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Aubergine.Pdf The Aubergine Experience is designed to ensure that you enjoy the best of South Africa’s cuisine with the best of its wines. Consequently our wine list is structured to complement the uniqueness of Harald Bresselschmidt’s culinary creations. Not only does this mean that all of South Africa’s wine growing regions and grape varieties are represented but the hallmark of our cellar is that a wine only earns inclusion if it reflects genuine authenticity, a distinctive personality and a true sense of place or ‘terroir’. In our listings, we have refrained from accompanying each entry with a detailed description because we firmly believe each wine to be a living subject whose character changes both with time and with the food with which it is paired. We will gladly make suggestions as to which wines might best suit the dishes you select and your personal preferences. In our wine selection we aim to showcase South Africa’s emerging icons as well as reveal some of her best kept vinicultural secrets. If our cellar has a distinctive character, it is that it is more Old World than New; more classic than contemporary. That said, modern-day pioneers determined to reinvent the glories of the past most definitely have a place in our collection. We also serve a number of wines by the glass. In addition to featuring many of the mainstays of our collection, we also champion the latest offerings from South Africa’s newest generation of winemakers. Look out for our very own Aubergine range of wines, each finely crafted especially for us by top South African winemakers. Our cellar is both broad in variety and deep in vintage. Wines are stored in a temperature-controlled cellar to ensure optimal maturation. The cellar is housed in our specialised wine and food pairing venue, Auslese. Please enquire about hosting private tasting dinners, launches and soirees at this exclusive venue. Harald Bresselschmidt Ralph Reynolds Chef-Patron Sommelier CONTENTS WHITE WINE Pages Champagne 1 Foreign Sparkling Wine & Méthode Cap Classique 2 Wines by the Glass 3 Sauvignon Blanc 4 Sémillon 5 Riesling 5 Chardonnay 7 Chenin Blanc 9 White Wine Blends 10 Other White Cultivars 11 Rosé 12 RED WINE, PORT & DESSERT Rare Old Vintages 13 Pinot Noir 13 Pinotage 15 Shiraz 16 Merlot 18 Cabernet Franc 18 Cabernet Sauvignon 19 Grenache Noir 20 Red Wine Blends 20 Other Red Cultivars 24 Port & Fortified Wines 26 Dessert 26 CHAMPAGNE R Ambonnay Marguet Père et Fils ‘Shaman’ Grand Cru Brut 2013 1695 Avize De Saint Gall ‘Orpale’ Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru 2002 4250 Dizy Jacquesson ‘Cuvée N°736’ Brut NV 1650 Jacquesson ‘Cuvée N°741’ Brut NV 1875 Epernay Dom Perignon Rosé 2003 9900 Dom Perignon ‘P2’ 1998 10800 Pol Roger ‘Extra Cuvée de Réserve’ Brut NV 1750 Pol Roger ‘Extra Cuvée de Réserve’ Brut NV Magnum 3500 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru NV 1425 Le Mesnil Sublime Blanc de Blancs 2009 3150 Pierre Peters Cuvée de Reserve NV Magnum 3450 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ Billecart-Salmon ‘Cuvée Nicolas Francois’ Brut 1999 4200 Philliponnat ‘Royale’ Brut Rosé NV 1750 Philliponnat ‘Grand Blanc’ 2008 2385 Reims Bruno Paillard ‘Assemblage’ Brut 2004 3850 Bruno Paillard Brut ‘Première Cuvée’ NV 375ml 1150 Drappier Brut Nature NV 1250 Krug ‘Grand Cuvée’ Brut NV 7850 Louis Roederer Brut NV 1725 Louis Roederer Brut Rosé 2010 2150 Ruinart Blanc de Blancs NV 2450 Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs 2006 5900 Page 1 FOREIGN SPARKLING WINE & MÉTHODE CAP CLASSIQUE R ITALY Prosecco Tenuta Col Sandago ‘Martino Zanetti Undici’ 2018 650 SOUTH AFRICA Coastal Ambeloui ‘Cleo’ Brut 48 months 2014 620 Ambeloui ‘Luvuyo’ Brut 36 months 2016 580 Ambeloui ‘Martin’ Brut 36 months 2017 Magnum 1480 Ambeloui ‘Rosanne’ Rosé Brut NV 690 Elgin Charles Fox ‘Cipher’ Brut 60 months 2012 1485 Charles Fox Brut 36 months 2015 790 Charles Fox Brut 36 months 2015 Magnum 1580 Charles Fox Brut 36 months 2013 980 Franschhoek La Bri ‘Sauvage’ Blanc de Blancs 48 months Zero Dosage 2012 1125 Overberg Krone ‘Kaaimansgat’ Blanc de Blancs 36 months 2016 1160 Robertson Graham Beck ‘Blanc de Blanc’ Brut 36 months 2013 920 Stellenbosch Simonsig ‘Kaapse Vonkel’ Brut 24 months 2014 Magnum 895 Simonsig ‘Kaapse Vonkel’ Brut (R.D.) 180 months 2003 1080 Swartland Huis van Chevallerie ‘Filia’ Chenin Blanc 14 months zero dosage 2014 Magnum 1650 Tulbagh Krone ‘Phoenix’ 120 months NV 675 Western Cape Graham Beck ‘Cuvée Clive’ Brut 60 months 2012 1795 Graham Beck ‘Zero Dosage’ Brut 72 months 2012 1025 Le Lude Agrafé 60 months 2012 3610 Le Lude Rosé 36 months NV 660 Matthew Krone ‘Alexandra de la Marque’ Brut 48 months 2010 755 Pieter Ferreira Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 60 months 2012 880 Page 2 WINES BY THE CARAFE / GLASS R Méthode Cap Classique Sommeliers’ Selection Western Cape Brut 140 White 250ml 150ml Aubergine ‘Special Cuvee’ Swartland Chenin Blanc 2018 130 80 Aubergine ‘Special Cuvee’ Elgin Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon 2014 125 75 Capelands ‘Whitestone’ Western Cape Sauvignon Blanc 2019 105 65 Rosé Dorrance Swartland Cinsault 2020 105 65 Red Aubergine Lost Observatory Swartland Carignan Syrah 2005 125 75 Casa Simelia Wellington Syrah 2018 125 75 Usana `The Fox` Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 200 120 Coravin Selection 125ml Sommeliers’ Selection Western Cape 295 Dessert Wine 50ml Iona ‘Noble Iona’ Elgin Sauvignon Blanc 95 Noble Late Harvest Fortified Wine 50ml Bein ‘Forte’ Stellenbosch Merlot 2016 95 Page 3 WHITE WINE SAUVIGNON BLANC R France Loire - Sancerre Pascal Jolivet 2018 925 Pascal Jolivet ‘Sauvage’ 2015 1495 ISRAEL Upper Galilee Valley Shvo Vineyards 2010 690 SOUTH AFRICA Bamboes Bay Fryer’s Cove 2016 595 Constantia Klein Constantia ‘Block 382’ 2017 850 Klein Constantia ‘Metis’ 2014 Magnum 1350 Durbanville Nitida CWG Auction ‘Barrel 28’ 2014 915 Elgin Elgin Ridge ‘282’ 2016 250 Iona 2018 525 Robertson Springfield ‘Life from Stone’ 2020 345 Stellenbosch Longridge ‘Driefontein’ 2016 525 Reyneke Organic 2018 485 Overgaauw ‘Abraham’ 2018 315 Uva Mira ‘Sing-a-Wing’ 2017 580 Vergelegen Reserve 2016 985 Stellenbosch Jonkershoek Valley Neil Ellis ‘Amica’ 2017 615 Walker Bay Trizanne ‘Sondagskloof’ Blanc Fumé 2018 495 Western Cape Mulderbosch ‘1000 Miles’ 2015 750 Page 4 SÈMILLON SOUTH AFRICA Darling Lanner Hill CWG Auction ‘Double Barrel’ Reserve 2015 995 Franschhoek Alheit Wines ‘La Colline’ 2017 1695 Boekenhoutskloof 2015 595 Boekenhoutskloof 2011 495 Raised by Wolves ‘La Colline’ 2016 445 Swartland David & Nadia Sadie ‘Perdekamp’ 2014 1350 David & Nadia Sadie ‘Siebritskloof’ 2017 625 Thorne and Daughters ‘Tin Soldier’ Skin contact 2016 750 RIESLING FRANCE Alsace Seppi Landman Zinnkoepfle Grand Cru 1999 830 GERMANY Mosel, Saar and Ruwer Ayl Peter Lauer Ayler Faβ 25 Trocken 2016 995 Bernkastel Dr Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese 2007 1880 Dr Loosen Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese 2007 375ml 940 Graach Willi Schäfer Graacher Himmelreich Grosses Gewächs Trocken 2018 1550 Hütte Von Hövel Kabinett ‘S’ 2016 625 Von Hövel Eiswein 2012 375ml 1985 Page 5 R Morscheid Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Josephshöfer Kabinett 2015 650 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Kaseler Nies’chien Kabinett 2018 995 Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Scharzhofberger Spätlese 2013 995 Piesport Niepoort Fabelhaft 2018 625 Pünderich Clemens Busch Vom Roten Schiefer Auslese 2006 975 Saarburg Zilliken Gutsriesling 2009 655 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Kabinett 2009 790 Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Auslese 1993 1550 Traben - Trarbach Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Auslese 2005 375ml 945 Trittenheim F.J. Eifel Trittenheimer Altärchen Feinherb Kabinett 2016 725 Wiltingen Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese 2009 1350 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese 2007 1850 Egon Müller Wiltinger Braune Kupp Spätlese 2007 1345 Van Volxem Saar 2011 790 Van Volxem Schiefer 2010 745 Pfalz Siebeldingen Ökonomierat Rebholz vom Buntsandstein Trocken ‘S‘ 2010 1280 Ökonomierat Rebholz vom Buntsandstein Spätlese 2007 825 Wachenheim J.L.Wolf Jesuitengarten Trocken 2007 795 J.L.Wolf Wachenheimer Goldbächel Spätlese Trocken 2005 835 Nahe Dönnhoff Felsenturmchen Spätlese 2007 955 Rheingau Künstler Rüdesheim Berg Rotland Grosses Gewächs 2013 1650 Künstler Hockheim Holle Grosses Gewächs 2015 1650 Rheinhessen Wittmann Gutsriesling 2007 795 Wittmann Morstein Grosses Gewächs 2009 1650 Wittmann Morstein Grosses Gewächs 2006 1950 Page 6 R SOUTH AFRICA Elgin Lothian Vineyards 2018 250 Paul Cluver 2011 295 Paul Cluver ‘Dry Encounter’ 2015 220 Saurwein ‘Chi‘ 2019 545 Spioenkop 2013 540 Stellenbosch Hartenberg 2017 295 Thelema 2015 280 CHARDONNAY FRANCE Burgundy Chassagne Montrachet Domaine Marc Morey & Fils ‘Les Vergers’ 1er Cru 2012 2180 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils ‘En Virondot’ 1er Cru 2013 Magnum 3650 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils ‘En Virondot’ 1er Cru 2013 2100 Côte de Beaune Domaine Newman ‘La Grande Chatelaine’ 2011 1160 Corton-Charlemagne Bonneau du Martray Grand Cru 2011 6950 Meursault Domaine Chavy-Chouet Clos des Corvées de Citeau 2017 1750 Domaine Chavy-Chouet Clos des Corvées de Citeau 2010 925 Puligny-Montrachet Chateau de Puligny Montrachet ‘Le Clos du Chateau’ 2014 1295 Domaine de la Pousse d’Or ‘Le Cailleret’ 1er Cru 2013 2880 Rully Domaine Marc Morey & Fils ‘Rabource’ 1er Cru 2012 935 Domaine Marc Morey & Fils ‘Rully Blanc’ 2013 700 Saint Aubin Domaine Chavy-Chouet ‘Les Murgers Des Dents de Chien’ 1er Cru 2015 2250 Page 7 R SOUTH AFRICA Elgin Almenkerk 2015 735 Epicurean 2018 1295 Iona ‘Fynbos’ 2017 1200 Neil Ellis ‘Whitehall’ 2016 575 Paul Cluver ‘Estate’ 2017 720 Richard Kershaw Experience Three bottle set of clones CY95, CY96 & CY548 2015 5950 Franschhoek Chamonix Reserve 2012 950 Chamonix Reserve 2009 1150 Hemel-en-Aarde
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