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pre-dinner drinks and nibbles sparkling wine by the glass – served with salmon caviar canapés Simonnet-Febvre Crémant de Bourgogne NV Champagne Bouby-Legouge Brut NV

crisp & refreshing French bubbly 11 rich & complex champagne 18

“amuse bouche” - French style finger food

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Mediterranean olives - marinated with chili and rosemary French goats cheese - olive oil and crisp bread Canapés - salmon caviar and crème fraiche

aperitifs - each of these is a French regional specialty Bastille’s signature cocktail 15 a delicate and intricate pre-dinner cocktail of these 3 iconic French beverage brands… shaken over ice, (with an added dash of pearadise) Chartreuse Verte, Delamain XO Cognac & Massanez „Crème de Citron Verte et Gingembre‟

La Chanteuse

Kir Royale / Kir

13 the classic Burgundian aperitif… sparkling or white wine with just a tinge of crème de cassis de Dijon

Pineau des Charentes

Bernard Boutinet 12 the famous mistelle from the Charente region of south-west France…sweet red grape juice fortified with grape spirit to preserve its freshness, served chilled

Ratafia de la Champagne Dumangin (45ml, 18%abv) 12 This intriguing beverage is made from Champagne grape juice, fortified and preserved with Cognac. After barrel ageing, this becomes akin to a cross between oloroso sherry and fine cognac. Served neat or on the rocks, before or after dinner. Lillet (60ml, 17%abv)

10 From Bordeaux, this charming aperitif is a slightly sweet white wine, aromatized with a secret blend of fruits. Served chilled with lemon

Pastis (all brands 45ml, 45%abv) 12 served on a few cubes of ice, with water on the side to dilute to your taste Henri Bardouin is the “Grand Cru” of Pastis a true distillation of les aromes de la Provence, complex but subtle, like a haiku… black jelly bean spice smoke waft of mouth aliveness fennel herbs lets eat Ricard, from Marseille, is much more Mediterranean in temperament! A little darker, a lot more in-your-face, but always very endearing. Pernod, the most “elegant” of this Pastis trio is, of course, from Paree.

Wines by the glass Simonnet-Febvre Crémant de Bourgogne NV

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an excellent French bubbly, from just over the border from the Champagne region, hence the value. Enjoy a glass with complimentary salmon caviar canapés.

Champagne Bouby-Legouge Brut NV

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Café Bastille‟s exclusive champagne…We are the only restaurant in New Zealand to serve this full & complex Méthode Champenoise Enjoy a glass with complimentary salmon caviar canapés.

Momo Sauvignon Blanc ‟08

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fresh and vibrantly fruity organic & biodynamic Marlborough SB

De L’Aurière Muscadet „Sèvre et Main Sur Lie‟ ‟06

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from where the Loire meets the Atlantic, this crisp but textured white is perfect with seafood

Trinity Hill Viognier ‟06

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apricot blossom & Hawkes Bay sunshine

Te Whare Ra „Toru‟ ‟08 (Gewurztraminer / Riesling / Pinot Gris blend)

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this blend of the aromatic Alsace varieties shows luscious lychee & sweet fruit

Ata Rangi „Lismore‟ Pinot Gris ‟08

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ripe spicy pears. a generous and ripe Pinot Gris with the structure to lift this wine to another level

Pierre André „Burgundy Reserve‟ Chardonnay ‟05

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rich, old-world style from the home of chardonnay

Waipara Downs Chardonnay ‟06

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big & bold style chardonnay from North Canterbury

Knappstein Chardonnay ‟01

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golden and buttery from ageing in barrel and bottle, this is the wine to drink with salmon

Château de Fontenille Clairet ‟07

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This is a dry and delicious rosé wine, made from Merlot grapes from Bordeaux

Bertrand Beaujolais-Villages ‟07

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soft and fruity, Beaujolais is perfect for summer

Michel Prunier „Bourgogne Rouge‟ ‟05

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elegant and savoury French pinot noir

Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir ‟06

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is this hand-made wine NZ‟s best pinot noir?

Imprint Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz „07

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fruity and cheerful Aussie red

Château Vieux Manoir Bordeaux Supérieur „03

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stylish cedar & cassis in this Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wine

Craggy Range „Block 14‟ Syrah ‟06

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luxurious purple pepper velvet, from the Gimblett Gravels heartland of Hawkes Bay

Rymill Shiraz ‟02

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with South Oz ripeness and that classic Coonawarra elegance; this has all the hallmarks of a top shiraz

Château Bouscassé Madiran ‟02

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powerful fruit, inky blackness and grippy tannins, this wine from SW France is akin to a supercharged Cabernet

Amuse Bouche Mediterranean olives - marinated with chili and rosemary

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French goats cheese - olive oil and crisp bread

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Salmon caviar and crème fraiche canapés Salmon caviar canapés with 2 glasses of Bouby-Legouge Brut Champagne

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Entrée French onion soup - toasted Gruyère crouton

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Confit pork belly – foie gras boudin blanc, mushroom and truffle purée

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Brioche - liver, bacon, mushroom with apple and cidre jus

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Seared Atlantic scallop – saffron braised fennel, Chartreuse beurre blanc

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Salade Niçoise – tuna, egg, green bean, mesclun, potato and olives

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Blue cheese salad – poached pear, Roquefort, walnuts, roquette, Banyuls vinaigrette Blue cheese salad with a glass of Ata Rangi Pinot Gris ’08

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Main Aoraki salmon fillet – asparagus, champagne caviar velouté Salmon fillet with a glass of Knappstein Chardonnay ’01

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Vegetable tart – roasted Mediterranean vegetables and French goats cheese

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Bouillabaisse – seafood and saffron soup with mussels, rock fish, prawns, pastis rouille 32 Steak frites - Grilled sirloin and Café de Paris butter, hand cut chips, salad

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Duck à l‟orange – seared breast and braised leg, potato gratin, glazed carrots

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Lamb shank – thyme and roast garlic mash, Madiran reduction lamb shank with a glass of Chateau Bouscassé Madiran ’02

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Venison – (served medium rare) roast beetroot, beans, red wine and berry jus

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Coq au vin – chicken thigh fillets, bacon lardons, mushrooms, wild onions Coq au vin with a glass of Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir ’06

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Sides

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Potato – gratin, hand cut fries with dijonnaise, or mash with thyme and roast garlic Beans - sorrel and pine nut butter Asparagus – citron beurre noisette Green salad

Indulgence menu Dessert & cheese

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Cheese – served with traditional garniture one cheese $12, 3 cheeses$20 Mousse au chocolat Crème brulée – white chocolate and rose petal Clafoutis – baked cherry pudding with Liqueur de Framboise sauce Lemon curd tart – berry sorbet Trio of house made ice cream Coffee Caffe l‟Affare Tea Chocolat Chaud Our blend of 4 different chocolates, served with cream

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Dessert Wine Johner Estate Noble Pinot Noir ‟07 375ml - Gladstone Trinity Hill Noble Viognier ‟07 375ml - Gimblett Gravels Whitehaven „SVR Noble Riesling‟ ‟04 375ml – Marlborough Johanneshof Noble Late Harvest Riesling ‟06 375ml - Koromiko Lorentz SGN Gewurztraminer ‟02 500ml – Alsace Kastély Tokaji Aszú „3 puttonyos‟ ‟93 500ml – Hungary Vinoptima Noble Gewurztraminer ‟04 375ml - Gisborne Domaine de Durban Muscat de Beaumes de Venise ‟05 750ml

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Campbells „Rutherglen‟ Muscat (sweet, aged tawny style from Victoria) 375ml 10 Clearview Estate „Sea Red‟ ‟06 Fortified Merlot 500ml - Hawkes Bay 12 Romariz „Colheita‟ 1994 Port 750ml – Oporto (a barrel-aged vintage tawny – top year) Graham’s „The Tawny‟ Reserve Tawny Port 750ml - Oporto 11

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Campbells „Merchant Prince‟ Rare Rutherglen Muscat 375ml – Victoria

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Campbells „Merchant Prince‟, gets our vote as the world‟s greatest fortified wine. It is a blend of wines varying in age from 8 to over 80 years (average age 60+ years). This sweet, complex and orchestral syrup has aromas that unfold over time in the glass, and linger on the palate for minutes. Consume with an espresso on the side!

Digestif – 30ml Edmond Briottet Poire William – Dijon (distillate, or eau-de-vie, from pear) 11 Arthur Mets Kirsch - Alsace (eau-de-vie made from wild cherry) 11 Edmond Briottet Rhum Agricole‟ (pure sugar cane white rum from the French Caribbean) 12 Delord Bas Armagnac 1960 Vintage (46 years in barrel… sublime integrated smoothity) Gontier Calvados Domfrontais ‟93 (distilled from apple and pear, with long barrel ageing) Massanez Calvados „Prisonnière‟ Vieux (there‟s an apple held „prisoner‟ inside the bottle!) Godet „Folle Blanche‟ Cognac (elegant, floral XO style – from 1850‟s vines) Delamain „Grande Champagne‟ XO Cognac (mellow caramelized orange) Tesseron Lot 90 XO Cognac (dark and smoky vanilla, “aged for at least 2 generations”) Ardbeg 10yr Single Malt (typical Islay intensity, but as soft and profound as silence) Booker’s Bourbon (63.5% abv of charred sweetness, this is bottled straight from the barrel)

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Pearadise Cognac infused with ripe pear and ginger Dumangin Ratafia de la Champagne (a sweet, nutty, rancio liqueur) Disaronno Amaretto (Italy‟s finest Almond-flavoured liqueur)

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Cointreau, Grand Marnier, DOM Benedictine, Drambuie, Tia Maria etc,

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Sparkling wine Simonet-Febvre Crémant de Bourgogne NV Chablis Champagne Henriot Brut Souvérain NV Champagne Daniel Le Brun „Blanc de Blancs‟ ‟00 Marlborough Dumangin „Prémier Cru Grande Réserve Brut‟ Champagne Bouby-Legouge „Brut‟ NV (a rich & full style champagne) Champagne Billecart-Salmon „Brut Rosé‟ NV Champagne Gosset „Grand Rosé Brut‟ NV Champagne Boizel „Cuvée Sous Bois Brut‟ ‟90 (drink this before I do!) Champagne Duval-Leroy ‟96 (complex manzanilla, subtle; “vintage” stuff) Champagne Crisp & fresh white wine Kerpen „Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett‟ ‟05 Mosel, Germany de L’Aurière Muscadet „Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie‟ ‟06 Loire Valley Pewsey Vale „Contours‟ Riesling ‟02 (legendary vintage) Eden Valley Southbank Estate Sauvignon Blanc „06 Marlborough Ninth Island Riesling ‟03 Tasmania Neudorf „Brightwater‟ Riesling ‟02 Nelson Momo Sauvignon Blanc ‟08 (Marlborough at its best) Marlborough Pyramid Valley „Hille Vineyard‟ Semillon ‟06 Marlborough Tyrrell’s „Vat 1‟ Semillon ‟02 (classic Hunter honey & toast)Hunter Valley Rippon Osteiner ‟06 (off-dry, lime fruit and Wanaka schist) Wanaka, Central Otago Te Whare Ra „Toru‟ ‟08 (aromatic blend… its gewurtzy!) Marlborough Medium Bodied, aromatic white wine Johanneshof Gewurztraminer ‟07 Marlborough Staete Landt Sauv. Bl. ‟00 (awesome aged Sauvignon) Marlborough Seresin „Mārama‟ Sauvignon Blanc ‟06 (biodynamic) Marlborough Dolbel Estate Sauv. Blanc ‟06 (true “Graves” style) Hawkes Bay Trinity Hill „Gimblett Gravels‟ Viognier ‟06 Hawkes Bay Porters Pinot Gris ‟07 Martinborough Dry River „Amaranth‟ Chardonnay ‟99 Martinborough Moncellier Pinot Gris ‟08 (dry and “structured” style) Marlborough Bushmere Estate Viognier ‟07 Gisborne Bernard Schwach Gewurztraminer ‟94 Alsace Vinoptima Gewurztraminer ‟04 Gisborne Riverpoint Gewurztraminer ‟07 Matawhero, Gisborne Marcel Deiss „Bergheim‟ Gewurztraminer ‟98 Alsace Full-bodied white wine Apple Tree Flat Chardonnay ‟05 Mudgee, NSW Prieur-Brunet Meursault ‟89 (Chardonnay) Côte-de-Beaune Martinborough Vineyard Chardonnay ‟01 Martinborough Ata Rangi „Lismore‟ Pinot Gris ‟08 Martinborough Faiveley Bourgogne ‟97 (humble appellation, good vintage) Burgundy Pierre André „Réserve‟ Bourgogne Chardonnay ‟05 Burgundy Rolly Gassman „VT‟ Gewurztraminer ‟01 Alsace Knappstein Chardonnay ‟01 (at a golden stage of development)Clare Valley Comte Lafon Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine ‟05 (Chardonnay) Mâconnais Alexandra „Férauds‟ Chardonay ‟04 Central Otago J. Vidal-Fleury ‟Côtes du Rhône Blanc‟ ‟06 (Viognier) Southern Rhône Clos Baudoin Vouvray „Moelleux‟ ‟90 (Chenin Blanc) Loire Valley Waipara Downs Chardonnay ‟06 Waipara Valley Rolly Gassman „Vendange Tardives‟ Pinot Gris ‟96 Alsace Daniel Schuster „Petrie‟ Chardonnay „96 Rakaia

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Please note that not all of these whites are stored chilled. We can quickly cool them to your preferred serving temperature.

Light bodied, elegant red wines Château de Fontenille Clairet ‟07 (rosé from Merlot) Bordeaux 9 Michel Prunier Bourgogne Rouge ‟05 Burgundy 12 Mebus Pinot Noir ‟05 Wairarapa Georges Dubeouf „Moulin-a-Vent‟ ‟69 Beaujolais Bertrand Beaujolais ‟07 Beaujolais 9 Manceau Saumur Champigny ‟90 (Cabernet Franc) Loire Valley André Noblot Gevrey-Chambertin ‟85 Côte-de-Nuits, Burgundy Medium bodied, savoury red wines Châteaux Prieuré-Lichine ‟75 (4th cru, Médoc classification) Margaux, Bordeaux Cristom „Mt Jefferson Cuvée‟ Pinot Noir ‟06 Willamette Valley, Oregon Karl Johner „Blauer Spätburgunder‟ ‟01 (it‟s Pinot, from Germany, and its good!) Martinborough Vineyard Pinot Noir ‟06 Martinborough Terrace 18 Valli „Gibbston Vineyard‟ Pinot Noir ‟06 (we also have ‟03)Gibbston Valley, Central Otago Lowburn Ferry Pinot Noir ‟06 Lowburn, Central Otago Pyramid Valley „Calvert Vineyard‟ Pinot Noir ‟07 Bannockburn, Central Otago Duroche Chambertin „Clos-de-Bèze‟ ‟96 (Grand Cru) Côte-de-Nuits, Burgundy Stonyridge „Larose‟ ‟91 (an epic year for this Kiwi icon) Waiheke Island Stonecroft „Ruhanui‟ Cabernet / Syrah ‟95 (ditto) Hawkes Bay Penfolds „Koonunga Hill‟ Shiraz / Cabernet „98 South Australia Finca Luzon „Organic‟ Monastrell ‟06 (Mourvèdre) Jumilla, Spain Rocher Bellevue Figeac ‟83 (St-Emilion Grand Cru) Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux Ricasoli „Brolio‟ Chianti Classico ‟82 (Sangiovese, et al) Tuscany, Italy Imprint Cabernet Sauvignon / Shiraz „07 Victoria 7 Penfolds „Bin 407‟ Cabernet Sauvignon „90 South Australia Wynn’s „Michael Hermitage‟ ‟90 (Shiraz) Coonawarra Mount Langi Ghiran CS / M ‟99 (cedar inlaid with eucalypt) Grampians, Victoria Château Vieux Manoir „Bordeaux Supérieur‟ ‟03 Médoc, Bordeaux 11 Château L’Hermitage St-Emilion Grand Cru ‟95 Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux Luis Cañas Gran Reserva ‟96 (Tempranillo – spicy raspberry & tobacco)Rioja, Spain Liogier „Syrah Vin de Pays d‟Oc‟ ‟06 Languedoc Dry River Syrah ‟97 (bottle No. 1341) Martinborough Big and powerful reds Redmetal Vineyards Merlot / Cab Franc ‟98 Hawkes Bay Château Tour Sieujean Pauillac ‟05 Pauillac, Bordeaux Herzog „Spirit of Marlborough‟ ‟01 (Merlot / Cabernet) Marlborough Wishart „Legend‟ Merlot / Cabernet / Syrah ‟02 Hawkes Bay Rymill Shiraz ‟02 (South Oz ripeness, Coonawarra elegance)Coonawarra 12 Grangeneuve „Vieilles Vignes‟ 05 (Syrah / Grenache) Southern Rhône Peerick Vineyard Shiraz ‟00 Pyrenees, Victoria Craggy Range „Block 14‟ Syrah ‟06 (purple pepper velvet)Gimblett Gravels 13 Petaluma Shiraz ‟06 (“lifted” cool climate style, 3% viognier) Adelaide Hills Richmond Grove Cabernet Sauvignon ‟02 Coonawarra Monte del Frá Amarone della Valpolicella ‟03 Veneto, Italy Puriri Hills „Reserve‟ ‟02 (Merlot / Cab Franc / Malbec) Clevedon Highbank „Basket Pressed‟ ‟96 (CS / Merlot / Cab Franc) Coonawarra Parker „Terra Rossa‟ Merlot ‟01 Coonawarra Unison „Selection‟ Cabernets ‟00 Gimblett Gravels Tyrrell’s „Rufus Stone‟ Shiraz ‟06 (if Pamela Anderson was a wine…)Heathcote, Victoria HdV „Los Carneros‟ Syrah ‟05 (deep, rich tar and leather) Napa Valley, USA Clarendon Hills „Piggot Range Vineyard‟ Shiraz ‟00 Clarendon, Adelaide Hills Providence „Private Reserve‟ ‟04 (Merlot / Cabernets) Matakana, Northland Château Bouscassé Madiran ‟02 (Tannat/CS/Cab Franc)Madiran, SW France 14

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We hope to have an interesting, constantly changing wine selection. It may be that one or two of these wines are unavailable. Also, there are always wines in our cellar that are not listed here… please ask!