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January 2015

Exploration: wine by the glass Classic or adventurous?

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NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France 125ml £14.60 btl £792010 Hush Heath Estate "Balfour" Brut Rosé 12% Kent, England 125ml £17.10 btl £92

White

2013 Albariño "Marinero", Terras Gauda 12.5% Rías Baixas, Spain 175ml £9.60 btl £392012 Pinot Gris Lawson's Dry Hills 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand 175ml £10.00 btl £412012 Pinot Blanc "Granit de la Vallée", Cave de Turckheim 12.5% Alsace, France 175ml £7.80 btl £322013 Sancerre, Henry Natter 12.5% Loire, France 175ml £14.20 btl £582013 Sauvignon Blanc, Lochton House 13% Marlborough, New Zealand 175ml £11.50 btl £49 2012 Chablis 1er Cru "Les Fourneaux", Alain Gautheron 13% Burgundy, France 175ml £14.00 btl £592013 Chardonnay, Neil Ellis 13% Elgin, South Africa 175ml £12.00 btl £492012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Burgundy, France 175ml £39.00 btl £159 “Les Embrazées”, T. Morey 13.5% 2008 Château de Cruzeau, Pessac-Léognan 12.5% Bordeaux, France 175ml £13.90 btl £572008 RieslingPolishHillRiver"AgedRelease",Pauletts12.5% Clare Valley, Australia 175ml £12.70 btl £522013 Pernand Vergelesses, Vallet Frères 13% Burgundy, France 175ml £19.60 btl £80 2011 Chardonnay, Ramey 14.5% Russian River, California 175ml £27.50 btl £112

Rosé

2013 Rosa dei Frati, Cà dei Frati 12.5% Veneto, Italy 175ml £12.00 btl £49

Red

2013 Pinot Noir, Stepp 13.5% Pfalz, Germany 175ml £10.60 btl £442011 Pinot Noir, Two Paddocks 13.5% Central Otago, New Zealand 175ml £25.50 btl £1042013 KalecikKarası,Kayra12.5% Elazığ,Turkey 175ml £7.10 btl £292009 Gevrey-Chambertin, Thierry Mortet 13% Burgundy, France 175ml £30.45 btl £1242012 Marsannay "Les Echezeaux", Faiveley 13% Burgundy, France 175ml £20.60 btl £84 2001 Troplong Mondot Grand Cru Classé 13.5% Bordeaux, France 175ml £50.85 btl £207 2010 Château La Chapelle aux Moines 14% Bordeaux, France 175ml £14.60 btl £592005 Gran Caus, Can Ràfols Dels Caus 14% Penedés, Spain 175ml £14.70 btl £622013 Mourvèdre "Estate Vineyard" Yangarra 14% McLaren Vale, Australia 175ml £17.20 btl £70 2001 EtnaRosso,Calabretta14.5% Sicily, Italy 175ml £15.20 btl £622011 Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Balnaves 14% Coonawarra, Australia 175ml £16.00 btl £652011 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château de Beaucastel 14.5% Rhône, France 175ml £51.30 btl £209 2010 Primitivo di Manduria Riserva "62 Anniversario", Puglia, Italy 175ml £17.90 btl £73 San Marzano 14.5%

Sherry

Fino, El Maestro Sierra 15% Jerez, Spain 100ml £8.90 375ml £31

Wine is also available in 125ml

January 2015

Champagne and Sparkling Fermented and aged in the bottle, flavour comes from time on lees.The wine may be white but both black and white grapes are used; the flavour reveals the colour.

Non Vintage

NV Louis Roederer Brut Premier 12% Champagne, France £79NV Jacquesson "Cuvée 737" 12% Champagne, France £86 NV Quartet, Roederer Estate 12% Anderson Valley, California £49NV Krug "Grand Cuvée" 12% Champagne, France £220

Vintage

2006 Cristal, Louis Roederer 12% Champagne, France £2562006 Perrier-Jouët "Belle Epoque" 12.5% Champagne, France £2022009 Nyetimber "Classic Cuvée" 12% West Sussex, England £772004 Dom Pérignon 12.5% Champagne, France £215

Blanc de Blancs

2007 Sanger Grand Cru "Prestige Ultime" 12% Champagne, France £119

Blanc de Noirs

NV Mailly Grand Cru "Blanc de Noirs" 12% Champagne, France £79

Rosé

NV Perrier-Jouët Blason Brut Rosé 12% Champagne, France £91NV Laurent-Perrier Rosé Brut 12% Champagne, France £1012010 Hush Heath Estate "Balfour" Brut Rosé 12% Kent, England £92NV Besserat de Bellefon Brut Rosé 12.5% Champagne, France £79

January 2015

Signature: wines of HakkasanWines, estates and people ever-present on the Hakkasan list: start here.

White

2012 Sylvaner Vieilles Vignes, Ostertag 12.5% Alsace, France £492012 Pinot Blanc "Granit de la Vallée", Cave de Turckheim 12.5% Alsace, France £322013 Santorini, Hatzidakis 13.5% Santorini, Greece £322012 Pinot Grigio, Cesconi 13.5% Trentino, Italy £562012 Riesling "Steinmassl", Fred Loimer 13% Kamptal, Austria £1102012 Chablis 1er Cru "Les Fourneaux", Alain Gautheron 13% Burgundy, France £592011 Grüner Vertliner "Breiter Rain", Sepp Moser 14% Kremstal, Austria £622013 Pernand-Vergelesses, Vallet Frères 13% Burgundy, France £802013 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Chante Cigale 14% Rhône, France £67

Red

2013 Pinot Noir, Stepp 13.5% Pfalz, Germany £442009 Mencía Roble, Orellan 13.5% Bierzo, Spain £332012 Pinot Noir, Delta Vineyard 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand £552009 Rioja Reserva, Castro Real 13.5% Rioja, Spain £492009 Château de Barbe Blanche, Lussac-St-Émilion 14% Bordeaux, France £522006 Chianti Classico, Castello di Ama 13% Tuscany, Italy £952012 Mangan, Cullen 13.5% Margaret River, Australia £832010 Nero d'Avola "Santa Cecilia", Planeta 13.5% Sicily, Italy £742011 Merlot "Claypot", Laibach 14% Stellenbosch, South Africa £58

Chilled red

2013 KalecikKarası,Kayra12.5% Elazığ,Turkey £292013 Milú, Quinta Milú 13.5% Ribera del Duero, Spain £36

Rosé

2013 Rosa dei Frati, Cà dei Frati 12.5% Veneto, Italy £492013 Clos Mireille, Domaines Ott 13.5% Provence, France £82

Wines are listed in order of body and flavour: from light to rich

January 2015

Curious: distinctive winesUnusual grape varieties. Often ancient; not Chardonnay.

White

2013 Malvazija, Kozlović 13% Istria, Croatia £382013 Falanghina "Era", Cantine Volpi 12% Molise, Italy £292013 Arinto, Casal de Ventozela 12% Vinho Verde, Portugal £28 2012 Albillo "Picarana", Bodegas Marañones 14% Madrid, Spain £542008 Zeleni Silvanec, Marof 12% Prekmurje, Slovenia £422011 Le Chasselas Selection, Domaine du Daley 12% Villette, Switzerland £742012 Klevener de Heiligenstein, Domaine Hubert Heywang 13.8% Alsace, France £55 2012 Arneis, Seghesio 13% California, USA £68 2009 Juhfark "J", Royal Somló 12% Somló, Hungary £59

OrangeLocal grape varieties plus ancient, natural and extreme winemaking techniques

2009 BiancoTrebež,DarioPrinčič14% Friuli, Italy £982010 Moscatel “El Carro", Bernabé Navarro 12.5% Alicante, Spain £50

Red

2009 Sillogi, Moraitis 12.5% Paros, Greece £392012 Pétalos del Bierzo, J. Palacios 14% Bierzo, Spain £532001 Etna Rosso, Calabretta 14.5% Sicily, Italy £622012 Öküzgözü, Kayra 13% Elazığ,Turkey £372013 Mourvèdre "Estate Vineyard", Yangarra 14% McLaren Vale, Australia £702007 Rioja Graciano, Contino 13.9% Rioja, Spain £134

January 2015

Terroir: a sense of placeSoil and slope; climate and weather; method and tradition; place can be a flavour.

White

2013 Gavi "Lugarara", La Giustiniana 12% Piedmont, Italy £492013 Sancerre, Henry Natter 12.5% Loire, France £582010 Weissburgunder Trocken "Einzigacker", Dreissigacker 13% Rheinhessen, Germany £1212012 Soave Classico "La Rocca", Pieropan 13% Veneto, Italy £762005 Riesling Grand Cru "Kanzlerberg", Koenig 13% Alsace, France £662013 Chablis 1er Cru "Montmains", Garnier et Fils 12.5% Burgundy, France £722008 RieslingPolishHillRiver"AgedRelease",Pauletts12.5% Clare Valley, Australia £522012 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Embrazées", T. Morey 13.5% Burgundy, France £1592013 Chenin Blanc, Reyneke 13% Stellenbosch, South Africa £47 2004 Blanco Crianza "Viña Gravonia", R. Lopez de Heredia 12.5% Rioja, Spain £602012 Chardonnay "Arthur", Domaine Drouhin 14% Willamette Valley, Oregon £732008 Saint Aubin 1er Cru "Les Charmois", Vincent Morey 13% Burgundy, France £102 2005 Vouvray Demi-Sec "Le Mont", Domaine Huet 13.5% Loire, France £782012 Condrieu "Les Terroirs", François Merlin 13.7% Rhône, France £122

Red

2012 Marsannay "Les Echezeaux", Faiveley 13% Burgundy, France £892010 Nuits-St-Georges 1er Cru “Les Hauts Pruliers", Burgundy, France £164 Daniel Rion & Fils 13.5% 2011 Santenay Rouge "Clos de Hates", Hubert Lamy 13% Burgundy, France £942012 Le Mazet du Levant, Moulin de Gassac 13.5% Hérault, France £352012 Cabaletta, Tenute Fiorebelli 13% Veneto, Italy £292007 Brunello di Montalcino "Prime Donne", Cinelli Colombini 14% Tuscany, Italy £1362009 Côte-Rotie "La Germine", David & Benjamin Duclaux 13% Rhône, France £1222010 Barbaresco, Bruno Rocca 14.5% Piedmont, Italy £130

January 2015

Classics: fine wines with historyBurgundy, Bordeaux and Barolo, from Grands Crus to great Châteaux.

White

2008 Blanc Fume de Pouilly, Benjamin Dagueneau 12.5% Loire, France £1782005 Chablis Grand Cru "Grenouilles", Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix 13% Burgundy, France £1682009 Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru "Les Combettes", Sauzet 13.5% Burgundy, France £260

Red

2002 Romanée-St-Vivant, Domaine de la Romanée Conti 13% Burgundy, France £24882006 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, Bruno Clair 13% Burgundy, France £4412001 Troplong Mondot Grand Cru Classé 13.5% St-Émilion, Bordeaux £207 1986 Cheval Blanc, 1er Grand Cru Classé A 12.5% St-Émilion, Bordeaux £9702001 La Conseillante 13.5% Pomerol, Bordeaux £2951986 Margaux, 1er Cru Classé 12.5% Margaux, Bordeaux £12002006 d’Armailhac, 5ème Cru Classé 13% Pauillac, Bordeaux £163 2001 Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé 12.5% Margaux, Bordeaux £4501990 Léoville-Las-Cases, 2ème Cru Classé 13.5% St-Julien, Bordeaux £6602005 Barolo "Romirasco", Aldo Conterno 14.5% Piedmont, Italy £265

January 2015

New Classics: genius without a ChâteauFine wine used to mean Bordeaux, but the wine world is bigger now, and these are the new stars.

White

2011 Te Koko, Cloudy Bay 13.5% Marlborough, New Zealand £992012 Riesling "Springvale", Jeffrey Grosset 12.5% Clare Valley, Australia £692010 Nantua Les Deux, Giaconda 13.5% Victoria, Australia £1392008 Le Soula Blanc, Gérard Gauby 14% Roussillon, France £802012 Cervaro della Sala, Antinori 12.5% Umbria, Italy £1182011 Chardonnay, Ramey 14.5% Russian River, California £112

Red

2011 Pinot Noir "Mt. Jefferson Cuvée", Cristom 13.5% Willamette Valley, Oregon £852009 Pinot Noir “La Bauge Au-dessus” Au Bon Climat 13.5% Santa Maria Valley, California £102 2012 Zinfandel “Geyserville”, Ridge 14% Sonoma County, California £105 2009 Shiraz "The Dead Arm", d'Arenberg 14.5% McLaren Vale, Australia £982010 Nine Popes, Charles Melton 14.5% Barossa Valley, Australia £1022001 Tignanello, Antinori 13.5% Tuscany, Italy £2972007 Syrah "HdV", Hyde de Villaine 14.2% Carneros, California £1262010 El Nido, Bodegas El Nido 15.5% Jumilla, Spain £254

January 2015

Purity: the expression of the fruitPure, vibrant, fruity wines proclaim the nature of the grapes.

White

2013 Sauvignon Blanc, Lochton House 13% Marlborough, New Zealand £492013 Albariño "Marinero", Terras Gauda 12.5% Rías Baixas, Spain £392012 Riesling "Unplugged", Tesch 12% Nahe, Germany £442013 Riesling, Kusuda 12.5% Martinborough, New Zealand £87 2012 Pinot Gris Lawson’s Dry Hills 14% Marlborough, New Zealand £41 2012 Bourgogne Blanc, Bernard Moreau 13% Burgundy, France £59 2012 Le Petit Viognier, Domaine du Monteillet 12.5% Rhône, France £61 2012 Chardonnay "Cuvée Alexandre", Casa Lapostolle 14% Casablanca, Chile £50 2010 Chardonnay "Moonambel", Dalwhinnie 13.5% Victoria, Australia £992012 Gewürztraminer "Les Fous", Léon Boesch 14.5% Alsace, France £522011 Semillon, Boekenhoutskloof 13% Franschhoek, South Africa £63 2013 Chardonnay, Neil Ellis 13% Elgin, South Africa £492008 Roussanne "Bien Nacido Cuvée", Qupé 14.5% Santa Barbara, California £102

Red

2012 Barbera d'Alba, Pio Cesare 14% Piedmont, Italy £482009 Pinot Noir, Le Clos Jordanne 13% Ontario, Canada £98 2009 Gevrey-Chambertin, Thierry Mortet 13% Burgundy, France £1242011 Pinot Noir, Two Paddocks 13.5% Central Otago, New Zealand £1042013 Grenache “Old Bush Vine”, Yalumba 14.5% Barossa Valley, Australia £45 2013 Syrah "Back Block", Brookfields 13.5% Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand £48 2010 Grenache/Syrah, Filature 14.5% Languedoc, France £512012 Rosso di Montalcino, Castiglion del Bosco 14.5% Tuscany, Italy £512010 Primitivo di Manduria Riserva "62 Anniversario", Puglia, Italy £73 San Marzano 14.5%

January 2015

Blends: the art of the winemakerGrape varieties combined; more than the sum of their parts.

White

2012 Sauvignon/Semillon, Cullen 11.5% Margaret River, Australia £662012 Circle of Life, Waterkloof 13.5% Stellenbosch, South Africa £522010 Le Cigare Blanc "Beeswax Vineyard", Bonny Doon 12.5% Santa Cruz, California £822008 Château de Cruzeau, Pessac-Léognan 12.5% Bordeaux, France £57

Solera: SherryYoung wine blended into old, year after year for decades. Unexpectedly perfect with Chinese cuisine.

Fino, El Maestro Sierra 15% Jerez, Spain £31Amontillado "Antique", Fernando de Castilla 19% Jerez, Spain £65Fino "Dos Palmas", González Byass 15.5% Jerez, Spain £56

Red

2010 Château Simone 13.5% Provence, France £130 2005 Gran Caus, Can Ràfols Dels Caus 14% Penedés, Spain £622012 Falcoaria, Casal Branco 14% Ribatejo, Portugal £372011 Quimera, Achaval Ferrer 14% Mendoza, Argentina £882011 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château de Beaucastel 14.5% Rhône, France £209 2008 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico “I Quadretti”, La Giaretta 15.5% Veneto, Italy £174

Red: Bordeaux blends of the worldMainly Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon

2009 Margaux de Château Margaux 14% Bordeaux, France £1362010 Château La Chapelle aux Moines, St-Émilion Grand Cru 14% Bordeaux, France £592010 Fleur de Clinet, Château Clinet, Pomerol 14% Bordeaux, France £112 2007 Feytit Clinet 13% Pomerol, Bordeaux £1582011 Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Balnaves 14% Coonawarra, Australia £65

January 2015

Nihonshu: Japanese SakeSummergrownrice,brewedinthecoldofwinterwithyeast,kōjimouldandwater. Softer than wine, harmonious with food.

Sparkling sake

Shirakabegura "Mio", Sparkling 5% Hyogo, Japan 300ml £26Tsuki No Katsura, Nigori Sparkling 17.2% Kyoto, Japan 300ml £42

Junmai: pure rice sake

Akitabare "Koshiki Junzujuri", Junmai 14% Akita, Japan 720ml £60Daishichi, Junmai Kimoto 15% Fukushima, Japan 175ml £22.50 720ml £88Masumi "Okuden Kantsukuri", Junmai 15% Nagano, Japan 175ml £18.40 720ml £75Kamoizumi Shusen "Three Dots", Junmai 16% Hiroshima, Japan 175ml £15.00 900ml £75

Ginjo: premium sake

Dewazakura "Omachi", Junmai Ginjo 16% Yamagata, Japan 175ml £20.40 720ml £84Gassan no Yuki "Dewa 33", Junmai Ginjo 15.5% Yamagata, Japan 175ml £16.60 720ml £80Nechi Otokoyama "White", Ginjo 16% Niigata, Japan 175ml £20.70 720ml £95Dewazakura "Izumi Judan", Ginjo 17% Yamagata, Japan 175ml £18.40 720ml £73Miyasaka "Yamahai 50 Nama", Junmai Ginjo 16% Nagano, Japan 720ml £89

Daiginjo: fine sake

Houraisen "Kuu" Sekiya Shuzo, Junmai Daiginjo 15.5% Aichi, Japan 720ml £120Matsumoto "Yamadanishiki", Junmai Daiginjo 16% Kyoto, Japan 720ml £123Dassai 23, Junmai Daiginjo 16% Yamaguchi, Japan 175ml £38.00 720ml £150Tamagawa "Kinsho", Daiginjo 16% Kyoto, Japan 175ml £32.20 720ml £126

Honjōzō: fragrant sake

AkashiTai,Honjōzō15% Hyogo, Japan 300ml £24Chotoku "Heavenly Brew", Honjōzō19% Gifu,Japan 175ml £21.75 720ml £85

Taru-zake: wooded sakeAgedinJapanesecedarcasksbeforebottling.Savoury,oftengolden

Ichinokura Tokubetsu Junmai 15% Miyagi, Japan 500ml £47

Nigori: cloudy sake

Hakutsuru "Sayuri", Nigori 12.5% Hyogo, Japan 300ml £24

January 2015

Meditation: sweet wineSweet but not simple: risky and complex to grow and make.

Sweet Sparkling

2013 Moscato d'Asti, Vajra 5.5% Piedmont, Italy 125ml £7.80 750ml £42

Late Harvest

2013 Riesling "Cordon Cut", Mount Horrocks 11.5% Clare Valley, Australia 70ml £12.50 375ml £65

Noble Rot

2007 Château Bastor-Lamontagne 14% Sauternes, France 70ml £6.60 750ml £682006 TokajiAszú"5Puttonyos",Disznókő 11.5% Tokaj, Hungary 500ml £842001 Château d’Yquem 1er Cru Supérieur 13.5% Sauternes, France 375ml £604

Dried Fruit

2009 Torcolato, Maculan 13.5% Veneto, Italy 70ml £12.00 375ml £64

Sweet Red

2011 Moscato Rosa, Franz Haas, 12% Alto Adige, Italy 70ml £11.70 375ml £58.00

Fortified

2009 LateBottledVintage,QuintadelaRosa20% Douro, Portugal 70ml £8.00 500ml £532000 Niepoort Vintage 20.5% Douro, Portugal 750ml £2902012 Samos Grand Cru 15% Samos, Greece 70ml £5.00 375ml £25

Umeshu: Japanese Plum Sake

NV Umeshu Umegokochi Dewatsuru 11.5% Akita, Japan 70ml £9.60 720ml £94

January 2015