CONTENTS SPARKLING ARGENTINE WINES CHAMPAGNES. WHITE WINES Torrontés Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Riesling Viognier Semillón White Blends

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2 CONTENTS 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 PHIL CROZIER Director of wine ANDRÉS TORRES Head-Sommelier SPARKLING ARGENTINE WINES CHAMPAGNES WHITE WINES Torrontés Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Riesling Viognier Semillón White Blends RED WINES Bonarda Argentina Tempranillo Tannat Merlot Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc Syrah/Shiraz Pinot Noir Cabernet Sauvignon Red Blends Late Harvest Wines OTHER FORMATS VERTICAL TASTING BY THE GLASS AND ROSÉ SUPER MALBECS FINE & RARE VIEJAS PERLAS SUPER 10

3 THE TERRUÑO (TERROIR) ANDES SALTA Cachi Molinos Cafayate TUCUMÁN Tolombón CATAMARCA Fiambalá LA RIOJA With the Andes to the west and the Atlantic to the east, most of Argentina s wine production takes place between latitudes S and altitudes m ASL Famatina SAN JUAN Perdernal Tulum Zonda ARGENTINA SOUTH ATLANTIC Corte G The colored headings denote Corte G - unique collaborations between Gaucho and leading wineries in Argentina MENDOZA Maipú Luján de Cuyo Valle de Uco San Rafael BUENOS AIRES PLEASE NOTE Please note our glass size is 150ml, pot size is 400ml and bottle size is 750ml unless otherwise stated. PATAGONIA Neuquén Rio Negro Chubut Chapadmalal We are happy to decant any of these wines at the table. Please be aware that most of the wines on offer are not filtered and may throw a light deposit. This should be seen as a sign of quality, and is indeed indicative of the low intervention that many winemakers in Argentina believe contributes to the character of these wines

4 Sparkling Argentine Wines Champagnes White Wines Torrontés Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Riesling Viognier Semillón White Blends

5 SPARKLING ARGENTINE WINES CHAMPAGNES WHITE WINES FAMILIA ZUCCARDI BLANC DE BLANCS 2012 Methode Traditional Tupungato, Bottle $735 NORTON COSECHA ESPECIAL BRUT NV Glass 125ml $80 Bottle $410 LUIGI BOSCA BOHEME Brut NV Methode Traditional Luján de Cuyo/ Bottle $945 VEUVE CLICQUOT NV Glass 125ml $155 Bottle $790 VEUVE CLICQUOT ROSÉ NV Glass 125ml $190 Bottle $945 RUINART BLANC DE BLANCS NV Bottle $1630 RUINART ROSÉ NV Bottle $1350 DOM PERIGNON 2006 Bottle $2400 KRUG GRANDE CUVEE NV Bottle $2750 BILLECART SALMON ROSÉ NV Bottle $950 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 SAN PEDRO DE YACOCHUYA m Yacochuya Salta $580 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) SAUVIGNON BLANC The cool temperatures found at altitude and latitude provide the means to preserve that all-important acidity and aromatic intensity naturally found in this grape Leafy and fresh green grass notes with gooseberry, steely dry apple flavours SELECCIÓN G FINCA SOPHENIA m Tupungato, $370 (Unoaked) FINCA SOPHENIA SYNTHESIS m Tupungato, $755 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) ZUCCARDI SERIE A 2013 MARIFLOR m Cafayate, Salta $370 (Unoaked) EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE LABORUM OAK FERMENTED m Vista Flores, Tunuyán, Mendoza $735 (Unoaked) PULENTA ESTATE m Agrelo, 1650m Cafayate, Salta $630 (Single Vineyard) $400 (Unoaked) SUSANA BALBO CRIOS m Cafayate, FAMILIA SCHROEDER SAURUS PATAGONIA SELECT 2013 Salta/Altamira, Mendoza $370 (Unoaked) 250m Neuquén, Patagonia $545 BENMARCO m Altamira, $515

6 WHITE WINES CHARDONNAY Chardonnay likes a cool climate, and so is well suited to the higher regions MONTEVIEJO LINDAFLOR m Tunuyán, VIOGNIER Viognier is especially good in the cool Uco Valley region in Mendoza WHITE BLENDS Blending varietals gives extra dimension and complexity to white of Mendoza. The beauty of the fruit from Tupungato in the Uco Valley, is $840 Heady and full-bodied with apricots wines. With few rules to conform to when it comes to blending, some preserved by the wonderful acidity and lime, profound and intense elaborate and interesting wines result and mineral rich soils LUIGI BOSCA 2014 Without oak this shows clean and fresh white fruits; with oak it offers some buttery complexity and steely mineral ripe fruits CATENA m Tunuyán/ 960m Vistalba, $565 VIÑA COBOS BRAMARE MARCHIORI m Perdriel $790 (Single Vineyard) SELECCIÓN G LUIGI BOSCA m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza $370 (Unoaked) SEMILLÓN Semillón has a long history in ZUCCARDI SERIE A 2012 Chardonnay/Viognier m Tunuyan/ Tupungato, $370 LUIGI BOSCA CORTE G BLANCO 2014 Tupungato, $450 RIESLING Argentina, having been brought from Bordeaux with Sauvignon Blanc/Riesling 760m Maipú, Mendoza $580 (Unoaked) CATENA ALTA 2014 Riesling is rare in Argentina, but is Touches of honey, ripe peach and apricot m Tunuyán/ increasingly being planted in the cool with toasty notes from the cooler regions Tupungato, $925 areas of the Uco Valley and some old vines exist in Patagonia DOÑA PAULA LOS CARDOS 2014 Mineral, steely with fresh apple and searing acidity MENDEL m Altamira, $610 (Single Vineyard) 1300m Tupungato, $390 (Unoaked) LUIGI BOSCA m Las Compuertas, ZUCCARDI Q m Tupungato, $450 (Single Vineyard) $505 SELECCIÓN G BODEGA FABRE m Luján de Cuyo, $370 (Unoaked)

7 Red Wines Bonarda Argentina Tempranillo Tannat Merlot Petit Verdot Cabernet Franc Syrah/Shiraz Pinot Noir Cabernet Sauvignon Red Blends Other Formats and Vertical Tasting Late Harvest Wines By the Glass Rosé Super s Fine and Rare Viejas Perlas Super 10

8 RED WINES BONARDA ARGENTINA We now know that this is not TEMPRANILLO Tempranillo s origins lie in the MERLOT This Bordeaux grape needs a cool CABERNET FRANC Like the rest of the Bordeaux varieties, originally an Italian grape of the Rioja region in Spain. Outside Spain, but sunny climate and so is at its best Cabernet Franc has found its home in same name, but a French grape from Argentina is the most important at altitude, where warm days and Argentina. This grape is traditionally the Savoie called Corbeau. Bonarda producer of this grape and is gaining a cool nights lengthen the ripening blended, but is increasingly made as a is second only to in terms of reputation for this variety of the grapes for more intensity and single varietal in Mendoza and the Rio volume of wines made in Argentina, complexity. Patagonia is also showing Negro, producing leafy and elegantly and provides wonderful quality, Nutty fruits and tobacco leaf with rich, much promise for this variety aromatic wines especially from the old vineyards ripe fruits and dried flowers. Very rich of eastern Mendoza in the mouth Rich and plummy, sweet spice and bitter Leafy, menthol and deep black fruits. chocolate with ripe fruits, dates and Brooding complexity and very fresh Ripe and soft in the mouth, dark dried raisins. Soft and rich in the mouth and clean finish. Medium-bodied fruits and candied peel with spice CHAKANA m Agrelo, $355 SELECCIÓN G ZUCCARDI m Santa Rosa, Mendoza $370 SELECCIÓN G LUIGI BOSCA m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza $420 ZUCCARDI Q m Santa Rosa, Mendoza $580 TANNAT Tannat, hailing from south west France, has now found a natural home in the province of Salta MARIFLOR m Vistaflores, $880 NORTON BARREL SELECT m Perdriel, $370 CHACRA MAINQUÉ 2012 CATENA APPELLATION SAN CARLOS m El Cepillo, San Carlos, $450 PULENTA GRAN CABERNET FRANC m, Agrelo, $790 (Single Vineyard) EMMA ZUCCARDI m Santa Rosa/ Altamira/Tupungato, Mendoza $945 Molasses and jasmine on the nose. Rich and very full-bodied EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE LABORUM m Mainque, Rio Negro, Patagonia $950 PETIT VERDOT This late ripening and sometimes temperamental CASARENA LAUREN S VINEYARD m Agrelo, $980 (Single Vineyard) 1700m Cafayate, Salta $800 (Single Vineyard) grape is increasingly planted for single varietal wines in Mendoza TRAPICHE FINCAS m Cruz de Piedra, SUSANA BALBO MANDALA 2012 Black ink, dried flowers and pencil Maipú, Mendoza $ m Cafayate, Salta $870 shavings with a lot of graphite. Intense TRAPICHE FINCAS m Maipú, Mendoza $500

9 RED WINES SYRAH/SHIRAZ Syrah likes some heat, so is well suited PINOT NOIR Pinot Noir the most demanding of all CABERNET SAUVIGNON The terroir of Argentina is perfect for DOÑA PAULA ESTATE m Ugarteche, to the province of San Juan and the east of Mendoza, resulting in wines with grapes to grow. Here the cool winds, high sunshine intensity and mineral soils make Cabernet, since it needs a consistently warm climate to ensure a full ripening $545 guts and character. Of late, Salta is producing some fabulous Syrah/Shiraz for a unique style and quality that gets better and better in this new region period. Cabernet Sauvignon is rarely made on its own to such character, intensity and finesse as in Argentina ALTA VISTA PREMIUM 2013 Light and fresh, crushed raspberry and morello 1150m Agrelo, Black cherry and kirsch with black pepper and juicy tannins in the mouth. cherry with earthy tones. Complex, elegant and rich from Patagonia Cassis, tobacco and menthol on the nose. Fresh and minty with very fine and, in $410 cool climate, grippy tannins. Complex and full-bodied CATENA 2013 CALLIA MAGNA m Tulum Valley, San Juan $580 MAURICIO LORCA ÓPALO 2011 TRAPICHE FINCAS m $420 MARIFLOR m Vista Flores, Tunuyn, EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE LABORUM m Cafayate, Salta $ m Luján de Cuyo/ $450 FABRE MONTMAYOU GRAN RESERVA m Vista Flores, $685 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) $880 FINCA SOPHENIA SYNTHESIS m Vistalba, $685 DOÑA PAULA LOS CARDOS m Ugarteche, SUSANA BALBO MANDALA m Alto Agrelo, $ m Tupungato, $840 TERRAZAS SINGLE VINEYARD m Perdriel, $370 MANOS NEGRAS RED SOIL 2012 KAIKEN ULTRA m Luján de Cuyo/ $945 (Single Vineyard) LUCA LABORDE DOUBLE SELECT m La Consulta, $685 FINCA FLICHMAN GESTOS m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza $ m Añelo, Neuquén, Patagonia $515 FAMILIA SCHROEDER PIEDRA CEREZA m Neuquén, Patagonia $440 (Unoaked) CHACRA BARDA m Rio Negro, Patagonia $715 $505 SUSANA BALBO MANDALA m Eugenio Bustos, San Carlos, $980 (Single Vineyard) MAURICIO LORCA ÓPALO m Vista Flores, SELECCIÓN G BODEGA FABRE m Luján de Cuyo, Maipú, Mendoza $370 $685 (Unoaked)

10 RED WINES MALBEC is the jewel in Argentina s crown. Below are some of the finest s in the world which, when combined with the beef, offer an unbeatable food/wine combination. is also beautiful with chocolate TINTO NEGRO ALTO VALLE m $485 FINCA SOPHENIA SYNTHESIS m Tupungato, $840 KAIKEN ULTRA m $505 TRAPICHE FINCAS m $500 ALTA VISTA TERROIR SELECTION m Agrelo/Las Compuertas/ San Carlos, Mendoza $755 NORTON PUNTA DE VACAS 2012 Ripe black fruits, raspberry and ripe MAURICIO LORCA ÓPALO m Perdriel/Uco valley cherry, with silky soft tannins that feel like melting chocolate. Sweet and ripe tannins Complex but always drinkable MANOS NEGRAS ATREVIDA m Altamira, Uco Valley $ m Vista Flores, $685 (Unoaked, Single Vineyard) $605 MENDEL 2014 VIÑA PATRICIA 2012 From our own 86-year-old vineyards. Made by Mauricio Lorca 980m Lunlunta, $715 BODEGA VISTALBA TOMERO m Tunuyán, $460 MONTEVIEJO PETITE FLEUR m Vista Flores, $790 ALTA VISTA PREMIUM m $410 BENEGAS DOS ALTURAS m Maipú/ Gualtallary, Mendoza $ m, $685 ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS CLASICO m Medrano, Barrancas, Lunlunta, Mendoza $440 VIÑA PATRICIA D ORO 2011 A nine barrel selection from our own vineyards in Lunlunta 980m Lunlunta, $935 COLOMÉ ESTATE m Molinos, Salta $810 SAN PEDRO DE YACOCHUYA m Yacochuya, Salta $610 ZORZAL GRAN TERROIR m Gualtallary, $630 CATENA m Luján de Cuyo/ $450 CATENA ALTA m Luján de Cuyo/ $950 ZUCCARDI SERIE A m $370 VIÑA COBOS BRAMARE APPELLATION UCO VALLEY m San Carlos/Tupungato, $790 ACHAVAL-FERRER m Luján de Cuyo/ $735 ENRIQUE FOSTER IQUE m Agrelo, Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza $545 (Unoaked) SELECCIÓN G BODEGA FABRE m $370 MENDEL LUNTA m Mayor Drummond/ Perdriel, $630 BIANCHI PARTICULAR m San Rafael, Mendoza $705 FAMILIA SCHROEDER PIEDRA CEREZA m Neuquén, Patagonia $505 NOEMIA A LISA m Mainqué, Río Negro, Patagonia $880

11 RED WINES OTHER FORMATS AND VERTICAL TASTING LATE HARVEST WINES RED BLENDS In many respects, the blends below lend an idea as to the style of Bordeaux before they virtually gave up on ZUCCARDI TITO 2012 /Cabernet/ Ancellotta/Caladoc 1150m La Consulta, CATENA MALBEC m Luján de Cuyo/ Half bottle 375ml $305 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. There is no doubt that in Argentina the Cabernet/ blend forms a large part of the fine wine tradition, since this combination works so well EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE AMAUTA /Cabernet/Syrah 1750m Cafayate, Salta $580 GRAND CALLIA 2011 Syrah//Tannat 1400m Perdernal, San Juan $790 $945 FLECHA DE LOS ANDES GRAN CORTE 2011 /Syrah/Cab Franc 1150m Vista Flores, $735 LUIGI BOSCA GALA NO Cab Franc/ 1067m $1030 LUIGI BOSCA DE SANGRE 2010 Cabernet/Merlot/Syrah m Maipú, ZUCCARDI ZETA 2012 /Cabernet m La Consulta/ Gualtallary, Magnum 1500ml $1880 FABRE MONTMAYOU RESERVA MALBEC m Vistalba, Magnum 1500ml $1080 NORTON PRIVADA 2012 /Merlot/Cabernet 980m Perdriel, grapes can hang on the vine allows for the production of late harvest wines which have remarkable intensity of flavour and balance LABORUM TORRONTÉS DE OTOÑO m, Cafayate, Salta Glass 90ml $105 Bottle 500ml $630 WEINERT COSECHA DE OTOÑO 2010 Sauvignon Blanc 1000m Bottle 580ml $ FLICHMAN PAISAJE DE TUPUNGATO 2011 /Merlot/Cabernet 1300m Tupungato, $345 TINTO NEGRO LIMESTONE BLOCK 2012 /Cab Franc/Petit Verdot 1200m Altamira, $610 $775 CORTE G ZUCCARDI 2009 /Tempranillo/Syrah m Santa Rosa/ Vista Flores, Mendoza $735 NORTON PRIVADA 2013 /Merlot/Cabernet 980m Perdriel, $685 Magnum 1500ml $1420 ZUCCARDI ZETA BLEND VERTICAL TASTING 2009/10/11 A journey through the evolution of this iconic wine m (Luján de Cuyo 2009)/ $3880 (3 bottles) Prepared by our sommelier, please check availability ZUCCARDI MALAMADO (Port-style) 800m Maipú, Mendoza Glass 60ml $90 Bottle 750ml $685 FAMILIA SCHROEDER DESEADO NV Sparkling Sweet Torrontés 250m San Patricio del Chañar, Neuquén, Patagonia Glass 125ml $80 Bottle 750ml $505 LORCA CORTE G 2011 Cabernet Franc/ Cabernet Sauvignon 1150m Vista Flores, $660 FLICHMAN PAISAJE DE BARRANCAS 2012 Syrah//Cabernet 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza $345

12 BY THE GLASS AND ROSÉ Glass 150ml Pot 400ml Bottle 750ml WHITE SUSANA BALBO CRIOS 2016 Torrontés 1750m Cafayate, Salta Glass $70 Pot $195 (Unoaked) LUIGI BOSCA CORTE G BLANCO 2014 Sauvignon Blanc/Riesling 760m Maipú, Mendoza Glass $115 Pot $305 (Unoaked) LUIGI BOSCA 2014 Chardonnay 960m Vistalba, Glass $115 Pot $300 SELECCIÓN G FINCA SOPHENIA 2014 Sauvignon Blanc 1300m Tupungato, Glass $75 Pot $195 (Unoaked) SELECCIÓN G LUIGI BOSCA 2014 Viognier 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza Glass $75 Pot $195 (Unoaked) ROSÉ SELECCIÓN G FINCA SOPHENIA 2014 Rosé of 1300m Tupungato, Glass $75 Pot $195 Bottle $370 (Unoaked) RED VIÑA PATRICIA 2012 from our own 86-year-old vineyards. Made by Mauricio Lorca 980m Lunlunta, Glass $145 Pot $380 SAN PEDRO DE YACOCHUYA m Yacochuya, Salta Glass $135 Pot $335 FAMILIA SCHROEDER PIEDRA CEREZA m Neuquén, Patagonia Glass $105 Pot $270 FAMILIA SCHROEDER PIEDRA CEREZA 2014 Pinot Noir 250m Neuquén, Patagonia Glass $115 Pot $240 (Unoaked) ALTA VISTA PREMIUM 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon 1150m Agrelo, Glass $90 Pot $240 KAIKEN ULTRA 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon m Luján de Cuyo/ SUSANA BALBO MANDALA 2012 Tannat 1620m Cafayate, Salta Glass $ 180 Pot $ 480 CALLIA MAGNA 2012 Syrah/Shiraz 600m Tulum Valley, San Juan Glass $105 Pot $305 SELECCIÓN G ZUCCARDI 2013 Bonarda Argentina 680m Santa Rosa, Mendoza Glass $80 Pot $195 MARIFLOR 2010 Merlot 1150m Vistaflores, Glass $175 Pot $470 NORTON PRIVADA 2012 /Cabernet/Merlot 980m Perdriel, Glass $135 Pot $335 ZUCCARDI Q 2011 Tempranillo 680m Santa Rosa, Mendoza Glass $115 Pot $305 TRAPICHE FINCAS 2013 Cabernet Franc Glass $105 Pot $ m Cruz de Piedra, Maipú, Mendoza Glass $105 Pot $265

13 THE REGIONS PATAGONIA Luján de Cuyo is home to most of the Moving further south, we come to the LA RIOJA m ASL 6200 Hectares famous names, Agrelo being the largest department of San Carlos. This is where m ASL 8000 Hectares With Mendoza to the north, and the sub - region. Set in a bowl shape, this the cooling influence of latitude starts Characterised by a large cooperative, Andes to the west, the Rio Negro is a 75 is a very cool region, with deep soils, to kick in. Paraje Altamira has just been with over 100 wineries working under mile long oasis in a wild, windy desert ideal for traditional flood irrigation from given its own appellation, and is home one brand, La Rioja excels at producing plateau. The river gives life to the many the Rio Mendoza. Next door, Perdriel is to high levels of calcium carbonate Torrontés, Bonarda, Tannat and Syrah. old vines, with a wide thermal amplitude, more rocky, giving graphite and flesh in the soils, giving a fantastic level of This is the original home of Torrontés, making this region ideal for high quality to the wines, and particularly good complexity and longevity to in where Muscatel de Alexandria and Criolla wine. Semillon, Pinot Noir and Merlot are for Cabernet Sauvignon. Straddling particular. Chica first crossed. A number of new, the dominant varietals here, and the border with Maipú, Drumond and La Consulta has deeper soils, and old independent wineries are producing new has a fine texture and lovely purity of Lunlunta are home to leafy dirt tracks vines, which manifests in gloriously varietals, such as Fiano and Muscat. fruit. The wines are are very elegant. Neuquén, where the Limay and Neuquén and old, old vines. is perhaps at its finest here, and a new focus on opulent fruit, combined with high acidity. El Cepillo and Eugenio Bustos also have CATAMARCA rivers meet near San Patricio del Chañar, this region is emerging. Moving west, high levels of limestone, producing tense 2000m ASL 2600 Hectares is the newest wine region in the world. Vistalba and Las Compuertas is home and mineral wines. Set in the implausibly remote and Planted from 1999, a handful of wineries are beginning to find definition; intensely to some of the best vineyards in all of Argentina. Silky and soft, has SAN JUAN wild valley of Fiambalá, Catamarca is home to, Bonarda, Syrah pure and mineral in style, with quality a juicy and intense elegance, with wild m ASL Hectares and, increasingly, Torrontés. Just a getting better with each vintage. flowers and spice. Perhaps the hottest of all climates, dozen wineries produce mainly organic BUENOS AIRES The recent race to the Uco Valley is giving wineries a new colour to their this is Argentina's second wine region and lies to the north of Mendoza. There wines with power and concentration. The famous 'mistela' sweet Muscatel 10m ASL 140 Hectares palate, with tense and nervy wines are 3 main zones. Zonda, which is wines are frequently made by the many Small, new wine projects in being defined by a cooler terroir. This named after the famous wind, which Monastaries in the region. Chapadmalal, near Mar del Plata, are the only wines that have any sea influence. huge valley is divided into 3 regions, being separated by the Tunuyán and Las fires its way down the mountain with such ferocity, is hot and dry. Tulum SALTA Lying right next to the Atlantic, Albariño, Tunas rivers. When entering the valley, surrounds the city of San Juan, and is m ASL 2300 Hectares Riesling, Gewürtztraminer and Pinot Noir Tupungato soars with high altitude noted for the quality of it's Syrah, which The northern most winemaking region in will be the stars of the future. vines, with the sub region of Gualtallary loves heat. The high quality comes from Argentina, set in the beautiful Calchaquí Watch this space. generating much excitement, not least Perdernal, and at 1400m it is the coolest Valley, and one of the most terroir MENDOZA because it is being exploited by a new breed of maverick winemakers who are sub region in San Juan., Syrah and Petit Verdot are the stars, with ripe, specific, Salta is home to the highest vineyards in the world. Cafayate is the m ASL Hectares creating stunning Cabernet Franc and spicy and peppery character. main town, with just 33 wineries making The largest wine region in Argentina, blends. The new San Pablo region is Calingasta, a new, even higher vineyard fine, powerful wines with huge, intense and the most famous. Maipú, and the producing wines with intense acidity and area better known for its apples, is luminosity. Torrontés and Tannat are at eastern regions are hot and arid, with a lightness of touch too. showing much promise, particularly for their best, with expressing itself an enviable swathe of old vines, mainly Tunuyán is home to Vista Flores, right the Bonarda Argentina and Criolla Chica in its most intense and opulent glory. given over to making table wines. Some at the foot of the snow line of the Andes, grape varieties. Further afield, Cachi and Molinos are famous old family names reside in producing spicy, elegant and floral pushing the limits of extreme viticulture, Maipú, where, Cabernet Franc wines. The rocky Chacayés department reaching the dizzy heights of 3111m. and Cabernet Sauvignon are ripe and is also creating a stir and is being rich in style. targeted by small boutique wineries.

14 SUPER MALBECS Drawn from 15 years of championing this beautiful grape, here is a selection of the finest s in the world MALBEC SALTA MALBEC MENDOZA UCO VALLEY UCO VALLEY La Consulta, Altamira, San Carlos, UCO VALLEY Vista Flores, Tunuyan, Los Arboles Gualtallary, San José Tupungato El Cepillo, Eugenio Bustos YACOCHUYA m Yacochuya, Salta $1840 EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE LABORUM m Cafayate, Salta $1135 (Single Vineyard) CATENA ZAPATA ADRIANNA m Gualtallary $1735 (Single Vineyard) DOÑA PAULA ALLUVIA PARCEL m Gualtallary $1315 (Single Vineyard) ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS APPELLATION GUALTALLARY 2013 FINCA REMOTA m Altamira $1525 (Single Vineyard) CATENA ZAPATA NICASIA m Altamira $1735 (Single Vineyard) ZUCCARDI ALLUVIONAL m La Consulta $1525 (Single Vineyard) SUSANA BALBO MANDALA m Chacayes, Tunuyán $1000 (Single Vineyard) ALTOS LAS HORMIGAS APPELLATION VISTA FLORES m Vista Flores $1050 MONTEVIEJO LINDAFLOR m Vista Flores $1210 (Single Vineyard) 1300m Gualtallary $1050 TRAPICHE TERROIR SERIES AMBROSÍA m Gualtallary $1030 (Single Vineyard) ZUCCARDI ALLUVIONAL m Altamira $1525 (Single Vineyard) TINTO NEGRO VINEYARD m La Consulta, $1385 (Single Vineyard)

15 MENDOZA LUJÁN DE CUYO Las Compuertas and Vistalba LUJÁN DE CUYO Ugarteche, Agrelo, Perdriel, MENDOZA BLENDS PATAGONIA Rio Negro MATÍAS RICCITELLI REPUBLICA DEL MALBEC m Las Compuertas $1280 (Single Vineyard) FABRE MONTMAYOU GRAN RESERVA m Vistalba/Las Compuertas $685 (Single Vineyard) TERRAZAS SINGLE VINEYARD m Las Compuertas, Lunlunta, Mayor Drummond ALTA VISTA SERENADE m Alto Agrelo $1030 (Single Vineyard) ACHAVAL-FERRER FINCA BELLA VISTA m Perdriel $1870 (Single Vineyard) CASARENA JAMILLA S VINEYARD m Perdriel $945 (Single Vineyard) CATENA ZAPATA MALBEC ARGENTINO m Altamira/Gualtallary $1735 ZUCCARDI Q m Vista Flores, Altamira, La Consulta $580 KAIKEN MAI m Luján de Cuyo, Uco Valley $1315 NOEMIA J ALBERTO m Mainqué, Río Negro, Patagonia $1030 (Single Vineyard) Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza $1050 (Single Vineyard) VIÑA COBOS BRAMARE MARCHIORI m Perdriel $1840 (Single Vineyard) CASARENA LAUREN S VINEYARD m Agrelo $945 (Single Vineyard)

16 FINE AND RARE Bottle 750ml These wines represent the very best of Argentina, some being the Icon wines from major wineries, others being from small, independent wineries working in specific areas of Mendoza New and unusual grape varieties are finding their niche in the fine tradition too, providing more scope to the diversity of this beautiful country Some of these will be subject to availability RED WINE EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE PORVENIR BLEND 2011 /Cabernet/Tannat/Petit Verdot 1750m Cafayate, Salta $1670 ZORZAL PORFIADO 2010 Pinot Noir 1300m Tupungato, $1870 ZORZAL FIELD BLEND 2012 ACHAVAL-FERRER QUIMERA 2011 /Cabernet Franc/ Cabernet Sauvignon/ Merlot/Petit Verdot m Uco Valley/ $1365 BODEGA VISTALBA CORTE A 2010 /Bonarda/Cabernet 1067m Vistalba, $1135 FINCA FLICHMAN DEDICADO 2010 Cabernet//Merlot/Syrah 800m Barrancas, Maipú, Mendoza $1000 BENEGAS OLD VINE BLEND 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon/Franc/ Petit Verdot 800m Maipú/ $840 ENZO BIANCHI 2011 Cabernet/Cabernet Franc/ Cabernet Sauvignon/ 1300m Gualtallary, Uco Valley, Mendoza $820 (Single Vineyard) ZUCCARDI ZETA 2011 VIÑA COBOS VOLTURNO 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon/ 995m Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza $3480 (Single Vineyard) /Petit Verdot 800m San Rafael, Mendoza $1315 CHACRA TREINTAY DOS 2012 /Cabernet m La Consulta/ Gualtallary, $1030 SUSANA BALBO BRIOSO 2012 Cabernet//Merlot/ Cab Franc/Petit Verdot 1150m Agrelo, $1030 (Single Vineyard) NORTON GERNOT LANGES 2008 Cabernet/Franc/ 980m Perdriel, $1555 LUIGI BOSCA GALA NO Cabernet/Franc/Merlot 1067m $1125 Pinot Noir 250m Rio Negro, Patagonia $1680 (Single Vineyard) BODEGA NOEMIA DUE Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 230m Mainqué, Río Negro $1870

17 VIEJAS PERLAS Bottle 750ml SUPER 10 Bottle 750ml Viejas Perlas means old pearls. This category is a selection of older vintages of some of Argentina s most iconic wines. They show the potential of Argentine wines over the passage of time. We have exclusivity of most of these wines, and are available in extremely limited supply, and so will be subject to availability WEINERT ESTRELLA m Agrelo, $2650 (Single Vineyard) BODEGA VISTALBA CORTE B 2004 Bonarda/Cabernet Sauvignon/ 1067m Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza $1000 The list of wines below, represents a collection of wines that we have come to regard as real game changers over the last fifteen years. Each having raised the bar of quality and innovation when first released, they have had pride of place on Gaucho s wine list ever since. ANDRÉS TORRES Head-Sommelier MONTEVIEJO LA VIOLETA m Vista Flores $2080 (Single Vineyard) LUIGI BOSCA D.O.C m Vistalba, Luján de Cuyo $790 (Single Vineyard) EL PORVENIR DE CAFAYATE LABORUM m Cafayate, Salta $1660 (Single Vineyard) VAL DE FLORES m Vista Flores, $1525 (Single Vineyard) CATENA ALTA 2006 FABRE MONTMAYOU GRAND VIN 2004 /Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 1067m Vistalba, $1420 VIÑA COBOS BRAMARE MARCHIORI m Perdriel $2050 (Single Vineyard) VIÑA COBOS COBOS 2007 CATENA ZAPATA WHITE BONES 2011 Chardonnay 1402m Gualtallary, $1735 (Single Vineyard) ACHAVAL-FERRER FINCA ALTAMIRA m Altamira $1870 (Single Vineyard) MENDEL UNUS 2013 /Cabernet Sauvignon/ Petit Verdot m Luján de Cuyo, $925 ALTA VISTA ALTO 2007 /Cabernet Sauvignon m Luján de Cuyo, $1315 CHACRA CINCUENTA Y CINCO m Luján de Cuyo/ $2050 MENDEL UNUS 2010 /Cabernet Sauvignon 1000m Luján de Cuyo/ $ m Perdriel, $3445 (Single Vineyard) CHACRA CINCUENTA Y CINCO 2006 Pinot Noir 250m Rio Negro, Patagonia $2185 (Single Vineyard) CHACRA TREINTA Y DOS 2006 ZORZAL TINTO DE TIZA 2014 /Cabernet Franc/ Cabernet Sauvignon 1300m Gualtallary, $880 (Single Vineyard) NICOLAS CATENA ZAPATA 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon/ m Luján de Cuyo, $1450 Pinot Noir 250m Rio Negro, Patagonia $1240 (Single Vineyard) NOEMIA m Mainqué, Río Negro, Patagonia $1785 Pinot Noir 250m Rio Negro, Patagonia $2470 (Single Vineyard)

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