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Wine List Confidential: Angler
A large list with plenty to excite from the Old and New Worlds. Alsace, Loire, Burgundy and Bordeaux are very well served, and the US has glimmers of class too.
The Michelin-starred Angler is one of the few seafood-orientated restaurants – sustainable British seafood at that – to have made it into our top 61. Located at the top of South Place Hotel in Moorgate, since April 2016 Angler’s menu has been overseen by chef Gary Foulkes – former head chef at the two- Michelin-starred The Square in Mayfair.
A cracking list is offered by the glass, including names like Léon Boesch from the Alsace, Sandhi Wines Chardonnay from Santa Barbara, Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir and biodynamic New Zealand winery Seresin Estate. Burgundy highlights of Hubert Lamy’s Saint-Aubin and Blain Gagnard’s Puligny-
Montrachet sit alongside some good picks on the dessert wine list, such as a 2006 Austrian Beerenauslese from Helmut Lang.
CURRENT POSITION ON WINE LIST CONFIDENTIAL: 28
CURRENT WINE LIST CONFIDENTIAL OVERALL SCORE: 91.6
Expert wine picks
• Besserat de Bellefon, NV, Cuvée des Moines Rosé, Epernay – France – Sparkling – £100
• Sandhi Wines, 2012, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara, California – USA – White – £120
• Michel Juillot, 2014, Mercurey 1er Cru ‘Les Champs Martins’, Burgundy – France – White – £77
• Dry Furmint, 2015, St Tamas, Tokaji – Hungary – White – £48
• Sirkel, 2016, Pinotage, Scali, Paarl – South Africa – Red – £48
• Alessandra Bera, 2015, Moscato d’Asti, Piemonte – Italy – White – £46
Wine List Confidential, brought to you by the drinks business, is the first platform to rank London’s restaurants on the strength of their wine list alone, providing a comprehensive guide to the best restaurants in the capital for wine lovers.
Restaurants are graded on a 100-point scale based on five criteria: size, value, service, range and originality. For a full guide to London’s best wine lists visit winelistconfidential.com