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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
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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If you’ve been keeping up with the American wine industry in recent years, you probably have seen a fairly new wine region in California frequently mentioned. San Luis Obispo County in the Central Coast first started its rise to national prominence as a popular new place for a coastal retreat with its numerous bed and breakfast and Airbnbs focused on health and wellness, weekend getaways and clean living. Then, more recently, it began to pick up steam as a honeymoon destination, a beautiful quiet getaway with vineyards tucked between the mountain range and the coast.
Then in 2018, SLO started really being taken seriously as a wine destination, with three wines from the little known AVA landing on Wine Spectator’s top 100 wines of the year list. Accounting for less than 2% of California’s total wine production, it seemed like maybe it was just a fluke. That was until 2018 when San Luis Obispo earned 14(!) spots on Wine Spectator’s list of Top U.S. Chardonnay. The secret was out.
Of those placements, a winery with far and away the most praise just happens to be the same producer to whom we credit this killer 2018 Juliana Layla Chardonnay San Luis Obispo. You know the one. Unfortunately, we’re not at liberty to disclose their name, but you could absolutely connect the dots!
Juliana Layla Chardonnay continues to be one of our most requested reorders and for good reason. However, the 2018 even takes it up a notch. The 2018 Layla Chardonnay benefits from the cooling Pacific breeze which allows the grapes to mature in slow motion, extending the growing season by weeks, imparting an extreme depth of both aroma and flavor.
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San Luis Obispo is right on edge of where grapes get ripe but in the right hands, home to some of the most exciting examples of Chardonnay that I ever tasted. Juliana Layla Chardonnay is a lively, cool-climate wine, loaded with crisp green apple and pear fruit, kissed with just a touch new wood.
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Perfect with light food such as raw and lightly cooked shellfish or a pan seared or grilled fish. A great compliment to pasta dishes as well.
The newly released 2022 Domaine Laroche Chablis Saint Martin has some big shoes to fill as the last four vintages have earned 92-points or higher, but the early indications are that this is line with previous vintages if not even a little bit ahead at this stage. The problem is – there’s almost none to go around with much smaller yields. Still this is beautiful and crisp, with good focus, energy and depth. I get the signature green fruits on the nose, with some Asian pear, and a hint of jasmine blossom. There’s a beautiful mineral streak that highlights this one. It’s a fantastic White Burg for the price.
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.
Gold Medal (Best in Show), 2023 Mundus Vini International Tasting
The area has also been isolated from the rest of Spain for generations, which has kept the wine prices far lower than wines of this quality would be anywhere else in the world. That’s why, despite having the Torres family name on the bottle and the consistent huge press (including the Gold Medal & Best in Show at the 2023 Mundus Vini International Wine Awards in Germany), these wines can still be scooped up for under $20/bottle. It’s like the Sancerre pricing of yesteryear.
We’re nearing the end of what was a flawlessly crafted, high energy coastal Chardonnay release from one of California’s hottest spots. It’s still every bit as bright and refreshing as you could want and it hits with clean, pristine green apple fruits, pears and citrus notes with a hint of that limestone-influenced minerality. It’s a fantastic wine for all seasons, the perfect pair with mixed seafood, summer tomatoes, corn and freshly caught fish.
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