Perched on the edge of Circular Quay, Aria pairs a quietly precise modern-Australian kitchen with one of the country’s most decorated cellars. The list runs deep on aged Hunter Semillon, Barossa Shiraz and grower Champagne — read intuitively by a floor team that would rather ask a question than recite a region.
Aged Hunter SemillonGrower ChampagneBarossa ShirazRare large-format
Signature pairings
Sydney rock oysters
NV Grower Champagne · Aube
Saline, taut, a brioche lift.
Roasted Bannockburn duck
2018 Pinot Noir · Mornington
Bright acid cuts the fat.
Aged comté & lardo
2009 Hunter Semillon
Wax and citrus, decades deep.
From the cellar
WineRegionVintGlBtl
Tyrrell’s Vat 1 SemillonHunter Valley201724120
Henschke Mount EdelstoneEden Valley2016—310
Bindi Block 5 Pinot NoirMacedon Ranges201932180
Jacques Sélosse InitialChampagneNV—420