real ripeness and excellent balance.

2015 Vouvray Sec, Domaine Champalou     £12.95  £11.95  
Didier Champalou’s delicious dry Vouvray has lovely ripe fruit and great length.

2015 Quincy, Domaine des Ballandors    £13.50   £12.50
Jean Tatin’s wonderful dry zesty and beautifully balanced Sauvignon is now drinking superbly.

2015 Sancerre ‘Les Pierris’ Domaine Champault   £13.75     £12.75
This classic Sancerre from the Champault brothers has a lovely blackcurrant nose, ripe Sauvignon flavours and is beautifully balanced.

2015 Pouilly Fumé, Domaine Treuillet   £13.95      £12.95
Classic Pouilly Fumé from impressive young grower Sébastien Treuillet – lovely ripe flinty Sauvignon with great character.

2014 Petit Princé Chenin Blanc Dom. de Bablut    £14.50      £13.40
Christophe Daviau’s lovely Chenin Blanc is made organically and is bottled on the lees. It has a wonderful concentration and complexity.

2013 Savennières, Clos Grand Beaupréau    £19.95    £18.50
Claude Papin’s superb Savennières from this very special plot has wonderful honeyed fruit and an excellent balance along with a lovely minerality.

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27th October: Italian Sunday lunch with Ursula Ferrigno

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Ursula and her helpers

Italian Sunday lunch at RSJ

with Ursula Ferrigno

Sunday 27th October

[starts at 1.00pm]

‘The Italian Country Table’

£32.00

Passionate Italian cook and food author Ursula says:
“The aroma of good food for me is an instant rush of happy memories. Most of these dishes have been gathered from family & friends or just  sheer greediness on my part visiting countless trattorias on holiday or business trips”

Cream, of chick pea soup with wild mushrooms

Spinach Lasagne

Fillets of sole ina sweet & sour onion marinade

Braised fennel with lemon & chilli

Formaggio – specially selected cheese

Caramelised fig tart

We also have a few places available to learn from and assist Ursula in the kitchen  [£30.00]

For bookings please contact: 

Tom King

RSJ Restaurant

33 Coin Street

London  SE1 9NR

Tel: 020 7928 4554

E-mail: tom.king@rsj.uk.com

Happy New Year from the RSJ

 Seeing in the New Year – Scottish Highland style (above and below)

Happy New Year

from Nigel Wilkinson and all the RSJ staff 

Nos meilleurs voeux pour 2013 

 

RSJ Christmas Wine Offer 2012

The following wines are a special selection from the extensive RSJ Wine list and are offered at a discounted rate until the end of the year. We have already put together a number of ‘mixed cases’ but please feel free to mix your own cases if you prefer.

To order:  Tel 020 7928 4554                     e-mail tom.king@rsj.uk.com

RSJ 33 Coin Street London SE1 9NR

                A Box for Christmas Day  £56.00  

1 Bottle                 Cremant de Loire Brut, Domaine de Nerleux              

                                Delicious dry sparkling wine made in the traditional method

                                from Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay.

2 Bottles                2011 Touraine Sauvignon, Domaine du Clos Roussely

Stunning Sauvignon from a wonderful recent discovery,

Vincent Roussely.

2 Bottles                2011  Chinon, Domaine de la Noblaie

Lovely ripe and fruity with an excellent balance and flavour.

1 Bottle                 Taylors First Estate Port

            Ripe well structured port from this famous house.

                                The Prestige case [6 bottles]             £85.00

                                    [A stunning collection of our Vignerons top wines]

1 Bottle                 2003 Le L’d’Or Muscadet, Vieilles Vignes 

                                Pierre Luneau

1 Bottle                 2009  ‘Petit Princé’ Chenin Blanc

                                Christophe Daviau

1 Bottle                 2011 Bourgueil ‘ Racines’

                                Frederic Mabileau

1 Bottle                 2009 ‘Evanescence’Anjou Villages

                                Yves Guégniard

1 Bottle                 2009 Chinon, Vieilles Vignes

                        Baudry-Dutour

1 bottle                  2010 Coteaux du Layon ‘Les Rouannières’ [50cl]

                        Claude Papin

12 Bottles for the Festive Season  £ 125.00

2 Bottles                2011 Sancerre ‘Les Pierris’

                                Domaine Champault

2 Bottles                 2011 Château de la Roulerie, Chenin Sec

                                Philippe Germain

1 Bottle                 2008 Anjou Villages , ‘ Evanescence’

                                Yves Guegniard

2 Bottles                2011 Chinon, Domaine de la Noblaie

                                Jerome Billard                            

2 Bottles                2010 St Nicolas de Bourgueil ‘ Les Rouilleres’

                                Frederic Mabileau

2 Bottles                 Cremant de Loire Brut

                                Domaine de Nerleux

1 Bottle                 2011 Coteaux du Layon Domaine Ogereau

                                Vincent Ogereau

                        Champagne & Sparkling Wine

                                                                               Normal         Discount

Crémant de Loire Brut, Domaine de Nerleux                               £11.30               £10.40

Crémant de Loire Rose, Domaine de Nerleux                              £11.30               £10.40

Vouvray Brut, Domaine Champalou                                            £13.95                £12.75

Champagne J.P.Robert Brut                                                           £22.50                 £19.75

RED WINE

                                                                                                        Normal          Discount

2011 Saumur Rouge, Domaine des Hauts de Sanziers                £8.50                     £7.85

A ripe and fruity Cabernet Franc from Dominique Tessier – this

wine has an elegance and nice balance. [Gold medal Angers 2012]

 2011 Touraine Gamay, Domaine du Clos Roussely                   £8.70                     £7.95

Delicious fruity Gamay from low yields grown organically

by exciting young vigneron, Vincent Roussely.

2011Ch. de la Roulerie, Cabernet Franc                                     £9.75                       £8.95

Easy drinking, fruity and with a nice concentration, Philippe Germain’s

latest vintage is fantastic value.

2011 Chinon, Domaine de la Noblaie                                            £9.95                     £9.20

Jerome Billard’s lovely Chinon is packed with ripe fruit

- it has a glorious nose of violets and a lovely balance.

Made organically.

2011 Saumur Champigny Dom. des Roches Neuves                     £10.50                 £9.75

The highly regarded and recent French Wine maker of the year,

Thierry Germain has made a delicious

Champigny this year, full of ripe fruit and charm.

2010 ‘Les Rouillères’ St Nicolas de Bourgueil                               £11.15                £10.30

Frederic Mabileau’s delicious 2010 is rich ripe and elegant

with an excellent balance. Made organically.

2010 Sancerre Rouge ‘Les Pierris’                                                 £12.95   £11.95

Delicious Pinot Noir from the Champault brothers with good

balance and drinking really well.

2011  Bourgueil ‘Racines’                                                               £13.95    £12.95

Frédéric Mabileau is recognised by his peers as one of the finest vignerons

in the Loire valley and his 2011 Bourgueil, made from old vines, is

aged in large oak barrels for 11 months and has

 lovely ripe fruit and a very good length and concentration.

2009  Chinon ‘Vieilles Vignes’ Domaine de la Perriere                  £13.95               £12.95 

Christophe Baudry’s Chinon from old vines has a richness

and concentration with a very good length.

                              

2009  ‘Evanescence’  Anjou Villages                                               £15.85                 £14.65

Yves Guegniard has produced a wonderful wine made from

Cabernet Franc – it is aged for 18 months in oak barrels

and has has a lovely concentration of blackberry fruit and great length.

Sweet Wines

The following selection of sweet wines go extremely well with blue cheese, Foie Gras

and various fruit desserts – why not treat yourself to a bottle or two this Christmas?

2011  Coteaux du Layon, Domaine Ogereau                                £14.50                    £13.45

2010 Coteaux de Saumur, Domaine de Nerleux [50cl]                 £14.95                £13.85

2010 Coteaux du Layon ‘Les Rouannieres’ Claude Papin [50cl]  £18.25              £16.85

2008 Quarts de Chaume, Château Pierre Bise [50cl]                    £22.95                £21.25

DRY WHITE                                                                                                 Normal           Discount

                                                                                                                                                      

2011 Saumur Blanc, Domaine des Hauts de Sanziers                       £8.50                   £7.85

Dominique Tessier’s lovely ripe Chenin Blanc has a good length

and is most appealing.

2011 Touraine Sauvignon, Vincent Roussely                                     £8.70                  £7.95

Organically grown from low yields, this lovely ripe Sauvignon

has much more concentration than most from this appellation.

2010 Muscadet Sur Lie ‘Le Clos des Allées                                           £10.85            £9.95

Pierre Luneau’s stunning wine from this special site

is made from old vines and has a wonderful minerality

with real ripeness and excellent balance.

2011Château de la Roulerie,    Chenin Sec                                        £11.50              £10.65

Now in the hands of the dynamic Philippe Germain, this famous

old Anjou property has gone through a transformation. This superbly

balanced ripe fruity wine goes well with lightly spiced and oriental food

as well as traditional fish and white meat dishes.

2009  Petit Princé Chenin Blanc Dom. de Bablut,                             £11.95            £11.05

Christophe Daviau’s lovely Chenin Blanc is made organically and is

bottled on the lees. It has a wonderful concentration and complexity.

2010 Vouvray Sec, Domaine Champalou                                          £11.95               £11.05     

Didier Champalou’s delicious dry Vouvray has lovely ripe fruit

and great length.

2011 Quincy , Domaine des Ballandors                                             £12.20                £11.30

Jean Tatin’s delicious dry zesty and beautifully balanced 

 Sauvignon is now drinking superbly.

2011 Sancerre ‘Les Pierris’ Domaine Champault                           £12.75               £11.80

This classic Sancerre from the Champault brothers has a lovely

blackcurrant nose, ripe Sauvignon flavours and is beautifully balanced.

2011 Pouilly Fumé, Domaine Treuillet                                                £12.95            £11.95

Classic Pouilly Fume from impressive young grower

Sebastien Treuillet – lovely ripe flinty Sauvignon with great

character.

2010 Savennières, Clos de Coulaine                                                    £12.95              £11.95

Claude Papin’s superb Savennieres has wonderful honeyed fruit

and an excellent balance along with a lovely minerality.

Ajo Plunkett: head chef@RSJ

 

Ajo Plunkett

A few months ago Ajo Plunkett took over as head chef at the RSJ Restaurant from Alex Cano. Before coming to the RSJ Ajo worked for the ETM Group, who own 11 gastro pubs in the London area. The best known being The Gun in Canary Wharf and the Chiswell Dining Room. 

Here are some photos of Ajo and some of his team at work in the kitchen.

 Ajo preparing fish

Concentration!

 George Harvey: our long established pastry chef

 Zuku: the plongeur

RSJ Wine Offer July 2012

 RSJ Restaurant

   

We have put together a selection of wines ideal for current drinking this Summer  [Please feel free to mix cases]

                                                                List                             Offer

                                                                Price                          Price (bold)

WHITE

2011 Sauvignon, Domaine de Bablut   £8.95            £8.25

Lovely elegant Sauvignon from Christophe Daviau in Anjou. Made organically.

2010 Muscadet ‘Sur Lie’ Clos des Allées  £9.70        £8.95

Pierre Luneau has made a beautifully balanced fruity and mineral flavoured wine from this special vineyard of old vines. Gold medal winner [Nantes 2011]

2010 Château de la Roulerie, Chenin Sec  £11.50    £10.65

Stunning dry and beautifully balanced Chenin from Philippe Germain. Goes very well with oriental food.

2010 Reuilly, Les Lignis   £12.20     £11.20

Elegant stylish Sauvignon from the Tatin family. This beautifully balanced wine is most appealing.

2010 Sancerre ‘Les Pierris’  £12.50     £11.55

This classic Sancerre from the Champault brothers has a lovely blackcurrant nose, elegance

and wonderful balance.

2010 Savennières, Clos de Coulaine  £12.95    £11.95

Delightful full dry Chenin from Claude Papin with lots of ripe honeyed fruit – rich & complex.

SPARKLING

Crémant de Loire, Domaine de Nerleux  £11.30      £10.40

Regis Neau’s  ever popular, delicious dry sparkler is made from 70%Chenin Blanc & 30% Chardonnay and makes a wonderful aperitif!

Crémant de Loire Rosé, Domaine de Nerleux  £11.30  £10.40                                   

Lovely pink sparkler from Régis Neau

RED

2010 Touraine Gamay, Clos Roussely    £8.70     £7.95

Vincent Roussely’s organically made Gamay has lovely fruit with a good concentration and balance.

2010 Chinon Domaine de la Noblaie  £9.75   £8.95

Jérôme Billard’s lovely Chinon is packed with ripe fruit. It has a glorious nose of violets and has a lovely elegance and balance.

2010 Saumur Champigny, Domaine de Nerleux  £9.75   £8.95

The Neau’s ever popular fruity Champigny  is stylish and has a lovely elegance.

2010 St Nicolas de Bourgueil  ‘Les Rouillères     £11.20    £10.35

Frederic Mabileau’s delicious St Nicolas has had a great following for a number of years. Ripe, beautifully balanced and with a lovely concentration, this wine is made organically.

2009 Reuilly ‘ La Commanderie’  £12.20  £11.20

Made from 100% Pinot Noir, this is an elegant attractive and stylish wine from the Tatin family.

ROSE

2011 Rosé de Loire , Domaine Ogereau    £8.75     £8.10

Fragrant fruity nose with dry fresh finish from our old friend Vincent Ogereau.

2011 Chinon Rosé, Domaine de la Noblaie   £9.25   £8.55

Delicious dry rose from exciting new discovery, Jérôme Billard. It is packed with ripe fruit and has a lovely concentration.

E &OE

RSJ  33 Coin Street London SE1 9NR   

Tel: 020 7928 4554    E-mail: tom.king@rsj.uk.com

RSJ Wine Offer: April 2012

Jérôme Billard@Domaine de la Noblaie: June 2011

RSJ's exciting new Chinon listing – one of Chinon's leading young producers

Jérôme takes quality control very seriously! 

We have put together a selection of wines ideal for current drinking this Spring  [Please feel free to mix cases]

We include for the first time two wines from Chinon made by a very exciting young grower, Jerome Billard, Domaine de la Noblaie in Ligré, on the south bank of the Vienne.

                                                                    List                             Offer

                                                                    Price                          Price

WHITE

2010 Touraine Sauvignon, Clos Roussely        £8.70                     £7.95

Lovely fragrant fruity Sauvignon from Vincent Roussely,an outstanding young vigneron, whose wines have been received with great acclaim since we introduced them a couple of years ago.

2010 Muscadet ‘Sur Lie’ Clos des Allées           £9.70                      £8.95

Pierre Luneau has made a beautifully balanced fruity and mineral flavoured wine from this special vineyard of old vines. At recent tastings, people have been ‘blown away’ by the quality of Pierre ’s wines, completely laying to rest

their preconceived notions about Muscadet!

2009 Anjou Blanc ‘ Petit Princé’                      £10.65                      £11.25

Superb dry, honeyed and beautifully balanced Chenin.Organically produced by Christophe Daviau at the Domaine de Bablut. It has a wonderful concentration and complexity.

2010 Quincy , Domaine des Ballandors           £12.20                      £11.25

Award winning Sauvignon from Jean Tatin. This beautifully balanced wine continues to go from strength to strength.

2010 Sancerre ‘Les Pierris’                         £12.50                         £11.55

This classic Sancerre from the Champault brothers has a lovely blackcurrant nose, elegance and wonderful balance.

SPARKLING!

Crémant de Loire, Domaine de Nerleux        £11.30                         £10.40

Regis Neau’s ever popular, delicious dry sparkler is made from 70% Chenin Blanc & 30% Chardonnay and makes a wonderful aperitif!

Crémant de Loire Rosé, Domaine de Nerleux £11.30                      £10.40  Lovely pink sparkler from Régis Neau

RED

2010 Touraine Gamay, Clos Roussely            £8.70                           £7.95

Vincent Roussely’s organically made Gamay has lovely fruit with a good concentration and balance.

2010 Chinon Domaine de la Noblaie                £9.75                          £8.95

Jerome Billard’s lovely Chinon is packed with ripe fruit. It has a glorious nose of violets and has a lovely elegance and balance.

2010 Saumur Champigny, Domaine de Nerleux  £9.75                   £8.95

The Neau’s ever popular fruity Champigny is stylish and has a lovely elegance.

2010 St Nicolas de Bourgueil  ‘Les Rouillères   £11.20            £10.35

Frédéric Mabileau’s delicious St Nicolas has had a great following for a number of years. Ripe, beautifully balanced and with a lovely concentration, this wine is made organically.

2010 Sancerre Rouge ‘Les Pierris’                        £12.95               £11.95

Made from 100% Pinot Noir, this is an elegant attractive and stylish wine from the Champault brothers.

ROSÉ

2011 Chinon Rosé, Domaine de la Noblaie           £9.25               £8.55

Delicious dry rose from exciting new discovery,Jérome Billard. It is packed with ripe fruit and has a lovely concentration.

RSJ  33 Coin Street London SE1 9NR   

Tel: 020 7928 4554    E-mail: tom.king@rsj.uk.com