Welcome to the wine list and welcome to Love, Tilly Devine.

This is just a little something to let you know what we’re about.

Without being pretentious about it, we want this to be a bar where people come to drink well rather than to just get drunk – a place to take a good friend, or a prospective lover.

It is also a place to come to enjoy wine.

We think wine should express the grapes from which it was made and the place where those grapes were grown. That means it should taste like fruit and herbs and flowers and minerals – not oak or alcohol. Even more important is that it must have balance.

The wine list currently sits at just under 300 different wines from many of the world’s great regions – everywhere from the Yarra Valley to the Jura to Wachau. Perhaps that’s excessive for a 40-seat bar, but we don’t think so.

Lastly, the name. It’s a fairly direct reference to the former East Sydney heavyweight – brothel Madame and militia boss extraordinaire – Tilly Devine. Not that we necessarily advocate what she used to do. Instead, the name is more of a nod to the past and a salute to the neighbourhood that we call home.

Sparkling

Vissoux Blanc de Blancs, Cremant de Bourgogne, Beaujolais, France, N.V. 14

Agrapart ‘Terroirs’ Blanc de Blancs, Avize, Champagne, France, N.V. 22

Ca’ de Noci ‘Sottobosco’, Lambrusco, Emilia Romagna, Italy, 2009 15

White

Hartl Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria, 2010 15

Donabaum ‘Johann’ Grüner Veltliner Federspiel, Wachau, Austria, 2010 14Pattes Loup, Chablis, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2009 18

Milllton ‘Te Arai Vineyard’ Chenin Blanc, Gisborne, New Zealand, 2009 12

Dveri Pax ‘Sivi Pinot’ Pinot Gris, Stajerska, Slovenia, 2009 13

Ziliken ‘Saarburger Rausch’ Riesling Kabinett, Mosel, Germany, 2008 15

Sutton Grange ‘Fairbank’ Viognier, Bendigo, Victoria, 2009 13

Gulfi ‘Valcanzjria’ Carricante, Chardonnay, Sicily, Italy, 2008 16

Rosé

Foster e Rocco, Sangiovese, Heathcote, Victoria., 2011 13

Red

Lowe ‘Tinja’ Shiraz, Mudgee, N.S.W., 2008 10

Allies ‘Merricks’, Pinot Noir, Mornington Penninsula, Victoria, 2010 15

Between Five Bells, Shiraz, Sangiovese, Grenache, Zinfandel, Geelong, Victoria, 2010 14

Massena Primitivo, Barossa Valley, S.A., 2010 12

Nittnaus ‘Kalk und Schiefer’ Blaufränkisch, Burgenland, Austria, 2007 16

Ruggabellus ‘Fluus’, Mataro, Grenache, Shiraz, Cinsault, Barossa Valley, S.A., 2010 13

Picardy Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pemberton, W.A., 2008 13

Mosse ‘Bois Rouge’, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Loire Valley, France, 2008 15

Kir-Yanni ‘Ramnista’ Xinomavro, Naoussa, Greece, 2008 16

Wines By The Glass - 150ml

Sherry

Herederos de Argüeso, Manzanilla ‘San León’, Sanlucar de Barradmeda, Spain 10

Navazos ‘La Bota de Amontillado No 23’, Jerez, Spain 30

Navazos ‘La Bota de Manzanilla No 22’, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain 18

Navazos ‘La Bota de Palo Cortado No 21’, Jerez, Spain 24

Toro Albala Cream PX, Montilla Moriles, Spain 14

Sutton Grange ‘Flor Rosé’, Bendigo, Victoria 12

Beer

Coopers Pale Ale, Regency Park, S.A. 6

Moo Brew Dark Ale, Berriedale, Tasmania 10Lord Nelson ‘Three Sheets’ Pale Ale, The Rocks, N.S.W. 8

Holgate Pilsner, Woodend, Victoria 9

Cider

Manoir Kinkiz Cidre, Apple, Cornouaille, Brittany, France 40

Glass 12

Louis de Lauriston, Pear, Domfrontais, Normandy, France 46

Aperitif

Pastis, Henri Bardoin, Provence, France 10

Vermouth, Dry, Dolin, Chambery, France 8

Vermouth, Rouge, Dolin, Chambery, France 8

Vin de Liqueur, Overnoy, Chardonnay, Jura, France 10

Oakridge ‘Blanc de Noirs’, Yarra Valley, Victoria,, 2008 71

Gembrook Hill ‘Blanc de Blancs’, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2006 98

Fairbank ‘Sutton Grange’, Ancestral Sparkling Rosé, Bendigo, Victoria, 2011 64

Vissoux, Cremant de Bourgogne, Beaujolais, France, N.V. 68

Belluard ‘Mont Blanc Brut Zero’, Gringet, Savoie, France, N.V. 95

Donati Camillo, Sauvignon Blanc, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2009 74

Ca’ de Noci ‘Sottobosco’, Malbo Gentile, Lambrusco Maestri, Emilia Romagna, Italy, 2009 78

Champagne

Agrapart, ‘Terroirs Grand Cru’, Blanc de Blancs, Avize, N.V. 119

De Sousa, ‘Tradition Brut’, Avise, N.V. 112

De Sousa, ‘Caudalies’, Blanc de Blancs, Avise, 2002 381

Vouette et Sorbée ‘Blanc de Argile’, Buxières-Sur-Arce, N.V. 218

Rene Geoffroy, ‘Empreinte Brut’, Cumières, N.V. 152

Blanc de Noirs

Vouette et Sorbée ‘Fidele’, Buxières-Sur-Arce, N.V. 172

Jérôme Prévost ‘La Closerie Les Beguines’ Gueux, N.V. 199

Egly Ouriet, ‘Vignes de Vrigny’, Ambonnay, N.V. 160

Egly Ouriet, ‘Brut Tradition’ Grand Cru, Ambonnay, N.V. 192

Marie Courtin ‘Resonance Extra Brut’, Polisot, 2007 141

Cedric Bouchard ‘Inflorescence La Parcelle’, Celles-sur-Ource, 2003 235

Rosé

Bereche, ‘Brut’ Ludes, N.V. 175

Larmandier Bernier, ‘Rosé de Saignee’, Vertus, N.V. 190

Vouette et Sorbée ‘Saignée de Sorbée’, Buxières-Sur-Arce, N.V. 260

Sparkl ing Wines

Fresh, Vital, Energetic

Eden Road ‘The Long Road’ Chardonnay, Tumbarumba, N.S.W., 2009 52

Kooyong ‘Farrago’ Chardonnay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, 2008 104

MacForbes ‘Woori Yallock’ Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2008 90

Mac Forbes Arneis, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2009 56

Chidaine, Vouvray ‘Les Argiles’, Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2009 82

Thomas-Labaille, Sancerre “Les Aristides’, Loire Valley, France, 2010 79

Didier Dageneau, Pouilly Fumé ‘Silex’, Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2007 377

Donabaum ‘Johann’ Grüner Veltliner Federspiel, Wachau, Austria, 2010 63

Hartl Rotgipfler, Thermenregion, Austria, 2010 69

Wittmann ‘Westhofener’ Sylvaner, Rheinhessen, Germany, 2008 104

Pato ‘Vinhas Velhas’, Cerceal, Sercialinho, Beiras, Portugal, 2009 60

Alvaro Castro Reserva, Dão, Malvasia, Encruzado, Cercial, Beiras, Portugal, 2009 71

Grace Kayagatake, Koshu, Yamanashi, Japan, 2008 90

Challenging, Unusual, Idiosyncratic

Dandy in the Clos ‘Armchairs’, Semillon Blend, Hunter Valley, N.S.W., 2011 (375mL) 38

Puzelat-Bonhomme, Touraine ‘Thésée’, Sauvignon, Loire Valley, France, 2009 67

Clos Rougeard, Samur-Champigny ‘Brézè’, Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2006 196

Arena, Patrimonio ’Carco’, Vermentinu, Corcisa, France, 2010 106

Foradori ‘Myrto’, Manzoni, Sauvignon Blanc, Alto Adige, Italy, 2007 85

Zidarich Vitovska, Fruili-Venezia Guilia, Italy, 2007 125

Radikon Ribolla Gialla, Fruili-Venezia Guilia, Italy, 2004 (500mL) 116

Damijan Podversic, Ribolla Gialla, Fruili-Venezia Guilia, Italy, 2007 150

Occhipinti ‘SP68’, Albanello, Zibbibo Sicily, Italy, 2009 81

Navazos Niepoort ‘Vino Blanco’, Palamino, Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain, 2009 98

W h i t e W i n e sFragrant, Textured, Harmonious

Gembrook Hill Sauvignon Blanc, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2008 75

Scorpo Pinot Gris, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, 2010 75

Terre a Terre Sauvignon Blanc, Wrattonbully, S.A., 2008 56

Ngeringa Viognier, Adelaide Hills, S.A., 2009 87

Spinifex ‘Lola’ Field Blend, Barossa Valley, S.A., 2009 51

Milllton ‘Te Arai Vineyard’ Chenin Blanc, Gisborne, New Zealand, 2009 51

Pyramid Valley ‘Field of Fire’ Chardonnay, Canterbury, New Zealand, 2009 135

Barth Sylvaner, Alsace, France, 2009 68

Belliviére, Jasniéres ‘Prémises’, Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2009 73

Collier, Samur, Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2008 100

Magnon, Vallée du Paradis, ‘La Begou’, Grenache Blanc, Gris, Languedoc, France, 2010 87

Dveri Pax ‘Sivi Pinot’ Pinot Gris, Stajerska, Slovenia, 2009 64

Abbazia di Novacella Kerner, Alto Adige, Italy, 2009 67

Vadiaperti Falanghina, Campania, Italy, 2009 66

Rich, Satisfying, Mouth-Filling

Mount Mary Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2004 183

Sorrenberg Chardonnay, Beechworth, Victoria, 2009 110

Savaterre Chardonnay, Beechworth, Victoria, 2008 130

Giaconda Chardonnay, Beechworth, Victoria, 2001 322

Castagna ‘Ingenue’ Viognier, Beechworth, Victoria, 2006 122

Sutton Grange ‘Fairbank’ Viognier, Bendigo, Victoria, 2009 55

Yangarra Roussanne, McLaren Vale, S.A., 2009 53

Pyramid Valley ‘Hille Vineyard’ Semillon, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2007 86

Herzog Gewurtztraminer, Malborough, New Zealand, 2010 98

Perret, Condrieu, Viognier, Northern Rhône, France, 2007 129

Gulfi ‘Valcanzjria’ Carricante, Chardonnay, Sicily, Italy, 2008 71

Riesling is not only one of the greatest joys of the known world, it is also one of the most maligned and misunderstood.

So in the interests of humanity and the patrons of this bar, we present some simple, objective and irrefutable facts on this most refreshing and delicious of beverages.

1. Riesling is the best drink in this bar. 2. Riesling is the best drink in any bar.

3. Up until the early 20th Century Rieslings were the most expensive wines in the world.

4. Today, Riesling is the best value wine in the universe. 5. Riesling runs the entire spectrum of the sweetness spectrum – from bone dry to super-sugary. 6. Made correctly, a Riesling’s sweetness and acidity should always be in perfect harmony. (That means sweeter styles should have loads of acid, keeping them super-fresh.) 7. Sweeter styles that lack this acidity will never be seen in this bar and in fact have no moral right to even call themselves Rieslings. They bring shame and sadness to every Riesling lover. 8. Sweeter Rieslings are typically very low in alcohol, meaning you can drink even more (which given how easy they are to drink is a huge bonus.)

9. Riesling is the favourite drink of NYC sommelier Paul Grieco, owner of the Terroir wine bars – without who’s influence, this wine list might have looked far different.

10. There are several unconfirmed reports of Rieslings curing the terminally ill.

Our Riesling list has been arranged from driest to sweetest, but remember even the sweetest Rieslings on these pages will be balanced, refreshing and soul cleansing.

Sleek, Vibrant, Exhilarating

Crawford River, Henty, Victoria, 2010 75

Jamsheed ‘Westgate’, Great Western, Victoria, 2010 55

Tim Adams, Clare Valley, S.A., 2009 46

Vinteloper ‘Odeon’, Clare Valley, S.A., 2010 87

KT ‘Perglidis’, Clare Valley, S.A., 2010 72

Ruggabellus ‘Edelie’, Eden Valley, S.A., 2009 55

Radford ‘Bio-dynamically Grown’, Eden Valley, S.A., 2009 73

Kanta (By Egon Müller) ‘Balhannah Vineyard’, Adelaide Hills, S.A., 2005 60

Frankland Estate ‘Poison Hill’, Great Southern, W.A., 2010 57

Leo Buring ‘Leopold’, Tamar Valley, Tasmania, 2007 81

Metternich + Salomon, ‘Pfaffenberg’ Erstes Gewachs, Kamptal, Austria, 2009 90

Wittmann, Trocken, ‘Westhofener – S’, Rheinhessen, Germany, 2007 91

\Powerful, Intricate, Majestic

Grosset ‘Springvale’, Clare Valley, S.A., 2000 150

Felton Road ‘Dry’, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2001 132

Mader ‘Rosacker’ Grand Cru, Alsace, France, 2008 122

Kientzler ‘Geisberg’ Grand Cru, Alsace, 2004 133

Trimbach ‘Cuvée Frederich Emile’ Alsace, France, 2004 213

F. X. Pichler ‘Durnsteiner Hollerin’ Smaragd, Wachau, Austria 133

Heymann-Löwenstein ‘Von Blauem Schiefer’, Mosel, Germany, 2009 97

Dönnhoff ‘Hermannshöhle’ Grosses Gewächs, Nahe, Germany, 2005 240

Christmann ‘Idig’ Grosses Gewachs, Pfalz, Germany, 2009 170

Von Buhl ‘Pechstein’ Grosses Gewächs, Pfalz, Germany, 2005 183

Breuer ‘Berg Schlossberg’ Erstes Gewächs, Rheingau, Germany, 2008 199

The House of Johann Josef Prüm produces the greatest Riesling in the world.

It’s not because it’s been around the longest (that title goes to Schloss Johannisberg at around 1,200 years) and it’s not because his wines are the most expensive (that would be Egon Muller, whose Scharzofberger TBAs regularly fetch over €4,000 a half bottle). No, Dr. Prüm is the greatest because he produces simply the purest, most thrilling expressions of Riesling imaginable.

Based in the Middle-Mosel region of Germany and run by Katharina Prüm. the estate produces Rieslings that feel lighter than water with such elegance that they seem otherworldly. They range from just off-dry to quite sweet with a delicate acid backbone underpinning lovely apple, peach and tropical fruit.

They are designed for the long term and often the aromas can be a little muted for the first couple of years. That’s why we are providing the opportunity to try some aged and mature styles.

Joh. Jos. Prüm ‘Graacher Himmelreich’ Kabinett, Mosel, Germany, 2009 102

Joh. Jos. Prüm ‘Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Kabinett, Mosel, Germany, 2009 (375mL) 66

Joh. Jos. Prüm ‘Zeltinger Sonnenuhr’ Spätlese, Mosel, Germany, 2009 125

Joh. Jos. Prüm ‘Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Auslese, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany, 1997 446

Joh. Jos. Prüm ‘Wehlener Sonnenuhr’ Auslese ‘Gold Kapsel’, Mosel, Germany, 2007 440

The Aristocrat - J J Prüm

Luscious, Feather-Light, Off-Dry

Mt Edward, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2008 65

Gunderloch ‘Fritz’s’, Rheinhessen, Germany, 2010 56

Egon Müller ‘Scharzhofberger’ Kabinett, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany, 2005 153

Knebel ‘Winninger Röttgen’ Kabinett, Mosel, Germany, 2007 67

Ziliken ‘Saarburger Rausch’ Kabinett, Mosel, Germany, 2008 66

Schafer-Frohlich, ‘Bockenauer’ Kabinett, Nahe, Germany, 2008 75

Peter Lauer, ‘Ayler-Kupp – Fass 9 Kern’, Mosel, Germany, 2009 164

Dönnhoff ‘Oberhäuser Leistenberg’ Kabinett, Nahe, Germany, 2010 82

Gunderloch ‘Nackenheim Rotherberg’ Spätlese, Rheinhessen, Germany, 2002 121

Egon Müller ‘Scharzhofberger’ Spätlese, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany, 2003 190

M.F Richter ‘Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr’ Auslese, Mosel, Germany, 2002 210

Deinhard & Co. ‘Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck’ Auslese, Rheingau, Germany, 1971 380

A lot of people say Sydneysiders are obsessed with real estate, but those people need to get some perspective and check out Burgundy. More than anywhere else, Burgundians worship the land.

It all began with booze-loving monks a thousand years ago, thirsty men who divided the entire wine region into hundreds of tiny vineyards parcels known as climats. Each of these is said to produce a wine different to every other.

It’s all based on the idea that the character of a wine comes from all of the variables that affect the vineyard that it came from – the soil, the direction and angle of the slope, the climate etc. etc. The French call the sum total of these variables ‘Terroir’.

It’s because of this belief in Terroir that French wines are more often referred to as place names than by the name of the grape varietal from which they were made.

Now, I wonder what would happen if someone tried to do a Burgundian-style ranking of our humble old Darlinghurst.

How would they rate the Terroir of Crown Lane just outside this door? And would the monks hold it against us that many decades ago the husband of a brothel Madame – a gangster named Jim Devine – murdered a man across the road, outside The Strand Hotel?

We’ve put together an introduction into this most revered, historic and regal of wine regions – beginning with the affordable and moving on to the heart stopping.

Styles here range from crisp, lean and racy (Chablis), to rich, toasty and luscious (Meursault). Of course, they are placed in order of their terroir (from North to South). This is Burgundy after all.

White Burgundy Petit Chablis, Defaix, 2009 64

Chablis, Pattes Loup, 2009 71Chablis, Christophe ‘Vielles’ Vignes’, 2009 81

Chablis 1er Cru ‘Vaillon’, Christian Moreau, 2009 106

Chablis 1er Cru ‘Vaillons’, Raveneau, 2007 218

Chablis 1er Cru ‘Montée de Tonnerre’, Droin, 2009 125

Chablis Grand Cru ‘Les Clos’, Christian Moreau, 2002 220

Chablis Grand Cru ‘Les Clos’, Dauvissat, 2000 465

Chablis Grand Cru ‘Blanchot’, Raveneau, 2008 250

Cote d’Auxerre, Goisot ‘Corps de Garde’ 2008 82

Bourgogne, Sauzet, 2007 113

Bourgogne, Leroy, 1999 92

Nuits St. Georges, Pacalet (Pinot Blanc), 2008 262

Corton-Charlemagne, Bonneau du Martray, 1996 470

Beaune, Fanny Sabre, 2009 125

Meursault ‘En la Barre’ Jobard, 2007 189

Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Pucelles’, Leflaive, 1996 458

Criots-Batard-Montrachet, Blain-Gagnard, 1996 408

Batard-Montrachet, Leflaive, 1994 693

Chassagne-Montrachet, Sauzet, 2007 173

Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Vergers’, Bernard Moreau, 2007 203

Chassagne Montrachet 1er Cru ‘Les Chevonettes’, Pierre Yves-Colin Morey, 2007 218

Macon-Villages, Vallette, 2010 70

The other day I was walking down Elizabeth Bay Road as an elderly man, eighty or so, sat on a nearby bench eating a sandwich. He was wearing bright red trousers that seemed too short and an old pair of leather Mocassins.

It was probably the same outfit that he’s been wearing once a week for the past twenty years.

The funny thing is not the guy’s outfit itself but the fact that hordes of kids sixty years his juniour are currently wearing essentially that exact same outfit all across the inner city.

It got me thinking – if you stick with something long enough for sure it will come into back fashion eventually. You’ve just gotta hang in there. The same thing it seems happens in the world of wine.

Two years ago there was some contraversy when Australian plantings of the then fashionable Albarino grape turned out to be the virtually unknown Savagnin Blanc. Would-be Albarino producers were horrified. It turns out that perhaps they were just a little short sighted.

That’s because wines made from Savagnin are fast becoming some of the most fashionable in the world..

Savagnin is just one of 17 rare native grapes grown in the French Alpine region of the Jura. This is the homeland of Melon le Rouge Queue, Ploussard and Trousseau – full bodied whites and delicate, minerally reds.

There is a inimitability about these wines that one has to experience to understand.

The winemaking alternates between the truly unique and somewhat bizarre – (Savagnin aged for years without the topping up of the barrels so that a Sherry-like yeast envelopes the wine imparting strong nutty aromas) – and those borrowed from nearby Burgundy – (Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are now big players but these too can often also be very distinctive).

The production is tiny and the wines exceptionally rare. We’re very proud to offer a selection from four of the top producers in the region as well as a couple of wines from the nearby areas of Savoie and Bugey.

J u r a White

Houillon (Overnoy) Arbois-Pupillin, Chardonnay, 2008 (2nd) 92

Ganevat, Côtes du Jura ‘Les Chalasses Vielles Vignes’, Chardonnay, 2008 155

Ganevat, Côtes du Jura ‘Les Grands Teppes Vielles Vignes’, Chardonnay, 2008 158

Ganevat, Côtes du Jura ‘Cuvée Oregane’, Chardonnay, Savagnin, 2008 172

Ganevat, Côtes du Jura ‘Les Chalasses Marnes Bleues’, Savagnin, 2008 185

Houillon (Overnoy) Arbois Pupillin, Savagnin, 2006 165

Houillon (Overnoy) Arbois Pupillin, Savagnin ‘Ouille’, 1999 (500mL) 207

Red

Bornard, Arbois Pupillin ‘La Chamade’, Poulssard, 2008 69

Ganevat, Côtes du Jura ‘Cuvée de l’Enfant Terrible’, Ploussard, 2008 132

Houillon (Overnoy) Arbois Pupillin, Poulssard, 2008 180

Puffeney, Arbois, Trousseau, 2008 105

Ganevat, Côtes du Jura ‘Plein Sud’, Trousseau, 2009 142

Ganevat, Côtes du Jura ‘Cuvée Julien’, Pinot Noir, 2009 130

Quenard, Chignin, Mondeuse, Savoie, France, 2009 70

Perron, Bugey ‘La Persanne’ Mondeuse, Pinot Noir, Bugey, 2010 85

Vin de Liqueur

Houillon (Overnoy) Vin de Liqueur, Savagnin, 2006 100

Harkham ‘Rose Nouveau’, Shiraz, Hunter Valley, N.S.W., 2011 55

Foster e Rocco, Sangiovese, Heathcote, Victoria, 2010 60

Sutton Grange, Shiraz, Victoria, 2009 65

Didi ‘Salasso di Nebbiolo’, Nebbiolo, Adelaide Hills, S.A., 2010 59

L’Angalore, Tavel, Grenache Blend, Southern Rhône, France, 2010 78

Gros Noré, Bandol, Mouvedre Blend, Provence, France, 2009 81

Pittacum ‘Tres Obispos’, Mencia, Bierzo, Spain, 2009 66

Valentini, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Montepulciano, Abruzzo, Italy, 2008 176

R o s é W i n e s

Brilliant, Perfumed, Feminine

Bindi ‘Composition’, Macedon Ranges, Victoria, 2010 87

Mac Forbes, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2007 64

Gembrook Hill, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2006 90

William Downie, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2010 116

Garagiste, Mornington Penninsula, Victoria, 2010 83

Marchand & Burch ‘Gibraltar Rock’, Porongurup, W.A., 2009 121

Glatenay, Bourgogne, Burgundy, France, 2009 78

Sylvain-Cathiard, Chambolle-Musigny ‘Les Clos de l’Ormes’, Burgundy, France, 2009 295

Henri Gouges, Nuits St Georges ‘Les Pruliers’, Burgundy, France, 2007 218

Glatenay, Volnay, Burgundy, France, 2009 118

Maréchal, Savigny-les-Beaune ‘Vielles Vignes’, Burgundy, France, 2008 115

Georg Breuer Spatburgunder, ‘B’, Rheingau, Germany, 2007 153

Dark-Toned, Ripe, Fleshy

Allies ‘Merricks’, Mornington Penninsula, Victoria, 2010 63

William Downie, Mornington Penninsula, Victoria, 2010 116

By Farr ‘Farrside’, Geelong, Victoria, 2008 118

Ngeringa, Adelaide Hills, S.A., 2008 84

Stoney Rise, Tamar Valley, Tasmania, 2008 56

Pyramid Valley Vineyards, ‘Calvert Vineyard’, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2008 142

Bell Hill, Canterbury, New Zealand, 2008 300

Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Vielles Vignes’, Burgundy, France, 2008 218

Rousseau, Gevrey-Chambertin, Burgundy, France, 2007 217

Tremblay, Morey-Saint-Denis ‘Trés Girand’, Burgundy, France, 2009 228

Sylvain-Cathiard, Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy, France, 2009 274

Pacalet, Nuits St Georges, Burgundy, France, 2009 198

Ancient, Complex, Haunting

Tarrington, Henty, Victoria, 2003 141

Savaterre, Beechworth, Victoria, 2004 138

Bass Phiilip ‘Estate’, Gippsland, Victoria, 2003 198

Bass Phiilip ‘Rare’, Gippsland, Victoria, 2004 358

Giaconda ‘Nantua’, Beechworth, Victoria 2004 165

Giaconda ‘Estate’, Beechworth, Victoria, 2000 228

Eric de Suremain, Monthelie, Burgundy, France, 1999 167

Leroy ‘Hospices de Beaune Cuvée Docteur Peste’, Corton, Burgundy, France, 1964 682

P i n o t N o i r

Aubert de Villaine, the man behind the most prestigious Pinot Noir estate in the world, the Domaine de la Romanée Conti, famously described himself once as the guardian, rather than the creator of his wines. What he meant by that was not that he is often forced to shield his winery from attack (although many a young sommelier has been known to steal a few grapes for posterity). Instead, when a winemaker has such perfect vineyards, the most important thing he or she can do is simply get that perfection into the bottle.

This is a philosophy that Anton Von Klopper of Lucy Margaux adheres to like few others.

This is how hardcore he is – he started his vineyards from scratch in old vegie-growing country in the Adelaide Hills seven years ago so that there was no chance he’d be contaminated by other vigneron’s presticides or chemicals. He adds nothing to his wines except grapes (which you’d think would just be common sense but is actually very rare) and his adherence to the principles of Biodynamics is incredibly strict.

What that means is that his wines speak of place like no other. So what more perfect way could he have found to decribe each of his wines than to tell us which place within Love, Tilly Devine we should enjoy each of them. We are honoured and privileged to have Anton, more poet than winemaker, take us through each of his 2010 Pinot Noir bottlings. He may very well be the world’s next Aubert de Villaine.

Lucy Margaux Pinot Noir

Domaine Lucci Pinot Noir 2010 67

Love, Tilly Devine preferred seating for drinking this wine: the bar – where you are at home. The place that is the link between guest and host, formality and informality, the hypothetical blend of all your genes, experiences, and dreams mixed into one. This is a wine living larger than life, her enthusiasm, curves and unabashed ways are the tonic to a jaded, seen-it-all-before life. She is an ode to both the awkwardness of youth and the sensuality of innocence.A blend of all the following single vineyard pinots and the only wine with pressings included – something so young yet so right.

Lucy Margaux Monomeith Single Vineyard 2010 128

Love, Tilly Devine preferred seating for drinking this wine: up the stairs and straight to the back wall, looking down at the masses below, (the masses craning their necks to catch a peek of the Queen). You can laugh and they will laugh with you, throw scorn and their eyes will scatter. A small parcel of fruit, as all Lucy Margaux Single Vineyards are, which speaks of place and local dialect way before genes and variety.

We are looking here for the local customs, the essence of the culture distilled – not names, never varieties.... And God forbid conformity. This is about the Vindividual. Abstract in her promises, she has mastered charm but also discipline, dusk stretched to dawn, you must step up and find the essence of woman in the vineyard of femme fatale, the vineyard that is the Monomeith. This is about your time with her. Discover what you will, trick her how you shall, your time together will not last. Enjoy it whilst you can.

Lucy Margaux Little Creek Single Vineyard 2010 128

Love, Tilly Devine preferred seating for drinking this wine: up the stairs to the back, in the dark left corner. Away from plotters, glamours, court jesters and partners, this is the throne to sit on, a place to contemplate your grip on reality and your slipping crown of life. Year after year, the same half row of fruit delivers the same results – unlike anything else, unlike Pinot, unlike the Adelaide Hills, unlike the Southern hemisphere, unlike like. The essence of life, the distillation of a moment yet to form. Listen closely and hear the accent.

Tear away the layers. The King of the Court is naked, eternally Royal as the wolves wait at

the door. The Jewel in the Crown, or the First Crack in the Wall?

Elegant, Energetic, Charming

Intense, Vigorous, Graceful

Syrahmi ‘Climat’ Shiraz, Heathcote, Victoria, 2009 79

Moortangi Estate ‘Cambrian’ Shiraz, Heathcote, Victoria, 2005 69

Virgin Hills, Cabernet Blend, Macedon, Victoria, 1988 150

Jamsheed ‘La Syrah’ Syrah, Great Western, Victoria, 2005 48

Protero ‘Gumeracha’ Merlot, Adelaide Hills, S.A., 2010 69

Pannell Nebbiolo, Adelaide Hills, S.A., 2010 89

Vinteloper ‘Adello’ Touriga Nacional, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Adelaide Hills, S.A., 2010 58

Massena Primitivo, Barossa Valley, S.A., 2010 51

Stonecroft ‘Serine’ Syrah, Gimlett Gravels, New Zealand, 2009 58

Dry River ‘Lovatt’ Syrah, Martinborough, New Zealand, 2004 186

Clos Rougeard, Samur Champigny, ‘Clos’ Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley, France, 2006 139

Reau, Anjou ‘Pompois’, Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley, France, 2009 85

Vieux Manoir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux, France, 2008 60

Faury, Collines Rhodaniennes, Syrah, Northern Rhône, France, 2009 56

Chapoutier, Côte-Rôtie, Syrah, Viognier, Nothern Rhône, France, 1966 370

Gangloff, Côte-Rôtie ‘La Barbadine’, Syrah, Viognier, Nothern Rhône, France, 2004 204

Mas de Libian, Côtes du Rhône ‘Bout d’Zan’, Grenache Blend, South. Rhône, France, 2009 63

L’Anglore ‘Pierre Chaude’, Grenache, Southern Rhône, France, 2010 87

San Leonardo, Vigneti Delle Dolomiti, Cabernet Blend, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, 2000 176

Podere le Boncie, Chianti Classico ‘La Trame’, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy, 2008 93

Il Colle, Rosso di Montalcino, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy, 2007 79

Montevertine ‘Le Pergole Torte’, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy, 1994 293

Descendientes de Jose Palacios, ‘Petalos’, Mencia, Bierzo, Spain 2009 85

Niepoort ‘Sempar’, Touriga Nacional Blend, Douro, Portugal, 2009 66

Ridge ‘Monte Bello’, Cabernet Blend, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A., 1999 364

R e d W i n e s

Lowe ‘Tinja’ Shiraz, Mudgee, N.S.W., 2008 44

Eldridge Estate Gamay, Mornington Penninsula, Victoria, 2009 74

Bass Phillip Gamay, Gippsland, 2009 90

Mac Forbes ‘Gruyere’ Syrah, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2008 67

Between Five Bells, Shiraz, Sangiovese, Grenache, Zinfandel, Geelong, Victoria, 2010 69

Ruggabellus ‘Fluus’, Mataro, Grenache, Shiraz, Cinsault, Barossa Valley, S.A., 2010 52

Shadowfax ‘Minnow’, Carignan, Grenache, Shiraz, Cinsault, Geelong, Victoria, 2009 66

Chignard, Fleurie, ‘Les Moriers’, Gamay, Beaujolais, France, 2009 71

Foillard, Morgon ‘Cuvée Corcelette’, Gamay, Beaujolais, France, 2009 95

Foillard, Morgon ‘Côtes du Py’, Gamay, Beaujolais, France, 2009 95

Clos du Tue-Boeuf, Cheverny ‘Rouillon’, Gamay, Pinot Noir, Loire Valley, France, 2010 71

Belliviere, Coteaux du Loire ‘Rouge-Gorge’, Pineau d’Aunis, Loire Valley, France, 2009 84

Grillons, Côtes du Rhône ‘Vieux Sage’, Grenache Blend, Southern Rhône, France, 2010 60

L’Anglore ‘Traverses’, Syrah, Grenache, Southern Rhône, France, 2010 81

Baron di Pauli ‘Kalkofen’, Schiava, Alto Adige, Italy, 2009 69

Rosso, Barbera d’Alba, ‘Donna Margherita’, Barbera, Piemonte, Italy, 2008 86

Cos ‘Pithos’, Nero d’Avola, Frappato, Sicily, Italy, 2008 101

Cornelissen ‘Rosso del Contadino 7’, Nero Mascalese, Mt Etna, Sicily, Italy 85

Dettori ‘Renosu’ Cannonau, Sardinia, Italy, 2006 78

Nittnaus ‘Kalk und Schiefer’ Blaufränkisch, Burgenland, Austria, 2007 74

Ripe, Lavish, Heartwarming

Castagna ‘Un Segretto’, Syrah, Sangiovese, Beechworth, Victoria, 2008 134

Castagna ‘Genesis’, Syrah, Beechworth, Victoria, 1998 165

La Pleaide Shiraz, Heathcote, Victoria, 2009 115

Jasper Hill ‘Georgia’s Paddock’ Shiraz, Heathcote, Victoria, 2001 157

The Standish Wine Co. ‘The Relic’ Shiraz, Viognier, Barossa Valley, S.A., 2008 154

Tommy Ruff Shiraz Mouvedre, Barossa Valley, S.A., 2009 56

Spinifex ‘Le Chemin’, Grenache Blend, Barossa Valley, 2009 117

Battle of Bosworth ‘Preservative Free ‘Shiraz, McLaren Vale, S.A., 2010, 45

Jauma ‘Wood Vineyard’ Grenache, Blewitt Springs, McLaren Vale, S.A., 2010 118

Cullen ‘Mangan’, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Margaret River, W.A., 2009 68

Picardy Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Pemberton, W.A., 2008 60

Mosse ‘Bois Rouge’, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Loire Valley, France, 2008 72

Talbot, St Julien, Cabernet Blend, Bordeaux, France, 1985 429

Gonon, Saint-Joseph ‘Vielle Vignes’, Syrah, Northern Rhône, France, 2008 198

Allemand, Cornas, ‘Reynard’, Syrah, Northern Rhône, France, 2007 259

Allemand, Cornas ‘Chaillot’, Syrah, Northern Rhône, France, 1997 150

Clos du Mont-Olivet, Côtes du Rhône ‘Varéne’, Syrah, Southern Rhône, France, 2007 75

Le Salette, Valpolicella Ripasso ‘Il Progni’, Corvina, Molinara Blend, Veneto, Italy, 2007 72

Paolo Bea ‘San Valentino’, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Sagrantino, Tuscany, Italy, 2006 108

Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Superiore, Cabernet Blend, Tuscany, Italy, 1999 303

Vadiaperti Aglianico, Campania, Italy, 2005 66

Anima Negra ‘AN/2’ Callet, Montenegro, Syrah, Majorca, Spain, 2008 94

Kir-Yanni ‘Ramnista’ Xinomavro, Naoussa, Greece, 2008 70

Thackrey, ‘Orion’, Field Blend, Napa Valley, U.S.A., 2008 236

The follwing is a selection of sweet wines. Yet strangely enough, none of them have had any

sugar added. Weird. That’s because these wines are sweet because of Residual Sugar, all that

beautiful natural stuff that the hungry yeast weren’t able to ferment. Eating themselves to

death (or being poisoned) before they could finish their job.

The wines have been ordered according to their perceived sweetness, not their residual

sugar levels.

All wines are in 375mL bottles unless marked otherwise.

Crawford River ‘Nektar’, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Henty, Victoria, 2006 74

Ngeringa ‘J. E. Altus’, Pink Semillon, McLaren Vale, S.A., 2007 74

Oakridge ‘Limited Release’ Viognier, Yarra Valley, Victoria, 2009 36

Houillon (Overnoy) Vin de Liqueur, Savagnin, 2006 100

Pierre-Bise, Coteaux du Layon ‘Rouannières’, Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2008 109

Baumard, Coteaux Layon ‘Sainte Catherine’ Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France (750mL) 129

Disznoko ‘Late Harvest’ Furmint, Tokaji, Hungrary, 2008 (500mL) 66

Kracher ‘TBA #3 – Zwischen den See‘, Schuerebe, Burgenland, Austria, 2004 138

Telmo Rodriguez ‘Molino Real Mountain Wine’, Moscatel, Málaga, Spain, 2000 (500mL) 148

Pierre Gaillard, Banyuls ‘Cirera’, Grenache, Carignan, South-West France, 2007 (500mL) 88

Sweet Wines

Calvados

Domfrontais ‘Vielle Réserve’, Victor Gontier, France, 1997 14

Armagnac

Grand Bas Armanac ‘Folle Blanche’, Boingnéres, France, 1999 24

Cognac

Petite Champagne, Normandin-Mercier, France, 1976 25

Single Malt Whisky

Lagavulin ‘16 Year’, Islay, Scotland 16

Argicole Rum

Rhum J. M ‘Réserve Spéciale X.O.’, Martinique 15

Grappa

Torbata 3.19, Manzoni, Prosecco, Cabernet Sauvignon, Veneto, Italy 15

Capavilla, Traminer, Veneto, Italy 15

Capovilla Apricot, Veneto, Italy 19

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