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Navaratna · The Nine Gems

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Nine wines named for the nine gems of the Indian almanac, because each one is the colour it should be. Small-lot, wild-fermented, no flavouring added after the ferment; the spice goes in with the fruit or not at all.

9 GEMS · 10.5–13% ABV · 750 ML

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01Ruby

Manikya

Pomegranate · Bay Leaf

Anar pressed at Solapur, tejpatta off the Nilgiri slopes. Dark fruit first, then a dry resinous finish that behaves a lot like a young Rhône.

Dry red12.5%6 mo oak

Drink with: Kalimpong Tomme, roast lamb

02Pearl

Moti

Jaggery · Rose

Kolhapuri jaggery with Pushkar damask rose. Sweet without turning to syrup; jaggery carries a salt and smoke that refined sugar simply cannot.

Dessert10.5%9 mo

Drink with: Kasundi Blue, rasmalai

03Red Coral

Moonga

Chilli · Pineapple

Kerala pineapple, Guntur chilli added in the last forty-eight hours of maceration. The heat arrives after the fruit leaves, never with it.

Dry white12%4 mo

Drink with: Nilgiri Bloom, ceviche

04Emerald

Panna

Kokum · Lime Leaf

Konkan kokum with kaffir lime leaf. Sharp, saline and low in alcohol, a Vinho Verde that grew up in a Malvani kitchen.

Bone dry11%5 mo

Drink with: Banni Burrata, oysters

05Yellow Sapphire

Pukhraj

Turmeric · Cinnamon

Lakadong turmeric and Coorg cinnamon quills on the skins. Gold in the glass, faintly medicinal in the way the best amber wines are.

Off-dry amber11.5%7 mo

Drink with: Ghee-Washed Gouda, roast chicken

06Diamond

Heera

Honey · Pepper

Sundarban wildflower honey fermented all the way dry, finished with cracked Tellicherry pepper. Nothing survives of the sweetness but the perfume.

Dry mead12.5%8 mo

Drink with: Churpi Alpine, hard cheese

07Blue Sapphire

Neelam

Jamun · Clove

Marathwada jamun with a deliberately restrained hand of clove. Tannic, inky and built to be laid down for five years before anyone opens it.

Dry red13%12 mo

Drink with: Bandel Smoke, grilled meat

08Hessonite

Gomed

Beetroot · Ginger

Ooty beetroot with ginger pressed the same morning it is lifted. Earth first, then a clean bite that picks the whole glass back up.

Dry rosé11%4 mo

Drink with: Kashmiri Ash Chèvre, beet salad

09Cat's Eye

Lehsunia

Tamarind · Star Anise

Imli and chakra phool aged in old neutral barrels under a light flor. Sour, savoury, closer to sherry than to anything else in the wine aisle.

Savoury amber12%10 mo

Drink with: Kalonji Halloumi, charcuterie

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