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Hakkasan Abu DhabiWine

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 of fine wines) are continually tasted as the vintages change, to ensure that they complement our cuisine.

Christine Parkinson Group Head of Wine

Amit Chavan Head Sommelier

Skyler Qian

Girish Booluck


Journey: through the vineyardFind the right page

By glass or Coravin 04

Magnums 06

Sake 07

Signature wine 08

Champagne & Sparkling 09

White Burgundy & Chardonnay 10

Riesling & Chenin Blanc 12

Sauvignon Blanc & Viognier 13

Other grapes & Orange wines 14

Red Burgundy & Pinot Noir 16

Italy 18

Spain & Portugal 20

Bordeaux 21

New World 22

Europe: other regions / grapes 24

Rosé 25

Sweet and fortified 26

Last chance to try 27


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

Exploration: wine by the glass IClassic or adventurous?

Sake by carafe AED

180ml Bottle Gekkeikan ‘Kome to Mizu', Junmai 15% Kyoto, Japan Fragrant and dry; sea salt, caramel, pear /room 98 380

Rihaku ‘Wandering Poet', Junmai Ginjo 15.2% Shimane, Japan Soft and medium dry; citrus, lychee, spice /cool 143 573

Takatenjin 'Soul of the Sensei', Junmai Daiginjo 16.8% Shizuoka, Japan Soft and elegant; jasmine, anise, peach /cool 205 764 Dassai 50, Junmai Daiginjo 16% Yamaguchi, Japan Fresh and mellow; spice, quince, mandarin /cool 145 580

White 150ml 225ml2017 Sauvignon Blanc ‘Kekerengu', Astrolabe 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand

100% Sauvignon Blanc; dry and vibrant; mineral, grassy, grapefruit 105 150

2017 Riesling ‘Rag & Bone', Magpie Estate 11.5% Eden Valley, Australia 100% Riesling; dry and zesty; citrus, jasmine, mandarin 74 111

2016 Grüner Veltliner, Fred Loimer 12.5% Kamptal, Austria 100% Grüner Veltliner; dry and mellow; yellow apple, melon, mandarin 90 135

2016 Altitudes, Ixsir 13.5% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon Blend of Obeideh, Muscat and Viognier; ripe and fresh; citrus, apricot, honeycomb 62 96

Most coveted whiteSpecial wines: limited availability. Kept fresh by Coravin

125ml2014 Assyrtiko ‘Cuvée No.15', Hatzidakis 14.5% Santorini, Greece 100% Assyrtiko; mellow and dry; grapefruit zest, flint, white peach 130 2013 Coulée de Serrant, Nicola Joly 13.5% Loire, France 100% Chenin Blanc; intense and fine; wildflowers, dried grass, grapefruit 275

2014 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jean', Blain-Gagnard 13.3% Burgundy, France

100% Chardonnay; round and elegant; mineral, marzipan, gingerbread 246

YellowVin Jaune: matured under yeast, like dry Sherry. Kept fresh by Coravin

100ml2008 Florent Rouve, Rijckaert 16.5% Côtes du Jura, France

100% Savagnin; deep and nutty; almond, dried apricot, toffee 140


Exploration: wine by the glass IINothing more to say

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

Sparkling AED

125ml Bottle NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier; dry and crisp; toast, hawthorn flower, bergamot 132 774 NV Nino Franco ‘Rustico', Prosecco 12.5% Veneto, Italy 100% Glera; delicate and ripe; white peach, lemon curd, elderflower 76 411 NV Perrier Jouët Blason Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; fruity and elegant; redcurrant, jasmine tea, orange peel 151 802

Red 150ml 225ml2016 Brouilly ‘Le Cru du Volcan', Les Roches Bleues 13% Beaujolais, France 100% Gamay; light and silky; raspberry, rose petal, red plum 70 105

2010 Rioja Reserva, Valenciso 14.5% Rioja, Spain 100% Tempranillo; deep and elegant; blackberry, cinnamon, cocoa 108 160

2016 Shiraz ‘Footbolt', d'Arenberg 14.5% McLaren Vale, Australia 100% Shiraz; fresh and savoury; plum, cherry, redcurrant 90 136

2014 Richesse, Le Riche 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot; full-bodied and supple; dark plum, liquorice, rosemary 80 120

Most coveted redSpecial wines: limited availability. Kept fresh by Coravin 125ml2011 Pinot Noir ‘Knox Alexander', Au Bon Climat 13.5% Santa Maria, California

100% Pinot Noir; perfumed and complex; violet, red cherry, wet stone 245 2000 Château Kirwan 14% Bordeaux, France Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc; rich and rounded; cassis, vanilla, smoke 400 2015 Cabernet/Shiraz ‘Bin 389’, Penfolds 14.5% South Australia Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz; concentrated and ripe; blueberry, cedar wood, cinnamon 245

Rosé 150ml 225ml2017 ‘M' Minuty, Château de Minuty 12.5% Provence, France Cabernet Franc and Syrah; light and aromatic; peach, candied orange, redcurrant 76 115

2016 Bella Rouge, Langmeil 12% Barossa Valley, Australia 100% Cabernet Sauvignon; Bright and juicy; Tangerine peel, raspberry, ripe cherry 65 98


Champagne AED

NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France magnum 1671NV Krug ‘Grande Cuvée' 12% Champagne, France magnum 8757

White

2011 Riesling ‘Sable et Galets', Cave de Turckheim 12.5% Alsace, France magnum 10222007 Grüner Veltiner ‘Von den Terrassen', Sepp Moser 13% Kremstal, Austria magnum 1146 2010 Chardonnay ‘M3', Shaw and Smith 13% Adelaide Hills, Australia magnum 16242008 Lugana ‘Brolettino', Cà dei Frati 13.5% Lombardy, Italy magnum 1190

Rose

2017 Whispering Angel, Château d’Esclans 13% Provence, France magnum 950

Red

2012 Barolo ‘Ravera', Viette 14% Piedmont, Italy magnum 73342007 Château Canon, 1er Grand Cru Classé B Saint-Émilion 14% Bordeaux, France magnum 45652001 Château Gruaud-Larose, 2ème Cru Classé Saint-Julien 13% Bordeaux, France magnum 4670 2011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione ‘San Lorenzo', Castello di Ama 13% Tuscany, Italy magnum 2770


Magnums etc: more is moreMore wine, less oxygen: winemakers believe their wines age best in magnums(1500ml)

Rioja's Icon and connoisseur favourite Luciano de Murrieta, founder of Marquès de Murrieta pioneered Bordeaux style of winemaking technique of blending different grape varieties and long ageing

in oak barrels in Rioja. Murrieta’s flagship single vineyard 'Castillo Ygay' is a ‘Gran Reserva’, only made in exceptional years.

1980 Rioja Gran Reserva ‘Castillo Ygay', Marquès de Murrieta 13% Rioja, Spain magnum

wines produced using biodynamic principles


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

Fine and rareThe stars of the sake world; often limited availability

AED

Gekkeikan ‘Horin', Junmai Daiginjo 13% /cool Kyoto 300ml 334Dassai 23, Junmai Daiginjo 16% /cool Yamaguchi 720ml 1500Izumibashi, Yamahai Junmai Daiginjo 15% /cool Kanagawa 720ml 1624Daishichi Houreki ‘Kimoto Genshu', Junmai Daiginjo 16% /room Fukushima 720ml 3199

Cloudy and sparklingSake with yeasty sediment, bubbles, or both

Gekkeikan, Sparkling 7.5% /cool Kyoto 250ml 105Rihaku ‘Dreamy Clouds', Tokubestu Junmai 15.2% /cool Shimane 720ml 600

Fruit and flowersThe flavours of modern sake since the 1980s 'Ginjo boom'

Hakkaisan, Ginjo 15.6% /room Niigata 720ml 898Tosatsuru ‘Azure', Ginjo 15% /cool Kochi 720ml 735 Dassai 50, Junmai Daiginjo 16% /cool Yamaguchi 720ml 580Rihaku ‘Wandering Poet', Junmai Ginjo 15.2% /cool Shimane 720ml 573Takatenjin ‘Soul of the Sensei', Junmai Daiginjo 16.8% /cool Shizuoka 720ml 764

UmamiThe Japanese word for 'deliciousness'; gently savoury sake

Okunomatsu, Tokubetsu Junmai 15% /room Fukushima 720ml 707Kiku-Masamune, Taru Junmai 13.8% /room Hyogo 720ml 660Tentaka, Junmai 15.5% /cool Tochigi 720ml 600Gekkeikan ‘Kome to Mizu', Junmai 15% /cool Kyoto 720ml 380Tentaka ‘Hawk in the Heaven', Junmai 15.6% /cool Tochigi 720ml 821

SweetSweetness from age, fortification or steeping with fruit

Nakashima, Sparkling Ginjo Yuzu 8.5% /cool Gifu 250ml 124Shushinkan, Yuzu 14.5 % /cool Kobe 500ml 500


/ Suggested serving temperature; let us know your preference. Sakes are listed in order of body and flavour: from light to rich


Signature: wines of HakkasanThe best-sellers from our favorite producers. Start here

White: 10 favourites AED

2015 Pouilly-Fumé, Ladoucette 13% Loire, France 7302014 Pernand-Vergelesses, Vallet Frères 12.5% Burgundy, France 680 2015 Gewürztraminer, Trimbach 14% Alsace, France 5352010 Pinot Gris ‘Herrenweg de Turckheim’, Zind-Humbrecht 14.5% Alsace, France 8502016 Riesling ‘Unplugged', Tesch 12.5% Nahe, Germany 3502016 Grüner Veltliner ‘Gebling', Sepp Moser 13% Kremstal, Austria 6902017 Albariño, Pazo Señorans 13.5% Rías Baixas, Spain 6592016 Sauvignon Blanc ‘Taihoa', Astrolabe 14% Marlborough, New Zealand 720 2016 Viognier ‘Y series’,Yalumba 13.5% South Australia, Australia 4392015 Chardonnay ‘M3', Shaw & Smith 13% Adelaide Hills, Australia 745

Red: 10 favourites

2015 Felton Road, Bannockburn 14% Central Otago, New Zealand 10702013 Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Les Evocelles’, La Vougeraie 12.5% Burgundy, France 1614 2016 Crozes-Hermitage ‘Les Meysonniers', Chapoutier 13% Rhône, France 480 2016 Dolcetto d’Alba ‘Pian Balbo', Poderi Colla 12.5% Piedmont, Italy 4582014 Chianti Classico Riserva ‘Il Grigio', San Felice 13% Chianti, Italy 6022005 Rioja Grand Reserva, Ontañón 13.5% Rioja, Spain 6902016 Monastrell ‘4 Meses', Juan Gil 15% Jumilla, Spain 3632013 Te Kahu ‘Gimblett Gravels Vineyard', Craggy Range 13.5% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 5832011 The Ironstone Pressings, d’Arenberg 14.1% McLaren Vale, Australia 11362014 Grenache ‘Old Bush Vine’, Yalumba 13% Barossa Valley, Australia 468




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

AED

2009 Cristal, Louis Roederer 12% Champagne, France 49901997 S de Salon ‘Blanc de Blancs' 12% Champagne, France 81462009 Dom Pérignon 12.5% Champagne, France 23882004 Perrier-Jouët ‘Belle Epoque' 12.5% Champagne, France 2961NV Ace of Spades Gold, Armand de Brignac 12.5% Champagne, France 49902003 Dom Pérignon Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France 74302005 Cristal Rosé, Louis Roederer 12% Champagne, France 8929NV Krug ‘Grande Cuvée' Rosé 12% Champagne, France 5291

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

2010 Henners, Brut 12% Sussex, England 7161995 Joseph Perrier ‘Joséphine' 12% Champagne, France 1318

NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France 774NV Bollinger ‘Special Cuvée' 12% Champagne, France 1184 NV Devaux ‘Ultra D' 12% Champagne, France 860 NV Jacquesson ‘Cuvée 739', Brut 12% Champagne, France 1012 NV ‘R' de Ruinart 12% Champagne, France 1614NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France 1100NV Laurent-Perrier Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France 1012NV Perrier Jouët Blason Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France 802 NV Gosset Grand Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France 802NV Bollinger Rosé 12% Champagne, France 14002011 Taltarni ‘Taché' Rosé 12% Victoria, Australia 420

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

NV Nino Franco ‘Rustico', Prosecco 12.5% Veneto, Italy 411NV Terres Dorées ‘Charme', Crémant de Bourgogne 12.5% Burgundy, France 390NV Lallier Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 12.5% Champagne, France 1136NV Mailly Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs 12% Champagne, France 16502004 Ayala Blanc de Blancs 12% Champagne, France 1318

2009 Jacquart Blanc de Blancs 12% Champagne, France 850 2012 Hatt et Söner ‘Les Matines' Blanc de Blancs 12.5% Champagne, France 1200


Champagne and Sparkling WineUsually fermented twice: bubbles from second fermentation


White Burgundy: the original ChardonnayWhere every village, ‘lieu-dit’ and grand cru is different

White AED

2014 La Motte, 1er Cru ‘Beauroy' 12.5% Chablis 7202014 J-P & B Droin, 1er Cru ‘Montée de Tonnerre' 12.5% Chablis 940 2017 Les Chanoines, Laroche 12.5% Chablis 520 2013 Vallet Frères 13% Auxey-Duresses 7742015 Benjamin Leroux 13.2% Meursault 9902012 Olivier Leflaive, 1er Cru ‘Champ Canet' 13% Puligny-Montrachet 21492015 Faiveley, 1er Cru ‘Champ Gains' 13% Puligny-Montrachet 18002012 La Princée, Hubert Lamy 13% Saint-Aubin 7742014 Blain-Gagnard, 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jean' 13.3% Chassagne-Montrachet 1318 2015 Bouchard Père & Fils, 1er Cru 12.5% Montagny 6902012 Belleville, 1er Cru ‘Chapître' 13% Rully 13752014 Parize Père & Fils, 1er Cru ‘Clos les Grandes Vignes' 13% Givry 10982014 Voarick, 1er Cru ‘Clos Paradis'13% Mercurey 6802013 Ferret, ‘Les Perrières' 13% Pouilly-Fuissé 14422011 Olivier Merlin, Clos des Quarts 13% Pouilly-Fuissé 10222009 Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon 13% Mâcon-Villages 650

Grands Crus: ultimate BurgundySimply the best

2012 J-P & B Droin, Grand Cru 13% Les Clos, Chablis 1500 2015 L'Atelier, Grand Cru 13% Vaudésir, Chablis 1200 2013 William Fèvre, Grand Cru 12.5% Bougros, Chablis 14002008 Louis Jadot, Grand Cru 13.5% Bâtard-Montrachet 62552013 Mischief and Mayhem, Grand Cru 13.5% Corton-Charlemagne 3200



Chardonnay goes globalWines from everywhere: inspired by Burgundy

White AED

2014 Löwengang, Alois Lageder 13% Alto Adige, Italy 13502016 Fan D'Oro, Arzuaga Navarro 13.6% Ribera del Duero, Spain 4902014 Moonambel, Dalwhinnie 13.5% Victoria, Australia 11942004 Yattarna, Penfolds 13.5% South Australia 13752015 Pask 13.5% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 4902016 Kidnappers, Craggy Range 13% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 5062016 Méthode Ancienne, Springfield 13.5% Robertson, South Africa 9362013 Monte Bello, Ridge 14.5% Santa Cruz, California 1509 2016 Bonterra 13.5% Mendocino County, California 478 2014 Cakebread Cellars 14.5% Napa Valley, California 15762013 Grgich Hills Estate 13.5% Napa Valley, California 1442 2015 Clos du Val 13% Napa Valley, California 6802015 Lindaflor, Monteviejo 13.5% Mendoza, Argentina 8902016 Adrianna Vineyard ‘White Stones', Catena Zapata 14.2% Mendoza, Argentina 14002016 Taracapá 13.5% Leyda Valley, Chile 4492015 Cuvée Alexandre, Lapostolle 14.5% Casablanca, Chile 439

Chardonnay blends: oakChardonnay is often blended; where Chardonnay goes, oak goes too

2013 Mas de Daumas Gassac 13.5% Languedoc, France 13182011 Beta Delta, Alois Lageder 13.5% Alto Adige, Italy 4682016 Cervaro della Sala, Antinori 12.5% Umbria, Italy 9002013 Circle of Life, Waterkloof 13.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 490NV Evolution White, Sokol Blosser 12% Oregon, USA 573



Terroir Intense: Riesling & CheninPlace is a flavour: these two grapes express it best

RieslingSometimes known as Rhine Riesling, due to its German origins

AED

2015 Alte Reben, Meierer 12% Mosel, Germany 487 2016 Kabinett, Schloss Vollrads 10.5% Rheingau, Germany 4782017 Castel Ringberg, Elena Walch 12.5% Alto-Adige, Italy 5602015 Homestead, Jackson Estate 12.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 3442013 Springvale, Grosset 12.5% Clare Valley, South Australia 7442017 Rag & Bone, Magpie Estate 12.5% Eden Valley, South Australia 3532013 1900, Spioenkop 12% Elgin, South Africa 506

Age & Grace: old Riesling No white grape variety ages better than Riesling

2009 Grand Cru ‘Kessler', Schlumberger 13.5% Alsace, France 4802010 Grand Cru ‘Wiebelsberg', Marc Kreydenweiss 13.5% Alsace, France 812 2011 Grand Cru ‘Vorbourg', Pierre Frick 14% Alsace, France 7262011 Kalkofen, Bassermann-Jordan 13.5% Pfalz, Germany 10702013 Grand Cru ‘Sommerberg', l'Oriel 12.5% Alsace, France 659

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

2013 Anjou Blanc ‘Magnolia', Château la Roulerie 13% Loire, France 4902013 Savennières ‘Clos Pirou', Pithon Paillé 13% Loire, France 5162013 Coulée de Serrant, Nicolas Joly 13.5% Loire, France 14902016 Old Vine Reserve, Ken Forrester 13.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 3442015 The Dry Land ‘Courageous', Perdeberg 14% Paarl, South Africa 363



Ultra purity: Sauvignon & ViognierPure, vibrant, fruity wines proclaim the nature of the grapes even-when oaked

Sauvignon BlancSometimes with Semillon: always zesty, green fruit flavours

AED

2016 Sancerre ‘Les Tuilières', Michel Redde et Fils 13% Loire, France 5802016 Pouilly-Fumé ‘La Renardière', Bouchié-Chatellier 12.5% Loire, France 6502016 Chenonceaux ‘La Chipie', Jacky Marteau 13% Loire, France 4402016 Château Villa Bel-Air 13% Graves, Bordeaux 5402011 Château Latour-Martillac, Grand Cru Classé 13.5% Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux 14502013 Te Koko, Cloudy Bay 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 1098 2015 Lochton House 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 6112015 Kekerengu, Astrolabe 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 480 2016 Fransola, Torres 13% Penedès, Spain 6112017 Waterkloof 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 4872013 Duckhorn 13.5% Napa Valley, California 8212016 Garuma, Leyda 13.5% Leyda Valley, Chile 4392016 Novas Gran Reserva, Emiliana 13.5% San-Antonio, Chile 3902017 Corralillo, Matetic 13.5% San-Antonio, Chile 400

ViognierStone fruits, honeysuckle and spice: signatures flavours, wherever Viognier grows

2014 Condrieu ‘La Petite Côte', Cuilleron 13% Rhône, France 11362016 Condrieu ‘Invitare', M.Chapoutier 13.5% Rhône, France 12002015 Vedilhan, Serica 13.5% Languedoc, France 4682016 Cline Cellars 14% North Coast, California 372

Barrel influenced Sauvignon BlancDry Sauvignon Blanc is very common, usually fermented in stainless steel tank however some of the wine maker’s use oak barrels

for fermentation/maturation, thus Sauvignon Blanc becomes softer and complex, yet dry! 2010 Sancerre ‘Cuvée du Connétable', Château de Sancerre 13.2% Loire, France 12002016 Sancerre ‘Les Monts Damnés', François Cotat 13.5% Loire, France 11502016 Taihoa, Astrolabe 14% Marlborough, New Zealand 7202014 Section 94, Dog Point 14% Marlborough, New Zealand 955



White AED

2013 Godello ‘Audacia', Franck Massard 13.5% Valdeorras, Spain 478 2012 Naiades, Naia 13.5% Rueda, Spain 544 2014 Savagnin ‘Les Sarres', Rijckaert 13% Jura, France 611 2017 Picpoul de Pinet, L'abeille 13.2% Languedoc, France 2802014 Traminer, Tűzkő 12% Tolna, Hungary 401

White: ItalyCuriouser and curiouser. Italy has hundreds of native grapes varieties

2013 Petite Arvine, Les Crêtes 12.5% Valle d’Aosta 7352016 Soave Classico, Pieropan 12% Veneto, Italy 5352017 Orvieto Classico, Cecchi 12.5% Umbria 277 2016 Pecorino ‘Offida', Poderi Dei Colli 13.5% Marche 353 2016 Il Bianco di Ciccio, Zaccagnini 11.5% Abruzzo 287

OrangeWhite grapes, red wine techniques: expect texture

2007 Ribolla ‘Anfora’, Josko Gravner 13.5% Friuli, Italy 1136 2012 Jakot, Dario Prinčič 14% Venezia-Giulia, Italy 945 2013 Grüner Veltliner ‘Minimal’, Sepp Moser 13.5% Kremstal, Austria 1100

Curious vines: distinctive winesUnusual grape varieties. Often ancient; not Chardonnay


Volcanic Soil: From Santorini, Etna and beyond...Vines grown on volcanic soil are rare, usually grows well on indigenous grapes of the region;

This soil makes the vine stress as it is less fertile but rich in minerals, therefore concentrate the flavours of the grape. Usually, these wines taste not fruity but delicious!

2014 Assyrtiko ‘Cuvée No 15', Hatzidakis 14.5% Santorini, Greece 6802013 Assyrtiko, Sigalas 14.5% Santorini, Greece 535

2014 Carricante Eruzione ‘1614', Planeta 13.5% Sicily, Italy 4952003 Pinot Gris Grand Cru ‘Clos Saint Urbain’, Zind-Humbrecht 12.5% Alsace, France 1650


ABC: anything but ChardonnayUnusual grape varieties, once European, now global

White AED

2016 Grüner Veltliner, Fred Loimer 12% Kamptal, Austria 4302013 Gewürztraminer, Pirineos 13% Somontano, Spain 5162013 Gewürztraminer ‘Vieilles Vignes', Cave de Turckheim 12.5% Alsace, France 5922017 Pinot Bianco, Kettmeir 14% Alto Adige, Italy 600 2012 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie, Les Grands Presbytères 12% Loire, France 3342016 Pinot Grigio ‘Terrazze della Luna', Cavit 12.5% Trentino, Italy 3822016 Pinot Gris ‘Mysterious Diggings', Terra Sancta 13.5% Central Otago, New Zealand 5402015 Sylvaner Réserve, Weinbach 13% Alsace, France 5802016 Albariño ‘Orballo', La Val 12.5% Rías Baixas, Spain 3302011 Semillon ‘Johnno’s', Tyrrell’s 11.4% Hunter Valley, Australia 955

Curious BlendWhite blends are a standard of the southern Rhône, curiosities elsewhere

2014 Vacqueyras, Seigneur de Fontimple 12.5% Rhône, France 4972016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château la Nerthe 13.5% Rhône, France 9402015 Clos Mireille, Domaines Ott 12.5% Côtes de Provence, France 6882008 Prabi, Cesconi 13% Trentino, Italy 382 2016 Viña Esmeralda, Torres 11.5% Penedès, Spain 3302016 Altitudes, Ixsir 13.5% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 306 2015 Aliança, Bairrada Reserva 13.5% Bairrada, Portugal 4002015 Butchers Block, Turkey Flat 12% Barossa Valley, Australia 392 2014 Lola, Spinifex 12.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 506

wines produced using biodynamic principle


Red: AED

2016 Laforêt, Joseph Drouhin 12.5% Bourgogne 4602015 l'Atelier, Benjamin Laroche 13.5% Côtes d'Auxerre 4392013 Lupé-Cholet, 1er Cru ‘Les Fournières' 13.5% Aloxe-Corton 12002014 Henri Gouges, 1er Cru ‘Clos des Porets' 13.5% Nuits-St-Georges 14002013 Château de Marsannay, 1er Cru ‘Bel Air' 13.5% Gevrey-Chambertin 13182008 Heresztyn, 1er Cru ‘La Perrière’ 13% Gevrey-Chambertin 2800 2013 Les Evocelles, La Vougeraie 12.5% Gevrey-Chambertin 16142007 Perrot-Minot, 1er Cru ‘La Riotte' 13% Morey-St-Denis 25122013 Arnoux-Lachaux, 1er Cru ‘Les Chaumes' 12.5% Vosne-Romanée 2200 2012 Clos d'Eugénie, d'Eugénie 13% Vosne-Romanée 16002008 Jacques Prieur, 1er ‘Greves' 13.5% Beaune 1375 2015 Henri Delagrange & Fils, 1er Cru ‘Les Bertins'13.5% Pommard 11462007 Comte Armand, 1er Cru ‘Clos des Épeneaux'13.5% Pommard 1550

Grands Crus: ultimate BurgundySimply the best

2000 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Grand Cru 13% Romanée-St-Vivant 403112005 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Grand Cru 13.2% Grands-Échezeaux 420002011 Domaine des Perdrix, Grand Cru 12.5% Échezeaux 39002003 Domaine Faiveley, Grand Cru 13.5% Latricières-Chambertin 3200

Gamay: Burgundy's other red grapeAt its best in the southern hills of Beaujoais AED

2016 Le Cru du Volcan, Roches Bleues 13% Brouilly 3302013 Louis Jadot 13% Brouilly 5352013 Piron 12.5% Moulin-à-Vent 5442014 Côte du Py, Jean Foillard 12.5% Morgon 1318

Burgundy: the original Pinot NoirWhere every village, ‘lieu-dit’ and grand cru is different



Red AED

2013 Stepp 13.5% Pflaz, Germany 592 2015 Léon Beyer 13% Alsace, France 5902016 Terlan 13.5% Alto Adige, Italy 6002016 Pinot Nero, Borgo Magredo 12% Friuli, Italy 4392017 Cellar Selection, Sileni 13.5% Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand 330 2009 Clos Marguerite 13% Marlborough, New Zealand 716 2004 Clayvin Vineyard, Fromm 13.% Marlborough, New Zealand 15002015 Felton Road, Bannockburn 14% Central Otago, New Zealand 10702015 Onannon 14% Mornington Peninsula, Australia 7802016 Hamilton Russel Vineyards 13.5% Walker Bay, South Africa 7442013 Galpin Peak, Bouchard Finlayson 13.6% Walker Bay, South Africa 9902015 Stark-Condé, Postcard Series 14% Elgin, South Africa 4582014 Adelsheim 13.5% Willamette Valley, United States 8402011 Pinot Noir ‘Dundee Hills', Sokol Blosser 13% Oregon, United States 12002011 Knox Alexander, Au Bon Climat 13.5% Santa Maria, California 13182016 Nimbus, Viña Casablanca 13.2% Casablanca, Chile 520

Pinot Noir: around the worldThe winemaker's hardest challenge: to equal great red Burgundy

A chance to compare: The Burgundy Template AED

Same grape, different climate. Taste the difference? Red flight 445

2008 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru ‘La Perrière’, Heresztyn 13.5% Burgundy, France 125ml 2016 Hamilton Russel Vineyards 13.5% Walker Bay, South Africa 125ml



Italy: classic red IFamous meets curious


Piedmont: Roses & TarMuscular structure but delicate aromas; famously described as roses and tar

AED

2013 Garrette, La Spinetta 14.5% Barolo 18052014 Martinenga, Marchesi di Grésy 14 % Barbaresco 1250

Majestic Veneto: Amarone etcGrapes dried over winter give strenght and flavour to the top wines

2015 Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore ‘Morandina', Prà 15% Valpolicella 6202013 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico ‘Satinato' Montresor 15% Valpolicella 1184

Curious Vines: ItalyEvery Italian has its own grape varieties

2015 Vertigo, Livio Felluga 13.5% Friuli 5002015 Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, Contesa 13.5% Abruzzo 4782010 Graticciaia, Agricole Vallone 14.5% Puglia 11462016 Piceno ‘Bacchus', Ciù Ciù 14% Marche 4602014 Lacryma Christi Rosso, Feudi di san Gregorio 13% Campagnia 4802013 Nerello Mascalese, Nicosia 12.5% Sicily 4972014 Nero d'Avola - Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Cygnus', Regaleali 14% Sicily 650

Visit to Piedmont“Last October I was lucky to go to Piedmont in Italy wherein I interacted with some of the winemakers and learn more about wines.

We tasted some amazing wines, and I had the chance to list the wines I liked best” – Amit Chavan

2014 Rabajà, Bruno Rocca 14% Barbaresco 14902012 Ornato, Pio Cesare 14% Barolo 33432013 Bricco del Drago, Poderi Colla 13.5% Langhe 7162015 Crocera, Il Cascinone 14% Barbera d’Asti 370


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

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1988 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido 12.5% Bolgheri 12893 2016 Le Serre Nuove, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia 14.5% Bolgheri 1442 2014 Antinori, Guado al Tasso 14.3% Bolgheri 14422013 Crognolo, Tenuta Sette Ponti 13.5% Castiglion Fibocchi 13182012 Cacciacone, Tenuta San Giorgio 13.5% Montalcino 1261 2012 Antinori, Tignanello 14.5% San Casciano in Val di Pesa 3171 2012 Alleanza, Castello di Gabbiano 13.5% Tuscany 936

Traditional TuscansChianti, Brunello etc.

2015 Lamole di Lamole 13.5% Chianti Classico 4802014 Riserva Il Grigio, San Felice 13% Chianti Classico 6022014 Lodola Nuova, Ruffino 13% Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 6212012 Campogiovanni, San Felice 14.5% Brunello di Montalcino 11462012 Pieve Santa Restituta, Gaja 14.5% Brunello di Montalcino 21012015 Poggio alla Guardia, Rocca di Frassinello 14% Maremma Toscana 5502010 Pugnitello, San Felice 14% Tuscany 1022

Italy: classic red IITradition meet innovation



Rioja: oak and landCrianza, Reserva, Gran Reserva: age, more age, much more age

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2016 La Vendimia, Palacios Remondo 14% Rioja Alta 4582010 Reserva, Valenciso 14.5% Rioja Alta 6112014 Crianza, Ontañón 13.5% Rioja Baja 3632006 Grand Reserva, Marqués de Riscal 14% Rioja Alavesa 1385

Grandees of Spain and PortugalClassic regions, famous wines

2012 Les Terrasses ‘Velles Vinyes', Alvaro Palacios 14.5% Priorat, Spain 8212012 Finca Dofí, Alvaro Palacios 14.5% Priorat, Spain 22732013 Mas la Plana, Torres 14.5% Penedès, Spain 11272005 Unico, Vega-Sicilia 14% Ribera del Duero, Spain 5348 2016 Chryseia, Prats & Symington 14.6% Douro, Portugal 1200

Iberia: localEach grape has its own grape, its own style

2013 Artigas, Mas Alta 15.5% Priorat, Spain 8022016 Garnacha-Syrah ‘El Mago', Franck Massard 13.5% Priorat, Spain 287 2013 No Stone Unturned, La Báscula 14% Priorat, Spain 583 2016 Garnacha ‘Old Vine', Pablo 14.5% Calatayud, Spain 3632005 Guelbenzu, Lombana 14% Ribera del Queiles, Spain 5502016 Finca Cucó ‘Jove', Celler Masroig 14% Montsant, Spain 3722013 Quinta da Garrida, Aliança 13.5% Dão, Portugal 3442012 Falcoaria, Quinta do Casal Branco 14% Ribatejo, Portugal 497


Tintos: reds of Spain and PortugalTempranillo, Garnacha, Touriga Nacional etc


Left bankSouth of Gironde; gravel soils, Cab Sauv blends

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1983 Pichon-Longueville-Baron, 2ème Cru Classé 12.5% Pauillac 173811975 Ducru-Beaucaillou, 2ème Cru Classé 12.5% Saint-Julien 13838 1995 Gruaud-Larose, 2ème Cru Classé 12.5% Saint-Julien 47462000 Léoville Barton, 2ème Cru Classé 12.5% Saint-Julien 39002000 Kirwan, 3ème Cru Classé 13% Margaux 22001995 Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé 12.5% Margaux 100472005 La Tour Carnet, 4ème Cru Classé 13.5% Haut-Médoc 30562010 Potensac 14% Médoc 1100

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

1989 Mouton-Rothschild, 1er Cru Classé 12.5% Pauillac 150411989 Latour, 1er Cru Classé 12.5% Pauillac 186511995 Margaux, 1er Cru Classé 12.5% Margaux 222611990 Haut-Brion, 1er Cru Classé 13% Pessac-Léognan 26740

Right bankNorth of Gironde; smaller estated, Merlot blends

1985 Pétrus 13.5% Pomerol, Bordeaux 451241999 Trotanoy 13.5% Pomerol, Bordeaux 67902005 Angelus 1er Grand Cru Classé B 14.5% Saint-Émilion 65001995 Cheval Blanc, 1er Grand Cru Classé A 13% Saint-Émilion 186512006 Troplong Mondot, 1er Grand Cru Classé B 14% Saint-Émilion 4087 2012 Marzelle, Grand Cru Classé 14% Saint-Émilion 1528

Bordeaux Châteaux: fine wines with historyThe best wines have been known by Château name since the 1600s



Red: Langton's AustraliansSince 1991 the great wines of Australia have had their own classification. These are the classed growths of the New World

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2008 Grange ‘Bin 95’, Penfolds 14.5% /exceptional South Australia 94642015 Cabernet-Shiraz ‘Bin 389’, Penfolds 14.5% /outstanding South Australia 13002011 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Art Series', Leeuwin Estate 13.5% /outstanding Margaret River 16002013 Shiraz ‘The Dead Arm', d’Arenberg 14.6% /excellent McLaren Vale 1031 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Heytesbury', Vesse Felix 14.5% /excellent Margaret River 15852004 Wine No.1, Yarra Yering 13% /excellent Victoria 1900

Genius without a Château: the new classicsFine wines used to mean Bordeaux, but the wine world bigger now and these are the new stars


Red: Southern starsGreat wine regions of the Southern hemisphere

2014 Papillon, Spinifex 13.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 6302014 Grenache ‘Old Bush Vine’, Yalumba 13% Barossa Valley, Australia 4682013 Shiraz ‘Block 5', The Lane 13.5% Adelaide, Australia 6212017 Shiraz, Soldier's Block 13.5% Victoria, Australia 3532013 Syrah, Clarendon Hills 14.5% South Australia 8102016 Shiraz ‘Footbolt', d'Arenberg 14.5% McLaren Vale, Australia 4302016 Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon, Te Mata 13% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 5732013 Syrah ‘Le Sol', Craggy Range 13.5% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 16002017 Merlot, Eagle Nest 14% Cape Town, South Africa 7602015 Pinotage, Southern Right 13.5% Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa 490

2016 Pinotage, Kanonkop 13.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 8502014 Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot ‘Richesse', Le Riche 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 3802014 Trilogy, Warwick 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 716

Ancestral vines: Survived and Strong, still producing the best grapes European settlers in the 19th century planted vines in Southern Australia, very few of these vines were able to survive for over 125 years.

Those that did are some of the oldest in the world. These old vines produce less fruit but the character and concentration of the wines put them among the best

of the Southern hemisphere.

2001 Hill of Grace, Henschke 14% /exceptional Eden Valley 65002012 The Freedom 1843, Langmeil 14.5% /outstanding Barossa Valley 1805


Modern Americas: Napa and beyondThe great vineyards of the Americas: first established by Catholic missionaries from the 16th century

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

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2012 Opus One, Mondavi & Rothschild 14.5% Oakville 70962009 Martha’s Vineyard, Heitz Cellar 14.5% Oakville 52002011 Dominus, Christian Moueix 14% Yountville 46002012 S.L.V, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars 14.5% Stags Leap, Napa Valley 36292015 Conn Creek 14.5% Napa Valley 890

Red: North AmericaPacific to Atlantic; Mexico to Canada

2015 Syrah ‘Boom Boom!’, Charles Smith 13% Columbia Valley, Washington 4902013 Zinfandel ‘Geyserville’, Ridge 14.5% Sonoma County, California 10702013 Cabernet Sauvignon, Stonestreet Estate 14.5% Alexander Valley, California 14332003 Mourvèdre ‘Old Telegram', Bonny Doon 13.5% Santa Cruz, California 1051 2012 Esprit de Tablas 14.5% Paso Robles, California 1350

Red: South AmericaAndes foothills to the Serra Gaucha of Brazil

2015 Novas Gran Reserva, Emiliana 14% Colchagua, Chile 4202016 Malbec ‘Tupungato', Cadus 14% Mendoza, Argentina 478 2017 Malbec ‘Festivo', Monteviejo 14% Mendoza, Argentina 4202012 Quimera, Achaval Ferrer 14.5% Mendoza, Argentina 7542010 Bonarda ‘Cadus’, Nieto Senetiner 14% Mendoza, Argentina 1079

The changing image of Chilean and Argentinian fine winesEveryone used to think that wines from Chile and Argentina were only easy drinking wines but nothing really interesting.In a recent couple of decades with a better understanding of winemaking and international collaboration, now they are able to produce one of the finest wines can be similar to Bordeaux perhaps little fruitier.

2011 Almaviva 15% Maipo, Chile 42982013 Viñedo Chadwick, Errazuriz 14.5% Maipo, Chile 42002012 Seña 14% Aconcagua, Chile 29002015 Cheval des Andes 15% Mendoza, Argentina 1800



Europe: geography and red grapesPlace can be a flavour

Hills of the Rhône: the NorthThe kingdom of Syrah

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2013 Brune et Blonde, Guigal 13% Côte-Rôtie 11082015 Origine 1933, Cave de Tain Classique 12.5% Crozes-Hermitage 4602016 J.Denuzière 13% Saint-Joseph 6902010 Les Grands Mûriers, Ferraton Père & Fils 13.5% Cornas 980

Grenache: queen of blendsStars of Southern France

2014 Les Coteaux Schisteux, Boutinot 13.5% Séguret, Rhône 4392010 Grand Vin Éloquence', Vignerons de Caractère 14.5% Gigondas, Rhône 7742016 Domaine Carobelle 14% Vacqueyras, Rhône 4202014 Château de Beaucastel 14% Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône 15002013 Les Sénéchaux 14.5% Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône 13182016 Immortelle 14% Côtes du Roussillon Villages 4902016 Monsieur, Château Bonhomme 14% Minervois, Languedoc 4602001 Château de Pibarnon 14% Bandol, Languedoc 1184

Curious vines: EuropeFrom Agiorgitiko to Zweigelt

2015 Zweigelt ‘Sepp', Sepp Moser 12.5% Burgenland, Austria 3442016 Vernatsch, Girlan 12.5% Alto Adige, Italy 3062015 Agiorgitiko-Syrah ‘S',GAIA 15% Nemea, Greece 480


Eastern Mediterranean: Ancient wine worldAncient wine making originated here, then transferred to Europe during the Phoenician era.

Modern wines from this region taste more like French Rhone and Bordeaux wines, but perhaps a little fruitier.

2004 Château Musar 13.5% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 1012 2012 Ixsir Grand Reserve 13.5% Batroun, Lebanon 6002012 Öküzgözü-Boğazkere ‘Kaya Kapadokia’, Kocabağ 13.5% Kapadokya, Turkey 4602013 Domaine de Bargylus 12% Orontes Valley, Syria 880


Rosé: pale wine from black grapesStrong affinity with Chinese food

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2017 ‘M' Minuty, Château de Minuty 13% Côtes de Provence, France 3632017 ‘R' Rimauresq 13% Côtes de Provence, France 4602016 Château de Selle, Domaines Ott 13% Côtes de Provence, France 898 2014 Volubilia Gris, Zouina 13.5% Meknes, Morocco 4582017 Rosé, Planeta 12% Sicily, Italy 296 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Bella Rouge', Langmeil 12% Barossa Valley, Australia 325 2016 Mourvèdre ‘Cape Coral', Circumstance 12.5% Western Cape, South Africa 382




Sparkling AED

2014 Moscato d’Asti ‘Nivole', Michele Chiarlo 5.5% Piedmont, Italy 375ml 239

Late harvest

2014 Gewürztraminer ‘Late Harvest', Montes 11% Curico Valley, Chile 100ml 84 375ml 296 Noble rot 2014 Semillon Botrytis ‘Noble One', De Bortoli 10% Riverina, Australia 100ml 138 375ml 478 2006 Tokaji Aszú ‘5 Puttonyos', Disznókő 11.5% Tokaji, Hungry 100ml 195 500ml 860 1999 Gewürztraminer ‘Sélection de Grains Nobles', Hugel 11% Alsace, France 100ml 138 375ml 707 2001 Château d’Yquem, 1er Cru Classé Supérieur 13.5% Sauternes, France 375ml 3925 Dried grape

2001 Vin Santo, Isole & Olena 13.5% Tuscany, Italy 375ml 1175 2016 Passito di Noto, Planeta 11.5% Sicily, Italy 100ml 151 500ml 649 2005 Vin de Constance, Klein Constantia 14% Constantia, South Africa 500ml 1261 Sweet red

2010 Moscato Rosa, Franz Haas 12% Alto Adige, Italy 375ml 1079 Frozen grape 2017 Riesling Icewine, Inniskillin 9.5% Ontario, Canada 375ml 1433 Strength & Beauty: Fortified wineSweetness from grape juice, strength from grape spirit

1985 Warre’s 20% Douro, Portugal 750ml 13751970 Warre’s 20% Douro, Portugal 750ml 26362012 Late Bottled Vintage, Taylor’s 20% Douro, Portugal 100ml 81 750ml 583 NV Rutherglen Muscat, Campbells 17.5% Victoria, Australia 100ml 84 375ml 310 2015 Banyuls, Chapoutier 17% Roussillon, France 100ml 90 500ml 401 2013 Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Paul Jaboulet Aîné 15% Rhône, France 100ml 126 375ml 411


Meditation: sweet wineSweet but not simple: risky and complex to grow and make



Last Few: the end of the line Limited availability - last chance to taste

Sake

Gekkeikan ‘Crescent', Daignjo 14% Kyoto, Japan 119Gekkeikan ‘Fountain', Ginjo 15.5% Kyoto, Japan 239

White

2016 Sancerre ‘Silex', Michel Girard 13% Loire, France 6002013 Gewürztraminer, Alois Lageder 13.5% Alto-Adige, Italy 5442016 Viognier-Marsanne ‘The Hermit Crab', d’Arenberg 13% McLaren Vale, Australia 3062014 Avesso, Cazas Novas 12% Vinho Verde, Portugal 420 2016 Cuvée Allier, Nekeas 13.5% Navarra, Spain 490

Red 2014 Altos Ibéricos, Torres 13.5% Rioja, Spain 4202017 Nero d'Avola ‘Plumbago', Planeta 13% Sicily, Italy 3532015 Chianti Classico, Gabbiano 13.5% Tuscany, Italy 449 2013 Cairanne ‘Les Six', Boutinot 14% Rhône, France 4492014 Château Citran 13.5% Medoc, Bordeaux 7902015 Merlot, Lourensford 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 5352016 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Jack London', Kenwood 14.6% Sonoma Mountain, California 6902012 Esprit, Spinifex 14.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 6302013 Grenache ‘The Fifth Wave', Langmeil 15.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 6112009 Malbec ‘Cadus', Nieto Senetiner 14.5% Mendoza, Argentina 1079

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


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