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 Old Gamay vines in Autumn, France and difficult to find bottles from throughout the world. ‘Best Listing of Australian Wines’ Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2013 Housed in climate controlled cellars ‘Best Wine List New South Wales’ within Hilton Sydney and glass brasserie’s Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2012 3500 bottle wine wall; to the best of our ‘Best List of Wines by the Glass’ knowledge, the wines in our collection Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2011 have been kept under controlled ‘Hall of Fame’ temperatures and humidity since their ‘Best International Hotel Wine List’ release, and many come direct from the Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards 2011 winery, estate or Château. ‘Best Fine Dining Wine List’ Carefully sourced; we believe each of Awards for Excellence 2011 Restaurant & Caterers Association New our older ‘museum’ bottles to be sound; South Wales Metro however each bottle has its own history. For some wines of age, there are often ‘Best International Hotel Wine List’ no good wines or vintages per se , only Australia’s Wine list of the Year Awards good bottles. We will endeavour to find 2010, 2009 & 2008 that bottle for you. ‘Best Wine List' Awards for Excellence Enjoy. Restaurant & Caterers Association New South Wales Metro 2009 Head Sommelier Mauro Bortolato ‘Best NSW Regional Wine List’ Assistant Head Sommelier Chris Rose 2008 & 2007 Sommelier Mark Law Awards for Excellence Restaurant & Caterers Association New Andrea Rizzo South Wales ‘Best of Award of Excellence’ Wine Spectator International Wine List Awards 2009-2013 2 Table of Contents Wines by the Glass…………………………….......Please ask for the selection Half Bottles & Large Format Bottles..........…………..………………..….……4-6 Champagne & Sparkling…………………………..………………….…..…….7-9 Beer & Cider…………………………………………..……………………………45 Cocktails………………………………..…………........................ .........................3 White Wine Red Wine Page Page Semillon 11 Rosé 19 Sauvignon Blanc 12 Beaujolais/Gamay 19 Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc 12 Pinot Noir Australia 20 Grüner Veltliner 12 Pinot Noir New Zealand 21 Riesling – Australia & NZ 13 Pinot Noir USA & others 21 Pinot Noir Burgundy 22-23 Riesling – International 14 Italian White Wines 15 Pinot Meunier 19 Pinot Gris & Grigio 15 Zinfandel 24 Grenache 24 Pinot Blanc 15 Gewürztraminer 15 Grenache Blends 24 Chenin Blanc 16 Shiraz 25-27 Viognier 16 Shiraz Viognier 28 Chardonnay 17 Shiraz Grenache 28 White Burgundy 18 Shiraz Cabernet 28 Other White Varietals 10 Shiraz Blends 28 Merlot 29 Cabernet Merlot 29 Cabernet Sauvignon 30 Other Red Varietals 24 For Later Bordeaux 31 Dessert Wines 38-39 Rhône Valley 32 Fortified/Liqueur Wines 40-41 Spain 33-34 Italy 35-36 Spirits 42-44 Cognac & Armagnac 42 Austria 37 Croatia 37 Argentina 37 Chile 37 Portugal 37 South Africa 37 Information Greece 37 Lebanon 37 Vintage Chart 46 Morocco 37 Australia Regions & Maps 47 China 37 USA 37 BDP- Bio-dynamic practices OP - Organic Practices NAT – Natural Wine 3 Cocktails Mocktails Zing for Spring 12 Orange& lime muddled with passionfruit, orange and saffron syrup, topped with ginger beer Apple Fresher 12 Apple, pineapple & ginger muddled with vanilla syrup & topped with lemonade Refreshing Pimm’s Fruit Cup 16 A healthy pour of Pimm’s #1 mixed with fresh fruit, Cointreau & ginger ale Apricot Collins 18 A refreshing hit of Tanqueray, dry shaken with Apricot Brandy, Plymouth Sloe Gin served tall with a dash of soda Easy Life 18 Hendricks gin, amaretto muddled with strawberries & balsamic Spring & Summer Inspired Blossom Flower 16 Pavan & elderflower cordial topped with prosecco & garnished with flower Fall in Love 18 A refreshing blend of Luke Mangan Shiraz mixed with cassis, lemon & sugar Captain Caramel 18 A seductive blend of Captain Morgan spiced rum, Frangelico, Butterscotch Schnapps served with a side of salted caramel popcorn Rosemary &Fig Infusion 19 Muddled fig and ginger with saffron bitters. Shaken hard with rosemary infused whiskey, a hit of tequila & finished with earl gray tea Smokey Mule 22 Stolen tobacco rum mixed with ginger liqueur, lime & hickory syrup for a smokey refreshing finish Rasmopolitan 20 Belvedere unfiltered Vodka, Chambord, fresh raspberries, lime and mint charged with cranberry juice Spicy Sangria 18 Captain Morgan & Cognac mixed with oranges, chilli, lime, lemon and apple. Topped with orange juice & finished with shiraz Glass Signature Spiced Mango Mojito 20 Captain Morgans spiced rum, fresh chilli, lime, mango & mint, charged with ginger beer The Australian by Luke Mangan 20 Tanqueray Gin, Cointreau, Hennessy VS Cognac, kaffir lime leaf, ginger, Luke’s syrup & cranberry juice. Served martini style Serendipity 18 Mount Gay white rum, Apple liqueur, mint, watermelon, lime, shaken and served tall Glass Martini 18 A classic style martini with Grey Goose, Calvados & Armagnac Sonia’s Pink Martini 18 Belvedere pink grapefruit vodka, lychee liqueur, pink grapefruit juice, sugar & fresh lychees Jaffa Vittoria 18 Jack Daniels, Cointreau and coffee. Shaken hard with a light touch of chocolate Dessert and Digestive Dolce Amaro 16 A luscious blend of Amaretto, egg white, coconut and fresh passionfruit served with a white chocolate and macadamia nut Choc Raspberry 18 A delicious mix of Chambord, Baileys, Frangelico & Kahlau shaken with milk and nutmeg BDP- Bio-dynamic practices OP - Organic Practices NAT – Natural Wine 4 Large Format Bottles Magnums & Jeroboams Champagne & Sparkling Magnums (1500mls) NV Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Reims, Champagne, FR 300 1996 Delamotte Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil-sur-Oger , Champagne, FR 670 1997 Salon Le Mesnil Mesnil-Sur-Oger, Champagne, FR 1800 1998 Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Épernay, Champagne, FR 850 1999 Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru Millésimé Ambonnay , Champagne, FR 800 White Wine Magnums (1500mls) 2001 Frankland Estate Riesling Frankland River, WA 190 2003 Skillogalee Riesling Clare Valley, SA 180 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 Auslese Mosel, Germany 340 2010 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese Mosel, Germany 295 2009 Hungerford Hill Chardonnay Tumbarumba, NSW 145 2006 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay Margaret River, WA 450 2006 Bonneau du Martray Chardonnay Grand Cru Corton-Charlemagne, FR 920 Red Wine Magnums (1500mls) 2012 Domaine du Gros Noré Rosé Bandol, Provence, FR 180 2005 by Farr Pinot Noir Geelong, VIC 320 2005 Sangreal by Farr Pinot Noir Geelong, VIC 320 2007 JM Burgaud Morgon Gamay Beaujolais, FR 155 2010 Hungerford Hill Shiraz Tumbarumba, NSW 185 2001 Woodstock The Stocks Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA 265 2009 Standish The Standish Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA 385 2005 JL Colombo Terres Brûlées Syrah Cornas, France 360 1974 Wynns Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, SA 550 1996 Parker First Growth Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, SA 750 2006 Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River, WA 320 2008 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River, WA 445 2011 Vasse Felix Heytesbury Cabernet Blend Margaret River, WA 360 2010 Sevenhills St Ignatius Cabernet Blend Clare Valley, SA 210 1997 Clos du Marquis Cabernet Blend St Julien, Bordeaux, FR 390 1997 Cos d’Estournel 2nd Growth Cabernet Blend St Estèphe, Bordeaux, FR 720 2006 V. Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Grenache Blend Rhône Valley, FR 450 2010 Rosso del Contadino Nerello M. Blend OP Etna, Italy 172 2006 Isole e Olena Cepparello Sangiovese Tuscany, Italy 398 2008 Giacomo Conterno Nebbiolo Barolo, Italy 650 2001 Terre del Barolo Nebbiolo Barolo, Italy 295 Jeroboams (3000mls) NV Pol Roger Réserve Champagne Épernay, Champagne, FR 750 2006 Torbreck The Gask Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA 660 BDP- Bio-dynamic practices OP - Organic Practices NAT – Natural Wine 5 Half Bottles Sparkling & White Wine Champagne & Sparkling NV Adami Garbèl 13 Prosecco Veneto, Italy 375ml 49 NV Taittinger Brut Réserve Reims, Champagne, FR 375ml 89 NV Bollinger Special Cuvée Aÿ, Champagne, FR 375ml 99 NV Ruinart Blanc de Blancs Reims, Champagne, FR 375ml 104 NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Champagne, FR 375ml 110 Riesling 2014 Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge BDP Frankland River, WA 375ml 39 2011 Josmeyer Le Kottabe BDP Alsace, FR 375ml 57 2011 Zilliken Saarburger Kabinett Mosel, Germany 375ml 54 2009 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett Mosel, Germany 375ml 112 2009 JJ Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese Mosel, Germany 375ml 143 Other White Varietals 2010 Tedeschi Soave Classico Garganega Veneto, Italy 375ml 36 2012 Valminor Albariño Rias Biaxas, Spain 375ml 44 2007 Baumard Savennières Clos St Yves Chenin Blanc Loire Valley, FR 375ml 45 Sauvignon Blanc & Blends 2011 Huia Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, NZ 375ml 36 2013 Vacheron Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc Loire Valley, FR 375ml 62 2009 Cullen Mangan Vineyard Semillon Sauvignon Blanc BDP Margaret River, WA 375ml 48 Pinot Gris &