Score: 78/100

Cafe Nucleus

High Street, Chatham, UK

Verified · Sept 2026
42 wines analysed

TGWG's Verdict

The Good Wine Guide

“The Cafe Nucleus wine list shines with an exceptional focus on Kentish viticulture and refined English sparkling wines. Terrific single-vineyard expressions sit side-by-side with classical French benchmarks. Ordering the Balfour Sky's Chardonnay by the glass offers better per-ml value than buying the full bottle.”

🏆 Table Hero Pick
★ 4

Balfour Leslie's Reserve

Kent, England£50.00
✨ SavvySipper SpottedSmart Ordering Tips

Cheaper by the glass! Ordering 250ml glasses (£11.00) is 6% cheaper than buying the £35.00 bottle.

Priced close to shop price (est. £55 retail) — just a +27% markup compared to the usual 200%+ restaurant markup.

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Balfour Sky's Chardonnay

Kent, England

Glass:175ml £9.50(+16%)250ml £11.00(-6%)
Est. Vivino★4Top 6% Globally
Est. Markup+75%Retail £20
Bottle£35.00750ml Bottle
2

Biddenden Bacchus

Kent, England

Glass:175ml £9.00(+29%)250ml £10.50(+5%)
Est. Vivino★3.9Highly Rated
Est. Markup+88%Retail £16
Bottle£30.00750ml Bottle
3

Biddenden Gribble Bridge Ortega

Kent, England

Est. Vivino★3.9Highly Rated
Est. Markup+100%Retail £15
Bottle£30.00750ml Bottle
4

Sancerre Traditional

Sancerre, Loire, France

Est. Vivino★4Top 6% Globally
Est. Markup+122%Retail £18
Bottle£40.00750ml Bottle
5

Balfour Liberty's Bacchus

Kent, England

Est. Vivino★3.9Highly Rated
Est. Markup+133%Retail £15
Bottle£35.00750ml Bottle
6

Kit's Coty Bacchus 2017

Kent, England

Est. Vivino★4.1Top 6% Globally
Est. Markup+148%Retail £25
Bottle£62.00750ml Bottle
7

Chapel Down Flint Dry

Kent, England

Est. Vivino★3.8Highly Rated
Est. Markup+150%Retail £12
Bottle£30.00750ml Bottle
8

Chapel Down Bacchus

Kent, England

Est. Vivino★3.9Highly Rated
Est. Markup+150%Retail £14
Bottle£35.00750ml Bottle
9

Yelands L5 Single Block Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough, New Zealand

Glass:175ml £13.50(+52%)250ml £14.50(+14%)
Est. Vivino★4.1Top 6% Globally
Est. Markup+153%Retail £15
Bottle£38.00750ml Bottle
10

Les Mougeottes Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay

Languedoc, France

Glass:175ml £8.50(+40%)250ml £9.50(+10%)
Est. Vivino★3.8Highly Rated
Est. Markup+174%Retail £10
Bottle£26.00750ml Bottle
78/ 100
MARGIN21 / 25
CROWD SCORE19 / 25
GLASS TAX12 / 25
DISCOVERY25 / 25
Avg Markup+135%
Avg Vivino★ 3.9
Avg Glass Tax+26%

Raw Averages Extracted:

  • Menu Average Mark-up: 135% (Lose 1 pt for every 10% above 100% across the menu)
  • Menu Average Crowd Score: 3.9 (Lose 1 pt for every 0.1 decrease below 4.5 across the menu)
  • Menu Average Glass Tax: 26%(Drops 1 pt for every 2% of glass tax applied. Benchmarked exclusively on the standard 175ml pour.)
  • Menu Discovery: 25 / 25 (AI extracted: 42 bottles (5 pts — 1 pt per 5 bottles), 27 grapes (10 pts — 1 pt per 1.5 grapes), and 16 regions (10 pts — 1 pt per region))

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