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
$27.00
On my last trip to visit Fabrice – after an incredible dinner, he took me by the estate to visit his new cave for cellaring. Little did I know, he meant an actual cave. He bought a piece of property and later discovered a cellar carved into a hillside of chalk sometime around the 9th century!?!. He had no idea it was there.
The best part was at the opening of the cave there is a pizza/bread oven dug right into the wall. I promised Fabrice I would cook him dinner in it when he completed his renovation. How awesome will that be when I get to cook in an oven 900 years old?
The most unique, interesting and flat out delicious wine we drank with Fabrice was his incredibly rare Chinon Blanc, crafted from Chenin Blanc grapes. It’s not just rare for Fabrice, it’s rare for the entire area. Chinon is a sea of red grape vines, Chenin represents just 2% of the entire production. Fabrice makes a whopping 300 cases.
I’ve told you about my love for Chenin before, it’s generally my go-to white variety whenever Melissa and I go out to dinner. The good ones have the complexity of white Burgundy matched with the acidity of Sancerre. Fabrice’s is not good, it’s great.
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Year in, year out Château Turcaud produces one of the best white wine values in the world. It’s long been found on Michelin-starred wine lists in Paris and we’ve had it at the restaurant since Day 1. If you’ve ever tried this stunning, classic Bordeaux of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle, then you know why. The new 2022 vintage has arrived and it’s beaming with energy and pure stone fruits. This is a beauty as always.
92 Points, Wine Enthusiast
This is a huge favorite of folks in the Red Bank area. It’s a bold, unapologetic Chardonnay with juicy notes of peach, lemon sorbet, baking spice and vanilla with a rich, creamy middle and plenty of natural acidity to balance it out. The lemon vanilla finish is perhaps the wine’s calling card or the sheer drinkability of it all. Either way, it’s a Chard that people adore. It’s no wonder Wine Enthusiast called this, “a big win for fans of this bold style”.
94 Points, James Suckling – 93 Points, Decanter
“Soaring lemon cream aromatics accented by notes of sea spray, lemongrass and beeswax mark this coastal Chardonnay from Flowers on the Sonoma Coast. The palate is fresh and linear. Oyster shell salinity, bee pollen and grilled lemon make for a savoury balance with delicate crushed chalk minerality.”
One wine that will never be rated, nor see a top 100 list is the one we have today. That’s not a bad thing – it’s just their ‘secret Chardonnay.’ It’s never released to the general public or retail, only a few hundred cases are made each year to service the restaurant industry. But luckily for us, I’ve got a restaurant. And while the Sonoma Coast bottling is definitely the ‘calling card’ that you’re used to seeing from this great estate, I’m telling you the Russian River Valley Chardonnay blows that one out of the water.
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