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
$135.00 $125.00
Hyde de Villaine is one of the most under-the-radar estates in Napa Valley, its two famous founders (Larry Hyde and Aubert de Villaine) notwithstanding. Guillaume Boudet crafts wines of unreal finesse. Historically, these wines have also aged exquisitely. Many of the selections this year are insanely beautiful… Readers who enjoy wines of finesse and understatement will want to check out these new releases. -Vinous
Usually just 336 cases (eight barrels) are made of the HdV Pinot Noir Ygnacia Hyde Vineyard each vintage. In 2021, a generous vintage, that number was 25 cases higher at 361. Obviously, given the superstardom and the immaculate wines these two combine for, those 336 cases all disappeared in a hurry to their usual channels. But after that, guess who got the call?!?
This is one of the finest Pinot Noir offerings I’ve been able to send out. Unfortunately, I could only get us 60 bottles. But considering the source, the pedigree, and the sheer brilliance of this wine, I hope you don’t mind.
The 2021 HDV Ygnacia Hyde Vienyard Pinot Noir is an absolute dream that is clearly deserving of its 98-point score, the third-highest given out by Vinous for a domestic Pinot in the entire vintage. Galloni absolutely gushed over it, calling out the “beautifully amplified” notes and deeming that this wine “possesses tremendous depth from start to finish.”
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98 Points, Vinous
The 2021 Pinot Noir Ygnacia Hyde Vineyard is another magnificent wine from Hyde De Villaine. Vertical, deep and explosive, the 2021 possesses tremendous depth from start to finish. Dark red/purplish berry fruit, lavender, pomegranate, and spice notes are all beautifully amplified. The 2021 was done with fully destemmed fruit, sourced from 2.5 acres planted in 2010 with four different selections. What stands out most in the wine’s natural concentration.
90 Points, James Suckling
Damien has crafted a delicious Médoc, full of character with dense black currant and cherry fruit, cedar, tobacco and wonderful complexity. It’s silky complexion is what pushes it over the edge (and, of course, the price!) It doesn’t hurt that it comes from a 95-point Left Bank vintage that the Wine Advocate declared, “outstanding.”
The secret to Philippe’s tightly wound, complex Pinot Noir is a combo of ancient vines, natural farming techniques, and low yields. The wines are built to age, with incredible tension and length. And the secret to me securing his other-wordly 2017 old-vine Gevry-Chambertin can be chalked up to a great relationship and over a decade supporting superior Burgundian winemaking. The wine is scary good. The nose is wild, filled with spiced dark raspberries, red flowers, and baking spices. The palate is elegant and racy, with a dynamic tension that runs right through its minute-long finish. This is a high-toned, wound-up Pinot, that is starting to hit its prime and is really turning out to be a ‘must-have’ for true Burgundy lovers.
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.
Anne Sery describes her Trousse Chemise Cabernets as an ode to the Left Bank and her winemaking roots. It’s a beautiful and fresh Cabernet with aromas that leap from the glass with of black raspberry, violets, and creme de liquor notes. The mouth gives generous amounts of juicy black fruits at the core with hints of baking spice and a smooth, savory finish. This is a terrific partner for just about anything from hard cheese, to poultry, summer salads, you name it!