Ours is a small, tightly-curated wine list reflecting what we believe in

Ours is a small, tightly-curated wine list reflecting what we believe in

Ours is a small, tightly-curated wine list reflecting what we believe in
at Ancestral; a moderate approach combining tradition, innovation,
new and old flavours, but above all, celebrating difference, diversity,
and exploration. Our list has both varietal and style categories to span
the range of good wine available to us. We prefer estate or domaine
wines, made by growers, hand-tended, and lovingly nurtured as
naturally as possible. The vast majority of our wines are organic or
biodynamic, and several have little to no additions during winemaking.
To assist in exploring these wines, everything which is available by the
glass (125mL or 1/6th of a bottle) can also be ordered in 75mL (or
1/10th of a bottle) sizes for slightly more than half the price of a full
glass. We also offer regular supplementary lists of both intriguing and
classic wines, and there is a small collection of 'reserve' bottles which
your server will be more than happy to show you.
Drink, be merry; and we wish you a long, prosperous, and
happy life!
● "these are out-of-the-ordinary natural-tasting wines which might challenge your expectations!"
ESTATE-GROWN SPARKLING WINES
SPARKLING WINES
NV
125ml
Quartz Reef Brut Méthode bendigo, central otago 9.5 51
● 2009Huia Brut Vintage marlborough
52
2007 Recaredo Cava Brut Nature Gran Reserva penedes, es
71
VIGNERON CHAMPAGNE
nv
Domaine Lancelot-Royer Cuvée RR Blanc de Blancs Brut 16 85
nv
Gatinois Brut Rosé Ambonnay120
nv Bouchard Inflorescence Val Villaine125
nv Larmandier-Bernier Terre de Vertus
Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature130
2006 L. Aubry Brut Nicolas François Sable Rosé135
nv Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru145
●nv Georges Laval Cumìeres Brut Nature157
●nv/10 Roses de Jeanne Les Ursules BdN Brut163
●nv Jacques Selosse V.O Grand Cru BdB Extra Bru350
● "these are out-of-the-ordinary natural-tasting wines which might challenge your expectations!"
WHITE WINES
UNCOMMON AROMATIC VARIETIES
125ml
2014
Stonecroft Gewürztraminer gimblett gravels, hawkes bay 10 54
●2013
Bellbird Spring Home Block White waipara, canterbury 58
2013
Alpha Domus Viognier hawkes bay 9.5
47
●2013
Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Bianco sicily, it 13
69
UNCOMMON NON-AROMATIC VARIETIES
● 2013
TosQ Entwined Flora queensberry, central otago 9
45
2014
Domaine de Fondreche Blanc ventoux, fr 48
RIESLING
125ml
2014
Felton Road Dry Riesling bannockburn, central otago 12
66
2014
Rippon Mature Vines Riesling wanaka, central otago 66
● 2012
Clüsserath Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Spätlese feinherb mosel, de 74
SAUVIGNON BLANC
2014
Petit Clos Sauvignon Blanc wairau, marlborough
9
45
2014
Zephyr Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc dillons pt, marlborough 50
2013
Folium Reserve Sauvignon Blanc brancott, marlborough 59
● 2014
The Supernatural te awanga, hawkes bay 60
11 ● 2012 Domaine Goissot Exogyra Virgula st.-bris, fr ● "these are out-of-the-ordinary natural-tasting wines which might challenge your expectations!"
64
WHITE WINES
PINOT GRIS 125
ml
2014
Carrick Pinot Gris bannockburn, central otago 9.5 50
2014
Fromm La Strada Pinot Gris brancott, marlborough
52
2013
Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio alto-adige, it 58
● 2012
Franz Prantzner Falkenstein Weißburgunder alto-adige, it 74
2012
Rene Mure Signature Piont Gris alsace, fr 13.5 78.5
CHARDONNAY
2013 Millton Opou Chardonnay manutuke, gisborne
1165.5
2013
Kumeu River Estate Chardonnay kumeu 13.5
70
2012
Greywacke Chardonnay marlborough 74
● 2009Mountford Chardonnay waipara, canterbury 89
2010 Les Heritiers des Comtes Lafon, Mâcon-Villages côte mâconnais, fr
95
2011Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet Bourgogne Clos du Chateau burgundy, fr
116
● "these are out-of-the-ordinary natural-tasting wines which might challenge your expectations!"
ROSÉ & ORANGE WINES
ROSÉ
●2014
125ml
Black Estate Netherwood Rosé waipara, canterbury 10
54
ORANGE
● 2014
The Don Pinot Gris martinborough ● 2013
Millton Libiamo Gewürztraminer gisborne 12 59
45
59
● 2007 Pradarolo Vej Antica 270 parma, it ● 2012
Az. Ag. COS Pithos Bianco Amphora sicily, it
78
● 2008 Franco Terpin Pinot Grigio sialis collio-gorizia, friuli, it 86
SWEET WINES
75ml
● 2009 Petit Guiraud sauternes, bordeaux, fr 10
87
● 2011
Pithon-Paillé 4 Vents Côteaux du Layon 375ml loire, fr 15.5 56
nv
Alvear Solera 1927 PX 375ml NV montilla, es 15.5 70
2010
Pegasus Bay Encore Noble Riesling 375ml
●2013
Churton Petit Manseng 500ml waihopai, marlborough 80
waipara, canterbury 15.5
● "these are out-of-the-ordinary natural-tasting wines which might challenge your expectations!"
70
RED WINES
BEAUJOLAIS & GAMAY
● 2014
125ml
Marcel Lapierre Raisins Gaulois beaujolais, bourgogne, fr 55
PINOT NOIR
2014
Petit Clos Pinot Noir marlborough 9.5 50
● 2014
Hermit Ram Pinot Noir waipara, canterbury 11 56
● 2014
Lime Gully Pinot Noir martinborough 61
● 2014
The Don Pinot Noir martinborough 65
2013
Aurum Estate Pinot Noir lowburn, central otago
62
2010
Two Paddocks Pinot Noir gibbston, central otago 15.5 89
● 2013
Seresin Osip sulphur-free Pinot Noir omaka, marlborough
●2013
92
Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir bannockburn, central otago 105
● 2011
Rippon Mature Vines Pinot Noir wanaka, central otago 107
2011
Domaine Albert Morot Beaune 1er Cru Bressandes
cote-de-beaune, burgundy, fr
● "these are out-of-the-ordinary natural-tasting wines which might challenge your expectations!"
137
RED WINES
RICH, VOLUPTUOUS REDS
125ml
● 2013
Domaine des Homs Tersande minervois, fr 9
42
● 2012
Mas Théo Cuvée T.O. southern rhône, fr
46
2014
Woods Crampton Shiraz barossa valley, au 9.5
50
2012
Bilancia Syrah gimblett gravels, hawkes bay
59
● 2012
Domaine Equis Equinoxe Crozes-Hermitage
northern rhône, fr ● 2012
Te Whare Ra Syrah marlborough 14 75
● 2012
Domaine les Aphillanthes 1921 Rasteau southern rhône, fr 67
82
FIRM, STRUCTURED REDS
●2010
William Murdoch Merlot Malbec
10
53
2010
Schubert Con Brio wairarapa 13.5
72
●2011
Arretxea Irouléguy irouléguy, basque, fr 76
●2013
Jacky Blot Domaine de la Butte Bourgueil loire, fr 78
2012
gimblett gravels, hawkes bay Vieux Château de Combes St.-Emilion Grand Cru
bordeaux, fr 14.5
78
2008 Gillman Estate matakana 95
● "these are out-of-the-ordinary natural-tasting wines which might challenge your expectations!"