Wine List Sparkling & Champagne White Wine Red Wine

SPARKLING & CHAMPAGNE	Bottle
“I drink it when I am happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it – unless I’m thirsty.” Madame Lily Bollinger, 1961.
Bollinger ‘La Grande Annee’ 1998, France The Champagne of James Bond. La Grande Annee develops a majestic vinosity, intense, rich and complex aromas from an exceptional vintage.	$275
Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur 1999, France True to the style of the House, subtle balance between roundness, elegance and vivacity, reveals the delicate nuances of the bouquet.	$165
Bollinger Special Cuvee NV, France - 375ml - 750ml Very complex aromas displaying yeasty, nutty and red berry characters, followed by the intense, weighty palate showing bold, rich flavours with a very long, fine finish.	$80 $145
Nautilus Cuvee Brut NV, Marlborough Pale straw in colour with a distinctive nutty bouquet, an elegant finely structured wine in which the fruit flavours harmonise with biscuity, yeast derived complexities and crisp acidity to give a lingering finish.	$59
Twin Islands Brut NV, Marlborough Pale salmon in colour with a distinctive bouquet, fresh and complex, influenced by aromas of strawberry and melon fruit underscored by fresh yeast characters.	$39
Angas Brut Premium NV Cuvee, Australia Very pale straw in colour, with the lifted ‘strawberry and cream’ and biscuit characters of Pinot Noir contribute to the palate richness. Balanced by citrus Chardonnay fruit structure and fine acidity.	$25
Lindauer Brut 200ml	$9
Lindauer Fraise 200ml	$9
Veuve du Vernay 200ml	$9
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WHITE WINE
Aromatic	Glass	Bottle
Yalumba ’Y Series’ Pinot Gris, Australia Pale straw in colour, showing aromas of wild flowers, feijoa and peach nectar. A generous palate with flavours of nashi pears, baked apple and lemon curd with a long, fresh finish.	$7	$32
Saint Clair ‘Godfreys Creek’ Reserve Gewürztraminer, Marlborough The bouquet of rose petals, lychees and Turkish delight is supported by pure fruit flavours with a lasting and elegant, dry finish.	$9	$40
Alpha Domus Viognier, Hawkes Bay Apricot, pear and hints of lemongrass integrate with spice, ginger and sweet yeasty notes. This is a well balanced wine with fresh acidity and a lingering stone fruit finish.	$9	$40
Palliser Estate Autumn Riesling, Martinborough Very inviting aromas of citrus, floral notes and a hint of honey. The palate is rich and intense with delicious sweetness, but not too sweet, with nicely balanced acidity.	$10	$45
Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier, Australia Alluring apricot fruit aromas and characteristics wrap around the flavours of spicy dishes such as Moroccan, Indian or Thai creating a unique and pleasurable dining experience.	$11	$49
Nautilus Pinot Gris, Marlborough Pale straw in colour with aromas of pear and spice and a hint of ginger. A medium to full palate with a soft, dry finish.	$11	$49
Rippon Riesling 2007 Wanaka, Central Otago This offering from Rippon comes from mature vines, whose root hairs have invaded the local schist rock. This ’07 Riesling is a wine of exceptional elegance, without over-bearing fruit mass. Delicious!		$69
Marc Bredif Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2005, France From the lower slopes of the Loire Valley in Vouvray and Vernou-sur-Brenne. A crisp, fresh wine with racy acidity. Flavours of ripe green apple, citrus, mineral and a touch of honey. Dry, medium bodied and perfect with shellfish.		$69
Hugel Gewurtztraminer 2006 Alsace, France Perfumed and aromatically expressive as only a Gewurtz can be. Soft pastel hints of green and a bouquet of fresh roses. Serve it with spicy Asian or Indonesian dishes or with strong cheeses like Munster or Stilton.		$79
Vinoptima Gewurztraminer 2004, Gisborne Light gold in colour, clear and bright. Finely scented, smoky, spicy and oily with an undertow of lemon oil, earth, honey and a touch of beeswax. Finely textured and luscious with a touch of ginger as it lingers.		$95
Yalumba ‘The Virgilius’ Viognier 2005, Australia Pale gold in colour with green highlights. Intense aromas of almonds, apricots and ginger. The trademark Viognier lusciousness is clearly evident. The best Viognier in the southern hemisphere.		$99
Hugel Riesling ‘Tradition’ 2005 Alsace, France The bouquet is fruity and floral. A broad palette of aromas that is nicely balanced and agreeably fresh. A dry and lively wine that compliments seafood either fresh, or cooked in creamy juices.		$99
Marc Bredif Vouvray Chenin Blanc 1959, France The best vintage of this wine since 1947. Rich, fat and silky. A delicious, sensuous and sweet wine with a residual aspect of oak. Long and powerful, with reminders of quinces and mulberries. A very fine and complex wine from the lower slopes of the Loire Valley.		$495
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Sauvignon Blanc	Glass	Bottle
Sacred Hill Sav/Blanc, Hawkes Bay Lifted aromas of tropical fruit and citrus notes entice. The palate is intense with classic sauvignon blanc Herbal characters, tropical flavours and a lingering citrus finish.	$7	$32
Alpha Domus ‘The Pilot’ Sav/Blanc, Hawkes Bay A fresh, lively wine from Hawkes Bay with aromas of pear, lime and gooseberry. Perfect for salads, seafood and Asian dishes.	$7	$32
Pencarrow Sav/Blanc, Martinborough Very intense nose of classic herbs and hints of tropical fruits and tamarillo. Vibrant and fresh with expanding flavours and the mid palate seamless with juicy texture.	$8	$35
Huia Sav/Blanc, Marlborough On the nose this aromatic wine shows uplifting bright gooseberry and ripe citrus. It is finely structured with multi layers of fresh squeezed pineapple, lime and some flower notes. Try it with Eggs Benedict, it’s superb!	$9	$40
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Chardonnay	Glass	Bottle
Sacred Hill Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay A classic fruit-driven style wine that emphasises the naturally abundant flavours of a quality New Zealand chardonnay.	$7	$32
Alpha Domus ‘The Pilot’ Chardonnay, Hawkes Bay A Chardonnay marked by ripe tropical fruits such as pineapple, melon and papaya and clean citrus flavours. A fresh, fruit-driven wine with supple soft texture and fine mineral notes.	$7	$32
Yalumba Eden Valley Wild Ferment Chardonnay, Australia Rich and creamy with a spicy fragrance. Finer flavours more in the citrus spectrum. Natural yeasts that occur naturally in the vineyard are used to initiate fermentation.	$10	$45
Nautilus Chardonnay, Marlborough Bright straw/yellow in colour showing aromas of melon and stone fruits supported by toasty oak. On the palate, grapefruit flavours are integrated with cashew nut, biscuit and mealy characters.	$11	$49
Mountford Vineyard Chardonnay 2004, Waipara From a small hillside plantation of 2 hectares of Chardonnay grapes in the Waipara region of Nth Canterbury, comes this lovely wine. A classic New Zealand Chardonnay with mouth filling butterscotch and oak characteristics.		$65
Domaine William Fevre Petit Chablis 2006, France 100% Chardonnay grapes grown beside the River Serein. The subsoil is rich in minerals and oyster fossils, making this wine fruity and floral with mineral notes. Perfect with seafood.		$65
Domaine Chanson Meursault 2005, France Harvested in September after a very long, dry and hot Summer after a superb growing season – long and cold Winter followed by a wet and humid spring. To be enjoyed with foie gras, fish, white meat and strong cheeses.		$165
Domaine William Fevre Chablis ‘Côte Bouguerots’ Grand Cru 2006, France Grown in the valley of the Grands Crus with a charming bouquet and astonishing fruitiness. Great with creamy seafood, poultry and white meat dishes.		$275
Domaine Chanson Puligny Montrachet Champs Gains Premier Cru 2006, France Pale gold colour with green tinges. Aromas of citrus fruit, peach and fresh honey enhanced by a delicate vanilla note. Enjoy with salmon, fish and some goat cheeses.		$285
Domaine Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru 2003, France Leflaive chardonnays are regarded as the best in the world. Manually harvested with grape sorting to produce the best from Burgundy.		$895
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RED WINE
Pinot Noir	Glass	Bottle
Twin Islands Pinot Noir, Marlborough Bright ruby red in colour. This wine shows aromas of plums and cherries with a hint of spice. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannins and sweet cherry fruit.	$8.50	$37
Pencarrow Pinot Noir, Martinborough Medium deep red in colour. A good depth of cherry red berry fruit aromas with oak and fruit spice and coffee mocha overtones. Flavours of focused spicy red berry fruits with lingering intensity and a medium bodied soft tannin structure.	$9	$40
Terraces 2006, Marlborough From the Wairau Valley comes this skilfully crafted, elegant and complex Pinot Noir with silky tannins and a velvety mouth feel.		$65
Rippon ‘Jeunesse’ Pinot Noir 2004 Wanaka, Central Otago Bright red colour with raspberry and cherries on the nose, following through to the palate. A fruit driven wine, with smooth, silky tannins and a persistent finish. Made from the young vines with a youthful hint at the main Pinot Noir below. Perfect with Lamb Shanks!		$69
Mt Difficulty Pinot Noir 2006, Central Otago Nestled on the banks of the Kawarau River, Bannockburn comes this superbly balanced wine displaying concentrated berry fruits and spice.		$89
Rippon Pinot Noir 2005 Wanaka, Central Otago Fragrant with hints of cherry plums, a vibrant lift and spicy complexity. Gorgeous texture and weight. Poured from the barrel without filtering or fining. This wine will cellar happily for 10+ years.		$89
Burnt Spur 2004, Martinborough From this single vineyard estate wine, shows ripe plum and floral spicy notes with a concentrated savoury texture.		$70
Gibbston Valley 2006, Central Otago One of the best Pinots from the Queenstown area. Aged in French Oak for 11 months in the winery’s caves, delivers a complex and multi-layered wine.		$85
Mountford Pinot Noir 2004, Waipara Made from only a small 3 hectare hillside plot by a blind Winemaker. Mountford Vineyard is poised to become one of the premier Pinot Noir producers in New Zealand. An outstanding wine worth every penny!		$125
Palliser Estate ‘The Great George’ 2005, Martinborough From only 10 dozen bottles available nationwide comes this unfiltered wine from a super year in the Wairarapa. Made from Burgundy Pinot Noir clones and selected from just two barrels, this wine is ripe and concentrated with good structure.		$145
Domaine Chanson Gevrey-Chambertin 2006, France Recently purchased by Bollinger, there has been a marked increase in the quality of the wines produced. A modern Burgundy style with clean, rich fruit flavours.		$180
Domaine Faiveley Nuits St Georges Grand Cru 2006, France Some of the vines were planted in 1941 and the wines are excellent value Bourgogne Pinot Noirs. Enjoy with red meat and mature cheeses.		$225
Domaine Meo Camuzet Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2003, France A wine of great finesse, with a lace-like texture which lines the palate with great length. A legend!		$795
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Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot Blend	Glass	Bottle
Sacred Hill Merlot, Hawkes Bay Soft and full-bodied with supple tannin structure. An excellent accompaniment to red meats, antipasto and poultry.	$7	$32
Alpha Domus ‘The Pilot’ Merlot, Hawkes Bay An aroma of berry fruits and plum with smoky, savoury overtones. Fresh raspberry, plum and strawberry fruit on the entry with sweet fruit lasting through to finish.	$7	$32
Ngatarawa ‘Stables’ Merlot, Hawkes Bay Ripe plums and gentle oak. Round, mouth-filling palate with soft tannins. A warm finish with lingering ripe plum flavours.	$7	$32
Jim Barry ‘Cover Drive’ Cab/Sav, Australia Dark red in colour with ripe blackberry, mint and sweet oak aromas. The palate is rich and full bodied with ripe, sweet blackberry and mint.	$9	$40
Smith & Hooper Wrattonbully 2002 Limited Edition Merlot, Australia The nose is savoury and sage, opening to chocolate, cedar and fruitcake. The palate is medium to full-bodied, with fruit sweetness, berry fruits and oak spice.		$89
D’Arenberg ‘Twenty Eight Road’ Mourvédre 2001, Australia Hand harvested and gently crushed then fermented in French and American oak barriques for 12 months. With minimal processing this has produced a classic Mourvédre (also known as ‘Mataro’ in Australia and California) and is widely planted in Provence. Flavours of spice, game and oak make this a big Aussie red.		$99
Chateau Duhart Milon Rothschild (Pauillac) 2004, Bordeaux, France Very dark, brick coloured around the edges. Aromas of red cherry, cassis and cedar. The estate is owned by the same people that own the famous Lafite-Rothschild estate next door.		$175
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou (St Julien) 2002, Bordeaux, France A classic Bordeaux wine, deep red in colour with aromas of black fruit, cherries in particular. A fruity attack in the mouth and dense structure. Exceptional length and voluptuousness.		$325
Chateau Palmer (Margaux) 1988 Bordeaux, France The colour is still deep and the bouquet is becoming increasingly elegant and refined. Subtle floral aromas are accompanied by hints of wild strawberries, menthol, and even camphor. The flavour features spicy notes (pink peppercorns), as well as liquorice and tobacco. Pleasantly fresh and well-balanced on the palate. The finely-textured tannins have softened nicely, and this wine is quite exquisite.		$895
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Shiraz/Syrah	Glass	Bottle
Ngatarawa ‘Silks’ Syrah, Hawkes Bay White pepper and complex berry flavours on the nose with vanillin and spicy oak. Dark plums and ripe berries with cedary oak. This wine is medium-bodied, round and smooth.	$8	$35
D'Arenberg 'The Love Grass' Shiraz, Australia The palate is juicy and weighty, dominated by plums, rhubarb, cherries, smoked bacon, white pepper and flower characters.   It finishes with a grippy and polished finish.	$10	$45
Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache, Australia This is a great Grenache that has a perfumed and aromatic bouquet, a silky smooth texture and a savoury finish. It is naturally lighter than Shiraz or Cab/Sav but provides wonderful, big-fruit flavours.	$10	$45
D’Arenberg ‘Laughing Magpie’ Shiraz Viognier 2004, Australia The Viognier adds fragrant flower and perfume aromas and flavours of nectarines, apricots, ginger and herbs, serving to enhance the very ripe flavour spectrum of the Shiraz, which primarily exhibits blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry.		$69
Yalumba ‘The Signature’ Cab/Sav Shiraz 2002, Australia Twenty months maturation in American and French oak has contributed to smoky, sweet oak characters that combine with ripe, powerful fruit.		$79
Redbank ‘The Anvil’ 2002 Shiraz, Australia A lifted nose showing blackberry and mulberry, with Violets and white pepper. The complexity comes from touch’s of chocolate, tobacco leaf and toasted oak.		$89
Redbank ‘The Anvil’ 2003 Shiraz, Australia The same as the 2002 vintage with blackberry, white pepper, mulberry and chocolate. The spice and flavours are well integrated in French oak and silky tannins.		$89
Rockford ‘Basket Press’ Shiraz 2002, Australia Rated by Langton’s Wine Auctioneers of Melbourne as one of 11 exceptional wines on their list. Strong, ripe, blackberry and fine chocolate fruit characters, underscored by excellent palate richness, well-seasoned oak and ripe tannins.		$125
Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz 2001 Barossa Valley, Australia Released with 5 years of age as per the 2000 vintage. The 2001 vintage was very low yielding due to the long hot and dry summer so this is a wine of great depth and intensity. A complex bouquet of black fruits, dark chocolate, prunes, liquorice and vanilla oak.		$125
Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz 2000 Barossa Valley, Australia Released with 5 years age, almost unheard of. In fact, only two other wines are released with such age – Penfolds Grange and Hill of Grace, and these both sell for over $400 a bottle! An iconic Aussie monster Shiraz with a powerful bouquet of dark chocolate and prunes.		$145
E & E Black Pepper Shiraz 2001 Barossa Valley, Australia Aromas of lifted black cherry and spice well integrated with oak. A complex combination of mouth-filling fruit, coffee and chocolate flavours. Excellent structure, fine, firm tannins and a smooth velvet finish.		$145
Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz 1999 Barossa Valley, Australia Released with 5 years age, as is the 2000 vintage above. This 1999 wine is deep ruby in colour with a powerful bouquet of spicy black fruit, superbly integrated oak and a firm, full-bodied finish.		$165
Peter Lehmann Stonewell Shiraz 2002 Barossa Valley, Australia Wonderful depth of colour. A complex bouquet of blackcurrant, tar, aniseed and hints of mint. A dense powerful palette with layers of black fruit and liquorice reined in with firm tannins.		$165
Guigal Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2003 Rhone Valley, France Made predominantly with Grenache, Syrah and Mourvédre grapes. Deep ruby hue with a sweet bouquet of black currants, Asian spices and pepper. Enjoy with red meat, game bird or cheese.		$185
Guigal Côte Rôtie 2003 Brune et Blonde Rhone Valley, France Appears to be the finest example of this cuvee since the 1985 and 1983. A sumptuously textured, rich, full-throttle effort with loads of smoky bacon fat infused, black currant and herb-tinged fruit. Good body and a long, concentrated finish.		$295
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International Wine
Japanese Plum Wine (Per glass)	$5.50
Sake (Jug)	$12

Fortified Wines	Glass
Gonzalez Byass Full-bodied, very smooth and tasty	$4
Gonzalez Byass Cream Sweet, full palate and smooth	$4
Tio Pepe Fino Crisp, fresh, clean, very dry and fragrant	$4
Warre’s Kings Tawny Port Amber colour, with good fruit and a slightly nutty character on the nose, very smooth palate with an excellent finish.	$7
Ngatarawa ‘Stables’ Late Harvest ‘04 Bottle only A full bodied dessert wine style with ripe apricot, honey, orange and lemon fruit flavours and botrytis complexity.	$34

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