2004 Dom Perignon Epernay, France $ Perrier Jouet Brut Belle Epoque Champagne, France $ Bollinger Extra Brut Champagne, France $496

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2 CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE Champagne has launched thousands of ships, attended countless parties and shared untold special moments between two people. It is the ultimate celebratory drink created and drunk by true romantics. What better place than the Maldives to sit back and enjoy a glass of the only wine that has captured the stars. What did Dom Perignon say to fellow monks after he invented champagne?... Come quickly, I am tasting the stars. FRANCE Vintage 2004 Dom Perignon Epernay, France $ Perrier Jouet Brut Belle Epoque Champagne, France $479 Blanc de Blanc 2004 Bollinger Extra Brut Champagne, France $ Philipponnat Sublime Reserve Millesime Champagne, France $270 Non Vintage NV Taittinger Brut Reserve Reims, France $175 NV Charles de Cazanove Champagne, France $159 NV Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Epernay, France $189 Rose NV Taittinger Prestige Reims, France $260 NV Moët & Chandon, Rosé Épernay, France $ 255 Sparkling NV Montelliana, Mont Blanc Extradry Treviso, Italy $85

3 RIESLING The one true classic non-french grape, Riesling is the most versatile, scented white variety in the range of white wines available. It produces from completely dry to lusciously sweet. Fine, dry Riesling is not only increasingly fashionable in Germany, but in Alsace, Austria and Australia too, where, some of the world s greatest dry Rieslings are produced. Aroma Tips: Citrus, Lime, Floral, Talcum Powder, Apple & Lemon Flavour & Texture Tips: Light, Crisp, Racy, Refreshing, Off-Dry tobone-dry Food Tips: Ceviche, Shellfish, Oily Fish, Spicy Dishes & Asian Stir-fries GERMANY 2011 Künstler Hochheimer Stielweg Baden, Germany $ 125 NEW WORD AUSTRALIA 2013 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Margaret River, Australia $96 CHENIN BLANC The versatile Chenin Blanc s aspirations to classic grape status are mainly realized in the Loire Valley, where its floral aroma, apple and pear-like flavour and acidity contribute to long-lived dry styles and luscious sweet whites. Aroma Tips: Hay, Apple, Lemon, Wet-Wool, Floral & Pear Flavour & Texture Tips: Racy Acidity, Mineral, Medium to Full-Bodied Food Tips: Oily Type Fish, Scallops, mussels, Rich White Meat Dishes SOUTH AFRICA 2012 Ken Forrester The FMC Stellenbosch, South Africa $ Mulderboasch Stellenbosch, South Africa $ Kleine Zalze Celler Collection Stellenbosch, South Africa $86

4 SAUVIGNON BLANC Sauvignon Blanc s greatest attributes lie in its fabulous array of aromatic qualities, which vary according to growing location and its treatment in the cellar. It divides into two clear styles characterized by the fragrant, zingy fresh Loire Valley style reminiscent of cut-grass, gooseberry, flint and nettles, New World sauvignon blanc are more citrus, vegetal and herbaceous food friendly dry white. Aroma Tips: Cut-Grass, Gooseberry, Passion Fruit, Nettles &Elderflower Flavour & Texture Tips: Minerally, Zesty, Flinty Undertones, Crisp & Fresh-acidity Food Tips: Bitter Leaf Salads, Goat Cheese, Asparagus, Seafood Dishes France 2015 Foucher Lebrun Le Mont Sancerre, France $85 New Zealand 2016 Feather drop hill Marlborough, New Zealand 2012 Sileni Marlborough, New Zealand 2015 Cloudy Bay Marlborough, New Zealand 2015 Fromm La Strada Marlborough, New Zealand Chile $88 $97 $147 $86 South Africa 2015 Vergelegen Stellenbosch, South Africa $82

5 CHARDONNAY Chardonnay is the most famous white variety of all. There is scarcely a wine region on earth that does not include planting of Chardonnay. This versatile and adaptable classic white grape of Burgundy and Champagne produces wines in an array of styles and flavours. Foremost, Chardonnay is a hugely versatile wine for matching with all walks of foods. Aroma Tips: Gunflint, Lime Blossom, Buttery, White-Stone fruits &Melon Flavor & Texture Tips: Medium to Full-Body, Creamy, Buttery & Rich Food Tips: Lobster, Veal, Smoked Salmon, Chicken & Creamier Indian Dishes France 2009 La Chablisienne La Seriene Chablis, France $ Jean Marc Brocard Saint Claire Chablis, France $ Jean-Paul & Benoit Droin, Les Clos Chablis, France $ Faiveley 1er Cru Puligny Montrachet Burgundy, France $ 380 South Africa 2014 Springfield Wild Yeast Stellenbosch, South Africa $ Bouchard Finlayson Overberg, South Africa $ Iona Elgin, South Africa $115 Australia 2016 J.J mc Williams New South Wales $ Stone Fish Margaret River, Australia $80 Chile 2014 Casillero Del Diablo Valley Casablanca, Chile $120

6 ROSÈ WINE A rosé (From French: "Rosé", Pinkish) Wine has some of the color typical of a red wine, but only enough to turn it pink. The pink color can range from a pale orange to a vivid nearpurple, depending on the grapes and wine making techniques. These wines are wonderful when lightly chilled and work well with Mediterranean cuisine and richer seafood dishes France 2015 Chateau d'esclans Whispering Angel Cotes de Provence, France $ By. Ott Cotes de Provence, France $80 USA 2015 Gallo Family Vineyards California, USA $65 SOUTH AFRICA 2015 Arniston Bay Stellenbosch, South Africa $68

7 PINOT NOIR The wine world s ultimate Holy Grail. Pinot Noir is the thin-skinned classic grape variety of red Burgundy with a notoriously temperamental reputation. Pinot Noir with its capable of producing divinely scented and wonderfully heady perfumes, with thrillingly pure, sweet, red berry flavours of rasberry, longanberry, mulberry, cherry and strawberry nuances. Despite its fickle nature, it is a tribute to its desirability among consumers of producing that inspires growres and producers all over Europe and the New World to excel with thisvariety. Aroma Tips: Violet, Cherry, Truffle, Mulberry & Spice Flavour & Texture Tips: silky, Medium-Body, soft & Fruitiness Food Tips: Duck, Game Birds, Pork & Salmon FRANCE 2008 Faiveley Latricières Grand Cru Chambertin, France $ Faiveley La Framboisier Mercurey, France $ Faiveley 1er Cru 'Les Rugiens Pommard, France $ Domain Faiveley Clos De Issart Chambertin, France $ 285 NEW ZEALAN 2014 Featherdrop Hill Marlborough, New Zealand $ Sileni Hawkes Bay, New Zealand $ Overstone Hawkes Bay, New Zealand $ 85

8 MERLOT & BLEND For long considered the junior partner in the great Bordeaux duo of grape varieties, Merlot has achieved growing popularity in the last decade of the 20th century thanks to the cult worship of certain Merlot-based Pomerols and Saint-Emilions in Bordeaux as well as growing taste for its lusciously plummy and flavoursome early- drinking delights in countries such as Chile and California.With its soft texture, deliciously plummy fruit flavour and mellow tannins, Merlot is more approachable than Cabernet sauvignon at a young age. Aroma Tips: Blackcurrant, Chocolate, Plummy & Blueberry Flavour & Texture Tips: Medium to Full Body, Velvety, Lush & smooth Food Tips: Roasted Lamb, Cassoulet, Squab, Confit of Goose orduck FRANCE 2005 Chateau L Fontenil Pomerol, France $ 255 SANGIOVESE & BLENDS Sangiovese meaning blood of Jupiter, is the Chianti grape par excellence, and responsible intuscany too, for Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.It is also known as Brunello, Morellino and Prugnolo Gentile. A fussy grape to grow, it can produce lively, young reds with juicy, cherry flavours, as well as more concentrated, long-live, oak-matured reds with superb, savoury, herb and spice flavours of great finesse. Aroma Tips: Cherry, Herb, Plum & Gamey Flavour & Texture Tips: Medium to Full Body, Spice, Juicy & Savoury Food Tips: Pasta with Tomato Sauce base, Game Birds & Lamb ITALY 2014 Terre Forti Chianti Tuscany, Italy $ Tenuta le Calcinaie Chianti dei Colli Senesi Tuscany, Italy $ 76

9 CABERNET SAUVIGNON & BLENDS For the 1855 Exposition Universelle de Paris, Emperor Napoleon III requested a classification system for France's best Bordeaux wines which were to be on display for visitors from around the world. Brokers from the wine industry ranked the wines according to a château's reputation and trading price, which at that time was directly related to quality. The result was the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 Aroma Tips: Blackcurrant, Cigar Box, Cassis & Blueberry Flavour Tips: Full Body, Dense, Silky, Tannin & Complex Food Tips: Roasted Lamb, Grilled Steak, Casseroles &Venison FRANCE 2009 Chateau Meyney Prieure Des Couleys Saint Estephe, France $232 Italy 2010 Le Volte dell'ornellaia Tuscany, Italy $156 Chile 2012 Santa Digna Central Valley, Chile $65 AUSTRALIA 2008 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Margaret River, Australia $ Stone Fish Margaret River, Australia $80

10 SYRAH/SHIRAZ & BLENDS Syrah, the great red grape of the northern Rhône, where it reaches its apogee in the deep hued, muscular, long-lived wines of Hermitage and Côte Rotie. It is a component of Southern Rhone reds and the fastest growing grape in France s Languedoc region. As Shiraz, it is Australia s most important red variety, where it forms the backbone of Grange, Runrig, Hill Of Grace and Factor, Australia s most famous reds. Aroma Tips: Black Pepper, Damson Plum, Floral & Spicy Flavour & Texture Tips: Medium to Full Body, Warm, Spicy, Rich & Dense Food Tips: Venison, Szechuan Beef, Oxtail, Merguez Sausage & Terriyaki ITALY 2007 Planeta Sicily, Italy $ 185 AUSTRALIA 2013 Chateau Tanuda Grand Barossa Barossa Valley, Australia $ McWilliams Hanwood Estate New South Wales, Australia $ 82

11 HALF BOTTLES (375ml0 ITALY Nebbiolo 2011 Gaja Barbaresco Pinot Grigio 2013 Santa Margherita FRANCE Chardonnay 2012 Vincent Girardin Puligny-Montrachet Piedmont, Italy Alto Adige, Italy Puligny-Montrachet, France $ 350 $ 35 $ 110 NEW ZEALAND Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Sileni Pinot Noir 2015 Sileni AUSTRALIA Shiraz 2012 Penfolds koonuga hills Marlborough, New Zealand Hawkes Bay, New Zealand South Australia, Australia $ 35 $ 35 $ 40 SWEET TEMPTATIONS ITALY (500ml) 2011 Fontanafredda Moncucco, Moscato d'asti Italy Piedmont $ 80

12 WINE BY THE GLASS CHAMPAGNE- (125ml) NV Charles de Cazanove Brut Champagne, France $ 25 NV Prosecco, Montelliana Treviso, Italy $ WHITE WINE- (150ml) 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Sileni Marlborough, New Zealand $ 23 Rosé- (150ml) 2015 Muga Rosado Rioja, Spain $ 17 Red- (150ml) 2015 Pinot Noir, Sileni Marlborough, New Zealand $ 21 Sweet (60ml) 2012 Finca Las Moras Late Harvest Viognier San Juan, Argentina $ 15

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