Wine List Confidential: Tate Modern
A razor sharp list led by Hamish Anderson best enjoyed from a front window table facing St Paul’s across the water.
Flutes of English sparkling wine from Coates and Seely, or Billecart-Salmon Réserve Champagne will make for a very serviceable apéro.
The menu is largely British; the kitchen has a light touch and each dish comes with a suggested wine pairing.
Chicken liver parfait with 10-year-old sercial Madeira would be a good place to start. Rump of Swaledale lamb with ‘Cadette’ Fitou 2012 from Domaine Les Milles Vignes would also make a hell of a lot of sense.
Great to see some high-quality Greek gear here too – Hatzidakis Assyrtiko from Santorini not least.
CURRENT POSITION ON WINE LIST CONFIDENTIAL: 53
CURRENT WINE LIST CONFIDENTIAL OVERALL SCORE: 91
Expert wine picks
• Coates and Seely, NV, Brut Reserve, Hampshire – England – Sparkling – £59
• Moment of Silence, 2015, Blank Bottle, Wellington – South Africa – White – £36
• L’Exuberance Du Clos Cantenac, St-Emilion – France – Rosé – £35
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• Thymiopoulos, Earth & Sky, 2013, Xinomavro, Naoussa – Greece – Red – £47
• Akitu, 2013, Pinot Noir ‘A2’, Central Otago – New Zealand – Red – £46
• Sami Odi, NV, Shiraz, ‘Little Wine No 4’, Barossa – Australia – Red – £78
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