Lunch Menu
Available Everyday Between 11am and 4pm
To Begin
Appetizers served with garlic toast
Smoked Salmon (4 Pcs)
Bermuda onions, capers, horseradish mousseline & diced pickles. Served on a bed of lettuce.
19.95
Garlic Prawns (6 Pcs)
Garlic white wine sauce.
21.95
Escargot a la Bourgnignone
White wine & cream reduction sauce, mushrooms & herbs.
19.95
Baked Camembert (6 oz.).
Roasted garlic, cranberries, walnuts, drizzled with maple syrup.
23.95
Dutch Herring (Upon Availability)
Served with seasoned sour cream, diced onions & bread.
19.95
Soups
Creamy Dill Pickle
Helena’s famous dill pickle soup.
Cup
6.95
Bowl
9.95
Red Barszcz
Beet vegetable soup with lima beans.
6.95
9.95
Flaczki (Polish Tripe Soup)
Traditional Polish tripe soup.
9.95
15.95
Sauerkraut & Potato
German sauerkraut & smoked pork hocks.
6.95
9.95
Baked French Onion
Mushroom & onion base, baked with Krolewski cheese & croutons
12.95
Euro Bowl Dill Pickle, Sauerkraut, or Barszcz.
Euro Bowl 18.95
Euro Bowl Flaczki
Euro Bowl 28.95
Soups/ Sandwich Meal Combos
Schnitzel Sandwich
Served with red cabbage, pickles & choice of potato salad or fries.
Pork 26.95. Chicken 27.95
Portabella 27.95.
Reuben
Grilled sandwich with Montreal corned beef, Edam cheese, sauerkraut & mustard. Served with homemade potato salad.
20.95
New Yorker (Double cold smoked salmon)
Open faced with cream cheese, smoked salmon, lettuce, red onions, & capers. Served with homemade potato salad.
23.95
German Meat Cabbage Rolls (Vegan Option available)
Open-faced with cream cheese, smoked salmon, lettuce, red onions & capers. Served with homemade potato salad.
1 pc 22.95
Beef Rouladen
Thinly sliced beef, rolled & stuffed with mushrooms, onions, black forest bacon, pickle & German mustard. Topped with wild mushroom sauce and served with mashed potatoes, red cabbage & sour cream.
1 pc 31.95
Geräucherte Wurst (Smoked Sausage)
Served with sauerkraut, mustard & mashed potatoes.
19.95
Salads
Beet Root Salad
Roquette salad, walnuts, pickled & roasted beets, whipped goat’s cheese, EVOO & balsamic reduction.
17.95
Tuscan Salad
Cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, fresh basil. Drizzled with EVOO & balsamic reduction.
17.95
Avocado Tomato Salad
Avocados, tomatoes & sliced oranges on a bed of mixed greens, topped with our house made balsamic vinaigrette dressing & roasted almonds. Served with garlic toast.
16.95
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with Caesar dressing & topped with fresh Parmesan.
Starter served with 1 anchovy and bacon.
Regular served with garlic toast, anchovies & bacon.
Regular 17.95
Starter 10.95
Continental Salad
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, radish, red onions, drizzled with dill dressing. Served with garlic toast.
Starter 9.95
Regular 16.95
Salad Add Ons:
Grilled Chicken 10.00
Shrimp (4pcs). 11.00
Salmon (4oz.) 14.00
Signature Gourmet Pierogies & Dumplings
Handmade with all natural ingredients.
Spicy Curry Chicken Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
21.95
Sauerkraut & Wild Mushroom Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs).
Boiled & served with mushroom sauce & sautéed onions.
21.95
Aged Cheddar & Potato Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
17.95
Spinach, Mushroom & Gruyere Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
Boiled & served with dill sauce & sautéed onions.
21.95
Spinach Mushroom & Gruyere Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
Fried & served with dill sauce & sautéed onions
21.95
Beef Brisket Stuffed Pierogis
Fried & Served with Dijon sour cream & BBQ Onions.
22.95
Pulled Pork Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
22.95
Kopytka & Funghi
27.95
Kopytka & Duck Poutine
29.95
Fried Chicken Strip Poutine
27.95
Add Ons:
Bacon 3.50
Side Sausage 12.50
Extra Pierogi 3.00 Each
Lunch Entrée
“Schnitzel” Pork
24.95
“Schnitzel” Chicken
26.95
“Schnitzel” Chicken strips
24.95
ADD SIDE SAUCE
Wild Mushroom Sauce 4.95
Creamy Dill sauce 3.95.
Breaded Cod
24.95
Oven Roasted Duck Leg
Slowly oven roasted with pinot noir demi-glace, mashed potatoes & hot red cabbage.
29.95
Chicken Stroganoff
29.95
Polish Cutlet
24.95
Hungarian Goulash
29.95
Beef Tatar
29.95
Sides
Wild Mushroom Sauce 4.95
Mashed Potatoes 3.95.
Dill Sauce 3.95
Sauteed Mushrooms 6.95
Burgundy Sauce 4.95
Side Bacon 3.50
Spaetzle Style Pasta 7.95
Vegetable Medley 5.95
Kopytka (Dumplings) 7.95
Side Sausage 12.50
Pan Fried Potatoes 4.50
GF Toast (1pc) 0.95
Truffle Parm Fries 9.95
Freshly baked bread 12.00
Fries 6.95
12 Pack frozen pierogis. 24.00
Potato salad 4.50
Plant Based & Vegetarian
Primavera Spaetzle Pasta
23.95
Portabella Schnitzel
26.95
German Cabbage Roll
1 pc 19.95.
2 pc 29.95
Dinner Menu
Available Everyday From 4pm
To Begin
Smoked Salmon (4 Pcs)
19.95
Bermuda onions, capers, horseradish
mousseline & diced pickles. Served on a bed of lettuce.
Garlic Prawns (6 Pcs)
Garlic white wine sauce
Escargot a la Bourguignone
19.95
White wine & cream reduction sauce, mushrooms & herbs.
Baked Camembert (6 oz.)
Roasted garlic, cranberries, walnuts, drizzled with maple syrup.
23.95
Dutch Herring (Upon Availability)
Served with seasoned sour cream, diced onions & bread.
19.95
German Meat Cabbage Roll (Vegan option available) 1pc
Served with creamy tomato sauce & Sour cream.
16.95
Salads
Beet Root Salad
Roquette salad, pickled beets, whipped goat's cheese, walnuts. Drizzled with EVOO & balsamic reduction
17.95
Tuscan Salad.
Cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, fresh basil. Drizzled with EVOO & balsamic reduction.
17.95
Avocado & Tomato Salad
Avocados, tomatoes & sliced oranges on a bed of mixed greens, topped with our house made dill dressing & roasted almonds. Served with garlic toast.
18.95
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with homemade Caesar dressing & topped with fresh Parmesan.
Starter served without toast , anchovies or bacon.
Regular Served with garlic toast, anchovies & bacon.
Starter 10.95
Regular. 17.95
Continental Salad
Mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, radish, red onions, drizzled with dill dressing. Served with garlic toast.
Starter 9.95
Regular. 16.95
Salad Add Ons:
Grilled Chicken. 9.95
Shrimp (4pcs) 11.00
Salmon. 14.00
Soups
Creamy Dill Pickle
Helena's famous dill pickle soup.
Cup 6.50
Bowl 9.95
Red Barszcz
Beet vegetable soup with Lima beans.
Cup 6.50
Bowl 9.95
Flaczki (Polish Tripe Soup)
Traditional Polish tripe soup.
Cup 9.95
Bowl 15.95
Sauerkraut & Potato
German sauerkraut & smoked pork hocks.
Cup 6.50
Bowl 9.95
Baked French Onion
Mushroom & onion base with Kroewski cheese & croutons.
Traditional Bowl 12.95
Euro Bowl Dill Pickle, Sauerkraut, or Barszcz.
Euro Bowl 18.95
Euro Bowl Flaczki
Euro Bowl 28.95
Signature Gourmet Pierogies & Dumplings
Handmade with all natural ingredients.
Spicy Curry Chicken Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
21.95
Sauerkraut & Wild Mushroom Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
Boiled & served with mushroom sauce & sautéed onions.
21.95
Aged Cheddar & Potato Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
17.95
Spinach Mushroom & Gruyere Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
Fried & served with dill sauce & sautéed onions
21.95
Spinach Mushroom & Gruyere Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
Boiled & served with dill sauce & sautéed onions.
21.95
Beef Brisket Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
22.95
Pulled Pork Stuffed Pierogis (6 pcs)
22.95
Pierogie Add Ons:
Bacon 3.50
Side Sausage 12.50
Extra Pierogi 3.00 Each
Kopytka & Funghi
27.95
Kopytka & Duck Poutine
29.95
Fried Chicken Strip Poutine
27.95
Dinner Entrees
“Schnitzel” Pork
24.95
“Schnitzel” Chicken
26.95
“Schnitzel” Chicken strips
24.95
ADD SIDE SAUCE
Wild Mushroom Sauce 4.95
Creamy Dill sauce 3.95.
Beef Tatar
29.95
Hungarian Goulash
29.95
Liver, Sausage, Mushrooms & Onions
29.95
Chicken, Shrimp & William Potatoes
Seared marinated chicken breast in a white wine cream reduction with shrimp, mushrooms, onions, and garlic. Served with William potatoes and vegetable medley.
35.95
Pork Chop Munich Style
35.95
Salmon Fillet (7 oz.)
32.95
Beef Rouladen
1 pc 28.95
2 pc 40.95
Chicken Stroganoff
29.95
Rack of Lamb (Upon Availability)
45.00
Veal Chop "Your Way"
39.95
Duck Leg
29.95
Polish Cutlet
24.95
Sides
Wild Mushroom Sauce 4.95
Creamy Dill sauce 3.95.
Dill Sauce 3.95
Burgundy Sauce 4.95
Spatzle Style Pasta 7.95
Fries 6.95
Pan fried potatoes 4.50
Potato salad 4.50
Kopytka (Dumplings) 7.95
Truffle Parm Fries 9.95
Mashed Potatoes 3.95
Vegetable Medley 5.95
Side Sausage 12.50
Sautéed Mushrooms 6.95
Side Bacon 3.50
GF Toast 1pc 0.95
Loaf Freshly Baked Bread 12.00
(Ask Server for availability)
12 Pack frozen pierogis 24.00
Plant Based & Vegetarian
Primavera Spaetzle Pasta
23.95
Portabella Schnitzel
26.95
German Cabbage Roll
Funghi & kopytka
27.95
The Treat
Chocolate Brownie (Vegan)
Brownie, Callebaut Chocolate morsels, chewy pecans, walnuts, butterscotch with coconut whipping cream. (Dairy Free, Contains Nuts)
13.95
Tiramisu
Italian espresso sponge cake with whipped mascarpone cheese, cream, cocoa, Kahlua liqueur & vanilla ice cream. (Contains Nuts)
13.95
Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte
Black forest chocolate sponge cake with whipped cream, kirsch cherries, Callebaut chocolate shavings, cherry Brandy & vanilla ice cream.
13.95
Strawberry & Nutella Stuffed Pierogis
Comes fried & topped with fresh whipping cream & fruit compoté. (4 pcs)
14.95
Strawberry Romanoff
A quaint classic that consists of fresh strawberries, Blue Curacao, vanilla ice-cream, whipped cream, fresh pureed raspberry, and Belgian chocolate sauce. (Nut Free)
13.95
Apple Strudel
Sweet cinnamon spiced apples, raisins, light pastry, all oven baked to golden. Served with sweet cream cheese, vanilla ice cream & whipped cream. (Nut Free)
13.95
Specialty Coffee & Hot Tea Creations (10z) 13.95
I am Canadian
Sortilege, Maple Whiskey
Helena’s Coffee
Krupnik, Baileys
Monté Cristo
Kahlua, Grand Marnier
Spanish Coffee
Kahlua, Brandy
Blueberry Tea
Amaretto, Grand Marnier, Tea
B-52
Kahlua, Grand Marnier, Baileys
Mulled Wine
Premium red wine, cloves, all spice, honey, grated orange peel
6 oz. 13.95
9 oz. 18.95
Espresso Coffee Creations
Caramel Coffee
Espresso, caramel syrup, steamed milk, whipped cream.
7.95
Mochaccino
Espresso, chocolate, steamed milk, whipped cream
7.95
Viennese
Double espresso, whipped cream
6.95
Café Au Lait
Espresso, steamed milk
5.95
Espresso
Single
Double
3.95
5.95
Americano
Long espresso & hot water
4.50
Hot chocolate
Hot chocolate, whipping cream, shaved chocolate
7.95
Coffee
100% Dark roast arabica
4.50
Tea
Ask your server for our variety
4.50
Greatest Beers of the World
Canada
Glutenberg
Rotating Tap
500ml
10
Austria
Steigl
Lager
330ml
8
Steigl
Grapefruit Lager
330ml
9
Belgium
Chimay Blue
Trappist Dark Strong
330ml
18
Delirium
Strong Golden Ale
330ml
12
Duvel
Strong Blonde Ale
330ml
17
Fruli
Strawberry White
330ml
11
Hoegaarden
White
330ml
10
Orval
Trappist Pale Ale
330ml
18
Rochefort 10
Trappist Quadrupel
330ml
18
St Bernardus ABT 12
Quadrupel
330ml
18
Stella Artois
Lager
330ml
10
Westmalle
Trappist Lager
330ml
18
Westveleteren 12
(Rarest Beer In The World)
Trappist Quadrupel
330ml
55
Canada
Czechvar
Lager
500ml
11
Czech Republic
Czechvar
Lager
500ml
11
Pilsner Urquell
Pilsner
330ml
8
Germany
Celebrator
Doppelbock Dark Lager
330ml
13
Erdinger
Non-Alcoholic
500ml
9
Erdinger
Dunkel Dunkelweizen
500ml
13
Hacker Pschorr
Weissbier
500ml
15
Hacker Pschorr
Munich Helles Lager
500ml
15
Warsteiner
Pilsner
330ml
10
Holland
La Trappe Oak Aged Trappist Quadrupel
Doppelbock Dark Lager
375ml
40
Ireland
Guinness
Stout
341ml
10
Magners
Apple Cider
500ml
13
Poland
Zywiec
Pale Lager
500ml
11
Scotland
Old Engine Oil
English Porter
330ml
18
Wines by the Glass
White
6oz
9oz
Bottle
2018 GEORGES DUBOEUF Wildflower Chardonnay
Pays d’Oc AOC, France
10
15
39
2020 FOLONARI Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio delle Venezia IGT, Italy
10
15
39
2018 MOSELLAND Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling
Piesporter, Mosel, Germany
10
15
39
Red
2017 MEZZACORONA Pinot Noir
Dolomiti IGT, Italy
11
16
41
2020 FINCA LA LINDA Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina
11
16
41
2018 WENTE 'Southern Hills' Cabernet Sauvignon
California, USA
11
16
41
Champagnes
2020 MONGARDA Prosecco Extra Dry
Glera. Blanc. Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, Italy.
An exceptionally complex grower prosecco farmed entirely by hand without chemicals on steep extinct volcanoes.
69
NV PERE VENTURA Reserva Brut Cava
Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada. Blanc. Cava DO, Alt Penedès, Spain.
The champagne from Spain, bottle fermented and buiscuity with the unique flavours of Catalonia’s native varieties.
69
NV VENTURINI BALDINI ‘Montelocco’ Lambrusco
Salamino. Red. Lambrusco DOC, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
One of the finest examples of Italy’s unique red sparkling wine. Brilliant with duck, mushrooms, and tatar. Extra dry. Champagne from Spain, bottle fermented and buiscuity with the unique flavours of Catalonia’s native varieties.
59
NV CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGER Cuvée Prestige Brut
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier. Blanc. Champagne AOC, France.
An expressive and hospitable champagne, generous in both fruit and minerality. Peach, white flowers, vanilla pod.
159
2009 DOM PÉRIGNON Millésime Brut
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay. Blanc. Champagne AOC, France.
A blend from vineyards in 21 villages, Dom Pérignon remains a platonic ideal, a symphony of Champagne’s terroir.
479
200 ml Bottle
NV PERE VENTURA ‘Tresor’ Barrique Gran Reserva Brut Cava
Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada. Blanc. Cava DO, Alt Penedès, Spain.
Aged at least 30 months in bottle during secondary fermentation after a first fermentation in oak. Lovely bubbles
15
200 ml Bottle
Mimosa
Macabeo, Xarel·lo, Parellada. Blanc. Cava DO, Alt Penedès, Spain.
10
Rose by the Bottle
2020 PAGO CASA GRAN ‘Casa Benasal’ Rosé
Syrah & Monastrell. Valencia DO, Spain.
A thirst quenching, nourishing rosé, glamourously hued in pink, dancing on the palate like a strawberry kiwi sorbet.t.lo
49
Whites by the Bottle
2018 HENRY OF PELHAM Riesling
Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario, Canada.
A dry, cool-climate expression of Ontario’s darling, Riesling. Enjoy the vitality of fuity crispness balanced by a slight residual sweetness on the palate pulling the soaring acidity into balance. Friendly notes of lemon and rose petals.
45
2018 MENTI ‘Riva Arsiglia’
Garganega. Gambellara DOC, Veneto, Italy.
From the steep calcareous slopes of Soave’s older, more serious brother appelation. This bright white wine races across the palate with notes lemon peel, almonds, grilled apple, apricot, pear, biscuit, and cut grass. Biodynamic.
74
2019 HUBERT BROCHARD Sancerre
Sauvignon Blanc. Sancerre AOC, Loire Valley, France.
Sancerre is the leanest, raciest, most elegant expression of Sauvignon Blanc, grown in the cool northerly Loire. Find a floral and mineral driven aroma with notes of honey, grapefruit pulp and peel, fresh cut grass, and crab apple.
69
2019 CHÂTEAU ARGADENS Bordeaux Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon. Bordeaux AOC, Entre-Deux-Mers, France.
Fruity citrus aroma, gentle oak, and stony minerality. Finesse and balance in a fuller bodied style. Bordeaux is the birthplace of Sauv Blanc where it is traditionally blended with Semillon for restraint, structure, and length of finish
53
2019 PIERRE SPARR Alsace One
Muscat, Riesling, Pinot Gris. Alsace AOC, France
A fresh and invigorating blend from three of Alsace’s flagship varieties, showing supple notes of lychee, firestone, grass, pineapple, and papaya. A clean wine that dances on the palate, partnering well with leaner proteins.
44
2019 LOUIS JADOT Chablis
Chardonnay. Chablis AOC, Burgundy, France.
The crunchiest expression of white Burgundy, Chablis offers a glimpse into Chardonnay’s most fleet-footed expres-sion, famed for its flinty chalk-like minerality, food-friendly salinity, and light-bodied flavours of citrus and pear.
71
2019 FERDINAND Albariño
Napa Valley AVA / Vista Luna Vineyard, Lodi AVA, California, USA.
From one of Napa’s most famous winemakers, Evan Frazier of Kongsgaard, comes this spanish varietal side project.
This wine is as refreshing as it is complex, a dry, racy, fuller bodied version of Albariño, Spain’s answer to Riesling.
75
2018 HESS Napa Valley Chardonnay
Napa Valley AVA, California, USA.
An approachable medium-bodied Napa Chardonnay that shows oak spice and buttery notes without smothering the fruit with oaky overindulgence. The Chardonnay reveals this warmer terroir with notes of peach, honey, and melons.
63
2019 WILLM Gewürztraminer Réserve
Alsace AOC
All the tell-tale charms of Gewürztraminer with the traditional off-dry boost of sweetness, this wine promises a gorgeous bouquet of lychee, rosewater, grapefruit, ginger, honey, and tropical fruits. Wonderful with our Paprikash.
48
2017 COOPER MOUNTAIN Pinot Gris
Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon, USA.
From the volcanic soils of Oregon’s world famous Willamette Valley, Pinot’s most famed new world terroir. Perfectly balanced with dazzling notes of pear, peach, and apple. A terrific pairing partner for our famous Dill Pickle Soup.
60
2018 YALUMBA Eden Valley Viognier
Eden Valley, Barossa, Australia.
Fermented and matured in for 10 months in older French oak barriques and puncheons, this Viognier presents gorgeous aromas of fresh apricots, lifted giner, saffron, and white flowers over a luscious body with mild acidity.
54
Red by the Bottle
from light bodied to medium bodied
From light bodied to full bodied
2019 AVERILL CREEK Pinot Noir
Cowichan Valley VQA, Vancouver Island BC, Canada.
A vision of the cool-climate wine possible in Canada, a true terroir bottling of Pinot Noir from the masterful hand of winemaker Brent Rowland. This whole-cluster, perfectly oaked Pinot Noir is crunchy with fresh fruit and lovely grip.
89
2020 ZILLINGER ‘Revolution’ Solera Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Zweigelt, Roesler. Weinviertel, Austria. .
A wild wine from a wild vigneron in Northeast Austria, this is a multi-vintage blend of intoxicating herbaceously Cab Sauv, zippy lean Zweigelt, and inky Roesler for a uniquely complex red, fleetfooted and bursting with currants.
69
2018 CHÂTEAU DES JACQUES Moulin-à-Vent
Moulin-à-Vent AOC, Cru Beaujolais, France.
An expressive and hospitable champagne, generous in both fruit and minerality. Peach, white flowers, vanilla pod.
69
2018 BIRGIT BRAUNSTEIN ‘Heide’ Blaufränkisch
Burgenland DAC, Austria.
The perfect wine for Eastern European pork dishes. Blaufränkisch is Austria’s calling card red and Birgit is the matriarch of biodynamics in the Burgenland. Her vineyards buzz with life! Peppery, savoury, blackberry’d delight
63
2014 CHÂTEAU BRANDE BERGÈRE “Cuvée O’Byrne”
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc. Bordeaux Supérieur AOC, France.
A medium bodied Bordeaux boasting those classic bell-peppery accents over plums and black currant notes. Having aged almost a decade, hints of dried fruit and truffles are beginning to appear, unfolding more as this wine breathes
69
2016 FERRATON PÈRE & FILS ‘La Source Rouge’ Saint-Joseph
Syrah. Saint-Joseph AOC, Northern Rhône, France.
Ferraton, an iconic producer of Syrah in its birthplace, the Northern Rhône. His Saint-Joseph exudes the granite minerality of the soils it grows on. Find blueberries, pepper, ozone, crushed rocks, and that classic bacon fat note.
87
2018 VIETTI Barbera d’Alba ‘Tre Vigne’
Barbera. Barbera d’Alba DOC, Piemonte, Italy.
Barbera, the Piemonte red we drink while we wait for our Barolo to age. A bold, chewy, high-acid wine that’s absolutely delcious with red meat and wild game. Lovingly integrated oak spice supports cherries, plums, and herbs.
79
2018 TENUTA PERANO Chianti Classico
Sangiovese & Merlot. Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.
Center-cut traditional Chianti boasting notes of tart cherry, grape tomato, leather, graphite, cedar, mushroom, thyme, and a balsamic-like lift. A wine of simple pleasures and slow living.
56
2020 CHIUSA GRANDE ‘Vinosophia’ Rosso
Montepulciano. Montepulciano d‘Abruzzo DOC, Italy.
The rich black cherry, plummy joy of Montepulciano, Italy’s second most planted red grape. This wine delivers warmth and structure without overwhelming the meal. Medium bodied but drinks deeply of slightly stewed dark fruit
51
2015 CVNE Rioja Gran Reserva
Tempranillo, Mazuelo, Graciano. Rioja DOCa, Spain.
Aromas of sweet fruits, blackberries, figs, plums, and licorice over a medium body, nuanced by caramel, spice, and tobacco notes from the required two years in oak and dried fruit from a further three years in bottle before release.
80
2018 MAISON SICHEL Margaux Rouge
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot. Margaux AOC, Bordeaux, France.
Complexity on the nose, with overripe, jammy fruit aromas, vanilla, and spice. As it opens, this Margaux reveals the French oak character of its six to eight months spent ageing in barriques.
99
2016 CASTELGIOCONDO Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese Grosso. Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy.
A wonderfully generous vintage that gifted Montalcino’s famous Sangiovese’s ripe, tender tannins, this Brunello has a terrific mouthfeel and all the tell-tale notes of red fruit, dried mediterranean herbs, liquorice and espresso.
115
2017 SAVE OUR SOULS Sagrantino
Murray Darling, Australia.
Save Our Souls is the side label of Aussie Pinot Noir legend, William Downie. This Australian spin on Italy’s most tannic grape, Sagrantino, is one of the most exciting new directions in Australian wine. Richly fruited and unique.
69
2019 PAGO CASA GRAN ‘Casa Benasal Crux’
Syrah, Monastrell, Garnacha Tintorera. Valencia DO, Spain
A dark and juicy GSM from the birthplace of Grenache (Garnacha) and Mourvèdre (Monastrell), high up in mountain basin of Les Alcusses. An inky, chalky, rich red, jammed with plum and stewed blueberry notes galore
66
2019 CIRILLO ‘The Vincent’ Survivor Vine Grenache
Barossa Valley, Australia.
A truly mystifying wine from 100+ year old own-rooted Grenache vines hand farmed and delicately fermented for a unique expression, worthy of the epithet given the best Grenache’s: the Pinot Noir of the warm lands. Vibrant energy.
78
2018 COOPER MOUNTAIN Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley AVA, Oregon, USA.
A bold biodynamic Pinot of place and substance, reflecting the famed volcanic terroir of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Generous and beautifully integrated oak supports a denser, darker interpretation of Pinot Noir’s countless virtues.
85
2017 COLUMBIA CREST Horse Heaven Hills (’H3’) Merlot
Columbia Valley AVA, Washington, USA.
An excellent Merlot at an excellent price, richly oaked, bold and jammy, imagine every kind of stewed plum boosted by subtle notes of earthy, smokey cocao and newly tanned leather. Best served with grilled dark meats.
53
2013 TORRES ‘Purgatori’
Cariñena, Garnacha, Syrah. Costers del Segre DO, Catalonia, Spain.
Neighboring Priorat, this full-bodied, smooth, deep-ruby wine is a virtuous balance of ripe strawberries, cherries, and white pepper with an elegant oak spice. A perfect pairing for duck if you’d like a wine richer and riper than Pinot.
87
2017 DIRTY LAUNDRY ‘Bordello’
Merlot, Cab Sauv, Malbec, Cab Franc. Osoyoos & Similkameen Valley BC, Canada.
Full bodied with smooth tannins and a rich mouthfeel, showing flavours of dark berries, sage, vanilla and cigar box. As the wine opens, notes of graphite, black liquorice, clove, and peppercorn gently emerge.
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2018 JOEL GOTT Zinfandel
Lodi & Sonoma, California, USA.
A classic Cali Zin at an excellent price, not overripe, balanced acidity, and all the Zinfandel charms of raspberries, blackberries and dried cranberry with notes of clove, cinnamon, and vanilla from a solid 20% new oak aging regime
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2017 JIM BERRY ‘The Lodge Hill’ Shiraz
Clare Valley, Australia.
A juicy wine from the high altitudes of the Clare Vally, producing fleetfooted Syrah that checks all the boxes of Aussie boldness while maintaining structure and acidity to not overwhelm dinner. Classic berry fruit and peppercorn beauty.
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2015 QUINTA DO CRASTO ‘Superior‘ Red
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tempranillo. Douro DOC, Portugal.
The incredible value in Portuguese reds cannot be understated, this is a stunning wine that has only improved with age, bold rustic tannins and dark dried fruit over notes of walnut and earth. The perfect partner for our Veal Chop.
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2016 CHATEAU STE. MICHELLE ‘Cold Creek’ Cabernet Sauvignon
Columbia Valley AVA, Washington, USA.
From Washinton’s first winery, a splendid Cab Sauv for fans of the richer style, loaded with cassis and oaky cinnamon and vanilla, promising cocao and cigar box notes on the finish. An unapologetically luscious style
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2009 BERSANO Barolo ‘Nirvasco‘
Nebbiolo. Barolo DOCG, Piemonte, Italy.
The beguiling mystique of aged Barolo is not for the feint of heart. Mouthwatering tannins have preserved this wine over the decade to provide us those precious aged notes of tar and roses. Find too dried cherry, truffle, and rosemary.
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2016 M. CHAPOUTIER ‘La Bernardine’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre. Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Southern Rhône, France.
Among the most elegant CndP’s, from a benchmark producer in the best vintage since 1990. A gorgeous bouquet rich in flowers, red fruit, leather, liquorice, and herbs. Aged in concrete to highlight the fruit without any oak influence.
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2016 PAUL JABOULET ‘Les Cedres’ Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Grenache & Mourvèdre. Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Southern Rhône, France.
A more brooding expression of CndP yet still approachable in its youth, find a dusty minerality laid atop a dark berries, with notes of violet, smoke, espresso, black olives, and vanilla singing along. Aged in large old oak.
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2016 CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Sangiovese Grosso. Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.
Crafted from the estate’s oldest vines, this bewitching Bruenllo is intensely balsamic in fragrance, flaunting mint and rosemary on a backdrop of dark, rain-soaked soil. Flint and tobacco notes hover in the background. The palate is pure and upright. Tight, linear tannins penetrate the compact core of black brooding berries. Then, the palate is suddenly refreshed by a tangy, stony minerality.
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2017 CASA RAIA ‘Bevilo’ Super-Tuscan
Sangiovese Grosso, Cab Sauv, Merlot. Rosso Toscana IGT, Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy.
Profoundly rich without losing the grace and nuance of Sangiovese, an Italian portmanteau for the blood of Jove. Find Brunello’s tell-tale tobacco, herb, and leather over dried cherry over elegant French oak spice. Biodynamic.
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2016 BOLLA Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone. Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG, Veneto, Italy.
From dried grapes, this bruiser clocks in at 16% and has all the style and grace of a championship boxer. Having reined in the muscular tannins of yore for an earlier drinking style, this Amarone still has heaps of power.
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