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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Last month, when Wine Spectator listed their best ‘Sure Bet’ wines for each varietal, it was no surprise to see one name leading the Sauvignon Blanc category – Groth. Perhaps best known for their Cabernets, I’ve visited the winery on a few occasions and when you start your tasting with a Sauvignon Blanc, I’m always completely blown away. It’s lights out.
Of course the Cab Sauvs are perennial high-scorers but they’re certainly not the only ones – the Napa Valley Sauv Blanc has seen a 92-point score or higher for the last five vintages (2017-2021) ahead of this year’s new release that has yet to be scored.
Groth’s all-star winemaker, Ted Henry called the 2022 Sauvignon Blanc arguably the best they’ve ever made, which says a lot considering it’s been part of the winery’s lineup since their inception in 1982. Lettie Teague of the Wall Street Journal agreed, calling it “bright and juicy with notes of citrus” pretty much everything you’re looking for in a Napa Valley Sauvy B.
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The Zenato family has built up quite the reputation for delivering exceptional value with their red and whites in Veneto. Their Pinot Grigio is a particularly great value, punching way above its weight class. Delicately scented and soft on the palate, it offers classic citrus and floral notes in a balanced elegant style. It’s smooth and refreshing with a long, pleasant finish. Great with food.
The Bernard Reverdy Sancerre Blanc 2022 is tightly wound, opening slowly with a complex nose of citrus, chalk and white flowers. With air, higher tones emerge, with a great mingling of ripe fruit, and stony minerality. Medium-bodied, fresh and focused on the palate, with concise limestone-drive acidity, this is an elegant, lively, and energetic Sancerre that mirrors the warm vintage but also the old vines rooting deep in stony soils. What a great persistent finish filled with tension, this is a classic Sancerre that goes best with shellfish, freshly caught fish and or some goat cheeses.
Every year, Pierre Sparr’s Alsacian Riesling is one of the top scoring wines in the under $20 category. There’s a consistency there and consumers know they can count on a Riesling that is aromatic, fruity, elegant, clean and vibrant. Pierre Sparr wines are extremely food-friendly especially in the widely praised 2021 vintage where quality rose to an all-time high. It’s a bone-dry beauty with layers of citrus fruits, framed by wet stone and mineral character that adds dimension.
Their newly released Chablis AC 2022 soars from the glass, redolent of green apple and citrus cream. The fruit is generous, and expansive on the palate with layer upon layer that just gets better with air. The finish is a mile long, with just great tension, speaking to Fèvre family’s old vine holdings in the chalky limestone of Fontenay-Près-Chablis.
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