Hakkasan Dubai Wine. Har mony: The Tuesday Tasting

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Har mony: ‘The Tuesday Tasting’

Every week, Hakkasan’s wine team conducts a dedicated tasting session, trying out new wines with at least four different dishes from the menu: if a wine does not work with one dish – even if it is great with the others – it does not make the list.

All our wines (with the exception of the old vintages and fine wines) are continually tasted as the vintages change, to ensure that they complement our cuisine.

Ravi Mahabeer, Head Sommelier Devaraj Sharma, Sommelier

Hakkasan Dubai

Wine

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By glass, Carafe or Coravin 4-5

Magnums 6

Sake 7

Champagne & Sparkling 8

Signature wine 9

White Burgundy & Chardonnay 10 Sauvignon Blanc & Viognier 11

Riesling & Chenin Blanc 11

Other grapes 12

Red Burgundy & Pinot Noir 13

Italy 14

Bordeaux & Rhône 15

Spain & Portugal 16 Greece & Lebanon 16

New World 17-18

Rosé 19

Sweet and fortified 19 Journey: through the vineyard

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Sake by carafe

Sake by bottle and half bottle are available on page 5

Okunomatsu, Tokubetsu Junmai 15.6% Fukushima, Japan

Savoury and fragant; nut, fennel, peach /warm 150ml 143 720ml 650

Kanbara ‘Bride of the Fox', Junmai Ginjo 15.2% Niigata, Japan

Savoury and full-bodied; nut, honeydew, white chocolate /chilled 150ml 148 720ml 675

Gekkeikan ‘Fountain', Ginjo 15.5% Kyoto, Japan

Soft and elegant; pear, green apple, melon /chilled 300ml 280

White

2018 Viña Esmeralda, Torres 11.5% Penedès, Spain

Moscatel and Gewürztraminer; off dry and light-bodied; orange blossom, pear, apple jam Standard 61 Large 92 2018 Garganega-Pinot Grigio, Araldica 12.5% Venezia-Giulia, Italy

Blend of Garganega & Pinot Grigio; pure and fresh; lemon, apple, star fruit Standard 58 Large84 2018 Sauvignon Blanc, Circumstance 14.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa

100% Sauvignon Blanc; dry and fruity; gooseberry, citrus, passion fruit Standard 82 Large 123 2017 Chardonnay ‘Bourgogne', Louis Latour 13% Burgundy, France

100% Chardonnay; crisp and elegant; citrus, pear, white peach Standard 95 Large 142

Most coveted white

Special wines: limited availability. Kept fresh by Coravin

2017 Sancerre ‘Monts Damnés', Delaporte 13.5% Loire, France

100% Sauvignon Blanc; dry and intense; lime, flint, herbs 150ml 164 2017 Chardonnay, La Crema 13.5% Sonoma County, California

100% Chardonnay; vibrant and rich; white peach, yellow plum, oak 150ml 170 2016 Puligny-Montrachet ‘Vieilles Vignes', Vincent Girardin 13% Burgundy, France

100% Chardonnay; ripe and complex; dried almond, apple, vanilla pod 150ml 290

Wines and sakes are listed in order of body and flavour: from light to rich

Exploration: wine by the glass I

Classic or adventurous?

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Sparkling

NV Laurent-Perrier Brut 12% Champagne, France Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier; dry and crisp; citrus, white flower, peach 125ml 120bottle 695 NV Taittinger Prestige Rosé 12% Champagne, France

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; fruity and elegant; raspberry, cherry, grapefruit 125ml 165 bottle 950

Red

2018 Pinot Noir, Matua 13% Marlborough, New Zealand

100% Pinot Noir; light-bodied and round; cherry, raspberry, spice Standard 95 Large130

2018 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Emotivo 12% Abruzzo, Italy

100% Montepulciano; subtle and smooth; strawberry, cherry, plum Standard 58 Large 79

2017 Merlot ‘The Velvet Devil’, Charles Smith 13.5% Columbia Valley, Washington

100% Merlot; medium bodied and fruity; blackberry, plum, prune Standard 95 Large130

2018 Shiraz ‘Gnarly Dudes’, Two Hands 13.8% Barossa, Australia

100% Shiraz; full-bodied and intense; blackcurrant, black pepper, prune Standard 104 Large 156

Most coveted red

Special wines: limited availability. Kept fresh by Coravin

2017 Ca'Marcanda ‘Promis’, Gaja 14% Bolgheri, Italy

Merlot, Syrah and Sangiovese; rich and bold; black fruits, strawberry, mulberry 150ml190 2013 Château Batailley 13% Bordeaux, France

Cabernets, Merlot and Petit Verdot; rich and broad; blackcurrant, cassis, coffee 150ml300

Rosé

2018 Roumery Rosé, Château des Ferrages 12% Provence, France

Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah,; medium-bodied and crisp; strawberry, grapefruit, cherry Standard 80 Large 118

Wines are listed in order of body and flavour: from light to rich

Exploration: wine by the glass II

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Champagne

NV Billecart-Salmon, Brut Reserve 12% Champagne, France magnum 2850

White

2016 Gavi, Cossetti 13% Veneto, Italy magnum 1050

2013 Clos Blanc de Vougeot, La Vougeraie 13% Burgundy, France magnum 5000

Red

2001 Château Gruaud-Larose 13% Bordeaux, France magnum 5000

wines produced using biodynamic principles

Magnums: double bottles

More wine, less oxygen: winemakers believe their wines age best in magnums

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Fine and rare

The stars of the sake world; often limited availability

Dassai Beyond, Junmai Daiginjo 16% /chilled Yamaguchi ^720ml 9500 Dassai 23, Junmai Daiginjo 16% /chilled Yamaguchi ^720ml 1900 Gekkeikan ‘Horin', Junmai Daiginjo 16.6% /chilled Kyoto 720ml 1150

Cloudy

Sake with yeasty sediment

Rihaku ‘Dreamy Clouds', Tokubetsu Junmai 15.5% /chilled Shimane ^720ml 600

Fruit and flowers

The flavours of modern sake since the 1980s ‘Ginjo boom'

Gekkeikan ‘Fountain', Ginjo 15.5% /chilled Kyoto ^300ml 280 Kanbara ‘Bride of the Fox', Junmai Ginjo 15.2% /chilled Niigata ^720ml 675 Takatenjin ‘Soul of the Sensei', Junmai Daiginjo 16.8% /chilled Shizuoka 720ml 975

Umami

The Japanese word for ‘deliciousness'; gently savoury sake

Okunomatsu, Tokubetsu Junmai 15% /warm Fukushima ^720ml 650 Tentaka ‘Organic', Junmai 15.5% /chilled Tochigi 720ml 675 Tentaka ‘Hawk in the Heavens', Junmai 15.6% /warm Tochigi 720ml 500

Sakes are listed in order of body and flavour: from light to rich. This symbol / denotes the recommended serving temperature.

Nihonshu: Japanese Sake

Summer grown rice, brewed in the cold of winter with yeast, kōji mould and water. Softer than wine, harmonious with food

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Prestige

The best-known wines; the best vineyards; the best years

2012 Cristal, Louis Roederer 12% Champagne, France 4950

2009 Dom Pérignon 12.5% Champagne, France 3500

2006 Dom Pérignon Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France 8500

Blends

Most winemakers blend their ‘house' style: different grapes, different vintages, maybe both

NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France 950

NV Ruinart Brut 12.5% Champagne, France 1900

NV Veuve-Clicquot Brut 12.5% Champagne, France 1250

NV Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut 12% Champagne, France 1000

NV Laurent-Perrier Brut 12% Champagne, France 695

NV Laurent-Perrier Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France 1650

NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France 1450

NV Ruinart Brut Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France 1550

NV Veuve-Clicquot Brut Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France 1750

NV Taittinger Prestige Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France 950

Blancs & Noirs

Blancs are 100% white grapes, noirs are 100% black grapes. The wine is always white

NV Billecart-Salmon ‘Blanc de Blancs’ 12% Champagne, France 1800 2006 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne ‘Blanc De Blancs' 12.5% Champagne, France 3250

2018 Col di Salici Prosecco 12% Veneto, Italy 470

Champagne and Sparkling

Usually fermented twice: bubbles from second fermentation

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White: 10 favourites

2016 Domaine Sigalas 14% Santorini, Greece 595

2018 Pinot Grigio ‘Porer', Alois Lageder 12.5% Alto Adige, Italy 690 2018 Albariño, Pazo Señorans 13.5% Rías Baixas, Spain 690

2018 Sancerre, Pascal Jolivet 12.5% Loire, France 690

2018 Viognier ‘Y Series', Yalumba 13.5% South Australia 440

2015 Gewürztraminer, Hugel 14% Alsace, France 625

2016 Circle of Life, Waterkloof 13% Stellenbosch, South Africa 395 2018 Viognier Marsanne ‘The Hermit Crab', d'Arenberg 13.5% McLaren Vale, Australia 320 2018 Chardonnay ‘Laforêt’, Joseph Drouhin 13% Burgundy, France 475 2017 Chardonnay ‘M3’, Shaw and Smith 13% Adelaide Hills, Australia 780

Red: 10 favourites

2016 Pinot Noir, Cloudy Bay 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 895 2014 Pinot Noir ‘Te Muna’, Craggy Range 13.5% Martinborough, New Zealand 1050 2017 Barbera d'Alba, Pio Cesare 14.5% Piedmont, Italy 750 2016 Shiraz ‘The Dead Arm’, d'Arenberg 15% McLaren Vale, Australia 1050 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Mentor’, Peter Lehman 14.5% Barossa, Australia 950 2015 Trilogy, Warwick 14.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 795 2016 Rubicon, Meerlust 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 995

2016 Malbec, Catena Alta 13.5% Mendoza, Argentina 995

2014 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Allegrini 15.5% Veneto, Italy 1950

1979 Château Musar 13.5% Bekaa Valley 4800

Signature: wines of Hakkasan

The best-sellers from our favorite producers. Start here

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2015 Chanson, 1^er Cru Montmains 13% Chablis 890

2018 La Chablisienne 12.5% Bourgogne 395

2017 Joseph Drouhin ‘Laforêt' 13% Bourgogne 475

2017 Louis Latour 13% Bourgogne 450

2016 Domaine Larue, 1er Cru ‘Vieilles Vignes' 13.5% St Aubin 875

2016 Joseph Drouhin 13% Meursault 1250

2016 Vincent Girardin ‘Vieilles Vignes' 13% Puligny-Montrachet 1450

2017 Joseph Drouhin 13% Chassagne-Montrachet 1450

2017 Bouchard Père & Fils, 1^er Cru 13.5% Montagny 750

2016 Joseph Drouhin 13% Rully 675

2017 Cordier Père et Fils ‘Vieilles Vignes' 13.5% Pouilly-Fuissé 1050

2015 Chanson 13.5% Pouilly-Fuissé 780

2017 Louis Latour ‘Chameroy' 13% Mâcon-Villages 450

Grands Crus: ultimate Burgundy

Simply the best

2016 Chanson, Grand Cru Les Clos 13.5% Chablis 1850

Chardonnay goes global

Wines from everywhere: inspired by Burgundy

2018 Bramito del Cervo, Antinori 12.5% Umbria, Italy 450 2017 M3, Shaw and Smith 13% Adelaide Hills, Australia 780

2014 Tolpuddle 13% Tasmania, Australia 1200

2016 Kumeu River Village 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 495

2016 Dog Point 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 950

2019 False Bay 13% Coastal Region, South Africa 250 2018 The First Lady, Warwick 13% Stellenbosch, South Africa 395 2018 Hamilton Russell 13% Walker Bay, South Africa 695

2018 Meerlust 13% Stellenbosch, South Africa 795

2018 Valdivieso 13% Central Valley, Chile 250

2016 Cuvée Alexandre, Lapostolle 14.5% Casablanca Valley, Chile 575

2017 La Crema 13.5% Sonoma County, California 795

White Burgundy: the original Chardonnay

Where every village, ‘lieu-dit’ and grand cru is different

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Sauvignon Blanc

Sometimes with Semillon: always zesty, green fruit flavours

2018 Sancerre, Pascal Jolivet 12.5% Loire, France 690

2017 Sancerre ‘Monts Damnés', Delaporte 13.5% Loire, France 950

2017 Quarz, Terlan 14% Alto Adige, Italy 1100

2016 Cakebread, Napa Valley 13.8% Napa Valley, California 995

2019 Matua 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 425

2019 Cloudy Bay 13% Marlborough, New Zealand 895

2015 Section 94, Dog Point 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 790

2018 Circumstance 12.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 400

2019 Life from Stone, Springfield Estate 12.5% Robertson, South Africa 550

Viognier

Stone fruits, honeysuckle and spice: signature flavours, wherever Viognier grows

2018 Y Series, Yalumba 13.5% South Australia 440

Riesling

Sometimes known as Rhine Riesling, due to its German origins

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2018 St. Urbans-Hof, Nik Weis 10.5% Mosel, Germany 475

2017 Robert Weil, Trocken 12% Rheingau, Germany 685

2017 Hanlin Hill, Petaluma 12.5% Clare Valley, Australia 495

2018 Julius, Henschke 12.5% Eden Valley, Australia 995

2017 Kung Fu Girl, Charles Smith 12% Columbia Valley, Washington 425

Chenin Blanc

Originally the grape of the Loire Valley; native to South Africa since 1600s

2019 False Bay 13% Coastal Region, South Africa 250

2013 Spioenkop 13.5% Elgin, South Africa 990

2016 The FMC, Ken Forrester 13.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 1200

Terroir Intense: Riesling & Chenin

Place is a flavour: these two grapes express it best

Ultra purity: Sauvignon & Viognier

Pure, vibrant, fruity wines proclaim the nature of the grapes even-when oaked

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White

2017 Sylvaner Réserve, Weinbach 13% Alsace, France 750

2016 Domaine Sigalas 14% Santorini, Greece 595

White: Italy

Curiouser and curiouser. Italy has hundreds of native grapes varieties, most evident its white wines

2018 Pinot Grigio ‘Porer', Alois Lageder 12.5% Alto Adige, Italy 690

2018 Gavi, Beni di Batasiolo 12.5% Piedmont 465

2017 Soave Classico, Pieropan 12% Veneto 565

2018 Vermentino di Sardegna ‘Costamolino’, Argiolas 13.5% Sardinia 395

ABC: anything but Chardonnay

Unusual grape varieties, once European, now global

2017 Grüner Veltliner ‘Singing’, Larenz V. 12% Niederösterreich, Austria 450

2015 Pinot Gris, Léon Beyer 13.5% Alsace, France 680

2017 Pinot Blanc, Trimbach 13% Alsace, France 450

2018 Albariño, Pazo Señorans 13.5% Rías Baixas, Spain 690

2015 Gewürztraminer, Hugel 14% Alsace, France 625

2014 Gewürztraminer, Zind-Humbrecht 14% Alsace, France 625

Curious Blend

White blends are a standard of the southern Rhône, curiosities elsewhere

2017 Côtes du Rhône Blanc, Guigal 13.5% Rhône, France 550 2018 Garganega-Pinot Grigio, Araldica 12.5% Venezia-Giulia, Italy 250

2018 Viña Esmeralda, Torres 11.5% Penedès, Spain 290

2018 Viognier-Marsanne ‘The Hermit Crab', d'Arenberg 13.5% McLaren Vale, Australia 320 2016 Circle of Life, Waterkloof 13% Stellenbosch, South Africa 395

Curious Vines: distinctive wines

Unusual grape varieties. Often ancient; not Chardonnay

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Red

2017 Jean Claude Boisset 12.5% Bourgogne 495

2018 Louis Latour 13% Bourgogne 525

2011 Louis Jadot 13% Gevrey-Chambertin 1550

2014 Bouchard Père et Fils 13% Nuits-Saint-Georges 1450

2011 Parent, 1^er Cru ‘Les Epenottes’ 13.5% Beaune 1150

2016 Bouchard Père et Fils 13% Pommard 1550

2017 Nicolas Rossignol 13% Aloxe-Corton 1750

2015 Nicolas Rossignol 13% Volnay 1500

2016 Morgon, Mommessin 13% Beaujolais 395

Grands Crus: ultimate Burgundy

Simply the best

2013 La Vougeraie, Grand Cru 12.5% Clos de Vougeot 3250

Pinot Noir: around the world

The winemaker’s hardest challenge: to equal great red Burgundy

2017 Terlan 13.5% Alto Adige, Italy 695

2017 Erath 13% Oregon, USA 650

2017 La Crema 13.5% Sonoma County, California 850

2014 Te Muna, Craggy Range 13.5% Martinborough, New Zealand 1050

2015 Dog Point 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 950

2018 Zephyr 13% Marlborough, New Zealand 495

2018 Matua 13% Marlborough, New Zealand 425

2012 Calvert, Felton Road 13% Central Otago, New Zealand 1400

2016 Cloudy Bay 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 895

2015 Tolpuddle 13.5% Tasmania, Australia 1100

2017 Meerlust 12.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 950

2015 Galpin Peak, Bouchard Finlayson 14.5% Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa 1250

Burgundy: the original Pinot Noir

Where every village, ‘lieu-dit’ and grand cru is different

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Italy: classic red I

Famous meets curious

Piedmont: Roses & Tar

Muscular structure but delicate aromas; famously described as roses and tar

2017 Pio Cesare 14.5% Barbera d'Alba 750

2016 Sito Moresco, Gaja 14.5% Langhe 1200

2015 Monfalletto, Cordero di Montezemolo 13.5% Barolo 1450

2014 Pio Cesare 14% Barolo 1950

2015 DaGromis, Gaja 14% Barolo 1500

Majestic Veneto: Amarone etc

Grapes dried over winter give strenght and flavour to the top wines

2018 Valpolicella ‘Bonacosta', Masi 12% Valpolicella 495 2012 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico ‘Riserva’, Zenato 16.5% Valpolicella 2450 2014 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Allegrini 15.5% Valpolicella 1950

Curious Vines: Italy

Every Italian region has its own red grape varieties

2017 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Emotivo 12% Abruzzo 250

2017 Nero d’Avola, Ca’di Ponti 14% Sicily 275

2016 Nero d’Avola, Principi di Butera 13.5% Sicily 375

2016 Nero d’Avola ‘Plumbago', Planeta 13.5% Sicily 400

2017 Etna Rosso, Terre Nere 14% Sicily 525

Supertuscans

Made outside the rules or outside the traditional areas. The label never says ‘Chianti’

2016 Mormoreto, Frescobaldi 14.5% Tuscany 1750

2017 Ca'Marcanda ‘Promis’, Gaja 14% Bolgheri 950

2010 Sassoalloro, Jacopo Biondi-Santi 13.5% Scansano 795

2014 Sassicaia 14% Bolgheri 3250

Traditional Tuscans

Chianti, Brunello etc.

2016 Riserva, Antinori 14% Chianti Classico 795

Italy: classic red II

Tradition meet innovation

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Left bank

South of Gironde; gravel soils, Cab Sauv blends

2005 Cos d’Estournel, 2^ème Cru Classé 13% Saint-Estèphe 5950 1996 Cos d’Estournel, 2^ème Cru Classé 13% Saint-Estèphe 5750 1985 Cos d’Estournel, 2^ème Cru Classé 12% Saint-Estèphe 6500 1988 Cos d’Estournel, 2^ème Cru Classé 13% Saint-Estèphe 5500 2007 Les Forts de Latour, 1^er Cru Classé 13% Pauillac 6750 2013 Alter Ego de Palmer, 3^ème Cru Classé 13.5% Margaux 2950

First Growths

Designated the best in 1855. Changed just once; Mouton-Rothschild moved up in 1973

2006 Mouton-Rothschild, 1^er Cru Classé 13% Pauillac 15000 2007 Lafite-Rothschild, 1^er Cru Classé 12.5% Pauillac 12500

1998 Margaux, 1^er Cru Classé 12.5% Margaux 12500

2007 Haut-Brion, 1^er Cru Classé 13% Pessac-Léognan 11500

Right bank

North of Gironde; smaller estates, Merlot blends

2011 Petrus 13.5% Pomerol 45000

2016 Bel-Air 13.5% St-Émilion 295

2017 Vieille Tour la Rose 13% St-Émilion 550

2005 Figeac, 1^er Grand Cru Classé B 13.5% St-Émilion 3900

Hills of the Rhône: the North

The kingdom of Syrah

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2016 Les Jalets, Paul Jaboulet Ainé 12.5% Crozes-Hermitage 650

2017 Les Meysonniers, Chapoutier 13.5% Crozes-Hermitage 550

Grenache: queen of blends

Stars of Southern France

2014 Guigal, Gigondas 14.5% Gigondas 950

2015 Domaine de la Janasse 14.5% Châteauneuf-du-Pape 1450

Bordeaux Châteaux: fine wines with history

The best wines have been known by Château name since the 1600s

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Rioja: oak and land

Crianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva: age, more age, much more age

2015 Reserva, Roda 14.5% Rioja Alta 1250

2012 Reserva, La Vicalanda 14% Rioja Alta 595

2016 Crianza ‘La Montesa', Alvaro Palacios 14% Rioja Baja 650

Grandees of Spain and Portugal

Classic regions, famous wines

2015 Finca Dofí, Alvaro Palacios 14.5% Priorat, Spain 1950 2017 Petalos, Descendientes de J. Palacios 14.5% Bierzo, Spain 595

Iberia: local

Each region has its own grape, its own style

2015 Celeste Crianza, Torres 14.5% Ribera del Duero, Spain 495 2017 La Planta, Arzuaga 14.5% Ribera del Duero, Spain 350 2016 Garnacha ‘Old Vine', Pablo 14.5% Calatayud, Spain 295 2017 Duas Quintas Reserva, Ramos Pinto 14.5% Douro, Portugal 450

Curious vines: Europe

From Agiorgitiko to Zweigelt

2011 Avaton, Ktima Gerovassiliou 14.5% Epanomi, Greece 595

Lebanon: East of Europe

Châteaux of the Bekaa Valley etc

2016 Château Ksara 13.5% Bekaa Valley 650

1979 Château Musar 13.5% Bekaa Valley 4800

Greece:

Greece's wine history dates back to 6,500 years and so are their native grape varieties.

Limnio is the oldest attested Greek grape variety, which predominates in Avaton

Tintos: reds of Spain and Portugal

Tempranillo, Garnacha, Touriga Nacional etc

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Red: Langton's Australians

Since 1991 the great wines of Australia have had their own classification. These are the classed growths of the New World

2014 Shiraz ‘Euphonium’, Henschke 14% /outstanding Barossa 1290 2015 Shiraz ‘The Octavius’, Yalumba 14% /excellent Barossa 1950 2016 Shiraz ‘The Dead Arm’, d'Arenberg 15% /outstanding McLaren Vale, Australia 1050 2017 Shiraz ‘Bin 28 Kalimna’, Penfolds 14.5% /excellent South Australia 950 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Bin 407’, Penfolds 14.5% /excellent South Australia 1950

Red: Southern stars

Great wine regions of the Southern hemisphere

2017 Shiraz ‘Woodcutter's’, Torbreck 15% Barossa, Australia 725 2018 Shiraz ‘Gnarly Dudes’, Two Hands 13.8% Barossa, Australia 495 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Mentor’, Peter Lehman 14.5% Barossa, Australia 950 2014 Grenache ‘The Custodian’, d'Arenberg 14.4% McLaren Vale, Australia 375 2018 Shiraz-Cabernet ‘Koonunga Hill’, Penfolds 14.5% South Australia 450 2014 Renegade, Ken Forrester 14.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 490 2015 Trilogy, Warwick 13.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 795 2016 Rubicon, Meerlust 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 995 2018 Pinotage, Southern Right 13.5% Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa 595

Genius without a Château: the new classics

Fine wines used to mean Bordeaux, but the wine world is bigger now and these are the new stars

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Red: Napa Cabernet

“The wine is bottled poetry". So said Robert Louis Stevenson, the first Napa Wine critic

2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Cakebread Cellars 14.7% Napa Valley 1950 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Artemis’, Stag's Leap 14.5% Napa Valley 1450

2009 The Mascot, Harlan Estate 14.5% Napa Valley 2500

2010 Napanook, Dominus Estate 15% Napa Valley 2150

2014 Second Flight, Screaming Eagle 14.9% Napa Valley 12000

Red: North America

Pacific to Atlantic; Mexico to Canada

2017 Syrah ‘Boom Boom!’, Charles Smith 14.5% Columbia Valley, Washington 595 2017 Merlot ‘The Velvet Devil’, Charles Smith 13.5% Columbia Valley, Washington 450 2016 Merlot, Château Ste. Michelle 13.5% Columbia Valley, Washington 450 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Beaulieu Vineyards 13.8% California, USA 495

Red: South America

Andes foothills to the Serra Gaucha of Brazil

2018 Malbec, Argento 13.5% Mendoza, Argentina 250

2018 Malbec, Achaval Ferrer 14.5% Mendoza, Argentina 550 2011 Malbec ‘Val de Flores’, Michel Rolland 16% Mendoza, Argentina 1650

2016 Malbec, Catena Alta 13.5% Mendoza, Argentina 995

2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Montes Alpha 14.5% Colchagua, Chile 495

2011 Syrah, Montes Folly 15% Colchagua, Chile 1450

Modern Americas: Napa and beyond

On the map since the 1976 ‘Judgment of Paris' tasting

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2016 Domaines Ott, Château de Selle 13% Provence, France 995

2018 By Ott, Domaines Ott 13% Provence, France 495

2019 Whispering Angel, Château d'Esclans 13.5% Provence, France 550 2018 Roumery Rosé, Château des Ferrages 12% Provence, France 385 2013 Tavel Rosé ‘Beaurevoir', Chapoutier 13.5% Rhône, France 425 2017 Sunset Rosé, Château Ksara 13.5% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 450

2018 Turkey Flat Rosé 13% Barossa, Australia 450

2018 Matua ‘Pinot Noir', Rosé 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 425

Late harvest

2009 Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Domaine de Coyeux 15.5% Rhône, France ^75ml106^375ml495 2016 Orange Muscat, Brown Brothers 10% Victoria, Australia ^375ml 475 2019 Gewürztraminer ‘Late Harvest’, Montes 12% Curicó Valley, Chile ^75ml75 ^375ml 415

Noble rot

2015 Riesling ‘Beerenauslese’, Dr Loosen 7% Mosel, Germany 187ml 550 2007 Noble One, De Bortoli 10% New South Wales,Australia ^375ml 535

Dried grape

2009 Vin de Constance, Klein Constantia 14% South Africa Coravin 50ml 183 500ml 1650

Strength & Beauty: Fortified wines

Sweetness from grape juice, strength from grape spirit

2012 LBV, Taylor's 20% Douro, Portugal 75ml 75 750ml 600 2017 Banyuls, Chapoutier 16.5% Roussillon, France 75ml 65 500ml 475

Rosé: pale wine from black grapes

Strong affinity with Chinese food

Meditation: sweet wine

Sweet but not simple: complex and risky to grow and make

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By Glass

2018 The Chocolate Block, Boekenhoutskloof 14.5% Franschhoek, South Africa

Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault, Cabernet Sauvignon and Viognier; intense and fresh; dark cherry, ripe plum, sweet spice 150ml170

White

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2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Kapuka 12.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 375

Last Few: the end of the line

Limited availability - last chance to taste