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
$45.00 $36.00
97 Pts, Jeb Dunnuck – 95 Pts, Parker’s Wine Advocate
This is a very special bottling made by a special winery. Grapes have been grown at Chateau Lagrange in Saint-Julien for over 600 years. They were awarded Grand Cru Classe and named a Third Growth in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855. Stretching over two Gunzian gravel slopes, the vineyard is sprawled out along the highest points of Saint-Julien. The place is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. Their winemaking facilities are nothing short of immaculate.
In 2018, the Chateau’s flagship wine dazzles — this is one of the best in the Left Bank in 2018, period. It thoroughly WOWed all the expert reviewers who came in its path, seeing nothing lower than a 93-point score from all six who reviewed it! This Left Bank blend consisting of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot is still very young, but is already showing it’s going to be one of the better wines made at this estate in the past few decades. Critics are already comparing the blend to 2009. Super high praise that remains to be seen. What is known for sure is that this is still an infant- but no doubt, a beautifully built monster in the making.
97 points from Jeb Dunnuck who detailed, “a big, rich, full-bodied Saint-Julien, it delivers thrilling purity of fruit, plenty of background oak, ripe, silky tannins, and a great mid-palate”. Parker’s Wine Advocate also went gaga for it giving it a 95-point score and highlighting its, “fantastic vibrancy” and an “explosion from the glass” before wrapping up the review with a, “Nicely done!”.
Half Bottle Bordeaux is super fun to collect. I’d recommend buying at least a handful of this beauty and drinking them every so often to see how they’re progressing. This is one of the stars of the vintage and will remind you of that fact every time you pop one of these open for years and years to come. If I had to take a guess, I’d say this will hit it’s peak from 2025-2033. Enjoy em!
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97 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
The flagship 2018 Château Lagrange is a more dense, backward, serious wine, offering an unevolved yet incredibly promising bouquet of cassis, blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and violets. A big, rich, full-bodied Saint-Julien, it delivers thrilling purity of fruit, plenty of background oak, ripe, silky tannins, and a great mid-palate. This is serious stuff, but it’s going to require patience. Hide bottles for 7-8 years, count yourself lucky, and enjoy over the following two decades.
95 Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Lagrange explodes from the glass with bombastic notes of crème de cassis, chocolate-covered cherries and baked red and black plums with suggestions of rose oil, cedar chest, pencil lead and hoisin. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has fantastic vibrancy for the ripeness, packed with juicy black fruits and compelling tension with a finely grained texture to support, finishing on a lingering mineral note. Nicely done!
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90 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Xavier Vignon’s brand spanking new CDR 100% is a thing of beauty. It’s already got a blessing from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate who described this wine as, “Full-bodied, concentrated and supple”. This is a gorgeous and intricate blend that features all of the Southern Rhone appellations. This year, the blend was 40% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre, 15% Syrah, 7% Cinsault, 7% Marselan, 6% Terret Noir. Nobody can do it like the mad scientist, Xavier Vignon.
#24 Wine of the Year (2022), Wine Spectator
92 Points, Wine Spectator – 91 Points, James Suckling
“This supple red shows a core of cherry and plum fruit allied to olive, juniper and tobacco notes. Delivers well-integrated tannins and acidic structure, lingering nicely on the finish.”
92 Points, Vinous – 92 Points, James Suckling – 91 Points, Wine & Spirits
“The 2021 Malbec Reserva, from Vistalba, Lujan de Cuyo, was 60% aged in barrels for 12 months. Purple in color. The nose presents notes of fresh plum and violets, white pepper, strawberry, hints of spice and aromas from the aging process. It’s initially indulgent in the mouth, with good fat, and volume and a velvety texture. The flavors are bold and full-bodied. This 2021 overdelivers at the price.” -Vinous
Winemaker Pascal Sirat consistently puts out some of the best value Bordeaux in the region but he may have outdone himself in what was a stellar 2019 vintage throughout the region. Just south of Pomerol, the vines at Panchille borrow deep in the soil. The resulting wines are ripe but fresh, with an aromatic complexity and stony finish usually reserved for wine twice the price. Daniel Boulud tells me it’s been the hottest bottle of wine at Bar Boulud for over a month, so I figured I’d better hurry up and secure my allocation! Don’t miss it.
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