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Wine List Confidential: Clipstone
A succinct list which manages to say a lot with little and has some intriguing bottles along with a generous wine on tap selection. Clipstone is a very welcome addition to Fitzrovia, finds Wine List Confidential.
Here, the menus for both food and wine are short and sweet, with a nice economy to them. One thing you’ll spot instantly when looking at the single-page wine list is its ‘On-Tap’ section.
Keg wine has come on great guns in the past year or two, such that suppliers like OW Loeb, Roberson and Bibendum can offer a good range of remarkably high-quality wines from talented winemakers.
The rest of the list makes short but compelling reading – surely the best kind. Equipos Navazos ‘I think’ Manzanilla stirs the appetite nicely. Otherwise you can choose from three or for of each colour from the ‘Traditional’ of the ‘A Bit Different’ sections.
Among the reds, Marcarini’s Langhe Nebbiolo is decent value for a major Piedmont name, at £48.
The team say the list is set to change as the restaurant ‘beds in’, but with the wine-focused team behind it, you can be sure that when it does, it’ll be no less appealing.
CURRENT POSITION ON WINE LIST CONFIDENTIAL: 44
CURRENT WINE LIST CONFIDENTIAL OVERALL SCORE: 91.4
Expert wine picks
• Feudo Antico, 2016, Pecorino, Abruzzo – Italy – White – £45
• Stella Bella, 2015, Chardonnay, Margaret River – USA – White – £58
• Eric Nicolas, 2014, ‘Rosiers’, Jasnieres – France – White – £60
• Naudin-Ferrand, 2014, ‘Orchis’, Beaune – France – Red – £70
• Ch. Milonblanc, 2014, Lussac-St-Émilion – France – Red – £56
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