hakkasan abu dhabi wine harmony: “the tuesday...

1 Hakkasan Abu Dhabi 15th February 2018 The prices mentioned above are inclusive of 10% Service Charge, 6% Tourism fee, 4% Municipality fee and 5% VAT

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) arecontinually tasted as the vintages change, to ensure that they complementour cuisine.

Amit Chavan, Head Sommelier

Immacolata Cannavo, Head Sommelier Middle East

Christine Parkinson, Group Head of Wine


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 carafeSake by bottle and half bottle are available on page 5

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Tsuki No Katsura, Sparkling Honjōzō Nigori 17.2% Kyoto, Japan Dry and creamy; green apple, lime, guava /chilled 300ml 230

Gekkeikan ‘Fountain', Ginjo 15.5% Kyoto, Japan Fragrant and dry; sea salt, caramel, pear /room 300ml 250

Rihaku ‘Wandering Poet', Junmai Ginjo 15.2% Shimane, Japan Soft and medium dry; citrus, lychee, spice /chilled 180ml 150 720ml 600

Takatenjin 'Soul of the Sensei', Junmai Daiginjo 16.8% Shizuoka, Japan Soft and elegant; jasmine, anise, peach /chilled 180ml 215 720ml 800

White

2016 Sauvignon Blanc ‘Touraine', Jacky Marteau 13% Loire, France 100% Sauvignon Blanc; light and zippy; white peach, grapefruit, gooseberry 150ml 85 225ml 130

2016 Il Bianco di Ciccio, Zaccagnini 11.5% Abruzzo, Italy Trebbiano and Chardonnay; dry and zesty; lime, acacia, jasmine 150ml 60 225ml 95

2016 Viña Esmeralda, Torres 11.5% Penedès, Spain Moscatel and Gewürtztraminer; ripe and fresh; apricot, mango, honeycomb 150ml 80 225ml 115

2015 Chablis ‘Courgis Terroir’, Jean-Marc Brocard 12.5% Burgundy, France

100% Chardonnay; crisp and elegant; pineapple, green apple, lemongrass 150ml 120 225ml 175

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

2009 Riesling ‘Kessler' Grand Cru, Schlumberger 13.5% Alsace, France 100% Riesling; vibrant and concentrated; pear, lemongrass, wet pebble 125ml 115 2012 Sauvignon Blanc ‘Section 94', Dog Point 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 100% Sauvignon Blanc; rich and complex; wildflowers, dried grass, pear 125ml 195

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

100% Chardonnay; round and elegant; mineral, marzipan, gingerbread 125ml 258 Spritzer

2015 Viognier Spritzer ‘Serica', Vedilhan 4.5%

Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic blend; delicate and light; peach, mango, honeysuckle glass 65


Exploration: wine by the glass IINothing more to say

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

Sparkling NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France AED Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier; dry and crisp; toast, hawthorn flower, bergamot 125ml 138 bottle 810 NV Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco “Arnere”, Bernardi 12.5% Veneto, Italy 100% Glera; delicate and ripe; white peach, lemon curd, elderflower 125ml 80 bottle 430 NV Perrier Jouët Blason Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; fruity and elegant; redcurrant, jasmine tea, orange peel 125ml 158 bottle 840 Red

2014 Pinot Noir ‘Homestead', Jackson Estate 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 100% Pinot Noir; light and fruity; cranberry, rose petal, clove 150ml 90 225ml 140 2016 Cinsault ‘Old Vine’, Percheron 13% Western Cape, South Africa 100% Cinsault; medium-bodied and supple; strawberry, raspberry, cassis 150ml 68 225ml 101

2013 Chianti Classico Riserva ‘Casanova', La Spinetta 14% Tuscany, Italy 100% Sangiovese; fresh and savoury; plum, cherry, redcurrant 150ml 105 225ml 155

2015 Cairanne ‘Les Six', Boutinot 14% Rhône, France Grenache Noir, Syrah and Mourvèdre; rich and rounded; cassis, vanilla, smoke 150ml 95 225ml 145

Most coveted redSpecial wines: limited availability. Kept fresh by Coravin 2012 Beaune 1er Cru ‘Champs-Pimont', Jacques Prieur 13.5% Burgundy, France

100% Pinot Noir; perfumed and complex; violet, dark cherry, wet stone 125ml 268 2013 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico ‘Satinato', Montresor 15% Veneto, Italy

Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara; silky and broad; blackcurrant, cherry, coffee 125ml 232 2013 Shiraz ‘The Octavius', Yalumba 14% Barossa Valley, Australia 100% Shiraz; concentrated and ripe; blueberry, cedar wood, cinnamon 125ml 378

Rosé

2016 Marie-Christine, l'Aumerade 12.5% Provence, France Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah; light and aromatic; peach, candied orange, redcurrant 150ml 76 225ml 114


Champagne AED

NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France magnum 1750NV Krug ‘Grande Cuvée' 12% Champagne, France magnum 91702004 Cristal, Louis Roederer 12% Champagne, France magnum 12500

White

2011 Riesling ‘Sable et Galets', Cave de Turckheim 12.5% Alsace, France magnum 10702007 Grüner Veltiner ‘Von den Terrassen', Sepp Moser 13% Kremstal, Austria magnum 1200 2010 Chardonnay ‘M3', Shaw and Smith 13% Adelaide Hills, Australia magnum 17002010 Cervaro della Sala, Antinori 13% Umbria, Italy magnum 1860

Red

1980 Rioja Gran Reserva ‘Castillo Ygay', Marquès de Murrieta 13% Rioja, Spain magnum 73002007 Château Canon, 1er Grand Cru Classé B Saint-Émilion 14% Bordeaux, France magnum 47802012 Barolo ‘Ravera', Viette 14% Piedmont, Italy magnum 7680 2001 Château Gruaud-Larose, 2ème Cru Classé Saint-Julien 13% Bordeaux, France magnum 48902011 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione ‘San Lorenzo', Castello di Ama 13% Tuscany, Italy magnum 2900 2010 Rubicon, Meerlust 14.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa magnum 2100

wines produced using biodynamic principles


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


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

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Tamanohikari ‘Bizen Omachi', Junmai Daiginjo 16.2% /room Kyoto 720ml 1110Gekkeikan ‘Horin', Junmai Daiginjo 13% /chilled Kyoto 300ml 350Dassai 23, Junmai Daiginjo 16% /chilled Yamaguchi 720ml 2370Izumibashi, Yamahai Junmai Daiginjo 15% /chilled Kanagawa 720ml 1700Daishichi Houreki ‘Kimoto Genshu', Junmai Daiginjo 16% /room Fukushima 720ml 7000

Cloudy and sparklingSake with yeasty sediment, bubbles, or both

Gekkeikan, Sparkling 7.5% /chilled Kyoto 250ml 110Nakashima, Sparkling Ginjo Yuzu 8.5% /chilled Gifu 250ml 130Tsuki No Katsura, Sparkling Honjōzō Nigori 17.2% /chilled Kyoto 300ml 230 Gekkeikan ‘Yuzu Nigori', Junmai 7% /chilled Kyoto 500ml 310

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

Gekkeikan ‘Fountain', Ginjo 15.5% /room Kyoto 300ml 250Hakkaisan, Ginjo 15.6% /room Niigata 720ml 940Gekkeikan ‘Crescent', Daignjo 14% /chilled Kyoto 135ml 125Tosatsuru ‘Azure', Ginjo 15% /chilled Kochi 720ml 770 Rihaku ‘Wandering Poet', Junmai Ginjo 15.2% /chilled Shimane 720ml 600Takatenjin 'Soul of the Sensei', Junmai Daiginjo 16.8% /chilled Shizuoka 720ml 800

UmamiThe Japanese word for 'deliciousness'; gently savoury sake

Kikusui No Karakuchi, Honjōzō 15% /warm Niigata 720ml 650Okunomatsu, Tokubetsu Junmai 15% /warm Fukushima 720ml 740Gekkeikan ‘Kome to Mizu', Junmai 15% /warm Kyoto 720ml 570Tentaka ‘Hawk in the Heaven', Junmai 15.6% /chilled Tochigi 720ml 860

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


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

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2009 Cristal, Louis Roederer 12% Champagne, France 61502006 Dom Pérignon 12.5% Champagne, France 25002004 Perrier-Jouët ‘Belle Epoque' 12.5% Champagne, France 31001995 Joseph Perrier ‘Joséphine' 12% Champagne, France 1380

NV Ace of Spades Gold, Armand de Brignac 12.5% Champagne, France 69002003 Dom Pérignon Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France 77802005 Cristal Rosé, Louis Roederer 12% Champagne, France 9350NV Krug ‘Grande Cuvée' Rosé 12% Champagne, France 5540 NV Gosset Grand Rosé 12% Champagne, France 1320

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

NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France 810NV Bollinger ‘Special Cuvée' 12% Champagne, France 1240 NV Devaux ‘Ultra D' 12% Champagne, France 900 NV Drappier ‘Carte d’Or', Brut 12% Champagne, France 840 NV Jacquesson ‘Cuvée 738', Brut 12% Champagne, France 1060 NV ‘R' de Ruinart 12% Champagne, France 16902010 Henners, Brut 12% Sussex, England 8902011 Taltarni ‘Taché' Rosé 12% Victoria, Australia 560NV Laurent-Perrier Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France 1060NV Bollinger ‘Special Cuvée' Rosé 12% Champagne, France 1620NV Perrier Jouët Blason Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France 850

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

NV Lallier Grand Cru ‘Blanc de Blancs' 12.5% Champagne, France 1190NV Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco “Arnere”, Bernardi 12.5% Veneto, Italy 430 2004 Ayala ‘Blanc de Blancs' 12% Champagne, France 1380

2009 Jacquart ‘Blanc de Blancs' 12% Champagne, France 890 1997 S de Salon ‘Blanc de Blancs' 12% Champagne, France 8530


Champagne and Sparkling WineUsually fermented twice: bubbles from second fermentation


White: 10 favourites AED 2015 Chablis ‘Courgis Terroir’, Jean-Marc Brocard 12.5% Burgundy, France 5602015 Sancerre ‘Comte Lafond', Ladoucette 13% Loire, France 6702014 Pernand-Vergelesses, Vallet Frères 12.5% Burgundy, France 7602014 Gewürztraminer, Trimbach 13.5% Alsace, France 5602014 Riesling ‘Unplugged', Tesch 12% Nahe, Germany 4102014 Grüner Veltliner, Fred Loimer 12% Kamptal, Austria 6902016 Albariño, Pazo Señorans 13.5% Rías Baixas, Spain 6902015 Sauvignon Blanc, Lochton House 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 640 2016 Viognier ‘Y series’,Yalumba 13.5% South Australia, Australia 4602015 Chardonnay ‘M3', Shaw & Smith 13% Adelaide Hills, Australia 780

Red: 10 favourites

2011 Pinot Noir ‘Knox Alexander', Au Bon Climat 13.5% Santa Maria Valley, California 13802013 Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Les Evocelles’, La Vougeraie 12.5% Burgundy, France 1690 2015 Crozes-Hermitage ‘Les Meysonniers', Chapoutier 13% Rhône, France 540 2013 Merlot ‘Claypot', Laibach 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 6602014 Barbera d’Asti ‘Rive', Araldica 14% Piedmont, Italy 5202013 Chianti Classico ‘Brolio', Ricasoli 14% Tuscany, Italy 6502015 Rioja ‘La Vendimia', Palacios Remondo 14% Rioja, Spain 4802014 Malbec, Achaval Ferrer 13% Mendoza, Argentina 680 2012 Shiraz ‘The Dead Arm', d’Arenberg 14.6% McLaren Vale 1080 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Clos du Val', Stags Leap 14% Napa Valley, California 2070

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



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

White AED

2014 William Fèvre, 1er Cru ‘Montmains' 12.5% Chablis 880 2013 Vincent Girardin 13% Puligny-Montrachet 12702014 Michel Picard 13% Puligny-Montrachet 7302012 Olivier Leflaive, 1er Cru ‘Champ Canet' 13% Puligny-Montrachet 22502012 La Princée, Hubert Lamy 13% Saint-Aubin 8102014 Blain-Gagnard, 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jean' 13.3% Chassagne-Montrachet 1380 2012 Belleville, 1er Cru ‘Chapître' 13% Rully 14402014 Parize Père & Fils, 1er Cru ‘Clos les Grandes Vignes' 13% Givry 11502013 Ferret, ‘Les Perrières' 13% Pouilly-Fuissé 15102011 Clos des Quarts, Olivier Merlin 13% Pouilly-Fuissé 1070

Grands Crus: ultimate BurgundySimply the best

2012 J-P & B Droin, Grand Cru 13% Les Clos 3300 2013 L'Atelier, Grand Cru 13% Vaudésir 3150 2013 William Fèvre, Grand Cru 13.5% Bougros 19002008 Louis Jadot, Grand Cru 13.5% Bâtard-Montrachet 65502013 Mischief and Mayhem, Grand Cru 13.5% Corton-Charlemagne 4910



Chardonnay goes globalWines from everywhere: inspired by Burgundy

White AED

2014 W...Dreams ... ... ..., Jermann 13% Venezia-Giulia, Italy 1700 2015 M3, Shaw & Smith 13% Adelaide Hills, Australia 780 2009 Craiglee 13% Victoria, Australia 1070 2004 Yattarna, Penfolds 13.5% South Australia 14402015 The Lodge, Sileni 13.5% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 5102013 Bergman, Brookfields 13% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 4402015 Kidnappers, Craggy Range 13% Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 5302012 Méthode Ancienne, Springfield 14% Robertson, South Africa 980 2012 Monte Bello, Ridge 14.5% Santa Cruz, California 1580 2015 Bonterra 13.5% Mendocino County, California 500 2013 Cakebread Cellars 14.5% Napa Valley, California 16502012 Grgich Hills Estate 13.5% Napa Valley, California 1510 2016 Taracapá 13.5% Leyda Valley, Chile 470

A chance to compare: The Burgundy Template AED

Same grape, different climate. Taste the difference? White flight 536

2014 Blain-Gagnard, 1er Cru ‘Clos Saint-Jean' 13.3% Chassagne-Montrachet, Burgundy 125ml2012 Grgich Hills Estate 13.5% Napa Valley, California 125ml


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

RieslingSometimes known as Rhine Riesling, due to its German origins

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2013 Grand Cru ‘Sommerberg', l'Oriel 12.5% Alsace, France 690 2015 Alte Reben, Meierer 12% Mosel, Germany 510 2015 Kabinett, Schloss Vollrads 11.5% Rheingau, Germany 5002013 Springvale, Grosset 12.5% Clare Valley, Australia 8102013 1900, Spioenkop 12% Elgin, South Africa 530

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

2009 Grand Cru ‘Kessler', Schlumberger 13.5% Alsace, France 5702010 Grand Cru ‘Wiebelsberg', Marc Kreydenweiss 13.5% Alsace, France 850 2011 Grand Cru ‘Vorbourg', Pierre Frick 14% Alsace, France 760

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

2013 Anjou Blanc ‘Magnolia', Château la Roulerie 13% Loire, France 3502013 Savennières 'Clos Pirou', Pithon Paillé 13% Loire, France 5402013 Savennières ‘Clos de la Marche', Petit Métris 13% Loire, France 4902013 Kindred 13% Stellenbosch, South Africa 4602016 Old Vine Reserve, Ken Forrester 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 360



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

WhiteSometimes with Semillon: always zesty, green fruit flavours

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2016 Touraine, Jacky Marteau 13% Loire, France 420 2015 Sancerre ‘Les Tuilières', Michel Redde et Fils 13% Loire, France 6002012 Saint-Bris ‘La Manufacture', Benjamin Laroche 12.5% Burgundy, France 510 2013 Te Koko, Cloudy Bay 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 1150 2012 Dog Point, Section 94 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 10002015 Fransola, Torres 13% Penedès, Spain 6402013 Duckhorn 14% Napa Valley, California 8602016 Waterkloof 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 5102016 Garuma, Leyda 13.5% Leyda Valley, Chile 460

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

2014 Condrieu ‘La Petite Côte', Cuilleron 13% Rhône, France 11902015 Vedilhan, Serica 13.5% Languedoc, France 490


White AED

2013 Godello ‘Audacia', Franck Massard 13.5% Valdeorras, Spain 500 2012 Naiades, Naia 13.5% Rueda, Spain 570 2014 Savagnin ‘Les Sarres', Rijckaert 13% Jura, France 640 2012 Scheurebe Trocken, Wittmann 12.5% Rheinhessen, Germany 3702014 Traminer, Tűzkő 12% Tolna, Hungary 4202015 Malagouzia ‘Kalogeri', Papagiannakos 12% Attika, Greece 480 2015 Savatiano, Papagiannakos 12.5% Attika, Greece 350 2013 Assyrtiko, Sigalas 14.5% Santorini, Greece 5602014 Obeidy, St-Thomas 12% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 300 2012 Corte Friulano ‘Gran Lurton', François Lurton 13% Valley de Uco, Argentina 310

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

2013 Petite Arvine, Les Crêtes 12.5% Valle d’Aosta 7702015 Soave Classico, Pieropan 12% Veneto 5602016 Orvieto Classico, Cecchi 12.5% Umbria 290 2016 Pecorino ‘Offida', Poderi Dei Colli 13.5% Marche 370 2016 Il Bianco di Ciccio, Zaccagnini 11.5% Abruzzo 300

OrangeWhite grapes, red wine techniques: expect texture

2007 Ribolla ‘Anfora’, Josko Gravner 13.5% Friuli, Italy 1190 2012 Jakot, Dario Prinčič 14% Venezia-Giulia, Italy 990 2013 Grüner Veltliner ‘Minimal’, Sepp Moser 13.5% Kremstal, Austria 1020


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


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

White AED

2013 Gewürztraminer, Pirineos 13% Somontano, Spain 5402013 Gewürztraminer, Alois Lageder 13.5% Alto Adige, Italy 5702013 Gewürztraminer ‘Vieilles Vignes', Cave de Turckheim 12.5% Alsace, France 6202013 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie, Les Grands Presbytères 12% Loire, France 3502010 Pinot Gris ‘Herrenweg de Turckheim’, Zind-Humbrecht 14.5% Alsace, France 8902009 Pinot Blanc ‘Barrique', André Ostertag 13% Alsace, France 4402014 Pinot Gris ‘Robertson', Brookfields 12.5% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 4902014 Assyrtiko ‘Cuvée No 15', Hatzidakis 14.5% Santorini, Greece 1240 2014 Semillon, Nieto Senetiner 12.5% Mendoza, Argentina 3602004 Semillon ‘Vat 1', Tyrrell’s 10% Hunter Valley, Australia 940 2011 Semillon ‘Johnno’s', Tyrrell’s 11.4% Hunter Valley, Australia 1000

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

2016 Viña Esmeralda, Torres 11.5% Penedès, Spain 370 2014 Château Sainte-Marie 12.5% Bordeaux, France 3602014 Vacqueyras, Seigneur de Fontimple 12.5% Rhône, France 520 2013 Mas de Daumas Gassac 13.5% Languedoc, France 1380 2011 Beta Delta, Alois Lageder 13.5% Alto Adige, Italy 4902008 Prabi, Cesconi 13% Trentino, Italy 400 2015 La Segreta Bianco, Planeta 13% Sicily, Italy 2802016 Altitudes, Ixsir 13.5% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 320 2014 The Ladybird, Laibach 13% Stellenbosch, South Africa 400 2015 Butchers Block, Turkey Flat 12% Barossa Valley, Australia 410 2014 Lola, Spinifex 12.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 5302015 The Hermit Crab, d’Arenberg 13% McLaren Vale, Australia 320NV Evolution White, Sokol Blosser 12% Oregon, USA 600


Red: AED

2015 l'Atelier, Benjamin Laroche 13.5% Côtes d'Auxerre 4602013 Château de Marsannay, 1er Cru ‘Bel Air'13.5% Gevrey-Chambertin 13802008 Heresztyn, 1er Cru ‘La Perrière’, 13% Gevrey-Chambertin 3400 2007 Vallet Frères, 1er Cru ‘Les Cazetiers' 13% Gevrey-Chambertin 18202007 Perrot-Minot, 1er Cru ‘La Riotte' 13% Morey-St-Denis 26302012 d'Eugénie, ‘Clos d'Eugénie' 12.5% Vosne-Romanée 2320 2012 Jacques Prieur, 1er Cru ‘Champs-Pimont' 13.5% Beaune 1440 2015 Henri Delagrange & Fils, 1er Cru ‘Les Bertins'13.5% Pommard 12002013 Lupé-Cholet, 1er Cru ‘Les Fournières'13% Aloxe-Corton 1000

Grands Crus: ultimate BurgundySimply the best

2000 Romanée-St-Vivant Grand Cru, D.R.C 13% Vosne-Romanée 42210

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

2015 Le Cru des Amoureux, Belleverne 14.5% Saint-Amour 4402013 Piron 12.5% Moulin-à-Vent 5702014 Côte du Py, Jean Foillard 12.5% Morgon 1380


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


Red AED

2013 Stepp 13.5% Pflaz, Germany 620 2015 Pinot Nero, Borgo Magredo 12.5% Friuli, Italy 4602014 Jackson Estate, Homestead 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 450 2009 Clos Marguerite 13% Marlborough, New Zealand 750 2014 Felton Road, Bannockburn 14% Central Otago, New Zealand 11202016 Hamilton Russel Vineyards 13.5% Walker Bay, South Africa 8102015 Stark-Condé, Postcard Series 14% Elgin, South Africa 4802016 Cahuil, Leyda 13.5% Leyda Valley, Chile 500

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

The Burgundy template: a chance to compare AED

Same grape, different climate. Taste them together Red flight 425

2012 Jacques Prieur 1er Cru ‘Champs-Pimont' 13.5% Beaune, Burgundy 125ml 2016 Hamilton Russel Vineyards 13.5% Walker Bay, South Africa 125ml


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

AED

2013 Alasia 14% Barbaresco 6402012 Ornato, Pio Cesare 14% Barolo 35002012 Garrette, La Spinetta 14.5% Barolo 18902013 Prunotto 14.3 % Barolo 1500

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

2013 Valpolicella Ripasso ‘Capitel della Crosara', Montresor 14% Valpolicella 5902013 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico ‘Satinato', Montresor 15% Valpolicella 1240

Curious Vines: ItalyEvery Italian has its own grape varieties

2016 Vernatsch, Girlan Alto Adige 3752010 Pugnitello, San Felice 14% Tuscany 10702010 Graticciaia, Agricole Vallone 14.5% Puglia 12002014 Nero d'Avola ‘Plumbago', Planeta 13% Sicily 3702013 Nerello Mascalese, Nicosia 12.5% Sicily 520


Italy: classic red IFamous meets curious


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

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1988 Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido 13.5% Bolgheri 13500 2013 Crognolo, Tenuta Sette Ponti 13.5% Castiglion Fibocchi 13802014 Le Serre Nuove, Tenuta dell’Ornellaia 14.5% Bolgheri 1510 2012 Cacciacone, Tenuta San Giorgio 13.5% Montalcino 1320 2012 Alleanza, Castello di Gabbiano 14% Tuscany 9802012 Antinori, Tignanello 14.5% San Casciano in Val di Pesa 3320

Traditional TuscansChianti, Brunello etc.

2015 Gabbiano 13.5% Chianti Classico 4702013 Riserva Casanova, La Spinetta 14% Chianti Classico 480 2014 Lodola Nuova, Ruffino 13% Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 6502013 Pieve Santa Restituta, Gaja 14.5% Brunello di Montalcino 2200

Italy: classic red IITradition meet innovation

Tuscany: a chance to tasteAngelo Gaja is known for 'breaking the rules' in Barbaresco. In Montalcino, he has made a traditional classic 125ml

2013 Pieve Santa Restituta, Gaja 14.5% Brunello di Montalcino 400


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

AED

2012 Reserva, Viña Pomal 13.5% Rioja Alta 7402006 Grand Reserva, Marqués de Riscal 14% Rioja Alavesa 14502014 Crianza, Altos Ibéricos Torres 13.5% Rioja Alavesa 440

Grandees of Spain and PortugalClassic regions, famous wines

2012 Les Terrasses ‘Velles Vinyes', Alvaro Palacios 14.5% Priorat, Spain 8602012 Finca Dofí, Alvaro Palacios 14.5% Priorat, Spain 23802013 Mas la Plana, Torres 14.5% Penedès, Spain 1180

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

2014 Grenache-Carignan-Shiraz ‘Ardiles', Merum Priorati 15% Priorat, Spian 4802013 Artigas, Mas Alta 15.5% Priorat, Spain 8402016 Garnacha-Syrah ‘El Mago', Franck Massard 13.5% Priorat, Spain 300 2013 No Stone Unturned, La Báscula 14% Priorat, Spain 610 2016 Garnacha ‘Old Vine', Pablo 14.5% Calatayud, Spain 4302015 Finca Cucó ‘Jove', Celler Masroig 14.5% Montsant, Spain 3902005 Guelbenzu, Lombana 14% Ribera del Queiles, Spain 6102012 Falcoaria, Quinta do Casal Branco 14% Ribatejo, Portugal 520


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


Left bankSouth of Gironde; gravel soils, Cab Sauv blends

AED

1983 Pichon-Longueville-Baron, 2ème Cru Classé 12.5% Pauillac 182001975 Ducru-Beaucaillou, 2ème Cru Classé 12.5% Saint-Julien 14490 1995 Gruaud-Larose, 2ème Cru Classé 12.5% Saint-Julien 49702000 Kirwan, 3ème Cru Classé 13% Margaux 39001995 Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé 12.5% Margaux 105202005 La Tour Carnet, 4ème Cru Classé 13.5% Haut-Médoc 3200

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

1989 Mouton-Rothschild, 1er Cru Classé 12.5% Pauillac 157501989 Latour, 1er Cru Classé 12.5% Pauillac 195301995 Margaux, 1er Cru Classé 12.5% Margaux 233101990 Haut-Brion, 1er Cru Classé 13% Pessac-Léognan 28000

Right bankNorth of Gironde; smaller estated, Merlot blends

2015 Elle de la Marzelle, Château la Marzelle 13.5% Saint-Émilion 6201995 Cheval Blanc, 1er Grand Cru Classé A 13.5% Saint-Émilion 195302006 Troplong Mondot, 1er Grand Cru Classé B 14% Saint-Émilion 4280 1999 Trotanoy 13.5% Pomerol 71101985 Petrus 12.6% Pomerol 47250

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

AED

2008 Grange, Penfolds 14.5% /exceptional South Australia 99102008 Diana Madeline, Cullen 12.5% /exceptional Margaret River 19502006 Shiraz ‘RunRig', Torbreck 15.5% /exceptional Barossa Valley 45902013 Shiraz ‘The Octavius', Yalumba 14% /outstanding Barossa Valley 20702011 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Art Series', Leeuwin Estate 13.5% /excellent Margaret River 13802009 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Heytesbury', Vesse Felix 14.5% /excellent Margaret River 1660

Old vines of AustraliaNew world: old vines, South Australia is home to some of the oldest wine grapevines in the world

2012 Shiraz ‘The Freedom 1843', Langmeil 14.5% /excellent Barossa Valley 1890

Red: Southern starsGreat wine regions of the Southern hemisphere

2014 Papillon, Spinifex 13.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 660 2013 Grenache ‘The Fifth Wave', Langmeil 15.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 640 2011 The Ironstone Pressings, d’Arenberg 14.1% McLaren Vale, Australia 11902013 Shiraz ‘Block 5', The Lane 13.5% Adelaide, Australia 650 2013 Durif ‘Vat Series 1', De Bortoli 13.5% Riverina, Australia 3502014 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Amy's’, Moss Wood 14.5% Western Australia 9902015 Sangiovese ‘Vinoque', De Bortoli 14% Yarra Valley, Australia 3702013 Te Kahu ‘Gimblett Gravels Vineyard', Craggy Range 13.5% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 610 2014 Merlot-Cabernet ‘Woodthorpe', Te Mata 13.5% Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 6002011 Pinotage ‘Private Cellar', Rijk's 14.5% Tulbagh, South Africa 8102015 The Motorcycle Marvel, Nederberg 14% Coastal Region, South Africa 550 2016 Cinsault ‘Old Vine’, Percheron 13% Western Cape, South Africa 320 2015 Merlot, Lourensford 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 5602014 Cabernet Franc, Zorgvliet 14.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 470 2012 Fusion V, De Toren 14.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa 1060 2012 Grenache-Syrah ‘The Gypsy', Ken Forrester 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa 1150


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Modern Americas: Napa and beyondOn the map since the 1976 ‘Judgment of Paris' tasting

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

AED

2003 Opus One, Mondavi & Rothschild 14.2% Oakville 74302014 Conn Creek 14.5% Napa Valley 720

Red: North AmericaPacific to Atlantic; Mexico to Canada

2003 Mourvèdre ‘Old Telegram', Bonny Doon 13.5% Santa Cruz, California 1100 2012 Zinfandel ‘Old Vine', Seghesio 14.8% Sonoma County, California 10402013 Zinfandel ‘Geyserville’, Ridge 14.5% Sonoma County, California 1120

Red: South AmericaAndes foothills to the Serra Gaucha of Brazil

2013 Araucano ‘Clos de Lolol', François Lurton 15% Colchagua, Chile 380 2016 Merlot, Sierra Grande 13% Central Valley, Chile 3502011 Almaviva, Baron Philippe de Rothschild, Viña Concha y Toro 14.3% Maipo Valley, Chile 45002013 Merlot ‘Cuvée Alexandre', Lapostolle 14% Colchagua Valley, Chile 5802015 Malbec ‘Festivo', Monteviejo 14% Mendoza, Argentina 4402010 Bonarda ‘Cadus’, Nieto Senetiner 14% Mendoza, Argentina 11302012 Tempranillo ‘Serie Q', Zuccardi 14.5% Mendoza, Argentina 480


Europe: geography and red grapesPlace can be a flavour

Hills of the Rhône: the NorthThe kingdom of Syrah

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2014 Brune et Blonde, Guigal 13.5% Côte-Rôtie 11602011 La Source, Ferraton Père & Fils Saint-Joseph 620

Grenache: queen of blendsStars of Southern France

2015 Les Six, Boutinot 14% Cairanne 4902010 Grand Vin Éloquence', Vignerons de Caractère 14.5% Gigondas 8102013 Les Sénéchaux 14.5% Châteauneuf-du-Pape 13802015 Cuvée Antique, La Tour Penedesses 15% Languedoc 510

Curious vines: EuropeFrom Agiorgitiko to Zweigelt

2015 Zweigelt ‘Sepp', Sepp Moser 12.5% Burgenland, Austria 3602004 Château Musar 13.5% Bekaa Valley, Lebanon 1060



Rosé: pale wine from black grapesStrong affinity with Chinese food

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2016 ‘M' Minuty, Château de Minuty 12.5% Côtes de Provence, France 3802016 Marie-Christine, l'Aumerade 12.5% Côtes de Provence, France 360 2016 Château de Selle, Domaine Ott 13% Côtes de Provence, France 940 2014 Volubilia Gris, Zouina 13.5% Meknes, Morocco 4802016 Rosé, Planeta 12% Sicily, Italy 310 2013 Rosado ‘Viñedo N°5', Señorío de Sarría 13.5% Navarra, Spain 320 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Bella Rouge', Langmeil 12% Barossa Valley, Australia 340 2016 Mourvèdre ‘Cape Coral', Circumstance 12.5% Western Cape, South Africa 400



Sparkling AED

2014 Moscato d’Asti ‘Nivole', Michele Chiarlo 5.5% Piedmont, Italy 375ml 250

Late harvest

2014 Gewürztraminer ‘Late Harvest', Montes 11% Curico Valley, Chile 100ml 88 375ml 3102013 Moscato di Pantelleria ‘Kabir', Donnafugata 11.5% Sicily, Italy 375ml 530 Noble rot 2014 Semillon Botrytis ‘Noble One', De Bortoli 10% Riverina, Australia 100ml 145 375ml 500 2006 Tokaji Aszú ‘5 Puttonyos', Disznókő 11.5% Tokaji, Hungry 100ml 195 500ml 900 1999 Gewürztraminer ‘Sélection de Grains Nobles', Hugel 11% Alsace, France 100ml 200 375ml 740 2001 Château d’Yquem, 1er Cru Classé Supérieur 13.5% Sauternes, France 375ml 4110 Dried grape

2001 Vin Santo, Isole & Olena 13.5% Tuscany, Italy 375ml 1230 2014 Passito di Noto, Planeta 12.5% Sicily, Italy 100ml 158 500ml 680 2005 Vin de Constance, Klein Constantia 14% Constantia, South Africa 500ml 1320 Sweet red

2010 Moscato Rosa, Franz Haas 12% Alto Adige, Italy 375ml 1130 Frozen grape 2012 Riesling Icewine, Inniskillin 9.5% Ontario, Canada 375ml 1500 Strength & Beauty: Fortified wineSweetness from grape juice, strength from grape spirit

1985 Warre’s 20% Douro, Portugal 750ml 14401970 Warre’s 20% Douro, Portugal 750ml 27602010 Late Bottled Vintage, Taylor’s 20% Douro, Portugal 100ml 85 750ml 610 NV Rutherglen Muscat, Campbells 17.5% Victoria, Australia 100ml 88 375ml 310 2015 Banyuls, Chapoutier 17% Roussillon, France 100ml 94 500ml 420 2013 Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, Paul Jaboulet Aîné 15% Rhône, France 100ml 132 375ml 430

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

White AED

2014 Avesso, Cazas Novas 12% Vinho Verde, Portugal 440 2015 Semillion, Aquifier 11.5% Swartland South Africa 490 Red 2012 Esprit, Spinifex 14.5% Barossa Valley, Australia 6602013 Côtes du Rhône ‘Terre d'Argile', La Janasse 14% Rhône, France 5902009 Malbec ‘Cadus', Nieto Senetiner 14.5% Mendoza, Argentina 11302001 Bandol, Château de Pibarnon 13% Languedoc, France 1240


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