Welcome to... M AT H E E FA R U H A U T E C U I S I N E W I N E The Northern Star The wine world today is an expanding universe, filled with tens of thousands of wines, increasing in quality and diverging in style. Wine lovers have never before been able to enjoy such abundance and diversity. While the wide range of wines in the five major wine making continents is a boon to enjoyment, it also presents challenges in separating the outstanding from the ordinary. Fortunately, you don't have to spend all your holiday at our resort hunting through the thousands of bottles available in the world. That's the job of Island Sommelier who search of exciting wines and is constantly probing the frontiers to discover the next best wine from the Old and New world. We are dedicated to enhance your experience in enjoying the fine moments of life, all at your convenience. Bon appetit! Ahmed Muaz Sommelier
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 Pérignon Épernay, France $ 350 2002 Philipponnat Réserve Millesime Champagne, France $ 310 Blanc de Blancs 2005 Jacquart Mosaique Champagne, France $ 215 2004 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Reims, France $ 360 Ruinart Champagne, France $ 205 Non Vintage Taittinger Brut Reims, France $ 180 Louis Roederer Brut Premier Champagne, France $ 168 Taittinger Nocturne Sec (Disco Sleeve) Reims, France $ 195 Moët & Chandon Charles de Cazanove Épernay, France Champagne, France $ 189 $ 180 Rosé Fleury Rosé Philipponnat Réserve Rosé Champagne, France Champagne, France $ 250 $ 280
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE Half Bottles 375ml Charles de Cazanove Brut Reims, France $ 70 Taittinger Brut Reserve Reims, France $ 66 Sparkling Wines Prosecco, Montelliana Treviso, Italy $85 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 to Bone-Dry Food Tips: Ceviche, Shellfish, Oily Fish, Spicy Dishes & Asian Stir-fries GERMANY 2011 Künstler Hochheimer Rheingau, Germany $155 2011 Dr Von Bassermann-Jordan Leinhohle Pfalz, Germany $155 NEW ZEALAND 2013 Craggy Range Martinborough, New Zealand $95
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 2013 Pascal Jolivet Sancerre, France $ 120 2011 Attems 'Cicinis' Collio Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy $ 125 NEW ZEALAND 2011 Cloudy Bay Te Koko Marlborough, New Zealand $ 197 2015 Sileni Marlborough, New Zealand $ 97
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 2014 Reyneke Stellenbosch, South Africa $ 95 PINOT GRIGIO In Italy, where it is grown more extensively, it tends to produce wines which are lighter bodied with more subtle nuances of flavours. Aroma Tips: Delicate Spice, Smoky, Nutty & Mineral Flavour & Texture Tips: Light to Full-Body, Soft, Oily & Refreshing Food Tips: Meaty type of White Fishes, Pâté, Terrines, and Rich Sauce Poultry & Noodle Dishes. 2014 Le Due Torri Veneto, Italy $ 77 2013 Marco Felluga Mongris Friuli, Italy $ 125 2014 Attems Venezia Giulia $ 75 VIOGNIER Viognier is the only grape used for the Northern Rhône appellations Condrieu and Château-Grillet. Probably the main attraction of Viognier is its potentially powerful, rich, and complex aroma that often seems like overripe apricots mixed with orange blossoms or acacia. Aroma Tips: Apricot, Peach, Blossom & Jasmine Flavour & Texture Tips: Spicy, Rich, Plenty of Body & Exotic Food Tips: Scallops, Spicy Dishes, Fish with Creamy Sauce, Mild Coconut-Milk Curry AUSTRALIA Yalumba 'The Virgilius' Eden Valley, Australia $ 225 SOUTH AFRICA 2009 The Foundry Coastal Region, South Africa $ 90
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 Flavour & Texture Tips: Medium to Full-Body, Creamy, Buttery & Rich Food Tips: Lobster, Veal, Smoked Salmon, Chicken & Creamier Indian Dishes 2012 FRANCE Michel Picard La Chablisienne 'La Sereine Bourgogne,France Chablis, France $ 110 $ 88 2007 Cervaro Castello della Sala Gaja Rossj Bass Umbria,Itay Piedmont, Italy $ 234 $ 340 AUSTRALIA 2011 Yalumba South Australia $ 107 2009 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Margaret River, Australia $ 275 CHILE 2009 Amelia Concha Y Toro D.O. Valle Casablanca,Chile $ 135 CHILE 2011 Springfield Methode Ancienne Stellenbosch, South Africa $ 190
OTHER WHITE WINES Müller Thurgau 2012 Abbazia di Novacella Isarco Alto Adige, Italy $ 95 Fiano 2012 2013 Mastroberardino Fiano di Avellino Planeta Sicilia IGT 'Cometa' Sicily, Italy Sicily, Italy $ 80 $ 185 Grecanico & Blends 2011 Planeta Sicilia IGT 'Alastro' Bianco Sicily, Italy $ 80 Trebbiano & Blend 2014 Villa Anthinori Bianco Toscana, Italy $ 80 SPAIN 2013 Parés Baltà Honey Moon Penedes, Spain $ 65
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 near-purple, 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 2014 Château D Esclans Whispering Angel Provence, France $112 2014 Rosé Barton & Guestier Rosé d Anjou Loire Valley, France $97 SPAIN 2014 Muga Rosado Rioja, Spain $ 85 CHILE 2013 Santa Digna, Rosé Central Valley, Chile $ 82 SOUTH AFRICA 2013 Buitenverwachting Blanc de Noir Rosé Constantia,South Africa $ 86
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 this variety. Aroma Tips: Violet, Cherry, Truffle, Mulberry & Spice Flavour & Texture Tips: silky, Medium-Body, soft & Fruitiness Food Tips: Duck, Game Birds, Pork & Salmon GERMANY 2009 Salwey Rappen Baden, Germany $ 95 2013 SOUTH AFRICA Bouchard Finlayson Galpin Peak Hamilton Russell Walker Bay, South Africa Walker Bay, South Africa $ 170 $ 237 NEW ZEALAN 2013 2014 2013 2014 Wishbone Featherdrop Hill Matua Sileni Marlborough, New Zealand Marlborough, New Zealand Marlborough, New Zealand Hawkes Bay, New Zealand $ 97 $ 96 $ 81 $ 92
TEMPRANILLO, & BLEND Spain s most important quality red variety, forming the backbone of Rioja and Ribera del Duero, where it s known as Tinto Fino. Tempranilo is capable of making juicy young reds as well as serious, well-structure, fine, oak-aged reds, and can be blended with Garnacha, Mazuelo, Graciano, Cabernet and Merlot. Vega Sicilia Unico is considered the only great First Growth of Spain. Aroma Tips: Strawberry, Blackberry, Blackcurrant & Cherry Flavour & Texture Tips: Medium to Full Body, Creamy Vanilla & Juicy Food Tips: Roasted Lamb, Spicy Kebab, Stuffed Pepper & Chorizo SPAIN 2009 Pintia Toro, Spain $ 243 2009 Muga Seleccion Especial Rioja, Spain $ 195 GRENACHE, CARIGNANO & BLEND Grenache, one of the great Mediterranean grape varieties, which does best as a low yielding bush vine.it produces powerful, warming, raspberrish reds whose greatest expression is to be found in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes du Rhône, Coteaux-du- Languedoc in France and in Australia s Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. In Spain, it is known as Garnacha Tinta, where it s widely planted, particularly in Rioja and Priorat. In Italy, Grenache is planted extensively in the Isle of Sardegna, where it known as Cannonau. Grenache is often blended with Syrah and Mourvedre as well as Carignan for the production of dry red wines. Aroma Tips: White Pepper, Raspberry, Thyme and Rosemary Flavour & Texture Tips: Soft, Supple Robust Fruit Flavour, Warm & Rich Food Tips: Thai style Curry, Cassoulet, Lamb & Game Birds France 2012 Francois Arnaud Coeur de Terroir Côtes du Rhône, France $ 96 2007 Is Solinas Argiolas Sardinia, Italy $ 125 SPAIN Franck Massard 'Humilitat' Catalunya, Spain $ 90
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 earlydrinking 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 or Duck FRANCE Château l'enclos Clos Pomerol, France $ 235 Vieux Taillefer Pomerol, France $ 310 CHILE 2011 Marques de Casa Concha Puente Alto, Chile $ 80 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 2011 Poliziano Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Tuscany, Italy $ 160 Antinori Marchese Chianti Classico Riserva Tuscany, Italy $ 160
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 2005 FRANCE THE FIFTH GROWTHS ( 5 TH Cru) Château Grand-Puy Ducasse Pauillac, France $ 300 2008 Château Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan, France $ 547 Camarcanda 'Magari' Tuscany, Italy $ 210 2011 Tenuta San Guido 'Guidalberto' Tuscany, Italy $ 243 AUSTRALIA Vasse Felix 'Heytesbury' Margaret River, Australia $ 160 2008 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Margaret River, Australia $ 180
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 2007 Planeta AUSTRALIA Leeuwin Estate Art Series Sicily, Italy Margaret River, Australia $ 185 $ 180 SOUTH AFRICA 2006 Sequillo Swartland, South Africa $ 125 CORVINA & BLENDS Along with the rareties of Molinara and Rondinella found mainly in North East of Italy, form the classic wines of Valpolicella. Light to Medium Bodied wines in general, but still with a great chewy presence and distinct cherry flavour. Look for the classic Amarone style wines from Valpolicella, which are seriously rich wines with great body and texture. These are serious reds. Aroma Tips: Cherry, Red Currant, Dried raisin, Bitter Chocolate Flavour & Texture Tips: Light to Medium Body for Valpolicella, Full Bodied for Amarone Food Tips: Tomato Base Pizzas & Pasta dishes, Rich Game and Red meats. 2009 Corte Sant'Alda Amarone della Valpolicella Veneto,Italy $ 350
HALF BOTTLES Barbaresco 2011 Gaja Barbaresco Piedmont, Italy $ 350 Cabernet Sauvignon &Blends Sassicaia Tuscany, Italy $ 245 NEW ZEALAND Sauvignon Blanc 2013 Sileni Marlborough, New Zealand $ 35 Pinot Noir 2012 Sileni Hawkes Bay, New Zealand $ 35 SWEET TEMPTATIONS GERMANY(100ml) 2005 Balthasar Ress Hattenheim Nussbrunnen Rheingau, Germany $ 65 (500ml) 2011 Fontanafredda Moncucco, Moscato d'asti Italy Piedmont $ 80
WINE BY THE GLASS CHAMPAGNE- (125ml) Charles de Cazanove Brut Champagne, France $ 25 Prosecco, Montelliana Treviso, Italy $17.50 WHITE WINE- (150ml) 2015 Sauvignon Blanc, Sileni Marlborough, New Zealand $ 23 Rosé- (150ml) 2013 Santa Digna, Rosé Central Valley, Chile $ 17 Red- (150ml) 2014 Pinot Noir, Sileni Hawkes Bay, New Zealand $ 21 Dessert (60ml) 2011 Fontanafredda Moncucco, Moscato d'asti Piedmont, Italy $ 11