FIRST COURSE

Insalata di Aragosta
Pink Peppercorn Butter Poached Lobster Tail / Celery Root and Savoy Cabbage Slaw / Poblano Crema /Celery and Mint Salad

(VEG Option)
Insalata di Finocchio Brasato
Lemon and laurel braised fennel, celery root snd Savoy cabbage slaw, poblano crema, celery and mint salad

paired with 2019 Unfiltered Stratus Chardonnay

SECOND COURSE

Anatra Affumicata
Smoked Duck Leg Confit / Parsnip and Parsley Purée / Braised Shiitake Mushrooms / Slow Cooked Lentils du Puy/ Jerusalem Artichoke Chips / Spiced Duck Jus

(VEG Option)
Cavolfiore in Brioche
Brioche crusted cauliflower, parsnip and parsley purée, braised shiitake mushrooms, slow cooker lentils du Puy, Jerusalem artichoke chips, shiitake mushroom jus

paired with 2010 Stratus Red

DESSERT

Crostata al Cioccolato
Smoked Creme Fraiche / Orange Zest / Szechuan Chili

WINE

2019 Unfiltered Stratus Chardonnay
Stratus is now bottling its chardonnay unfiltered to add texture from the suspended lees. The result is that it pours cloudy which may be off-put at first glance. But taste this wine! It has a lovely soft, complex and sophisticated nose of poached pear, baguette, fine nutmeg and vanilla - all well integrated. It is medium-full bodied, elegant, rich yet concise on the palate, with a fine sense of minerality on the finish. Very focused, very complete. The length is excellent to outstanding.

2010 Stratus Red
With intensely ripe aromatics of mature cabernet sauvignon fruit, dark ripe berries, pencil shavings, and cedar the 2010 Stratus exhibits the classical attributes of a fine Bordeaux/Meritage blend. The tannins are very fine and tight with an assertive grip that belies the warmer 2010 vintage pointing to considerable cellaring potential. The wine is all barrel aged for 20 months in a combination of new (15%), second-fill (33%) and older French cooperage.