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
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The folks at Etude have built up an incredible following at Nicholas Wines, but I’m a little worried that the trend may have been put in jeopardy thanks to a few people in the Etude marketing department!
Each year, we’ve been treated to a beautifully well-made, truly gulpable Pinot, full of easy, breezy bright cherry fruits and truly suitable as a cocktail wine. Every year, the power of the Nicholas Wines buyers helps sell every single bottle that makes it out of the winery in a hurry.
But in a 2022 vintage that saw a slightly larger crop, the marketing department at Etude panicked and did something that they haven’t done since 2016: They submitted the little known ‘Lyric’ for expert reviews. Why on God’s green earth did they have to let the cat out of the bag?!? We’ll never know.
Unsurprisingly, Wine Enthusiast’s tasting team loved the wine, giving it a 90-point seal of approval and calling out this silky Pinot Noir for its “cherry-cola components” and making it one of their top 90-point bargains of the year. Good for the winery, but creating a mess for us and our annual allocation!
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90 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Fat black-cherry aromas are spiced by cola and clove on the nose of this bottling. The palate is framed by dusty tannins, with more cherry-cola components taking center stage.
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2019 WE CS #7
97 Points, James Suckling – 94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
Far Niente’s beloved Napa Valley Cabernet comes from a who’s who of the best vineyard sites throughout Napa Valley. It’s a seamless Cabernet blend sourced from Oakville, Stag’s Leap, Diamond Mountain, St. Helena, Calistoga, Oak Knoll and the winery’s estate fruit in Yountville. The 2021 vintage is a particular high note – it’s a must-have for Big Red, Napa and Cabernet lovers.
91 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Always the one with the most personality of the bunch, this is what Wine Enthusiast had to say about the 2021 release: “This extremely ripe and bold style of Pinot Noir will please those seeking such lushness. Dark in the glass, it begins with black cherry, toasty caramel and cola milk shake aromas.” The cool, coastal days and abundance of sunshine lines up perfectly for a wine that has a good natural acidic backbone, with bold fruit-forward flavors. In an easy 2021 vintage, Joe Wagner had a field day with this single-vineyard beauty.
Winemaker Kian Tavakoli (Opus One, Clos du Val) continues to excel even while others struggle. In 2017, he still managed to deliver a beautiful and opulent Napa Valley Cabernet that’s both dark and juicy. The wine hails from both Coombsville and Rutherford, giving it distinct characteristics and a lot of drive. Deep ruby to the rim with excellent concentration, notes of Bing cherries, raspberry pie and hints of vanilla. On the palate, big wonderfully jammy fruit with young but impressive tannins and great length. The finish leaves notes of black cherry, and baked blueberry pie. Fantastic Napa value.
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.
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