Vintages may be subject to change. V.A.T. included at current rate. Vintage 75cl Bottle.
The Mermaid Inn
Mermaid Street, Rye
Wine List
2025
Local Sparkling
The award-winning Plumpton Estate sparkling and still wines are produced by our enthusiastic and talented students, working alongside a team of vine growing and winemaking experts.
Chapel Down is proud to be England’s largest wine producer and is changing the way the world thinks about English wine. Located only a few miles away, they work alongside iconic British institutions such as The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race and have recently become the official sparkling wine sponsor of the English Cricket Team. Chapel Down are passionate about sustainability, with renewable electricity used for all sites and the re-use of grape skins sent for anaerobic digestion to produce renewable energy.
Charles Palmer Vineyards is a family run, 45 acre wine estate in Winchelsea (4 miles from the Mermaid Inn). The estate’s vineyards benefit from an ideal climate for vines, with its close proximity to the sea, south facing slope, and its terroir in particular. The lowest part of the vineyard is a mere 5 metres from sea level and sits above a bed of Kimmeridgian clay similar to the Grand Crus of Burgundy.
Kent and Sussex
1. Plumpton Estate Classic Cuvee 125ml 9.50 £45.00
Delightful floral and brioche notes combine with zesty citrus fruit, honeysuckle and elderflower. It is
delicate and well balanced, finishing with a soft fresh hint of sweetness.
2. Plumpton Estate Cuvee Rosé Sparkling 125ml 9.50 £45.00
Dry and youthful with a fine and creamy persistent mousse. This wine has an appealing salmon pink blush hue and displays delicate cherry and green apple fruit with floral hints well balanced with a soft yeasty body.
3. Charles Palmer Special Reserve 2019 Sparkling £45.00
This Blanc de Noir has been made using 100% Pinot Noir grapes. It has savoury aromas with hints of pine and manuka honey. On the palate it has notes of cantaloupe, truffle with a zesty finish. It has spent 3 years on lees.
4. Chapel Down Brut NV £49.00
A great example of a classic English sparkling wine. An elegant English sparkling wine with aromas of red apple, lemongrass and freshly baked bread together with hints of strawberry and quince on the palate and fine persistent bubbles.
Local Still
5. Bacchus, Chapel Down . Kent £37.50
This complex Bacchus marries classic elderflower and gooseberry with savoury notes of white pepper and citrus undertones.
6. Bolney Pinot Noir. Haywards Heath £44.00
Cool climate Pinot Noir at its best. Soft red fruit aromas with ripe, cherry flavours and incredible balance.A lingering and complex finish.
7. Chapel Down Flint Dry. Tenterden £37.50
Grapefruit, gooseberry, passion fruit and floral notes on the nose with tropical fruits, nettles and crunchy acid on the palate.
Champagne
8. Champagne De Saint-Gall Premier Cru 125ml 9.50 £48.00
An excellent NV Champagne, the perfect balance of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. This is elegant and refined with lively aromatics of white fruits, preserved lemons and a touch of red berries.
9. Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial N/V £58.50
Still the best selling Non-Vintage Champagne in the UK, this classic blend boasts notes of green apple and citrus fruits. (VE)
10. Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial N/V Magnum £125.00
Still the best selling Non-Vintage Champagne in the UK, this classic blend boasts notes of green apple and citrus fruits.
11. Veuve Clicquot N/V Brut £68.50
A world famous Champagne, rich and creamy in style, with an explosion of citrus fruit and a delightful yeasty toastiness.
12. Laurent Perrier Rosé £85.00
This iconic rosé Champagne has great depth and freshness with hints of fresh strawberries, raspberries and wild cherries.
13. Dom Perignon £255.00
Stylish and seductive, open and expressive with delicate ripe stone fruit, floral touches and minerality. Beautifully palate, with hints of honey leading to a polished finish and a touch of crisp grapefruit. Complete and harmonious with an irresistible vibrancy and energy.
14. Louis Roederer Cristal £300
This famous Champagne is only produced in very small parcels. Superb and singular example of a Prestige Champagne.
Sparkling Wine
15. Prosecco Pirani. Veneto Italy £29.50
A pale straw yellow with biscuity nuances on the nose give way to a harmonious palate of mature apple and honeydew melon, very refreshing.
16. Crémant de Bourgogne, Leonce Bocquet France £35.00
Produced in Burgundy, this sparkling wine is very expressive with both fresh and dried fruit flavours, sweet pastry and zesty citrus.
White Wine
Light & Elegant
175ml 250 ml Btl
34. Vinho Verde, Janelas Antigas. Minho Portugal £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
By blending four of the most famous grape varieties of the region, a fresh and fruity wine with a great balance of flavour and acidity is produced.
33. Pinot Grigio, I Castelli. Delle Venezie Italy £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
Straw in colour with delicate aromatic notes, the palate is fruity and fresh with some minerality and a rounded texture.
17. Sauvignon Blanc, Patriarche Père et Fils. Southern France £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
Intense aromas of grapefruit and lime on the nose carry through to a refined and elegant palate of citrus and gooseberry fruit with a rich and expressive personality.
18. Picpoul De Pinet, Domaine Foncastel. Languedoc France 7.50 £9.75 £28.50
Crisp and dry on the palate with additional notes of peach and melon, there is a backbone of intense minerality and a zippy, clean acidity that work together to deliver a long refreshing finish.
Fruit Driven & Aromatic
20. Riesling, Dr Loosen. Mosel Germany £34.00
Semi-sweet, fresh and light with the classic Mosel raciness, it shows citrus fruits such as grapefruit and lime with mineral notes and a touch of spritz on the finish.
19. Assyrtiko, Gikas Winery. Attica Greece £36.00
Crisp mineral and citrus, with light apple and pear, incisive, finishing with white flowers, fresh apple, pear and intense lemon, wet stone.
48. Sauvignon Blanc, Waddling Duck. Marlborough NZ £9.00 £12.50 £37.50
Youthful and very approachable with a nose of intense, fresh gooseberry fruit. The palate is dry and full of white peach and passion fruit flavour.
40. Albarino, Gotas del Mar. Rias Baixas. Spain £9.25 £13.00 £39.00
Delicate aromas of freshly cut grass and blackcurrant leaf follow through to a crisp and refreshing palate of citrus flavours and green apple.
21. Sancerre, Le Chateau ‘Les Roches Blanches’. Loire France £48.00
A pale yellow with green hues and aromas of white flowers and citrus fruit develop in to a lively palate of crisp citrus fruit and flinty wet stone.
Rich and Indulgent
43. Chardonnay Reserva, Alma de Chile. Maule Valley Chile £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
Elegant and complex Chardonnay with round peachy fruit, notes of honey and butterscotch and a soft creamy finish, medium toast French oak adds a touch of class. SWA Commended.
22. Chablis J Moreau Et Fils. Burgundy France £55.00
Light gold colour with green hues. Fresh, lively and mineral, with intense aromas of fruits, flowers, and subtle spice. Dry with a perfect finish.
23. Meursault , Patriarche Pere et Fils. Burgundy France £90.00
A distinct and fresh nose of lemon and acacia honey lead in to a palate with plenty of finesse, ripe citrus fruit and unctuous exotic fruit balanced by a hint of toasty oak.
Red Wine
Fruit Driven
175ml 250 ml Btl
49. Pinot Noir, Cramele Recas. Romania £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
Complex aromas of black cherry, raspberry and cinnamon. Medium bodied with dried fruit notes that combine with fresh red berries and sweet spice on the palate. (VE)
36. Chianti, Sant’Ilario. Tuscany Italy £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
Characteristic scents of violet, small red fruit and subtle spices. Full, well-structured and conveys all the character of the Sangiovese grape.
42 .Recantos de Lisboa Reserva. Lisboa Portugal £30.00
This Reserva red wine has a wonderful nose, harmoniously blended on the palate. Intense red fruits are accompanied by delicate spice aromas. It is soft but full-bodied, with a persistent finish.
26. Fleurie, Domaine Presle Mommessin. Beaujolais France £42.00
A garnet colour with aromas of violets and roses lead into an elegant and feminine palate of delicate raspberry and strawberry fruit.
Bold and Big in Character
24. Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon, Dulong. Bordeaux France £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
This Medoc displays a well-structured firmness from the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. A popular wine from this well-established house.
45. Shiraz, Writer’s Block. Western Cape South Africa £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
An upfront black cherry and plum bouquet is complimented with peppery flavours on the palate. Soft tannins ensure a lingering, smooth finish. Ideal choice for steak and venison.
47. Syrah, Passi Neri, Andreas Mazzei. Sicily Italy £32.00
A soft and fleshy shiraz boasting a lively palate of juicy red berry fruits, plum and spice, along with subtle chocolate and savoury characters from the oak maturation.
37. Barbera Appassimento, Villa Pani. Piedmonte Italy £34.00
Ruby red in colour, this wine has aromas of ripe red berry fruit, vanilla and almonds. Rounded, full bodied and smooth on the palate, there are more flavours of ripe berry fruit but with a lovely bright freshness.
50. Organic Malbec, La Piedra Negra. Uco Valley Argentina £9.00 £12.50 £36.00
A mix of plum, raspberry and blackberry, medium-bodied, yet soft and silky with seductive tannins. The purity of this wine is a natural acidity which complements the fruits in a great, lengthy finish.
25. Saint Emilion Reserve, Dulong, Bordeaux. Bordeaux France £39.00
Round and supple attack on the palate. Great, rich and fleshy structure. Notes of liquorice, red and black fruits aromas at the end. Rich, Complex and Aged
41. Rioja Crianza, Miriano Bodegas Medrano. Rioja Spain £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
14 months of ageing in both American and French oak barrels give complexity and structure to this classic Crianza wine. Cherry red in colour with flavours of red fruit and liquorice.
27. Crozes-Hermitage, Héritiers Chéron-Misset. Rhone France £47.50
Rich flavours of pepper, eucalyptus and dark berries. A well-structured wine with soft tannins and a good finish.
30. Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Nudant. Burgundy France £82.00
Notes of bramble and blackberry with both red and dark cherries. The staggering complexity with white pepper, wet forest floor, sauteed mushrooms and the warm cinnamon bark from the oak marry impeccably.
28. Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Chateau Beauchene. Rhone France £57.50
A flagship wine with a firm structure and full, rich flavours and harmonious tannins. 65% Grenache, 25% Syrah and 10% Mourvedre.
38. Barolo, Manfredi. Piedmonte Italy £59.00
With Ancient and noble origins and aged in Solvenian Barrels. Its deep in colour with aromas of violet and spice develop in to a full-bodied palate of damson fruit and sun-kissed blackcurrant.
29. Lalande de Pomerol, Chateau Perron. Bordeaux. France £65.00
Garnet- red with aromas of sour cherry and spice give way to a velvety textured palate exuding beautifully ripe red berry and sous bois flavour.
31. Chateau d’ Angludet, Cru Bourgeois Margaux. Bordeaux France £89.00
Blackberries and freshly ground spice evolve in to a beautifully restrained chewy palate of bramble fruit with a creamy elegance from this sensational vintage.
Rosé
175ml 250 ml Btl
32. Côtes de Provence Rosé, Marius Peyol. Provence France £30.00
Fruity and fresh with a very pleasant mouth feel. A gorgeous rosé laden by red fruit and hints of delicate spices. Rich in flavour with an elegant and harmonious after taste.
39. Pinot Grigio Rosato, I Castelli. Venezie Italy £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
Slightly mineral, soft and persistent with fruity notes and light aromatics
44. Sauvignon Blanc Rosé, Writer’s Block. Western Cape South Africa £7.50 £9.75 £28.50
A refreshing wine bursting with a bouquet of pineapple and tropical fruit salad flavours. Subtle hints of freshly picked strawberries takes you on an interesting tasting journey whilst the typical finish of gooseberry and lime zest lingers on your palate to remind you of your favourite Sauvignon Blanc
Half Bottles
51. Maison Louis Latour, Pinot Noir. Bourgogne France £19.75
Dark ruby colour , with aromas of black fruits, myrtle, rose and cocoa.
52. Barolo, Vite Colte Paesi. Tuscany Italy £25.00
Characteristic scents of violet, small red fruit and subtle spices. Full, well-structured and conveys all the character of the Sangiovese grape.
58. Chianti Classico, Sant’Ilario. Tuscany Italy
A sense of violet, small red fruit and subtle spices. £18.00
53. Chablis J Moreau Et Fils. Burgundy France £27.50
Lemons and limes with white peach and yellow fruit lead in to a round and greedy palate with a sublime and cleansing minerality.
54. Sancerre La Perriere. Loire France £29.50
Bright appearance and well-balanced flavours of white flowers, peach and acacia with an underlying streak of cleansing minerality from well-established vineyards.
55. Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial N/V. Champagne France £37.50
Still the best selling Non-Vintage Champagne in the UK, this classic blend boasts notes of green apple and citrus fruits. (VE)
Dessert Wine
56. Sauternes Maison Sichel. 37.5cl. Bordeaux France £27.50
A concentrated, luscious dessert wine showing intense flavours of caramelized fruits, pear, melon and almond, rounded and balanced by good acidity.
57. Tokaji, Disznoko. Late Harvest, 37.2cl Hungary £45.00
Aged in oak barrels, a silky and fruit driven wine with delightful acidity.
125ml available on request. Prices Inclusive of VAT
Vintages maybe subject to change