Noble Rot Restaurant and Wine Bar

WHO’S AFRAID OF ROMANÉE-CONTI?
A SHORTCUT TO DRINKING GREAT WINES
OUT NOW IN THE UK ⚡️🍷

Available now from Noble Rot restaurants with a free tote bag! Also available from our website through the link in bio 👆 and from all good bookshops! 🔥

Take the guesswork out of great wine with Noble Rot’s Dan Keeling.

Wine can be daunting without an incisive guide. Who’s Afraid of Romanée-Conti?is a no-holds-barred voyage of discovery, from sourcing good cheap vino to drinking its most unattainable and holiest of grails – Romanée-Conti – and the universe of interstellar wines that lie in-between.From new-school Burgundy, Barolo and Champagne to Tenerife, Corsica and Chianti, Noble Rot co-founder Dan Keeling visits some of the world’s most renowned vignerons and vineyards on a quest to find out why some wines matter – and why many others don’t. Throughout, he details the complex aspects of traditionalist wine culture, offering insights into subjects such as sulphur in winemaking, building a cellar, and many personal recommendations on what to buy for every pocket. Who’s Afraid of Romanée-Contialso contains over 100 full colour photographs of the vignerons and vineyards featured in the book, the majority taken by Benjamin McMahon.

Delica Pumpkin & Fontina Tart, Cep Sauce & Black Truffle with C Tremblay, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru ‘Feusselottes’; Burgundy, France 2021 on by the glass today.

NEW NOBLE ROT MAGAZINE ISSUE 36
DIRECTOR’S CUP!
OUT NOW 💥🍷
DUAL COVER ISSUE BY

The new instalment of Noble Rot Magazine – Issue 36 – is now available from our restaurants and a host of rotten stockists. If you’re a subscriber, your copy is in the post.

👆 Hit the link in bio to get yours now!

A Noble Rot subscription buys 4 beautiful print magazines, along with access to our online magazine archive, featuring the best of Noble Rot issues 1-33, now with over 200 articles to read.

FREE UK SHIPPING, international shipping is calculated at check out. Gift subscriptions available too.

NEW NOBLE ROT ISSUE 36 - ‘DIRECTOR’S CUP’
OUT NEXT WEEK - Friday 25th October 2024
SPECIAL DUAL COVER ISSUE by 

From the very first sip, dinner with this issue’s guest, Ridley Scott, was another trademark Noble Rot interview that ran to more than several glasses and unearthed some little-known insights. Responsible for some of the greatest movies of all time including Alien and Gladiator, Scott is also a wine lover who owns vineyards in Provence, and has a maverick perspective on everything from cooking the perfect scrambled eggs to how AI is changing the world. On the run up to the release of Gladiator II, with many projects backed up, Noble Rot discovers what drives the 86 year old’s relentless work ethic in ‘Director’s Cup’. And while we’re on the subject of AI, sommeliers may like to hear that they’ve got little to fear from it stealing their jobs – at least if Hannah Crosbie’s conversation with ChatGPT after asking it to mimic a Noble Rot somm is anything to go by (‘I Drink, Therefore I Am’). Also in this issue: * Marina O’Loughlin reveals her identity after years as an anonymous restaurant critic * We welcome back Delia Smith, who writes about her ‘Greatest Meal’ * Our roving wine critic Keira Knightley gives her verdict on another eclectic selection of wines * We profile Kwame Onwuachi of NYC’s Tatiana and Merlin Labron-Johnson of Somerset’s Osip * Kermit Lynch tells us about an eye-opening encounter in a Paris wine shop * We visit the late, legendary Italian gastronome Luigi Veronelli’s mythical Bergamo cellar, as well as Chartreuse and some great Languedoc growers. Lastly, Alice Feiring speaks to The Four Horsemen’s James Murphy and Justin Chearno about a decade of their adored Brooklyn restaurant. Tragically, since the interview, the much-loved Justin has passed away and will be hugely missed by everybody who knew him. 

👆Hit the link in bio to pre-order now. All subscriber copies will be sent out randomly and it will be a surprise for you to see which lands through your letter box. Or choose your favourite cover when purchasing a single issue. 💥

WIN DINNER WITH DAN & MARK AND DRINK DOMAINE DE LA ROMANÉE CONTI COMPETITION

If you fancy having dinner with Noble Rot co-founders Dan Keeling and Mark Andrew during which you’ll drink Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru ‘Duvault-Blochet’, among other goodness from Dan’s forthcoming new book - enter our competition now.

Available to enter for everyone in the UK who pre-orders a copy of ‘Who’s Afraid of Romanée Conti?’ A shortcut to Drinking Great Wines’ before publication on 7th November 2024.

Two winners and a guest each will join us in our Soho private dining room. Books CAN BE PRE-ORDERED FROM ANY UK RETAILER and if you have ordered already (thank you!) just fill in your form and upload your receipt.

Chin chin x (see terms and conditions and how to enter in bio👆🏻)

Today’s Autumn set lunch menu at Lamb’s Conduit Street - Roast Beetroot, Ricotta & Watercress, Braised Chicken Leg, Little Gem, Datterini & Aioli and Apple Crumble.

2 Courses £24
3 Courses £28

Join us a walk-in or hit the link in bio to make a reservation. Available Monday-Saturday, menu changes daily.

Gnocchi, Roast San Marzano Tomatoes & Tarragon with Lamy-Caillat, Chassagne-Montrachet; Burgundy, France 2020 on by the glass today.

A Suenen, Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs ‘Oiry’; Champagne, France NV, P Peters, Brut Blanc de Blancs ‘Reserve Oubliee’; Champagne, France NV and Ulysse Collin, Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs ‘Les Maillons’; Champagne, France NV all on by the glass today at Lamb’s Conduit Street.

Join us for a drink in the bar or terrace, or hit the link in bio to make a reservation now.

Roast Anjou Pigeon, Crispy Polenta, Sweetcorn, Girolles & Blackberries and GB Burlotto, Barolo ‘Acclivi’; Piedmont, Italy 2019 on by the glass today.

Wild Sea Bass Crudo, Ajo Blanco, Cucumber & Wild Fennel with Huet, Vouvray Sec ‘Le Mont’; Loire, France 2022 on by the glass today.

We have terrace tables under the shade or spots in the air-conditioned bar for walk-ins, or hit the link in bio to make a reservation in the restaurant.

On by the glass today at Lamb’s Conduit Street.

Gooseberry Mille-Feuille with F Cotat, Sancerre ‘Cuvee Paul’; Loire, France 2013 on by the glass today.

Well done to Riyo, Noble Rot Mayfair’s new bartender from Toyko, for solving the mystery of just where Norman Cook dined for his greatest meal in the current issue of the mag. 

Having arrived one evening in a blur for dinner all he had to immortalise this extraordinary shabu shabu meal was a photo but no name and address. 

Now we know the shabu shabu restaurant is atelier Morimoto EXE in Roppongi, Tokyo.

We’ve been in touch with Norm and he says “A thousand thank yous. I can go back now!

Rotters, we knew you would have the answers!

Roast Duck, Pommes Anna & Pickled Cherries with G Rinaldi, Barolo ‘Brunate’; Piedmont, Italy 2015 on by the glass today.

Braised Cornish Brill, Vin Jaune Veloute & Alsace with Hatzidakis, Assyrtiko ‘Louros Vieilles Vignes’; Santorini, Greece 2020 by the glass.

Drink the wines featured in the NEW issue 34 ‘Alpine Winos’ - Les Vignes de Paradis, Chasselas ‘Un P’tit Coin de Paradis’; Savoie, France 2022 and B Mascarello, Dolcetto d’Alba; Piedmont, Italy 2021 on by the glass today.

NEW NOBLE ROT MAGAZINE
ISSUE 34 ‘ALPINE WINOS’ ⛷️🍷
OUT NOW

The new instalment of Noble Rot Magazine – Issue 34 ‘Alpine Winos’ – is now available from our restaurants and a host of wonderful stockists. If you’re a subscriber, your copy is in the post.

A Noble Rot subscription buys 4 beautiful print magazines, along with access to our online magazine archive, featuring the best of Noble Rot issues 1-31. There are now over 200 articles to read. FREE UK SHIPPING, international shipping is calculated at check out. Gift subscriptions available too.

Hit the link in bio to get your copy now ☝️💥

Love the new cover of Noble Rot Magazine? We are making a limited edition print, if you’d like to hear first - please email us at [email protected]

J Selosse, Brut Blanc de Blancs ‘Initial’; Champagne, France NV and Lamy-Caillat, Chassagne Montrachet 1er ‘Les Caillerets’; Burgundy, France 2020 on by the glass today.

G Laval, Extra Brut ‘Garennes’; Champagne, France NV on by the glass today.

Roast Quail, Morcilla, Romesco & Grilled Calcots with JF Ganevat, Cotes-du-Jura Chardonnay ‘Les Grands Teppes Vieilles Vignes’; Jura, France 2009 on by the glass today.

NEW NOBLE ROT MAGAZINE ISSUE 34
ALPINE WINOS ⛷️💥

Published 23rd February 2024, hit the link in bio to pre-order now.☝️

It doesn’t take an ancient Greek philosopher to recognise that the more you learn about wine, the more you know you don’t know. This was recently reaffirmed to Noble Rot at a restaurant in Switzerland’s Valais, when presented with a gigantic carte des vins full of almost totally unrecognisable bottles. In our defence, the fact that the Swiss (quite rightfully) refuse to share their venerable vinos – exporting as little as 1% of their annual production – means that outsiders barely catch a glimpse of their world class Fendants, Syrahs and Petite Arvines. Yet traversing the winding roads around some spectacular mountainside vineyards both here, and in nearby Savoie days earlier, proved to us indisputably that Alpine masters like Marie-Thérèse Chappaz and Domaine des Ardoisières mean business. Read our profile of Swiss and French Alpine wines in Noble Rot 34.

Also in this issue…
 …we have Keira Knightley reviewing an eclectic selection of wines, from Envínate’s 2021  ‘Doade’ Lousas (“It would be impossible to find a person who wouldn’t like this wine”) to Blossom Hill (“If this is the taste of summer, we are all f**ked”)
 …Marina O’Loughlin interviews British national treasure and comedy polymath Bill Bailey over lunch at Noble Rot Mayfair – not long after her review of Narbonne’s Les Grands Buffets, a plentiful ‘all you can eat’ restaurant featuring, among many other wonders, “towers of lobsters”, “acres of oysters” and “foie gras in ten different iterations”.
 …Kate Spicer explores ‘Drunken Monkey Theory’ – aka the reason why, like our primate pal, loving wine is in our DNA – and profiles François Chartier, the Atomic Somm who uses molecular science to improve wine and food pairing.
Plus: Rush’s Geddy Lee tells us about becoming a wine geek; Joe Beef’s David McMillan recounts his Greatest Meal; Jay McInerney recounts the tempestuous story of the Mondavi dynasty, Californian wine’s first family; and Levi Dalton considers when is the right time to drink Barolo and much more!

Jerusalem Artichoke, Sheep’s Milk Ricotta & Radicchio, Baked Chalkstream Trout & Chive Beurre Blanc and Blood Orange Tarte Fine on the set lunch menu today at Lamb’s Conduit Street.

Join us as a walk-in or hit the link in bio to book now.

Roast Cod, Chickpeas, Roast Iberiko Tomato & Aioli with Lopez de Heredia, Rioja Blanco Reserva ‘Tondonia’; Rioja, Spain 2005 on by the glass today.

W Kelley, Gevrey-Chambertin ‘Aux Etelois’; Burgundy, France 2020 on by the glass today.

Chocolate & Salted Caramel Tart with Marco de Bartoli, Marsala Superiore Oro ‘Vigna La Miccia’; Sicily, Italy 2018 on by the glass today.