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
$26.00 $17.00
When you talk about sheer dominance in a region, there’s probably nothing quite like Catena Zapata’s stronghold in Argentina. Led by their legendary winemaker and visionary, Nicolas Catena Zapata, the winery has reached unbelievable heights of late bolstering an already impressive hallway of trophies with a bevy of 100-point scores.
They’re used to getting some, but lately, it’s been like an onslaught of enormous scores. That’s to pair with the lifetime achievement award that Nicolas Catena Zapata was given by Wine Enthusiast in 2021, along with Decanter’s Man of the Year Award and Wine Spectator’s Distinguished Service Award.
His legacy is unmatched; his winemaking prowess has helped launch Argentine wines into a new echelon that most resembles the ascent of Napa Valley wines 20 years ago. That’s the power of Catena Zapata.
Their Estate ‘High Mountain Vines’ Malbec is a master class in Malbec. It’s a special blend that comes from Laura Catena and superstar winemaker Alejandro Vigi. Part of what makes it so special is all the fruit comes from the winery’s three highest elevation sites. We’re talking 4,750, 3,020 ft and 3,600 ft above sea level respectively. Insane.
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91 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
The juicy and young 2021 Catena Malbec has a nice combination of spice, berry and herbs to make it balanced, expressive and attractive. It’s round, velvety and nicely crafted in an easy to understand and highly drinkable style and a commercial profile. A champion in drinkability.
91 Points, James Suckling
Aromas of plums, dark cherries, blueberries, tar and crushed stones. It’s medium bodied with round, velvety tannins. Dark-fruited and smooth.
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.
100 Pts, International Wine Report – 98 Pts, Parker’s Wine Advocate – 98 Pts, James Suckling
“The 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is truly sensational. It begins with striking aromas of fresh blackberries, blueberries and dark plums that are laced with fresh spring florals, mocha, sweet exotic spices, graphite and gravel nuances all taking shape. The palate is full-bodied and displays a remarkable combination of power and elegance throughout. This is beautifully structured and extremely expressive, as it possesses outstanding depth and concentration all they way through the long, finessed finish. Year after year, the Columbia Valley Cabernet is one of the most impressive wines, and there is no exception here, as it combines all the wonderful qualities of the 2020 vintage from Quilceda Creek into one expression. This is fantastic already and readers will be in for a real treat, as this simply marvelous wine will continue to deliver the goods for years to come.”
WS #4 2019 Wine of the Year, 96 Points, Wine Spectator
2016 was an incredibly special year in Napa Valley. It was essentially the 5th straight vintage of near perfect-conditions and a lot of the big boys produced some of their biggest, most elegant Cabernets to date. Groth’s was still one of the standouts in any group, a deeply concentrated, weighty Cab with sappy, juicy fruit and a carefully intertwined tannic structure. Absolutely gorgeous.
It’s always nice to be in good standing with one of the most beloved wine brands in America! These won’t last long! This is an opulent, powerful dark-fruited Cabernet with tightly woven tannins, that is just raring and ready to go. Textbook, full-bodied, revved up and ready to go, this new Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet is the definition of a crowd pleaser.