Ezard @ Levantine Hill.

By Deborah Raj

A degustation well worth the 50 minute drive out of the city.

Ezard @ Levantine Hill
882 (Entrance via Hill Road), Maroondah Hwy
Yarra Valley
www.levantinehill.com.au/ezard-at-levantine-hill

A breathtaking space to attract gastronomes, vinophiles and admirers of avant-garde architecture, the five course degustation and wine pairing created by chef Teage Ezard is not to be missed. Unsurprisingly, the focus here is on produce grown on the land and while it’s terribly difficult to choose a favourite, the most memorable course was the salad of iberico ham, figs and smoked feta (sourced from the Yarra Valley dairy just around the corner) with a drizzle of shallot oil paired with a Levantine Hill rosé. Such was the taste extravaganza that I have vowed to recreate it (or attempt to anyway) and procured a bottle of said rosé at the cellar door in anticipation of that fateful day.