On Sunday morning there was a major storm sweeping in and it was quite
impressive. After our visit with Cathy Marshall to
Charles Fox for a cellar tour and a taste of some of his excellent MCC
bubbly, it was time for lunch at
South Hill. Kevin King had kindly invited us to sample the menu of chef Damian
Dearlove.
There was a break in the clouds and you can see what beautiful views
they have from the restaurant/tasting room
We were warmly welcomed
by owner Kevin King and chef Damian
Our table for six. There
is lots of space in the gallery restaurant, which has changing art for sale hanging on
its walls
The full selection of
South Hill and Kevin King wines. We started with a glass of their new crisp MCC
The menu for the day,
The food is all sourced as locally as possible
A happy group photo
Chicken liver and green
peppercorn parfait with preserved figs
Ceviche of salmon with
pink grapefruit, coriander and lime
A superb plate of
mussels
Parsnip and ginger soup
Several of us had the
aged sirloin steak, topped with glazed onions, with a red wine jus and sauté
potatoes
A magnificent helping of
free range chicken, leek and mushroom pie
We drank some South Hill
Sauvignon Blanc and a very special bottle of Catherine Marshall Merlot, Peter’s
Vision, made in tribute to her late partner. It was magnificent - soft and
fruity with great elegance
For those of us who
could not resist dessert, a classic thin
crisp apple tart with divine vanilla crème anglaise ice cream
or a gooey chocolate
fondant with a blueberry compote
or a cheese platter . We
enjoyed dessert with a bottle of Cathy’s Myriad, a dessert wine made, unusually,
from Merlot. Christmas pudding in a bottle is how we have always referred to
this lovely wine
or a crème brulée
The chef tells us about
his food
And the storm rages
outside. Thank you Kevin, Sandy and everyone at
South Hill
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