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WINES THE TERRUÑO CONTENTS (TERROIR) SALTA ANDES Cachi Molinos Cafayate TUCUMÁN Tolombón CATAMARCA Fiambalá In all of our restaurants we offer a completely bespoke Argentine wine and food experience, from a tutored educational journey through the wines of Argentina to a special tailored event or celebration. Our sommeliers will host the night to advise and educate throughout your evening LA RIOJA Famatina SAN JUAN Perdernal Tulum Zonda ARGENTINA SOUTH ATLANTIC PHIL CROZIER Director of wine BUENOS AIRES SPARKLING ARGENTINE WINES CHAMPAGNES WHITE WINES Torrontés Semillon Blanco de Pinot Noir Chardonnay Viognier Riesling Sauvignon Blanc White Blends MENDOZA Maipú Luján de Cuyo Valle de Uco Chapadmalal San Rafael PATAGONIA Neuquén Rio Negro PLEASE NOTE Our glass size is 175ml, pot size is 500ml and bottle size is 750ml unless otherwise stated. However, wines by the glass can be served 125ml on request Chubut With the Andes to the West and the Atlantic to the East, most of Argentina’s wine production takes place between latitudes 22–42˚S and altitudes 250–3111m ASL Since Argentina is a long way from our shores, and we cannot always predict when new wines arrive, some vintages may vary from those advertised on this menu RED WINES Bonarda Argentina Criolla Tannat Merlot Petit Verdot Tempranillo Pinot Noir Syrah/Shiraz Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec THE WINEMAKERS The Pioneers The New Generation BY THE GLASS AND ROSÉ LATE HARVEST WINES SPARKLING ARGENTINE WINES CHAMPAGNES WHITE WINES Torrontés Semillon Blanco de Pinot Noir Chardonnay Viognier Riesling Sauvignon Blanc White Blends SPARKLING ARGENTINE WINES CHAMPAGNES DOMAINE CHANDON Brut NV Methode Traditional VEUVE CLICQUOT NV Glass 125ml £12.95 Bottle £77.95 Glass 125ml £7.95 Bottle £47.95 VEUVE CLICQUOT ROSÉ NV Glass 125ml £15.50 Bottle £92.00 Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza DE ROCHEBOUET ROSÉ Brut NV Methode Traditional Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass 125ml £7.95 Bottle £47.95 SEPTIMA ‘DIA Y NOCHE’ Brut NV Methode Traditional Uco Valley/Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza Glass 125ml £8.95 Bottle £53.95 FAMILIA ZUCCARDI 2008 Blanc de Blancs Methode Traditional Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass 125ml £9.95 Bottle £59.95 RUINART BLANC DE BLANCS NV Half Bottle 375ml £55.00 Bottle £100.00 RUINART ROSÉ NV Bottle £107.50 PERRIER-JOUËT ‘BELLE EPOQUE’ 2007 Bottle £150.00 DOM PERIGNON 2006 Bottle £180.00 WHITE WINES TORRONTÉS Originally thought to come from Galicia in Spain, this unique grape variety achieves its true potential in the northern province of Salta, home to the highest vineyards in the world. Studies have recently revealed that Torrontés is indeed a native varietal to Argentina, being a cross between Muscatel de Alexandria and Criolla Chica. Torrontés provides a unique match with the ceviches Aromatic, floral and high in acidity, clean, fresh elderflower and lychee with a pink grapefruit and citrus finish PERRIER-JOUËT ‘BELLE EPOQUE’ ROSÉ 2004 Bottle £260.00 Semillon has a long history in Argentina, having been brought from Bordeaux with Malbec Touches of honey, ripe peach and apricot with smokey notes from the cooler regions MENDEL ‘G’ 2013 1150m Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza £56.00 HUMBERTO CANALE ‘OLD VINE’ 2015 350m Rio Negro, Patagonia £51.25 ‘SELECCIÓN G’ MICHEL TORINO 2016 1750m Cafayate, Salta £25.00 (Unoaked) KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE NV Bottle £210.00 SEMILLON EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘PROBETA’ 2015 1750m Cafayate, Salta £41.00 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘LABORUM’ 2011/13 Torrontés ‘Oak’ 1750m Cafayate, Salta £57.25 (Single Vineyard) SUSANA BALBO ‘LUJANITA’ 2015 1150–1750m Cafayate, Salta / Altamira, Mendoza £39.00 (Unoaked) LORCA ‘RIQUISIMO’ 2015 800m Famatina, La Rioja £32.00 (Unoaked) BLANCO DE PINOT NOIR A highly original white wine made with Pinot Noir from the Rio Negro in Patagonia Rich and full-bodied. White peach, quince and an earthy quality on the finish ANIELLO ‘SOIL’ 2015 350m Rio Negro, Patagonia £52.75 (Unoaked) WHITE WINES CHARDONNAY Chardonnay likes a cool climate, and so is well suited to the higher regions of Mendoza. The beauty of the fruit from Tupungato in the Uco Valley, is preserved by the wonderful acidity and mineral rich soils Without oak this shows clean and fresh white fruits; with oak it offers some buttery complexity and steely mineral ripe fruits TAPIZ ‘UNO EN UNO’ 2015 1350m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza VIOGNIER Viognier is especially good in the cool Uco Valley region in Mendoza Heady and full-bodied with apricots and lime, profound and intense SAUVIGNON BLANC Sauvignon Blanc needs a cool climate. Patagonia, Uco Valley, Mendoza and the dizzy heights of Salta provide the framework Leafy and fresh green grass notes with gooseberry, steely dry apple flavours ATAMISQUÉ ‘SEMILLITA DEL SUR’ 2014/15 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza £41.00 (Unoaked) COLOMÉ ‘LOTE ESPECIAL’ ALTURA MAXIMA 2014 3111m El Arenal, Payogasta, Salta ‘SELECCIÓN G’ LUIGI BOSCA 2014/15 £51.25 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) £27.50 (Unoaked) ‘RD’ DAVALOS 2015 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza £48.00 2650m Tacuil, Molinos, Salta £61.00 (Unoaked) FLICHMANN ‘PAISAJE DE TUPANGATO’ 2012 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza £56.75 (Single Vineyard) ATAMISQUÉ ‘SEMILLITA DEL SUR’ 2015 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza RIESLING Blending varietals gives extra dimension and complexity to white wines. With few rules to conform to when it comes to blending, some elaborate and interesting wines result ‘SELECCIÓN G’ FINCA SOPHENIA 2015 Sauvignon Blanc/Torrontés 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza £27.50 (Unoaked) BRESSIA ‘LAGRIMA CANELA’ 2014 Chardonnay/Semillon 1100m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza £80.00 Riesling is rare in Argentina, but is increasingly being planted in the cool areas of the Uco Valley and some old vines exist in Patagonia 1350m Los Árboles, Tupungato, Mendoza Mineral, steely with fresh apple and searing acidity ‘SELECCIÓN G’ FINCA SOPHENIA 2015 £34.25 (Unoaked) WHITE BLENDS TAPIZ ‘UNO EN UNO’ 2014/15 £41.00 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza SUSANA BALBO ‘MANDALA’ CHALK BLEND 2015 Sauvignon Blanc/ Torrontés/Semillon 1150–1300m Altamira/ Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza £51.25 £28.95 (Unoaked) FINCA SUAREZ 2014 1150m Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza £64.00 LUIGI BOSCA 2015 1067m Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza £53.25 (Single Vineyard) ‘SELECCIÓN G’ BODEGA FABRE 2015 HUMBERTO CANALE ‘OLD VINEYARD’ 2015 FINCA SOPHENIA ‘SYNTHESIS’ 2014/15 LUIGI BOSCA ‘CORTE G’ BLANCO 2015 Sauvignon Blanc/Riesling £69.50 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) £44.50 (Unoaked) 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza 1067m Luján de Cuyo, Uco Valley, Mendoza 250m Rio Negro, Patagonia 250m Neuquén, Patagonia £27.50 (Unoaked) £54.75 (Single Vineyard) £34.75 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) MALMA ‘FRUTA PRIMARIA’ 2015 FAMILIA SCHROEDER SAURUS ‘PATAGONIA SELECT’ 2015 250m Neuquén, Patagonia £44.50 760m Maipú, Mendoza RED WINES Bonarda Argentina Criolla Tannat Merlot Petit Verdot Tempranillo Pinot Noir Syrah/Shiraz Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec THE WINEMAKERS The Pioneers The New Generation BY THE GLASS AND ROSÉ LATE HARVEST WINES RED WINES BONARDA ARGENTINA TANNAT We now know that this is not originally an Italian grape of the same name, but a French grape from the Savoie called Corbeau. Bonarda is second only to Malbec in terms of volume of wines made in Argentina, and provides wonderful quality, especially from the old vineyards of eastern Mendoza Tannat, hailing from south west France, has now found a natural home in the province of Salta Ripe and soft in the mouth, dark dried fruits and candied peel with spice £37.50 Molasses and jasmine on the nose. Rich and very full-bodied EL ESTECO ‘DON DAVID’ 2014 1750m Cafayate, Salta MERLOT This Bordeaux grape needs a cool but sunny climate and so is at its best at altitude, where warm days and cool nights lengthen the ripening of the grapes for more intensity and complexity. Patagonia is also showing much promise for this variety Rich and plummy, sweet spice and bitter chocolate with ripe fruits, dates and raisins. Soft and rich in the mouth SUSANA BALBO ‘MANDALA’ 2012 1750m Cafayate, Salta EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘LABORUM’ 2013 1750m Cafayate, Salta £66.75 (Single Vineyard) EMMA ZUCCARDI ‘ALTAMIRA’ 2013 £72.75 EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘PROBETA’ 2015 £45.50 £49.25 (Unoaked) ANIELLO 2014/15 1150m Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza £84.50 (Single Vineyard) ‘SELECCIÓN G’ ZUCCARDI 2015 680–1050m Agrelo/ Santa Rosa, Mendoza £25.00 LORCA ‘RIQUISIMO’ 2016 800m Medrano, Maipú, Mendoza The oldest of all grape varietals in Argentina. Sometimes referred to as ‘Pais’ or ‘Mission’ in the rest of Latin America Light, fresh, crunchy red fruits. Perfect summer drinking £33.50 EL ENEMIGO ‘EL BARRANCO’ 2012 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza £58.75 (Single Vineyard) EL ENEMIGO ‘EL PARAISO’ 2012 760m Medrano, Maipú, Mendoza £58.75 (Single Vineyard) 1067m Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza CARA SUR 2015 1500m Barreal, Calingasta, San Juan £54.25 (Unoaked) Black ink, dried flowers and pencil shavings with a lot of graphite. Intense ATAMISQUÉ 2011/12 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza CASARENA ‘LAUREN’S VINEYARD’ 2012 1000m Perdriel, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza £88.25 (Single Vineyard) 350m Mainqué, Rio Negro, Patagonia £41.00 (Unoaked) CRIOLLA This late ripening and sometimes temperamental grape is increasingly planted for single varietal wines in Mendoza £82.25 (Single Vineyard) BODEGA FABRE ‘FUERA DE SERIE NO. 5’ 2014 1750m Cafayate, Salta PETIT VERDOT TRAPICHE ‘FINCAS’ 2010 760m Maipú, Mendoza £49.50 MALMA ‘FRUTA PRIMARIA’ 2014/15 250m Neuquén, Patagonia £36.75 (Single Vineyard) RED WINES TEMPRANILLO Tempranillo’s origins lie in the Rioja region in Spain. Outside Spain, Argentina is the most important producer of this grape and is gaining a reputation for this variety Nutty fruits and tobacco leaf with rich, ripe fruits and dried flowers. Very rich in the mouth PINOT NOIR Patagonia is pinning much of its future on Pinot Noir – the most demanding of all grapes to grow. Here the cool winds, high sunshine intensity and mineral soils make for a unique style and quality that gets better and better in this new region Light and fresh, crushed raspberry and morello cherry with earthy tones. Complex, elegant and rich from Patagonia + Cabernet Sauvignon/Malbec TRAPICHE ‘FINCAS’ 2013 £69.50 £49.50 ‘SELECCIÓN G’ LUIGI BOSCA 2014 Syrah likes some heat, so is well suited to the province of San Juan and the east of Mendoza, resulting in wines with guts and character. Of late, Salta is producing some fabulous Syrah/Shiraz Black cherry and kirsch with black pepper and juicy tannins in the mouth. 1250m Uco Valley, Mendoza SUSANA BALBO ‘MANDALA’ 2012 1150m Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza LORCA ‘RIQUISIMO’ 2014 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley, Mendoza £39.00 ‘SELECCIÓN G’ LA GUARDA 2013 900m Tulum Valley, San Juan £34.50 LUIGI BOSCA ‘CORTE G’ ROJO 2008/14 800m Maipú, Mendoza COLOMÉ ‘LOTE ESPECIAL COLOMÉ’ 2013 O FOURNIER ‘G’ 2012 1180m El Cepillo, Uco Valley, Mendoza SYRAH/SHIRAZ 2300m Colomé, Molinos, Salta £63.50 EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘PROBETA’ BLEND 2010 + Malbec/Tannat £44.25 FLICHMANN ‘CANTO RODADO’ 2012 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza £60.50 £49.25 (Unoaked) FABRE MONTMAYOU ‘PATAGONIA BARREL SELECTION’ 2013 680m Santa Rosa, Mendoza LUIGI BOSCA ‘EL PARAISO’ 2014 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza LA GUARDA ‘EL GUARDADO’ 2012 £59.00 £58.75 £41.00 £47.75 FAMILIA SCHROEDER ‘PIEDRA CEREZA’ 2015 ‘DOS RUBIOS’ BLEND 2009 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza £71.75 £29.50 ZUCCARDI ‘CORTE G’ 2012 1750m Cafayate, Salta 1400m Pedernal, San Juan 250m Neuquen, Patagonia + Malbec 1400m Pedernal, San Juan £34.75 £74.75 HUMBERTO CANALE ‘OLD VINE’ 2014 MAURICIO LORCA ‘ÓPALO’ 2010/11 250m Rio Negro, Patagonia £62.50 (Single Vineyard) 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley, Mendoza £52.75 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) 350m Rio Negro, Patagonia ROSÉ LUIGI BOSCA ‘A ROSÉ IS A ROSÉ IS A ROSÉ...’ 2015 Pinot Gris/Syrah 800m Barrancas,Maipú, Mendoza £49.75 (Unoaked) RED WINES CABERNET FRANC Like the rest of the Bordeaux varieties, Cabernet Franc has found its home in Argentina. This grape is traditionally blended, but is increasingly made as a single varietal in Mendoza and the Rio Negro, producing leafy and elegantly aromatic wines Leafy, menthol and deep black fruits. Brooding complexity and very fresh and clean finish. Medium-bodied SUSANA BALBO ‘MANDALA’ 2014 1300m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza £69.50 RIGLOS GRAN 2011 1270m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza £81.25 ATAMISQUÉ ‘SEMILLITA DEL SUR’ 2014 1250m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza £45.50 (Unoaked) ‘EL PHILOSOPHO’ 2014 1200m Chacáyes, Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza £61.00 (Single Vineyard) ‘CORTE G UCO UCO’ 2013 + Malbec 1150m Vista Flores/La Consulta, Uco Valley, Mendoza £39.95 TINTO NEGRO ‘ARENOSO’ 2014 1150m Chacáyes, Uco Valley, Mendoza £43.75 CASARENA ‘LAUREN’S VINEYARD’ 2011/12 1000m Perdriel, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza £88.25 (Single Vineyard) TRAPICHE ‘FINCAS’ 2013 CABERNET SAUVIGNON The terroir of Argentina is perfect for Cabernet, since it needs a consistently warm climate to ensure a full ripening period. Cabernet Sauvignon is rarely made on its own to such character, intensity and finesse as in Argentina Cassis, tobacco and menthol on the nose. Fresh and minty with very fine and, in cool climate, grippy tannins. Complex and full-bodied EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘PROBETA’ 2012/14 1750m Cafayate, Salta £51.25 (Single Vineyard) £49.50 EL ESTECO ‘DON DAVID’ 2014 Half Bottle 375ml £25.00 £56.00 SUSANA BALBO ‘MANDALA’ 2011 1120m El Cepillo, San Carlos, Uco Valley, Mendoza £71.75 (Single Vineyard) SONVIDA 2010 1029m Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza ‘SELECCIÓN G’ BODEGA FABRE 2015 800–1067m Luján de Cuyo, Maipú, Mendoza £28.50 1750m Cafayate, Salta £37.50 1067m Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 1150m Chacáyes, Uco Valley, Mendoza £78.00 (Single Vineyard) 760m Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza BODEGA FABRE ‘FUERA DE SERIE NO. 6’ 2014 GRAN LURTON 2011 FINCA SOPHENIA ‘RUTA 89’ 2014 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza £35.75 MAURICIO LORCA ‘ÓPALO’ 2012 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley, Mendoza £50.75 (Unoaked/Single Vineyard) RED WINES MALBEC North MALBEC Mendoza, Uco Valley MALBEC COLOMÉ ‘TERRUÑO DE GRAN ALTURA’ 2014 ‘EL PHILOSOPHO’ 2014 2650–3111m Colomé/El Arenal, Salta ‘.........LOS BARBAROS’ BY MATIAS MICHELINI 2015 1300m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza 1200m Chacáyes, Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza £58.25 (Unoaked) £55.75 £61.00 (Single Vineyard) ‘RD’ DAVALOS 2014 PURAMUN 2013 1300m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza TAPIZ ‘DOS FINCAS’ 2013 Malbec is the jewel in Argentina’s crown. Below are some of the finest Malbecs in the world which, when combined with the beef, offer an unbeatable food/wine combination. Malbec is also beautiful with chocolate Ripe black fruits, raspberry and ripe cherry, with silky soft tannins that feel like melting chocolate. Sweet and ripe tannins. Complex but always drinkable VIÑA PATRICIA 2013 From our own 80-year-old vineyards. Made by Mauricio Lorca 980m Lunlunta, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza + Cabernet Sauvignon 2650m Tacuil, Molinos, Salta £57.25 £85.50 (Unoaked) COLOMÉ ‘LOTE ESPECIAL’ EL ARENAL 2014 1150–1380m San Pablo/Los Arbolitas, Uco Valley, Mendoza £51.25 FINCA SOPHENIA ‘ANTI SYNTHESIS’ 2014 MAURICIO LORCA ‘ÓPALO’ 2012 + Cabernet Sauvignon 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley, Mendoza £63.50 (Single Vineyard) £71.00 (Single Vineyard) £50.75 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) DOMINGO MOLINA ‘MORTERO’ 2012 PASSIONATE WINES ‘MONTESCO PARRAL’ FIELD BLEND 2010/12 BRESSIA ‘CRYSTAL’ 2014 1300m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza £47.50 2650m El Arenal, Payogasta, Salta 2000m Yacochuya/Rupestre, Salta + Syrah/Franc 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley, Mendoza £61.00 + Cabernet Franc/Bonarda EL ESTECO ‘DON DAVID’ 2014 £83.25 (Single Vineyard) VIÑA PATRICIA ‘D’ORO’ 2012 A nine barrel selection from our own vineyards in Lunlunta £37.50 FINCA SOPHENIA ‘RUTA 89’ 2014 EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘PROBETA‘ 2014 1750m Cafayate, Salta + Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass 175ml £17.25 Bottle £71.75 £52.75 £41.00 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley, Mendoza LA GUARDA ‘EL GUARDADO’ 2013 ATAMISQUÉ ‘SEMILLITA DEL SUR’ 2014/15 £39.50 Glass 175ml £13.25 Bottle £51.25 980m Lunlunta, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 1750m Cafayate, Salta 1400m Pedernal, San Juan £48.00 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza SOL FA SOL 2015 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley, Mendoza £40.00 ALTA VISTA ‘LE PARC’ 2014 LORCA ‘RIQUISIMO’ 2015 £41.00 (Unoaked) 800–1150m Medrano/ Vista Flores, Mendoza DOÑA PAULA ‘1100’ 2013 1100m Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza £39.00 £52.75 ZUCCARDI ‘CORTE G’ 2 2009 TRAPICHE ‘FINCAS’ 2014 1250m Uco Valley, Mendoza + Tempranillo/Syrah 680–1100m Uco Valley/ Santa Rosa, Mendoza £49.50 £56.75 MALBEC Mendoza, Luján de Cuyo SUSANA BALBO ‘LUJANITA’ 2015 1100–1300m Luján de Cuyo/ Uco Valley, Mendoza MALBEC Patagonia TAPIZ ‘DOS EN UNO (DOS)’ 2013 950–1350m Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza ANIELLO 2014/15 350m Mainqué, Rio Negro, Patagonia £49.25 £42.50 (Unoaked) ‘SELECCIÓN G’ BODEGA FABRE 2015 HUMBERTO CANALE ‘OLD VINE’ 2013 £29.75 £59.00 NORTON ‘PUNTA DE VACAS’ 2012 FAMILIA SCHROEDER ‘PIEDRA CEREZA’ 2014/15 £42.50 KAIKEN ‘ULTRA’ EDICIÓN ESPECIAL 2013 1067–1150m Vistalba/Agrelo/ Vista Flores, Mendoza £56.00 FINCA LA ANITA ‘IMPREDECIBLE’ 2014 + Cabernet Sauvignon/ 1067m Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 980–1150m Perdriel/Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza £45.50 CATENA ‘APPELLATION AGRELO’ 2014 £80.25 (Single Vineyard) £54.25 LUIGI BOSCA ‘VISTALBA’ 2013 1050m Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza BODEGA FABRE ‘FUERA DE SERIE NO. 4’ 2014 £45.00 1067m Vistalba/Las Compuertas Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza BODEGA FABRE ‘FUERA DE SERIE NO. 4’ 2014 Half bottle 375ml £25.00 £45.50 ERNESTO CATENA ‘ALMA NEGRA’ 2013 1067m Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza CASARENA ‘RESERVADO’ 2013 1050m Agrelo/Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza £48.00 TAPIZ ‘DOS EN UNO’ 2014 950–1350m Uco Valley/ Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza £46.50 (Unoaked) 250m San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén, Patagonia £36.50 Syrah/Petit Verdot 1000–1150m Agrelo/Ugarteche, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 1067m Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza 350m Rio Negro, Patagonia 1100m Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza 500ml Bottle £41.50 MALMA ‘FRUTA PRIMARIA’ 2014 250m San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén, Patagonia £41.00 THE WINEMAKERS The Pioneers The New Generation THE PIONEERS Bottle 750ml Here we focus on those winemakers that changed everything in Argentina, paving the way for the next generation to take up the reigns and lead the wine industry to future success HERVÉ JOYAUX FABRE Originally from Bordeaux, Hervé has made an indelable mark on the wine scene in Mendoza. Together with his wife Diane, they also own vineyards in the Rio Negro, Patagonia FABRE MONTMAYOU ‘GRAN RESERVA’ 2012 Merlot 300m Rio Negro, Patagonia £85.00 ROBERTO DE LA MOTA JORGE RICCITELLI FREDERICO BENEGAS SUSANA BALBO Jorge is a keen teacher and mentor to the new generation of winemakers in Argentina. Head winemaker at Bodega Norton for the last 20 years, he was voted winemaker of the year in 2012 by Wine Enthusiast. He is always life and soul of the party The Benegas Lynch family have long roots in Mendoza, and Frederico makes fine wines of old school elegance. His ‘Finca Libertad‘ vineyard in Cruz de Piedra is home to some of the world’s oldest Cabernet Franc. Frederico also has a very fine collection of ponchos Susana has fought her way up to be at the pinnacle of winemaking in Argentina. She has worked in Salta, Mendoza, Patagonia and owns her own winery, Dominio del Plata. Known by many as the ‘Queen of Torrontés’. NORTON LOTE LC 109 FINCA LA COLONIA 2009/10 BENEGAS ‘OLD VINE BLEND’ 2013 Malbec 980m Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Cabernet/Franc/Petit Verdot 760m Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza £63.50 £101.50 (Single Vineyard) MENDEL ‘FINCA REMOTA’ 2011/12 Malbec 1150m Altamira, Uco Valley, Mendoza £224.25 Cabernet Franc/Malbec/Merlot/ Petit Verdot 950m Alto Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza £97.25 BENEGAS ‘DOS ALTURAS’ 2011/13 NORTON LOTE L 109 FINCA LA LUNLUNTA 2009/10 Malbec 860–1400m Maipú/ Gualtallary, Mendoza DANIEL PI 980m Lunlunta, Maipú, Mendoza £58.75 Daniel is head winemaker of Grupo Peñaflor, and so manages the winemaking at five wineries in Salta, San Juan and Mendoza. That he produces such amazing quality at every level is testament to his commitment to excellence. He is also Head Professor at the Don Bosco Oenological University in Mendoza Malbec £101.50 (Single Vineyard) If there was ever a person that personifies all that is great about Argentina and its wines, then it has to be Roberto. He is quite simply one of the world’s great winemakers. SUSANA BALBO ‘SUPER MANDALA’ 2012 PAUL HOBBS NORTON LOTE A 109 FINCA AGRELO 2009/10 Malbec 1050m Agrelo, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza £101.50 (Single Vineyard) GERNOT LANGES 2006 Malbec/Cabernet/Franc In many ways, this world famous California winemaker is credited with being the first to recognise the potential of Argentina. His pioneering work is still being felt across all aspects of quality winemaking, from North to South 980m Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza VIÑA COBOS ‘BRAMARE’ 2013/14 £190.25 950–1150m Luján de Cuyo Malbec £84.50 TRAPICHE ‘LAS PIEDRAS’ 2010 Malbec 1250m Los Arboles £133.00 (Single Vineyard) THE NEW GENERATION Bottle 750ml This section of the menu focuses on some of these pioneering, ‘anything goes‘ mavericks who have all worked, or are working, with the bigger winery names in Argentina, whilst at the same time devoting themselves to their own projects SEBASTIÁN ZUCCARDI MARCELO PELLERITI THE MICHELINI BROTHERS ALEJANDRO VIGIL Marcelo is a passionate musician as well as being a fantastic winemaker. He recently made his name with Chateaux Violette and Le Gay in Pomerol, France and is winemaker at Monteviejo Matías, Juan Pablo and Geraldo are fast building a reputation through their own eclectic range of labels, under the name ‘Passionate wines’ and the winery Zorzal. They have made the region of Gualtallary their speciality Alejandro spent many years as head of the soils division at the Instituto Nacional de Vitivinicultura in Mendoza. He then joined the team at Catena Zapata, moving quickly through the ranks to become head winemaker. He is a true maverick, whose passion shows clearly in the great wines of Catena Zapata MARCELO PELLERITI 2011/12 Malbec Reserve Sebastían is at the forefront of the winemaking revolution that is transforming the Zuccardi dynasty into a modern, pioneering force in Mendoza 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley POLIGONOS ‘LA CONSULTA’ 2013 1150m Vista Flores, Uco Valley Malbec £51.25 MARCELO PELLERITI CUVÉE ESPECIAL 2012 Cabernet Franc/Merlot £60.25 978m La Consulta, San Carlos, Uco Valley, Mendoza £61.00 PASSIONATE WINES ‘MALBON’ 2011 Malbec/Bonarda Malbec £123.00 980m Lunlunta, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza PASSIONATE WINES ‘ETERNO RETORNO’ 2013 £105.75 (Single Vineyard) Gualtallary, Uco Valley MARIANO QUIROGA ADAMO Malbec/Petit Verdot £105.75 ALEJANDRO SEJANOVIC GEN DEL ALMA ‘OTRA PIEL’ 2013 POLIGONOS ‘VISTA FLORES’ 2014 Malbec 980m Vista Flores, Tunuyan, Uco Valley, Mendoza £61.00 Alejandro worked for many years with the great Pedro Marchevsky at Catena Zapata, and now, with Jeff Mausbach, owns, runs and makes wines for Tinto Negro, Manos Negras, Zaha, and Anko in Salta Cabernet Franc/Cabernet Sauvignon/ Pinot Noir 1500m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza Malbec 1470m San Pablo, Uco Valley, Mendoza £61.00 EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘LABORUM’ 2012/13 TINTO NEGRO ‘PEDREGOSO’ 2013 Cabernet Franc Tannat 1500m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza 1750m Cafayate, Salta 1150m Chacáyes, Uco Valley, Mendoza £208.50 Malbec £55.50 (Single Vineyard) POLIGONOS ‘LOS ARBOLES’ 2014 TINTO NEGRO ‘ARENOSO’ 2013 1250m Los Arboles, Uco Valley, Mendoza 1150m Chacáyes/Los Arboles, Uco Valley, Mendoza £61.00 £43.75 Malbec Mariano has worked with Chandon Argentina, and now makes his wines for the Romero family at El Porvenir de Cafayate in the province of Salta. He is one of the leading young stars in Argentina £88.25 ZORZAL ‘PIANTAO PIANTAO’ 2011 POLIGONOS 'SAN PABLO' 2014 CATENA ‘VIÑAS’ 2012 Gualtallary, Uco Valley Malbec £87.85 (Single Vineyard) BY THE GLASS Glass 175ml Pot 500ml Bottle 750ml WHITE ‘SELECCIÓN G’ MICHEL TORINO 2016 Torrontés 1750m Cafayate, Salta Glass £6.50 Pot £16.75 (Unoaked) LUIGI BOSCA ‘CORTE G’ BLANCO 2015 Sauvignon Blanc/Riesling 760m Maipú, Mendoza ‘SELECCIÓN G’ FINCA SOPHENIA 2015 Sauvignon Blanc 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass £7.25 Pot £18.95 (Unoaked) ‘SELECCIÓN G’ FINCA SOPHENIA 2015 Sauvignon Blanc/Torrontés 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass £6.95 Pot £18.00 (Unoaked) Glass £11.50 (Unoaked) RED VIÑA PATRICIA 2013 Malbec from our own 80-year-old vineyards. Made by Mauricio Lorca 980m Lunlunta, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza ‘SELECCIÓN G’ BODEGA FABRE 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon 800–1067m Luján de Cuyo, Maipú, Mendoza Glass £7.25 Pot £18.95 Glass £13.25 VIÑA PATRICIA ‘D’ORO’ 2012 Malbec A nine barrel selection from our own vineyards in Lunlunta 980m Lunlunta, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza GRAN LURTON 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon 1150m Chacáyes, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass £14.00 TRAPICHE ‘FINCAS’ 2013 Cabernet Franc ROSÉ Glass £17.25 760m Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza ‘SELECCIÓN G’ FINCA SOPHENIA 2015 Rosé of Malbec COLOMÉ TERRUÑO ‘DE GRAN ALTURA’ 2014 Malbec Glass £12.50 Glass £6.95 Pot £18.00 (Unoaked) ‘SELECCIÓN G’ BODEGA FABRE 2015 Chardonnay Glass £7.25 Pot £18.95 Bottle £28.50 (Unoaked) Glass £14.50 (Unoaked) ‘SELECCIÓN G’ LUIGI BOSCA 2014 Viognier 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza 1067m Luján de Cuyo, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass £6.95 Pot £18.00 (Unoaked) TAPIZ ‘UNO EN UNO’ 2015 Chardonnay 1350m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass £12.00 LUIGI BOSCA 2015 Riesling 1067m Las Compuertas, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Glass £13.50 (Single Vineyard) 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza SUSANA BALBO ‘LUJANITA’ 2016 Rosé of Pinot Noir 1150m Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza Glass £9.75 Pot £25.50 Bottle £38.50 (Unoaked) 2650–3111m Colomé, Salta ‘SELECCIÓN G’ BODEGA FABRE 2015 Malbec 1067m Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Glass £7.50 Pot £19.95 ‘SELECCIÓN G’ ZUCCARDI 2015 Bonarda Argentina 680–1050m Agrelo/ Santa Rosa, Mendoza Glass £6.50 Pot £16.75 ‘SELECCIÓN G’ LA GUARDA 2012 Syrah/Shiraz 900m Tulum Valley, San Juan Glass £8.50 Pot £22.95 FLICHMANN ‘CANTO RODADO’ 2012 Syrah/Shiraz 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza Glass £14.75 BY THE GLASS Glass 175ml Pot 500ml Bottle 750ml FAMILIA SCHROEDER ‘PIEDRA CEREZA’ 2015 Pinot Noir 250m San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén, Patagonia Glass £8.75 Pot £23.00 MALMA ‘FRUTA PRIMARIA’ 2014/15 Merlot 250m Neuquén, Patagonia Glass £9.25 Pot £24.50 BODEGA FABRE ‘FUERA DE SERIE NO. 5’ 2014 Merlot 1067m Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza Glass £11.75 ZUCCARDI ‘CORTE G’ 2012 Tempranillo 680m Santa Rosa, Mendoza Glass £14.75 ‘SELECCIÓN G’ LUIGI BOSCA 2014/15 Tempranillo 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza Glass £7.35 Pot £19.75 LATE HARVEST WINES RUTA 89 BLEND 2014 Finca Sophenia Malbec/ Cabernet/Syrah 1300m Tupungato, Uco Valley, Mendoza Glass £10.25 LUIGI BOSCA ‘CORTE G’ ROJO 2008/14 The low humidity in the wine regions makes the growth of botrytis on the grapes virtually impossible, but the extraordinary length of time that the grapes can hang on the vine allows for the production of late harvest wines which have remarkable intensity of flavour and balance LUIGI BOSCA 2015 Gewürztraminer AMALAYA ‘DULCE’ 2013 Torrontés/Riesling 250m San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén, Patagonia 800m Maipú, Mendoza Glass £11.25 1750m Cafayate, Salta HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT Colomé Sauvignon Blanc 125ml Colomé de Terruño Malbec 125ml Colomé Syrah 125ml 2200–3111m Molinos, Salta £34.50 Glass 125ml £6.00 Bottle 750ml £37.50 EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE ‘LABORUM’ 2014 Torrontés 1750m Cafayate, Salta Glass 75ml £9.25 Bottle 500ml £59.50 (Single Vineyard) ZUCCARDI ‘TARDIO’ 2015 Torrontés 680m Santa Rosa, Mendoza Glass 75ml £5.00 Bottle 500ml £34.25 800m Maipù, Mendoza Glass 75ml £7.50 Bottle 500ml £48.00 (Single Vineyard) FAMILIA SCHROEDER ‘DESEADO’ NV Sparkling Sweet Torrontés Glass 125ml £8.25 Bottle 750ml £41.00 ZUCCARDI ‘MALAMADO’ 2013 Malbec (Port-style) 800m Maipù, Mendoza Glass 50ml £4.75 Bottle 750ml £61.00 All prices include VAT and a discretionary 12.5% service charge will be added to your bill. Some dishes may contain nuts, please let us know if you have any allergies or intolerances - we are happy to provide you with any allergen information you need.
