wine by the glass
sparkling 120ml
NV Quartz Reef, ‘methode traditionelle’ Central Otago NZ 14
NV JL Vergnon, ‘Eloquence’ blanc de blancs champagne fra 24
NV umberto luigi domenico cosmo, prosecco veneto ita 9
White 150ml
2013 chardonnay, Shadowfax Macedon Ranges vic 16
2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Harvest Adelaide Hills SA 14
2015 riesling, frankland estate frankland river wa 14
2014 Pinot Blanc, Paul Blanck Alsace Fra 12
2014 chenin blanc, pichot, Vouvray ‘clos cartaud’ Loire Valley fra 18
2015 Malvasia blend, Luccarelli ‘Bianco’ Puglia Ita 9
rosé
2015 Rosé, chalmers ‘rosato’ heathcote vic 12
red
2015 pinot noir, arfion ‘spring’ yarra valley vic 15
2014 shiraz, Old Cock & Swear Jar Yarra Valley Vic 16
2015 lagrein, alejandro riverland sa 12
2015 tempranillo/Grenache, ministry of clouds Mclaren Vale SA 15
2012 Cabernet Merlot, brad Margaret River WA 9
2014 gamay, Les vignerons de St-Pourçain
‘La Ficelle’ Auvergne Fra 11
Beer
asahi, ‘super dry’ draught lager japan 9
Asahi, ‘Dry Black’ draught Dark Lager Japan 11
Coopers, Light lager Adelaide SA 6
edge project, ‘cool hops’ australian lager melbourne vic 11
bridge road brewery, chestnut pilsner beechworth vic 14
Hawkers, Pale Ale Melbourne Vic 10
2 brothers, ‘grizz’ american amber ale Melbourne vic 13
cricketers arms, ‘Captain’s’ india pale Ale victoria 9
4 Pines, Kolsch Sydney NSW 10
baird, ‘angry boy’ brown ale japan 15
cider
st. ronan’s, apple cider yarra Valley vic 12
Aperitif (45mL)
Campari, Aperol, Pernod 9
Lillet Blanc Bordeaux Fra 12
Henri Bardouin Pastis Provence Fra 12
Primitivo Quiles Vermouth Rojo Alicante Esp 7
cocktails
Superitivo P. Quiles Vermouth Rojo, Dolin Dry, Lime 14
umeshu spritz Choya Classic Umeshu, Lemon, prosecco, Shiso 16
Tequila Lychee Bird Lychee, don julio tequila blanco, grapefruit 19
supernormal smash TANQUERAY no. ten GIN, BITTERS, SEASONAL SYRUP 22
ESCALA Ciroc Vodka, Campari, Yuzushu, Soda 19
East meets West Bulleit Bourbon, Pineapple, Lime, spice 18
kimchi Mary Ketel One Vodka, Tomato, Korean Chilli, Sesame 18
non alcoholic
Balearic Chilled Filter Coffee spritz 5
Fresh LIMEADE LIME, sugar, soda 8
aloe kitty jasmine tea, aloe vera, lychee 8
apple mojito apple, mint, lime 8
pink panda ginger, cranberry, lime, soda 8
super seasonal soda Grapefruit sherbet, soda, lemon 8
A glass or a flask of sake 90ml / 250ml / Bottle
Morinokura ‘Komagura Munoyaku yamadanishiki’ Fukuoka 11 / 30 / 160
Junmai
Water-light and dry, this is a delicate and saline style that
blossoms into savoury umami and rice bran notes on the palate.
Bentenmusume ‘Goriki’ Tottori 15 / 42 / 100
Junmai
a Fragrant and pretty style, the heritage rice variety goriki gives
this sake weight and density, with plenty of citrus, peach and spice.
Moriki ‘Tae No Hana: Yamahai’ Mie 20 / 55 / 135
Junmai Ginjo Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu Arabashiri
Hand crafted to the extreme! The Yamahai method gives this sake
an intensity and earthiness, palate weight and bright acidity.
Naka ‘Asahi Wakamatsu YN+N’ (2008) Tokushima 24 / 65 / 180
Junmai Muroka Nama Genshu
From one of japan’s smallest brewers comes this icon, made from two
varieties of rice. it’s spicy, dry, complex and redolent of roasted almond.
mukai ‘ine mankai’ kyoto 24 / 65 / 340
junmai genshu
UNIQUE sake made from red rice. deliciously smoky and
meaty, with the sweet/sour dynamic of morello cherry.
Junmai = 100% pure rice sake
Daiginjo = highly polished rice, 50% or less
ginjo = highly polished rice, 60% or less
Muroka = non-charcoal filtered
Nama = unpasteurised
Genshu = undiluted
Kimoto = traditional Yeast starter
Yamahai = Slow-Brewed yeast starter
A bottle of sake
Kidoizumi ‘Shizenmai Sparkling’ Chiba 95 (360mL)
Junmai Yamahai Muroka Nama Genshu
spicy, cloudy, sparkling sake – fresh yet complex, and oh so fun!
Kirei ‘Karakuchi 80’ Junmai Nama Genshu Hiroshima 145 (720mL)
dry, saline and complex; green almond, pear skin and fresh-cut fennel.
Naka ‘Asahi Wakamatsu Seme’ (2015) tokushima 500 (1.8L)
Junmai Muroka Nama genshu
complex and concentrated, wild fermented and traditional. from One of
japan’s smallest brewers, only miniscule amounts make it to Australia.
what we recommend
sparkling & champagne
NV Ruinart, Blanc de Blancs Champagne Fra 240
Do you really need an excuse to drink Champagne? Savoury and detailed,
toasty and citrus-laden, this is benchmark Blanc de blancs.
2014 tasi, prosecco veneto Ita 68
this prosecco goes beyond the ordinary! From an organic, family run
estate, tasi is dry and fresh: full of pear, citrus and summertime appeal.
white
2012 clemens busch, riesling TROCKEN mosel ger 89
Characterful riesling made by a character of the mosel. sourced from
biodynamic vineyards showing the typical lightness and fragrance of the mosel.
2013 Fatalone, Greco ‘Bianco Spinomarino’ Puglia Ita 79
from a LESSER-KNOWN region comes this exciting expression of the grape.
freshness, flavour and texture abound in this food-friendly wine.
2012 voyager estate, ‘project 95’chardonnay margaret river wa 108
Margaret river chardonnay, but not what you may expect! Restrained and
racy with an elegant seasoning of oak and wonderful fruit intensity.
2015 AA Badenhorst, Chenin Blanc ‘Secateurs’ Swartland RSA 65
from one of swartlands most dynamic producers comes this utterly
moreish chenin: tangy citrus, ripe golden apple and almond.
red
2015 Giovanni Armani Giorgio, Sangiovese/Merlot Barossa/Adelaide hills SA 61
this is definitely not italy! fragant and wild and a little crunchy,
a medium bodied style with some merlot flesh and some earthy funk.
2008 Señorío de Cuzcurrita, Tempranillo, Rioja AlTA ESP 142
Rioja with a sense of place. Dark fruit, mountain herbs and undercurrent
of savoury leather and meats, this is classic rioja - with vitality.
2013 Clos du Gravillas,
Syrah blend 'Sous les Cailloux, des Grillons' Languedoc FRA 76
organic Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and a host of obscure local varieties.
Dense fruit, dark earth and cocoa-like tannin, unencumbered by oak.
Sparkling & champagne
NV Taltarni, ‘T Series’ South East Australia 39
2004 the lost plot, ‘serendipity’ mornington vic 112
2013 Deviation road, ‘Loftia’ Adelaide Hills SA 92
NV Quartz Reef, ‘Methode traditionelle’ (L2013) Central Otago NZ 79
nv Champagne Charles Heidsieck, ‘Réserve’ Reims FRA 175
champagne Krug, ‘Grande CuvÉe’ reims fra 395
2002 champagne krug reims fra 880
2008 Champagne André Clouet Bouzy Fra 220
2002 Champagne Pol Roger, ‘Sir Winston Churchill’ Épernay Fra 480
nv Champagne Laherte FrÈres, ‘Les 7’ Chavot Fra 280
Sparkling & champagne, blanc de blancs
2015 Delinquente, bianco d’alessano
Pétillant naturel ‘Tuff nutt’ riverland SA 52
NV champagne Ruinart Reims Fra 240
2004 champagne dom ruinart reims fra 580
2008 champagne Agrapart, ‘L’Avizoise’ Avize Fra 380
NV Champagne JL Vergnon, ‘Eloquence’ Le-Mesnil-sur-oger fra 140
2004 Champagne Pierre Moncuit le-mesnil-sur-oger fra 275
NV Prince Estivac Alsace Fra 49
2014 Tasi, Prosecco Veneto Ita 68
NV Umberto luigi Domenico Cosmo, Prosecco Veneto Ita 55
Sparkling & champagne, blanc de noirs
nv champagne Serge Mathieu, ‘Tradition’ Avirey-Lingey Fra 138
nv Champagne jerome prÉvost,
‘La Closerie, les beguines’ (LC12) Gueux Fra 315
NV Champagne Cédric Bouchard, roses de jeanne
Côte de val vilaine (V12, D14) Celles-Sur-Ource Fra 225
Sparkling & champagne, rosÉ
nv delamere, rosé Pipers Brook Tas 69
Nv Champagne André Clouet, Rosé ‘No.3’ Bouzy Fra 159
NV Champagne Bérêche et Fils, Rosé
‘Campania remensis’ (V10) Ludes Fra 295
Long Live riesling!
2008 Crawford River Henty Vic 140
2007 Crawford River Henty Vic 145
2006 Crawford River Henty Vic 150
2004 Crawford River, ‘Reserve’ Henty Vic 182
2015 Mac Forbes, ‘RS29’ Strathbogie Ranges Vic 88
2015 Helm, ‘Half Dry’ Canberra District NSW 56
2015 spinifex eden valley SA 72
2015 David Franz, riesling blend ‘Eden Edge’ Eden Valley SA 55
2015 Grosset, ‘Alea’ Clare Valley SA 88
2007 Jim Barry, ‘The Florita’ Clare Valley Sa 110
2015 Stargazer Derwent valley Tas 75
2015 frankland estate frankland river wa 66
2013 tongue in groove waipara nz 83
2012 Van Volxem, ‘Goldberg’ saar Ger 112
2012 clemens busch, trocken MOSEL GER 89
2014 Gunderloch, ‘Fritz’s’ Rheinhessen Ger 46
2013 KELLER, ‘HUBACKER’ GG RHEINHESSEN Ger 270
2009 wittmann, ‘morstein’ gg rheinhessen Ger 235
2010 Von Winning, ‘GrainHübel’ Pfalz Ger 108
2012 FX Pichler, Smaragd ‘Unendlich’ Wachau Aut 515
2008 Bründlmayer, ‘Heiligenstein Lyra’ Kamptal Aut 168
2012 Salomon-Undhof, ‘Alma’ Drei AmphorEN Kremstal Aut 110
Wines of salinitySome wines are all about fruit – and some, like these, are the complete opposite. These lively, salty and earth-driven styles have an expressive Non-fruitiness that makes them distinct, despite their varied grape varieties and origins.
2013 éric chevalier, melon de bourgogne
muscadet Côtes de grand lieu sur lie ‘La noë’ loire valley fra 89
2012 Buronfosse, Côtes du Jura Savagnin ‘L’Hôpital’ Jura Fra 115
2015 An Ape is loose, Greco Heathcote Vic 59
2013 Fatalone, Greco ‘Bianco Spinomarino’ Puglia Ita 79
Grüner Veltliner & other Textures
2014 Bernhard Ott, Grüner Veltliner ‘Fass 4’ Wagram aut 89
2014 Nikolaihof, Grüner Veltliner ‘Hefeabzug’ Wachau Aut 120
2013 FX Pichler, Grüner veltliner, smaragd ‘M’ Wachau Aut 268
2015 brash higgins, chenin blanc ‘CHN’ mclaren vale sa 77
2015 AA Badenhorst, Chenin Blanc ‘Secateurs’ Swartland RSA 65
2013 damien laureau, savennières,
chenin blanc ‘les genets’ loire valley fra 145
2014 pichot, Vouvray, chenin blanc ‘clos cartaud’ Loire Valley fra 88
2008 Château Grillet, viognier Northern Rhône Fra 420
The Pinot family & italian cousins
2014 Paul Blanck, Pinot Blanc d’Alsace Alsace Fra 56
2015 Curly Flat, Pinot Gris Macedon Ranges Vic 82
2015 Vinteloper, Pinot Gris Southern Fleurieu SA 69
2015 Quealy, Pinot Grigio ‘Fionula’ Murray Darling NSW 44
2014 CA’ Montini,
pinot grigio ‘terre di valfredda’ trentino ita 75
2014 Corte Sant’Alda, Soave, Garganega Veneto Ita 80
2014 Goodman, Vermentino Heathcote Vic 62
2014 les vignerons, vermentino/colombard south west fra 38
2015 Unico Zelo, Fiano ‘Alluvium’ Adelaide Hills SA 80
2015 luccarelli, malvasia blend ‘bianco’ puglia ita 39
2010 Jean-Charles Abbatucci, Vermentinu Blend
‘Général de la Révolution’ Corsica FRA 190
SAUVIGNON BLANC & Semillon
2014 Pyren, ‘Broken Quartz’ Pyrenees Vic 49
2015 Harvest Adelaide Hills SA 64
2015 Te Whare Ra Marlborough NZ 70
2014 Daniel Chotard, Sancerre Loire Valley Fra 98
2013 Shaw+Smith, Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc ‘SSB’ Adelaide Hills SA 88
2009 Andrew Thomas, semillon ‘Braemore’ Hunter valley NSW 105
Extended Skin Contact
a disparate group of grape varieties certainly, but all of these wines are made with texture in mind. whether it’s a dalliance with skin contact or a full-on commitment to skins, these wines are slippery, weighty and adventurous.
2015 G. Belton, Riesling blend ‘Scary Gully’ Adelaide Hills SA 72
2014 La Violetta, Gewürztraminer blend
‘ü - Lèvre d’Orange’ (375mL) Great Southern WA 78
2013 Fond Cyprès,
Grenache blanc blend ‘Le Blanc des Garennes’ Languedoc Fra 110
2013 Marko Fon, malvazija Komen, Slovenia 125
chardonnay
2015 DCB Yarra valley vic 52
2015 payten & Jones, ‘vv’ yarra valley vic 68
2015 A. Rodda, ‘Willow Lake’ yarra Valley Vic 95
2015 chèvre mornington vic 77
2013 Yabby Lake, ‘Block 6’ Mornington vic 174
2014 domenica beechworth vic 105
2013 Shadowfax Macedon Ranges vic 76
2012 voyager estate, ‘project 95’ margaret river wa 108
2012 Kumeu River, ‘Maté’s Vineyard’ Auckland NZ 135
2013 Francine & Olivier Savary, Chablis Burgundy Fra 92
2013 Pattes-Loup, Chablis 1er ‘Beauregard’ Burgundy Fra 192
2013 Domaine Roulot, meursault Burgundy Fra 350
2012 jean-marc Roulot, meursault ‘Vireuils’ Burgundy Fra 390
2013 Domaine Roulot,
meursault 1er ‘Clos des Bouchères’ Burgundy Fra 680
2010 Michelot, Meursault 1er ‘Perrières’ Burgundy Fra 270
2013 jean-marc pillot, Chassagne-montrachet 1er
‘Morgeot- les Fairendes’ burgundy fra 295
rosé
2015 Onannon Yarra Valley Vic 66
2015 Arfion, ‘Smokestack lightning - PG’ (500mL) Yarra Valley Vic 62
2015 chalmers, ‘rosato’ heathcote vic 58
2014 Dandelion, ‘Fairytale of the barossa’ barossa valley SA 56
2014 Jules Provence Fra 45
2014 saint andré de figuiére,
‘magali signature’ côtes de provence Provence fra 72
2014 Gros Noré, Bandol Provence Fra 105
Gamay
2014 Labet, ‘La Reine’ Jura Fra 140
2014 Les vignerons de St-Pourçain, ‘La Ficelle’ Auvergne Fra 56
2014 Dubost, Beaujolais-villages ‘Tracot’ Beaujolais Fra 61
2014 DANIEL BOULAND, MORGON ‘CORCELETTE’ BEAUJOLAIS FRA 98
2014 daniel Bouland, morgon ‘vieilles vignes’ BEAUJOLAIS FRA 105
2013 Jean-Marc Burgaud, Morgon ‘Charmes’ beaujolais fra 86
FOR SHEER DELICIOUSNESS, IT’S HARD TO GO PAST THE WINES OF georges descombes. made in tiny quantities by a cult producer, these wines are red-fruited, vivid and silken, concentrated yet lively. Beaujolais made by a master.
2013 Georges descombes, Chiroubles ‘Vieilles Vignes’ beaujolais fra 135
2014 Georges descombes, RÉgniÉ beaujolais fra 98
2012 Georges descombes, RÉgniÉ ‘Vieilles Vignes’ beaujolais fra 125
2013 Georges descombes, Brouilly ‘Vieilles Vignes’ beaujolais fra 135
2012 Georges descombes, Brouilly ‘Vieilles Vignes’ beaujolais fra 125
pinot noir
2015 Arfion, ‘Spring’ Yarra Valley Vic 68
2015 dcb yarra valley vic 52
2014 Mac Forbes, ‘Woori yallock’ Yarra Valley Vic 135
2015 allies, ‘assemblage’ mornington vic 70
2013 Moorooduc Estate, ‘Robinson Vineyard’ Mornington Vic 115
2013 By Farr, ‘Farrside’ Geelong Vic 150
2013 Mayhem@Anakie Geelong Vic 53
2013 Viñero, ‘Hesket’ Macedon ranges vic 92
2013 Princess Butterfly Central Victoria 55
2014 tolpuddle tasmania 145
2013 Kusuda Martinborough NZ 225
2013 Valli, ‘Waitaki’ North Otago NZ 138
2011 Doctor’s Flat Central Otago NZ 125
2013 Collotte, Marsannay ‘Champsalomon’ Burgundy Fra 110
2012 Armand Rousseau,
Gevrey-Chambertin 1er ‘les Cazetiers’ Burgundy Fra 405
2008 Gérard Raphet, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru Burgundy Fra 360
2013 Hudelot-noëllat, Chambolle-musigny Burgundy Fra 220
2007 Bonneau du Martray, Corton Burgundy Fra 420
2013 François Lumpp, Givry 1er ‘Clos Jus’ Burgundy Fra 178
The ITALians & the med
2010 Boroli, nebbiolo, Barolo Piedmont Ita 125
2006 Aldo conterno, nebbiolo, barolo ‘Bussia cicala’ piedmont ita 435
2005 Massolino, nebbiolo, Barolo ‘Margheria’ (1500mL) Piedmont Ita 595
2015 alejandro, lagrein riverland sa 60
2015 Giovanni Armani Giorgio, Sangiovese/Merlot Barossa/Adelaide hills SA 61
2012 Querciabella, Sangiovese, Chianti Classico Tuscany Ita 110