Orders are available for pick-up at Restaurant Nicholas at 160 Route 35 South Red Bank, NJ 07701 during the following times:
Monday: 9:30-3:30; Tuesday – Friday: 9:15am – 9:00pm; Saturday: 11:00am – 9:00pm; Sunday: Closed
$40.00 $27.50
Every year, surrounded by the gorgeous mountainous backdrop of Mendoza, Argentina, Achaval Ferrer’s owners, Santiago and Roberto look to create something special. They view their work blending their Quimera as a balance between winemaking and architecture, designing a blend that highlights the unique Mendoza terroir with tremendous precision.
Each year the blend is very different based on what performed the best in the vineyard. In 2018, the two made a firecracker of a Big Red – an explosive Malbec/Cabernet Sauv heavy blend with Merlot and Cab Franc intertwined to add layers of depth, and intricacy.
The winery is known for their work with Bordeaux Blends. And their single-vineyard “Finca” bottlings are high-flying Reds known to be some of the finest expressions in all of Argentina. The problem is, they are all $125/bottle. Well worth it for true New World lovers, but still a commitment.
But their Quimera Red blend gives readers the best of both worlds – an exceptional premium Saturday night wine at a total Tuesday night price. I had this wine last week and it harkens back to those big, brash massive reds the Robert Parker was so fond if that always carried 98+ Wine Advocate scores with them.
So if you were a fan of the wines of Abreu, Bond, Colgin, Scarecrow, Screaming Eagle, etc… during their heyday, then this is a must buy and a steal. If you more into more delicate and subtle reds, then I might take a pass on this one.
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95 Points, James Suckling
Blackberries with black truffles and violets on the nose. Full-bodied and very tight with firm, silky tannins that give this wine form and energy. Plenty of compressed and focused fruit at the end. Lots of blue fruit. Drink after 2024.
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With seemingly infinite access to some of the absolute very best vineyards in the most choice AVAs in the valley, the Wagner’s set out to make Quilt– a Cabernet blend from a patchwork of the top sites in Napa (Oakville, St Helena, Atlas Peak, Coombsville, Calistoga, and Howell Mountain.) The brand new 2021 edition is a beauty – deeply concentrated, rich and a truly show stopping Cabernet. It’s a dark, hedonistic blend that combines elegance with power and pairs the two together effortlessly.
The newly released Fiancetto Howell Mt. Cabernet is a dream – a gorgeous, elegant dark-fruited Cabernet Sauvignon that is it picks up time in the glass, unfurls its full signature of cedar laced cassis nose and mid palate of chocolate-covered cherries and savory spices. Only four palates of this (224 cases) were made off a gorgeous, sprawling high elevation spot 1500 feet above sea level. It’s full and plush and finishes fresh and oh so long. The price is crazy for Howell Mountain Cabernet but that’s what Ry Richards and Fiancetto is all about.
100 Points, Decanter – 100 Points, Vinous – 99 Points, Wine Enthusiast – 99 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 99+ Points, Jeb Dunnuck – 98 Points, Wine Spectator – 98 Points, James Suckling
“The 2018 Palmer is a legend in the making…This audacious Palmer was still revving its engines 48 hours after opening. There will never be another Palmer like this, sui generis. It was a massive risk. But by throwing caution to the wind, something extraordinary was born.” -100 points, Vinous
In the 2020 vintage in Gevrey-Chambertin, yields were super low and temperatures were hotter than most Burgundian winemakers are accustomed. Many picked too late when the sugars were high and the fruit really ripe, but that was not the play. Still, Ann remained as cool in those hot temps as she did so many years ago in Napa, concentrating more on acid levels than sugars and picking at just the right time. This wine is absolutely singing – it’s an age-worthy beauty that should be even better in 4-7 years.
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