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COME VISIT OUR WINE ROOMYou’re always welcome to browse the wines,to read the award-winning Big Wine Book,

to talk wine with Becky the Sommelierhere to help you find the perfect bottle/s of wine

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WINERYOF THE MONTH

Ashton Hills Pinot Noir Rose Sparkling, 2016

Ashton Hills Estate Riesling, 2019

Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay, 2018

Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir, 2018

Ashton Hills Estate Pinot Noir, 2018

Ashton Hills Estate Pinot Noir, 2015

Ashton Hills Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, 2018

Stephen George is the founder of Ashton Hills and a pioneer of the Piccadilly Valley.Through “sheer luck” in 1981, he discovered a precious place in the Piccadilly Valley; a three-hectare brussels sprout farm with superb Pinot Noir growing potential. The site is high, foggy, and one of the coolest areas in South Australia, destined for Pinot greatness.

And so the journey began. Ever searching for the perfect Pinot Noir for his patch of dirt, Stephen trialled more than 25 different Pinot Noir clones over 30 years, finally settling on five standouts responsible for the acclaimed Reserve and Estate Pinot Noirs, as well as the knockout range of sparkling wines.

In 2015 Ashton Hills was bought by Wirra Wirra causing quite a stir of excitement.The sale was so Stephen could take a step back into semi-retirement, (although his version of semi-retirement still very much looks like a full-time job!) and he has been joined in the winery and vineyard by the dynamic Liam Van-Pelt. A breath of fresh air, but ultimately maintaining Stephen’s high standards, the same high standards that make Ashton Hills such a standout and we’re stoked to be able to offer you their wines.

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CONTENTS

Somm’s Cellar Selections

Sparkling Wines

White Wines

Rosé Wines

Red Wines

Fortified & Dessert

Cocktails

Tequila

Vodka

Bourbon

Rum

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A few favourite wines from the Cellar, hand picked by our Sommelier Becky.

Guthrie “Wild” Gruner Veltliner, 2018 - Adelaide Hills, SAAs the name might suggest, Hugh Guthrie’s “Wild” Gruner Veltliner is a fun & funky example of what Gruner is capable of in the Hills. He has achieved all of the classic attributes of the variety through creative winemaking; floral, grapefruit, white pepper, but is more textural with a bit more grip than its more traditional namesake. Fantastic food wine! This wine lends itself to a variety of flavours; pair with seafood, fresh flavours & savoury pastry dishes. Murdoch Hill Artisan Series “Tilbury” Chardonnay, 2017 - Adelaide Hills, SAFossicking in the downstairs cellar I was very happy to stumble across a case of this!! The 2017 Murdoch Hill “Tilbury” Chardonnay is a rare beauty, this is the wine that took Michael Downer to victory in the Young Gun of Wine Awards a couple of years ago. Murdoch Hill’s “Artisan” series is where the winemaker Michael Downer has spread his wings in the family range and focusses his winemaking in a more dialled-back, analogue style. Hailing from a single vineyard in the Piccadilly Valley sub-region of the Adelaide Hills, it’s handcrafted in a textural, weighty style without forfeiting freshness and complexity. It received 94 points from Mike Bennie, citing “Delicious too. Superb stuff”. And 95 points from James Halliday! Surprising only because I wouldn’t classify this as your run of the mill James Halliday wine. If you want to try something different and you love your premium Hills Chardonnay, then this needs to be on your dining table. It’s terrific. Mayer Nebbiolo, 2017 - Yarra Valley, VICMiniscule release of whole bunch Nebbiolo from one of the Yarra’s most unique characters, the one and only Timo Mayer. The words bombastic, charismatic and wild are as much applicable to Timo as they are his wines. His philosophy is literally “bring back the funk”, so for those not up for a wine adventure, you have been warned! In saying that, this is incredibly pretty, it’s a wine with chiselled teeth of tannin, yet a lengthy silken feel from beginning to end. There are few Nebbiolos in Australia that rise to this level. To look at, it’s incredibly light, almost delicate in appearance, but the power and the structure that Nebbiolo is famous for is all there. Get this involved with lamb, charcuterie, hard cheeses or even the duck would reward such a wine.

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Maxime Francois Laurent “Il Fait Soif”, 2017 - Côtes du Rhône, FranceI love philosophical winemaking, I love vignerons keeping things simple, keeping things natural, keeping intentions pure, keeping land carefully. The philosophy behind Gramenon is purity. “Purity remains the ever inaccessible and unrealistic target, we are just aiming at expressing the very best, without betraying the terroir and the grapes, while best adapting to the differences of the vintage” and they have done so here seemingly effortlessly. This wine is a remarkably funky & fresh blend of 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Cinsaut, displaying a vibrant fruit core, laced with black olive and a fine, tarry, savoury edge. This is one of those wines to ponder and sit with, to watch unfold and unfurl, but juicy enough to put away classic “glou glou” style!

Mount Mary “Reflexion” Cabernet Franc, 2017 - Yarra Valley, VICMount Mary really doesn’t need too much introduction, the list of accolades is longer than my arm. They’re one of the country’s most celebrated and collectable family-owned estates, so even though we could keep this downstairs, we’re not purely because it’s so good now! This is a limited run of younger vine Cabernet Franc from the great Mount Mary vineyard made by winemaking hero, Sam Middleton. This is a wine that doesn’t take itself too seriously, but still over delivers. Blackcurrant, raspberry fruit core balanced by black olive and earth, beautifully balanced, medium-bodied, buoyant, fresh, complex, dusty; it ticks all the boxes“Such a great drink” – 95 points from Gary Walsh and only 200 dozen made, can’t plug it any harder than that.

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2019 Pete’s Pure Prosecco Sunraysia, NSW

2018 Alasia Moscato d’Asti Piedmont, Italy NV Fox Creek ‘Vixen’ Sparkling Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA

NV Lini Lambrusco 910 Emilia Romagna, Italy

2017 Longview ‘Wagtail’ Brut Adelaide Hills, SA

2016 Ashton Hills Pinot Noir Sparkling Adelaide Hills, SA

2016 Piccadilly Vineyards ‘Piccadilly Circus’ Blanc de Blanc Adelaide Hills, SA

A crisp, clean, cool climate Blanc de Blancs with gentle flavours of citrus and cashew. Piccadilly Circus displays a great persistence of flavour and balance.Piccadilly Vineyard is a boutique Chardonnay vineyard situated in the heart of the Piccadilly Valley between Stirling and Summertown in the Adelaide Hills established in 2014. This property is a grand gesture bought as a surprise from Mark to Ali, encapsulating Mark’s love for Ali, and Ali’s love for Piccadilly Valley.Mark and Ali Lewis enjoyed their first vintage in Piccadilly in 2014 and since then have made huge strides improving vine health and crop quality in their vineyard, culminating in “Piccadilly Circus Blanc de Blancs Sparkling 2016” of which encompasses the ethos that the best wines are made in the vineyard. NV Daosa Natural Reserve Adelaide Hills, SA

NV Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne (120 mls) Champagne, France

NV Bollinger Rose Champagne Champagne, France

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2018 Babich Black Label Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough, NZ

2019 Deviation Road Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills, SA

2019 Shaw + Smith Sauvignon Blanc Adelaide Hills, SA

2017 Merlin Cherrier Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc Sancerre, France

2018 Saint and Scholar Pinot Gris Adelaide Hills, SA

2018 Corte Giara Pinot Grigio Veneto, Italy

2019 Wilson ‘Watervale’ Riesling Clare Valley, SA

2019 Ashton Hills Estate Riesling Adelaide Hills, SA

2019 Eden Road Canberra Riesling Murrumbateman, ACT

2017 Golding ‘The Exchange’ Chardonnay Adelaide Hills, SA

2018 Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay Adelaide Hills, SA

2017 Domaine Millet Petit Chablis, Chardonnay Chablis, France

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2018 Theia Chardonnay Adelaide Hills, SA

2017 Tapanappa ‘Tiers’ Chardonnay Adelaide Hills, SA

Brian Croser strikes again! Voted “Best in Show” of the 17,000-entry Decanter World Wine Awards against wines from all great Chardonnay regions of the globe, 2017 Tiers Chardonnay is an exquisite expression of the unique Piccadilly Valley terroir from a great vintage.Pale green gold in colour, 2017 Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay has refined and fresh stone fruit aromas and flavours of white peach and pear. The subtle complexity of marzipan and vanilla oak complements the fresh fruit. The hallmark Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay texture is followed by a long after taste with a slight savoury quince finish.The Piccadilly Valley has clearly confirmed its status as home to “distinguished sites” and the 2017 Tapanappa Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay “is an exquisite expression of a unique Australian terroir.”Very happy to be able to offer this experience on our wine list, unfortunately we have limited stock so be gentle and don’t drink it all.

2017 Domaine de Chatillon Jacquère Savoie, France

2018 Pike & Joyce Gruner Veltliner Adelaide Hills, SA

2016 Domaine Cornu Bourgogne Aligote Burgundy, France

2018 Jericho Fiano Adelaide Hills, SA 2018 Garzon Albariño Reserva Uruguay, South America

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2017 Domaine de Chatillon Rosé, Gamay Savoie, France

2018 Chateau des Bormettes Tradition Rosé, Cinsault Grenache Provence, France

2017 Ngeringa Rosé, Syrah Adelaide Hills, SA

2016 Domaine Comte Abbatucci ‘Gris Imperial’ Rosé Corsica, France

Wine from Corsica?! Where even is that?! It’s a tiny island in the Mediterranean, classified as one of the 18 regions of France. It once had bountiful vines, all native and unique, then they got wiped out through neglect and abandonment. Almost. Vigneron Jean-Charles Abbatucci brought back Corsica’s indigenous grape varieties back from the brink of extinction. The Domaine Comte Abbatucci Collection wines all come from a single parcel planted by Antoine Abbatucci in the early 1960’s. At the time, Antoine (Jean-Charles’s father) was president of the Chamber of Agriculture in Corsica, and noticed that the subsistence farming lifestyle of the mountain villages was rapidly disappearing as the villagers left the countryside for the coastal towns. Several villages farmed old vines of indigenous varietals that were left abandoned as the population left. To save these varietals from extinction, Abbatucci took cuttings of each threatened vineyard he came across and planted the cuttings on his estate near Ajaccio, in a single plot of granite soil. By 1962, eighteen different varieties had been planted. Thanks Jean-Charles Abbatucci! Thanks to you now we can all enjoy this bright, delicate, perfumed rosé made entirely from 90% Sciaccarellu and 10% Barbarossa. I’m so grape-ful.

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2017 Saint and Scholar ‘Dewy’s Dream’ Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA500ML

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2018 Terre à Terre Heysen Vineyard Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA

2018 Ashton Hills Piccadilly Valley Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA

2018 Ashton Hills Estate Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA

2015 Ashton Hills Estate Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA

2018 Ashton Hills Reserve Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA

2016 Ochota Barrels ‘Impeccable Disorder’ Pinot Noir Adelaide Hills, SA

The term “rockstar winemaker” gets thrown around fairly loosely these days, but Amber & Taras Ochota are the real deal. Ochota Barrels was a lovechild born from a dream “to move back to the Adelaide Hills, make yummy holistic wine…and spend more time in a hammock.”– so they moved back and set up roots in the Adelaide Hills and began their journey crafting small batches of wine from surrounding vineyards in the Hills and special sites across McLaren Vale and the Barossa Valley.The Ochota Barrels “Impeccable Disorder” Pinot Noir is Taras wine baby. It is the dark to the light, the beast to the beauty that is Amber’s Ochota Barrels “Home” Pinot Noir. Luscious and broody, guttural and captivating, rustic but still refined.

2017 Kaesler ‘Stonehorse’ Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA500ML

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2017 Turkey Flat ‘Butcher’s Block’ Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA

2016 Murdoch Hill Syrah Adelaide Hills ,SA

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2016 Ox Hardy Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA

2017 Kaesler ‘Reach for the Sky’ Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA

2016 Woodstock Cabernet Sauvignon McLaren Vale, SA

2016 DiGiorgio Family Cabernet Sauvignon Coonawarra, SA

2018 The Other Wine Co. Cabernet Franc Kangaroo Island, SA

2016 Dame de Bouard Merlot Cabernet Franc Saint Emilion, France

2012 Willespie Merlot Margaret River, WA

2019 PF Gemtree ‘Luna Temprana’ Tempranillo McLaren Vale, SA

2018 La Petite Vanguard ‘Bistro Rouge’ Grenache Shiraz McLaren Vale, SA

Michael John Corbett is a living legend, but don’t tell him I told you that. With 25 years of winemaking experience under his belt, a clear vision and a Yoda-like approach to life & winemaking, he is making wines to watch out for. The La Petite Vanguard range has a focus on fruit purity, precision & express-ing a sense of place. This is a Grenache Shiraz that does just that. Made from 75% Blewitt Springs Grenache and 25% Sevenhill Shiraz, it is youthful, vibrant with great drinkability, maintaining beautiful complexity and depth.

2018 Dom. Dominique Piron Beaujolais-Village, Gamay Beaujolais, France

2018 Mordrelle Malbec Langhorne Creek, SA

2018 Ravensworth Sangiovese Murrumbateman, ACT

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NV Toro Albala Electrico Fino Montilla-Moriles, Spain

2016 Longview ‘Epitome’ Late Harvest Riesling Adelaide Hills, SA

NV Honeymoon Vineyards Classic Tawny Adelaide Hills, SA

2017 Honeymoon Vineyards ‘Early Bottle Vintage Shiraz’ Adelaide Hills, SA

2013 Niepoort LBV Port Porto, Portugal

NV Valdespino ‘El Candado’ Pedro Ximenez Jerez, Spain

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Crafers 78° Gin Martini Who doesn’t like a properly stirred (yes, stirred) martini? Our gin Martini is crafted using the award winning 78° Small Batch Gin from of local Adelaide Hills Distillery. Now was it 46 or 48 stirs that make a great martini.

Adelaide Hills NegroniWho doesn’t love a Negroni? The perfect balance between gin, vermouth and amaro. We believe in celebrating our local community and the producers around us. This drink highlights the delicious spirits that are being produced by our friends at Adelaide Hills Distillery.

Pinot Spritz A fun drink, it’s hard to just stop at one. A crisp Pinot noir based cocktail served on ice, this drink will refresh and delight.

Basil Smash For a cocktail in the Adelaide Hills nature, look no further… here it is the Basil smash! This is a fresh and herbaceous Gin based cocktail showcasing the beauty of the Adelaide hills from the farms to the gin. This cocktail is a brilliant muddle of Basil, Lime, cucumber, gin and soda.

Hellfire Equinox A Cocktail to celebrate the spring equinox, made with elderflower liquor, orange bitters, and Hellfire vodka. This is a simple yet complex cocktail symbolising the change of seasons, tasting floral, bitter and dry. A refreshing drink for those warm spring afternoons.

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SPRITZAperol SpritzPinot SpritzCointreau SpritzCampari SpritzRaspberry Spritz

GINCrafers 78° Gin MartiniAdelaide Hills NegroniTradition NegroniBasil SmashStrawberry BrambleElderflower Collins

VODKAMoscow MuleEspresso MartiniBloody Mary

RUMDark Mojito Pineapple MojitoDark and StormyCuba Libre

COGNACSide- CarFrench Connection

MOCKTAILSSeedlip & TonicVirgin Island Iced TeaVirgin Mary

OTHERCrafers Iced TeaMargarita

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Patron XO CafeMexico

Patron Silver Mexico

Artenom Reposado Mexico

Artenom Anejo Mexico

Maker’s Mark Kentucky

Buffalo Trace Kentucky

Willet Kentucky

Noah’s Mill Kentucky

Rowan’s Creek StraightKentucky

Eagle RareKentuckyGrey Goose

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Tito’s Handmade Austin, Texas

Huntington Distillery Real Coffee Bean Tasmania

Hartshorn Sheep Whey Tasmania

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Arcane Delicatissime Gold Mauritius Liberation RhumGuadeloupe Damoiseau Rhum Vieux 1991 Guadeloupe

Beach House White Spiced Mauritius

Rhum Dillon Tres Vieux VSOP Martinique

Caroni 17 years Bourbon CaskTrinidad

Compagnie Des IndesJamaica

Ruby Bitter Imperial MeasuresSouth Australia

Colección PedroXimenezSpain

The Italian BitterAdelaide Hills

Maidenii Vermouth Melbourne

Del Professore Vermouth Classico Italy

Del Professore Vermouth Rosso Italy

Aperol Italy

Colección OlorossoSpain Lillet BlancFrance Henri Bardouin Pastis (30ml) France

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Never Never ‘TripleJuniper’ Adelaide, SA

78 Degrees SunsetAdelaide, SA

Green Ant Adelaide, SA

23rd Street DistilleryRiverland, SA

West Winds ‘The Sabre’ Margaret River, WA

Old Kempton Embezzler Dry Gin Tasmania

Ambleside Adelaide Hills, SA Ambleside Big Dry Small Acre Ambleside No. 8 Botanicals

Kis Kangaroo Island, SA Wild Old Tom

Sheep Whey Gin Tasmania

Prohibition Adelaide Hills, SA Gin Sour Cherry Shiraz Barrel Bathtub Cut Xmas

Animus Gin Melbourne, VIC

Brocken Spectre Tasmanian Summer ‘Saffron’ Gin Tasmania

Brocken Spectre ‘Gin For Tonic’ Battery Point, TAS

Audemus ‘Pink Pepper’ Cognac, France

Haymans Sloe Gin England

No.3 London Dry England

Monkey 47 Dry Germany

Generous Gin France

The Botanist Scotland

Four Pillars Healesville, VIC Dry Negroni Shiraz

Reid & Reid Native New Zealand

Le Gin De Christian DrouinNormandy, France

Lobo Djinn Adelaide Hills, SA

Settlers McLaren Vale, SA Rare Dry Breakfast Spiced Fig Yuzu

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Michel Couvreur Pale France

Kornog Sauternes Cask 2016France Talisker 10 Year Old Skye

Fleurieu Distillery Atlantic Crossing Goolwa

Fleurieu Distillery Message In A Bottle Goolwa Hellyers Rd. Peated Tasmania

Old Kempton Distillery Pinot CaskTasmania

Spring Bay Distillery Bourbon Cask Tasmania

Starward Two Folds Melbourne

Spring Bay Port Cask Tasmania

The Kurayoshi Pure Malt Japan

Nikka From The Barrel Japan

Ichiro’s Malt Mizunara Wood Reserve Japan

Ichiro’s World Blended Japan

Ardbeg Uigeadail 10 Year Old Islay OBan Distillers Ed.Highland

Caol Ila de Malt 18 Year OldIslay Lagavulin Double Matured Islay Lagavulin 16 Year OldIslay Caol Ila de Malt 12 Year Old Islay Talisker Distillers Ed. Skye Cragganmore Distillers Ed. Speyside

Spencer Collings ‘Founders Reserve’ Lowlands

Sazerac Rye America

Starward Solera Melbourne

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Delamain Vesper 35 Year OldGrande Champagne

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Le Pere Jules Calvados 3 Years Old Pays d’Auge (30ml) France

Le Pere Jules Calvados 20 Years Old Pays d’AugeFrance

Louis de Lauriston Fine CalvadosFrance

Montenegro Amaro (60ml)Italy Suedois Dolin (30ml) France

Lobo Apfel Schnapps (30ml)Adelaide Hills

Marolo Grappa di Nebbiolo 2013 (30ml)Piedmont, Italy

Morris MuscatVictoria Bleasdale Grand TawnyLanghorne Creek Honeymoon Vineyards ‘Nectar’ Cream AperaAdelaide Hills

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