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
$55.00 $38.00
Step out on to the terrace of Emeric Petit’s elegant Château Tournebrise in Lalande-de-Pomerol and I’ll bet “location, location, location” is the first thing to comes to mind. Just 600 yards away and in clear view from the terrace, lies Château Pétrus, one of Bordeaux’s most famous and sought after red wines. At $1500 or so per bottle, it’s also one of the world’s most expensive. The soil is the same, gravel and clay, the exposition of vineyards, more or less the same too. Aside from the price, what’s not the same is the appellation.
The border between Pétrus and Emeric’s estate is also the border between the famous Pomerol area and the much less known, Lalande-de Pomerol. Why the line is drawn there, who knows? Whoever owned the chateau circa 1780 probably didn’t play the right political game when they drew up the map.
That cost Tournebrise a lot of cash and prestige because aside from Pétrus, you can also see the vineyards of Chateaux Trotanoy and Lafleur-Pétrus, which each command a price-tag of around $300. Not too shabby of a neighborhood for Emeric because when you taste his brilliant 2016, it’s clear that Tournebreise belongs on that block.
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92 Points, Wine Enthusiast
The 40% Cabernet Franc in the blend of this wine gives it spiciness and fills out the tannins. This makes for a balanced wine, ripe with black fruits and needing a bit more time. Drink from 2021.
Basically, Château Tournebrise is a blue chip Bordeaux property on the wrong side of the tracks.
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93 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 93 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
“Vignon’s 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape delivers even more than I hoped for based on a previous sample. Hints of garrigue, roses, cherries and raspberries appear on the nose, while the palate is full-bodied, silky and long, with an intense, almost briny finish. The assemblage is 50% Grenache, 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah, plus smaller proportions of seven other permitted varieties, while the élevage includes foudres, demi-muids, concrete and wooden tanks, plus terracotta amphorae.”
95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck – 95 Points, Lisa Perotti-Brown
The oft 100-point winemaker, Jayson Woodbridge had this to say when tasting his 2021 ‘Stargazing’ Sonoma Pinot: “The wine is vibrant and complex with subtle dark fruits and berries, grandmother’s cherry pie, minerals, and a slight touch of rain-soaked earth, intertwined with a balance and very pleasing easy-going luxury. Should have been priced higher but what the hell.” I have no doubt this clerical error will be addressed in the vintages moving forward. But for now, this is a cult Pinot for under $100/bottle.
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.
#3 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2021
96 Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate – 95 Points, Wine Spectator
We are one of the very few folks who have Wine Spectator’s #3 Wine of the Year. This is definitely not one to miss. The 2016 vintage showcases this prized vineyard in all its glory; notes of wild black fruit, thyme, mint, eucalyptus, and bay are lifted and enjoyed with the polished tannin and mouthwatering freshness of this wine. Regarded as one of the best vintages in the last few decades, the 2016 Martha’s Vineyard has been aged to perfection for immediate enjoyment at release and will continue to reward for the next 20+ years.
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