The Wine Journey “Wine is art, and like other art forms, it has the ability to take us out of ourselves: transporting the taster on an imaginary journey around the world, and back in time. Giving pleasure to the senses, it widens our horizons...” MB From vineyard to the glass, join us on a journey of some of the best wine regions of the world. Our wine list of 1000 selections encompasses what is one of Australia’s largest collections of fine wine in an international hotel. Our sommeliers & wine waiters are pleased to offer advice as well as to fulfil your requests; explore some of the best Australia has to offer and many great and difficult to find bottles from throughout the world. A neatly stacked barrel room at Housed in climate controlled cellars Laherte Freres Champagne house. within Hilton Sydney and glass brasserie’s 3500 bottle wine wall; to the best of our ‘Hall of Fame’ knowledge, the wines in our collection ‘Best International Hotel Wine List’ Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2018 have been kept under controlled temperatures and humidity since their ‘WineReader’s Choice Award’ Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2014 release, and many come direct from the winery, estate or Château. ‘Best Listing of Australian Wines’ Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2013 Carefully sourced; we believe each of ‘Best Wine List New South Wales’ our older ‘museum’ bottles to be sound; Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2012 however each bottle has its own history. For some wines of age, there are often no ‘Best List of Wines by the Glass’ Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2011 good wines or vintages per se, only good bottles. We will endeavour to find that ‘Best Fine Dining Wine List’ Awards for Excellence 2011 bottle for you. Restaurant & Caterers Association New South Wales Metro Enjoy. ‘Best International Hotel Wine List’ Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards Head Sommelier Mauro Bortolato 2010, 2009 & 2008 Asst. Head Sommelier Chris Rose Sommelier Antonio Vilaca ‘Best Wine List' Javier Coindreau Awards for Excellence Restaurant & Caterers Association New South Wales Metro 2009 ‘Best NSW Regional Wine List’ 2008 & 2007 Awards for Excellence Restaurant & Caterers Association New South Wales ‘Best of Award of Excellence’ Wine Spectator International Wine List Awards 2009-2018 2 Table of Contents Wines by the Glass…………………………….......Please ask for the selection Cocktails………………………………..…………...............................................3 Mocktails………………………………..…………...............................................3 Beer & Cider…………………………………………..…………………………….4 Half Bottles & Large Format Bottles..........…………..………………..………5-7 Champagne & Sparkling…………………………..…………………..…..….8-10 White Wine Red Wine Page Page Semillon 12 Rosé 20 Sauvignon Blanc 13 Beaujolais/Gamay 20 Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc 13 Pinot Noir Australia 21 Grüner Veltliner 13 Pinot Noir New Zealand 22 Albari ño 13 Pinot Noir USA & others 22 Pinot Noir Burgundy 23-24 Riesling – Australia & NZ 14 Riesling – International 15 Pinot Meunier 20 Italian White Wines 16 Grenache 25 Grenache Blends 25 Pinot Gris & Grigio 16 Pinot Blanc 16 Shiraz 26-28 Gewürztraminer 16 Shiraz Viognier 29 Muscat 16 Shiraz Grenache 29 Chenin Blanc 17 Shiraz Cabernet 29 Viognier 17 Shiraz Blends 29 Chardonnay 18 Merlot 30 White Burgundy 19 Cabernet Merlot 30 Other White Varietals 11 Cabernet Sauvignon 31 Other Red Varietals 25 Bordeaux 32 Rhône Valley 33 For Later Spain 34 Dessert Wines 38-39 Italy 35-36 Fortified/Liqueur Wines 40-41 Austria 37 Spirits 43-44 Croatia 37 Cognac & Armagnac 42 Argentina 37 Digestives 42 Chile 37 Liqueurs 45 South Africa 37 Greece 37 Lebanon 37 Information Morocco 37 China 37 Vintage Chart 46 USA 37 Australia Regions & Maps 47 BDP- Bio-dynamic practices OP - Organic Practices NAT – Natural Wine 3 Cocktails Pineapple Express 20 Beefeater gin, lillet blanc, pineapple puree, passionfruit, lime juice, prosecco. A Berry Chilli Margarita 20 Chilli infused Olmeca Resposado, Cointreau, Crème de Mure, lime, salt. Mayday 18 Absolut Vodka, Fraise des Bois, ginger, strawberry, lime juice. The Australian by Luke Mangan 20 Beefeater gin, Cointreau, Martell VSOP, kaffir lime leaves, ginger, cranberry juice. Rasmopolitan 18 Chambord, Absolut Citron, raspberry puree, lime, cranberry juice. Hendrix Detox 20 Hendricks gin, Domain de Canton ginger liqueur, cucumber, ginger, pink grapefruit. Fields of Provence 18 Rosé wine, beefeater gin, watermelon, raspberry puree, lemon juice. Diamond Fizz 22 Archie rose signature, lemon juice, topped with prosecco. Blue Blazer 18 Woodford Reserve bourbon, sugar, water, fire. Mocktails Mango Delight 11 Passionfruit, mango puree, orange juice, pineapple juice, lemon. Blushing Coconut 11 Peach puree, coconut syrup, mint, apple juice, ginger ale. Capture the Starlight 11 Watermelon puree, lime, mint, pink grapefruit juice. The Mandarin 11 Black tea, mandarin, lemon. BDP- Bio-dynamic practices OP - Organic Practices NAT – Natural Wine 4 Apéritif 30mls Aperol Canale, Italy 10 Campari Italy 11 Dubonnet France 10 Ricard France 10 Pernod France 10 Lillet Blanc/Rouge Podensac, France 10 Pimms No.1 Cup London, England 10 Sherry, Spain by the glass 60mls Manzanilla Delgado Zuleta La Goya Sanlucar de Barrameda 9 Amontillado Lustau Los Arcos Jerez 9 Oloroso Lustau Don Nuno Jerez 9 Cream Sanchez Romate Iberia Jerez 9 Cream Lustau East India Jerez 9 Sake & Plum Wine by the glass 60mls Dokan Daiginjo (dry) Sake Ota Shuzo 17% Shiga, Japan 15 Hakutsuru Ume 12.5% Kobe, Japan 11 Sake & Plum Wine by the bottle Dokan Daiginjo (dry) Sake Ota Shuzo 17% Shiga, Japan 720ml 160 Hakutsuru (sweet) Ume 12.5% Kobe, Japan 750ml 130 Tsuru-Ume (sweet) Nigori Ume Infused Sake 10% Wakayama, Japan 720ml 85 Beer Craft & Ales Rogers Pale ale SA 12 White Rabbit Dark Ale VIC 12 Young Henry’s Pale Ale Sydney, NSW 12 Frenchies Laperouse 7.2% Strong Pale Ale Sydney, NSW 18 Duvel Blonde Blonde Ale Belgium 15 St Feuillien Grand Cru 9.5% Blonde Ale Belgium 15 Guiness Dark Stout Ireland 500mls 12 Hoess Brau Doppel Bock Germany 500mls 18 3 Monts de Flandre 8.5% Pale Ale Flanders, France 750ml 29 Lagers James Boag’s Light Light Lager TAS 9 Peroni Leggera Light & Low Carb Italy 10 Corona Pale Lager Mexico 12 Kirin Ichiban Super Dry Japan 12 Sydney Brewery Lovedale Lager Hunter Valley, NSW 12 James Boag’s Premium Lager TAS 10 Peroni Nastro Azzurro Lager Italy 12 Cider James Squire Orchard Crush Apple NSW 12 Byron Bay Wild Cider (Finger Lime & Apple) Byron Bay, NSW 12 Byron Bay Wild Cider (Quandong & Pear) Byron Bay, NSW 12 Sydney Brewery Apple NSW 12 Pipsqueak Apple SA 11 Le Père Jules Poiré Pear Normandy, France 750mls 44 BDP- Bio-dynamic practices OP - Organic Practices NAT – Natural Wine 5 Large Format Bottles Magnums & Jeroboams Sparkling & Champagne Magnums (1500mls) 2001 House of Arras EJ Carr Regional Blend, TAS 520 NV Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Reims, Champagne, FR 350 1998 Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Épernay, Champagne, FR 850 1999 Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru Millésimé Ambonnay, Champagne, FR 940 White Wine Magnums (1500mls) 2016 Tyrrell’s Stevens Semillon Hunter Valley, NSW 160 2001 Frankland Estate Riesling Frankland River, WA 190 2009 Hungerford Hill Chardonnay Tumbarumba, NSW 165 2006 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay Margaret River, WA 560 2004 F. Raveneau Montée de Tonnerre Chardonnay Chablis, Burgundy, FR 690 2008 Heymann-Löwenstein Riesling Uhlen Roth Lay Mosel, Germany 420 2009 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Mosel, Germany 365 2010 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese Mosel, Germany 295 Red Wine Magnums (1500mls) 2013 Shaw & Smith Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA 250 2016 Ata Rangi Crimson Pinot Noir Martinborough, NZ 235 1994 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, SA 1350 1995 Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz Clare Valley, SA 1400 2002 d’Arenberg The Coppermine RdCabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale, SA 240 1974 Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, SA 550 1996 Parker First Growth Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, SA 750 2013 Domaine Naturaliste Rebus Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River, WA 230 2015 Grange Cochard Cote du Py Gamay Noir Morgon, Beaujolais, FR 220 2013 Pierre Usseligo Lirac Grenache Blend Rhône Valley, FR 240 2015 Yves Cuilleron St Joseph Syrah Rhône Valley, FR 295 2006 V. Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend Rhône Valley, FR 450 2007 Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend Rhône Valley, FR 580 2007 Ch. Quinault l’Enclose Merlot Blend St Emillon, Bordeaux, FR 440 1997 Clos du Marquis Cabernet Blend St Julien, Bordeaux, FR 580 1995 Château Bel-Air Lagrave Cabernet Blend Cru Bourgeois, Bordeaux, FR 445 2014 Château de Cedre Malbec Cahors, FR 170 2008 Conde de Valdemar Gran Reserva Tempranillo Blend Rioja, Spain 255 2010 Conde de Valdemar Reserva Tempranillo Blend Rioja, Spain 220 2015 Isole e Olena Chianti Classico Sangiovese Tuscany, Italy 240 2010 Sensi Bolgheri Sabbiato Cabernet Blend Tuscany, Italy 180 2007 Marchese Antinori Solaia Cabernet Blend Tuscany, Italy 1750 2009 Marchese Antinori Solaia Cabernet Blend Tuscany, Italy 1650 2011 Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Ornellaia Cabernet Blend Tuscany, Italy 1450 2008 Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo Barolo, Italy 690 2010 Gaja Dagromis Nebbiolo Barolo, Italy 620 BDP- Bio-dynamic practices OP - Organic Practices NAT – Natural Wine 6 Half Bottles Sparkling & White Wine Champagne & Sparkling (Half Bottles) NV Adami Garbèl 13 Prosecco Veneto, Italy 375ml 54 NV Laherte Freres Ultradition Côtes des Blanc Champagne FR 375ml 94 NV Bollinger Special Cuvée Aÿ, Champagne, FR 375ml 99 NV Ruinart