The Henschke Tasting Menu
Available during service hours. $155 per person
Henschke has been making wine in South Australia since 1868. This menu pours four of its wines, from Lenswood in the Adelaide Hills through to the Barossa, each with dishes from the Matines kitchen.
It opens with the Johanne Ida Selma Blanc de Noir, a sparkling pinot noir, served with oyster beignets and smoked Merimbula rock oysters finished with caviar. The Julius Riesling comes with Abrolhos Island scallops and Coffin Bay octopus. The Marble Angel Cabernet Sauvignon brings a wagyu tongue skewer, and The Wheelwright Shiraz is poured with O’Connor Angus striploin cooked over live fire, with smoked bone marrow. Eleven layers of chocolate cake with roasted apricot and burnt honey finish the experience.
Come for the sparkling. Stay for the Shiraz.
About Matines Rooftop Bar and Grill
Matines is Adelaide’s rooftop bar and grill, twelve storeys above Halifax Street, with views across the city to the Adelaide Hills. Head Chef Enrique Mancilla cooks over live fire with South Australian seafood, meat and produce from Coffin Bay and Smoky Bay to the Limestone Coast and Riverland. At the nine-metre bar, the martini is the centre of the evening: South Australian gin and vodka, house-made tinctures and local oysters to find your perfect pairing.
It’s a room for the long lunch that earns its hours and the quick drink that turns into the whole evening, for the table by the window and the seat at the bar. A sense of occasion, without the formality.
Open for lunch and dinner from 17 December. Level 12, 15 Halifax Street, Adelaide.