Two-Michelin-Starred Nottingham restaurant Sat Bains has launched a pairing menu for £595 per person — aptly named Off The Charts considering its high price tag — but head sommelier Andrei Gotcu tells Eloise Feilden that customers are getting the best bang for their buck. “I know it sounds ridiculous, but it is actually better value than just buying a bottle,” says Gotcu, who has been in post as the restaurant’s head sommelier for just two months. Restaurant Sat Bains, which won its first Michelin star in 2003 and its second in 2011, launched Off The Charts four months ago. The restaurant, owned by chef Sat Bains and wife Amanda, offers wines from the likes of Egon Müller, Napa’s Colgin estate and Krug Champagne as part of the new package for guests. “Sat wants to showcase beautiful wines but of course not everyone is able to pay £400 or £500 a bottle for a great wine,” Gotcu explains. “If you spend the same amount of money and can try six or seven of these unique rare gems, that will feel much more approachable and give you much more of an idea of what great wine is around the world.” A bottle of 2002 Château d’Yquem featured on the Off The Charts menu retails for around £485 in UK retail. Similarly, the 2016 vintage of Trimbach Clos Ste Hune from Alsace which also featues on the menu retails for £295. It’s hard to ignore the economic context into which Restaurant Sat Bains
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