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
$22.00
Rüdger van Wyk is the breakout winemaker at Stark-Condé in Stellenbosch. In addition to Jancis’ praise, he won South Africa’s prestigious “Diners Club Young Winemaker of the Year” honor, and seen his wines at Stark-Conde featured in Wine Enthusiast’s ‘Top 100 Wines of the Year’ list.
But not so secretly, the joint venture he launched on the side with José Conde is what drives his passion– and the idea that the brand that he set out to provide, “great-quality at an amazing value” will become a worldwide hit propelling his brand, Kara-Tara into heights few South African producers ever reach on the international scale.
For so long, Oregon Pinots have in my opinion been dominating the new-world Pinot Noir scene, and making so many exciting wines. But with the wine economics in South Africa once again pushing product back to American shores, I’ve been blown away with the quality. Today’s Pinot Noir is a dead ringer for a $50 Oregon Pinot. It’s so fresh and fleshy with red and black fruits, currants, and a hint of bramble and sage on the finish. It’s pure, high-altitude, cool-climate Pinot Noir that will blow you away.
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91 Points, Neil Martin – Vinous
The 2019 Pinot Noir Kara-Tara has a fresh, pure bouquet of wild strawberry and red cherry scents that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity. Quite compact and concentrated for a Pinot, but it retains delineation on the chalky-textured finish. This is a very commendable, quite delicious Pinot Noir.
90 Points, Tim Atkin, MW – Decanter
Kara-Tara is the personal project of Rüdger van Wyk, the brilliantly talented young winemaker at Stark-Condé. Made from a combination of Elgin, Durbanville and Hemelen-Aarde Ridge fruit, it’s an appealing, medium-weight Pinot Noir with redcurrant and pomegranate flavours and some texture and spice from 15% whole bunches.
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#3 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2021
96 Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate – 95 Points, Wine Spectator
We are one of the very few folks who have Wine Spectator’s #3 Wine of the Year. This is definitely not one to miss. The 2016 vintage showcases this prized vineyard in all its glory; notes of wild black fruit, thyme, mint, eucalyptus, and bay are lifted and enjoyed with the polished tannin and mouthwatering freshness of this wine. Regarded as one of the best vintages in the last few decades, the 2016 Martha’s Vineyard has been aged to perfection for immediate enjoyment at release and will continue to reward for the next 20+ years.
WS #4 2019 Wine of the Year, 96 Points, Wine Spectator
2016 was an incredibly special year in Napa Valley. It was essentially the 5th straight vintage of near perfect-conditions and a lot of the big boys produced some of their biggest, most elegant Cabernets to date. Groth’s was still one of the standouts in any group, a deeply concentrated, weighty Cab with sappy, juicy fruit and a carefully intertwined tannic structure. Absolutely gorgeous.
The 2021 Napa Valley East side Cuvee is an instant classic. From the first whiff to the moment it hits the lips, its clear that this is a fabulously concentrated, serious wine: black in color, and featuring aromas of cassis, cedar and chocolate-tinged purple fruit. The mouthfeel is plush and voluptuous with a firm, solid finish that speaks to its potential for considerable aging.
The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino from Aleramici hits all the right notes. It has a nice medium weight to it with easy drinking cherry, creme de cassis and purple fruits. It’s multi-dimensional with waves of some dark plum and blackberry with more sage and spice components as well that compliment it perfectly.
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