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These Wines Are Perfect Expressions of Where They Come From. Some Grape Varieties Are Rare and Unusual; the Winemakers Even More So These wines are perfect expressions of where they come from. Some grape varieties are rare and unusual; the winemakers even more so. All our wines are low-intervention, thoughtfully vinified to reflect their environment and its traditions, and are selected to match our food. FIZZ 125ml / 750ml ROSÉ 125ml / 500ml / 750ml — — Prosecco Sottoriva, Malibran, Veneto, Italy, NV (Glera) 8 / 45 Ma Cuvée, Château de Fontainebleau, Provence, France, 2018 (Cinsault, Grenache) 8 / 32 / 47 Pierre Gerbais Brut Réserve, Champagne, France, NV (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc) 13 / 75 Ròzsa Petsovits, Franz Weninger, Sopron, Hungary, 2018 (Syrah) 49 Tripoz, Crémant de Bourgogne, Brut Nature, Burgundy, France, 2016 (Chardonnay) 76 Canaiolo, Montenidoli, San Gimignano, Italy, 2018 (Canaiolo) 58 Rosé de Meunier, Laherte Frères, Extra Brut, Champagne, France, NV (Pinot Meunier) 96 Lys-Röd No.29, Franz & Christine Strohmeier, Styria, Austria, 2018 (Blauer Wildbacher ) 77 Vadin-Plateau, Renaissance Extra Brut, Premier Cru, Champagne, France, NV (Pinot Meunier) 125 RED 125ml / 500ml / 750ml WHITE 125ml / 500ml / 750ml — — AND SEA SALT, SAND Cuvée des Galets, Les Vignerons d’Estezargues, France, 2018 (Grenache, Syrah, Carignan) 6 / 24 / 32 AND SEA SALT, SAND Custoza, Casaretti, Veneto, Italy, 2018 (Garganega) 37 Pompon Rouge, Mas de la Font Ronde, Gard, France, 2018 (Aramon, Cinsault, Alicante Bouschet) 37 Vinho Verde, Aphros, Lima, Portugal, 2018 (Loureiro) 8 / 32 / 47 Frappato, Azienda Agricola Pianogrillo, Sicily, Italy, 2018 (Frappato) 9 / 35 / 52 Leirana, Forjas Del Salnes, Rìas Baixas, Spain, 2018 (Albariño) 12 / 46 / 69 Ephemere, Domaine de Belle Vue, Loire Valley, France, 2017 (Cabernet Franc) 62 Josephine, Gut Oggau, Burgenland, Austria, 2015 (Roesler, Blaufränkisch) 88 TNT, Christian Tschida, Burgenland, Austria, 2017 (Blaufränkisch) 15.5 / 60 / 160 (1.5L) VINES HEARTLAND Krásná Hora, La Blanca, Moravia, Czech Republic, 2018 (Riesling, Pinot Gris, Traminer) 49 VINES HEARTLAND Bodegas Aroa, Garnacha Tinto, Navarra, Spain, 2018 (Garnacha) 45 Welschriesling sur lie, Petr Koráb, Moravia, Czechia, 2018 (Welschriesling) 9 / 35 / 52 Domaine Pattes Loup, Vent d’Ange, Chablis, France, 2017 (Chardonnay) 15 / 58 / 88 Stapleton & Springer, Ben’s Reserve, Moravia, Czechia, 2016 (Pinot Noir) 71 Domaine Emmanuel Giboulot, Combe d’Eve, Côte de Beaune, France, 2017 (Chardonnay) 110 Domaine Emmanuel Giboulot, Sous le Mont, Hautes-Côte de Nuit, France, 2014 (Pinot Noir) 100 MOUNTAINS HILLS AND MOUNTAINS HILLS AND Ciu Ciu, Falerio, Oris Bianco, Marche, Italy, 2018 (Trebbiano, Passerina, Pecorino) 6 / 24 / 32 Valdecastrillo, Alfredo Maestro, Castilla y León, Spain, 2017 (Tempranillo) 8.5 / 33 / 49 Handcrafted, Martin & Anna Arndorfer, Kamptal, Austria, 2018 (Grüner Veltliner) 7.5 / 29 / 44 Cortado, Domaine de Majas, Côtes Catalanes, France, 2018 (Grenache Noir, Blanc & Gris) 10 / 38 / 56 Baccara, Magula Wine Estate, Suchá nad Parnou, Slovakia, 2016 (Dunaj, Rosa, Hron) 11.5 / 45 / 69 La Raia, Gavi, Piedmont, Italy, 2018 (Cortese) 49 Frangy, Rousette de Savoie, Domaine Lupin, France, 2018 (Altesse) 9.5 / 38 / 55 Chianti Classico, Montesecondo, Tuscany, Italy, 2017 (Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Colorino) 72 Les Greilles, Causse Marines, Gaillac, France, 2017 (Mauzac, Loin de L’Oeil, Ondenc, Muscadelle) 62 Bucephale, Ktima Ligas, Pella, Greece, 2017 (Xinomavro) 105 Reiler Goldlay, Spätlese, Melsheimer, Mosel, Germany, 2016 (Riesling) 74 Barolo, Monforte, Massimo Benevelli, Piedmont, Italy, 2015 (Nebbiolo) 19 (argon preserved) / 113 Steiner Kögl, Stagård, Kremstal, Austria, 2016 (Riesling) 16 (argon preserved) / 87 Ganko, Olivier Rivière, Rioja, Spain, 2016 (Garnacha, Mazuelo) 125 BORDEAUX SKIN CONTACT WHITE 125ml / 500ml / 750ml The Bordeaux wine region sits in the Aquitane region of South-west France & since the early 13th — century, has been considered one of the centres of the fine wine world. Vineyards lie on the banks of the El Carro de la Mata, Bodega Vinessens, Alicante, Spain, 2019 (Moscatel) 8.5 / 33 / 49 rivers Dordogne & Garonne, which merge into the Gironde Estuary. These waters have a significant influence on the climates, soil and great variety found in Bordeaux wines. Kolberg, Richard Stávek, Moravia, Czechia, 2016 (Welschriesling) 12 / 46 / 69 Theodora, Gut Oggau, Burgenland, Austria, 2018 (Grüner Veltliner, Welschriesling) 74 These can be enjoyed by the glass, or as a flight of three to experience the diversity of Bordeaux 28 Roditis Maceration, Ktima Ligas, Pella, Greece, 2017 (Roditis) 105 Château Canon-St-Michel, Canon Fronsac, 2014 (Merlot, Cab Sav, Cab Franc, Malbec) 10.5 / 40 / 59 Clos du Jaugueyron, Haut-Médoc, 2014 (Cab Sav, Merlot, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot) 15 / 52 / 81 Merlotinox, Ormiale, Entre-Deux-Mers, 2017 (Merlot) 22 (argon preserved) / 128 .
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