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
$24.00
Dolcetto is an Italian treasure. The wines are amongst the easiest drinking Reds in all of Italy, if not the world. Most are known for their soft balance of fleshy fruits, moderate acids, and an airy lightness that makes them absolutely delicious.
The wines are great and a substantial step up if grown near Alba, but even better near Dogliani, what is considered the eponymous zone and the grand cru of Dolcetto, where in the higher elevations serious wines are being made. Wines of Dogliani are highly complex and sophisticated, and they’re even better at the highest elevations (like today’s from 1100 atop the Einaudi estate).
The major knock against it is that vineyards are under attack, many are being ripped out at a deplorable rate to make way for the much more fashionable Nebbiolo. It doesn’t always ripen well here, but it’s easy to export.
A few of the highest quality growers have banded together in recent years to protect these very special hilltop vineyards. But no one has made a larger contribution to the variety’s cause than Giuseppe Caviola.
The man is a legend in Italy, considered one of the most important winemakers in the country and regularly consulting at more than 30 wineries. The winemaker is famously known as the “Dolcetto King” and his methods have helped wineries from Dogliani to Langhe to update their winemaking methods and make wines that have more sophistication and length.
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90 Points, Wine Spectator
A ripe and fruity red, featuring black cherry, blackberry, violet and earth notes. Velvety in texture, with terrific harmony and a lingering aftertaste of dark fruit and spice. Drink now through 2025.
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This is a sensational single-vineyard Merlot made from incredibly tiny clusters, full of some of the most elegant, intensely structured fruit from high atop Sonoma Mountain. Beautiful weight and balance with aromas of blueberries, black currants, sage and a hint of cocoa. It’s got a full, plush mouthfeel, pristine and vibrant fruit and a wonderful smooth finish. Thanks to Chad’s big bet on himself, he was able to make a knockout Sonoma Mountain beauty, without the need for any middleman, helping us to enjoy one of his best creations at an outstanding price.
94 Points, Tasting Panel
This is a really exciting new release in the collection of single-vineyards from the Wagner Family, and arguably the most interesting one of the bunch. This is the only Pinot Noir in the Caymus collection that has the advantage of being from a natural Pinot Noir haven in the Russian River Valley. Dairyman Vineyard’s proximity to the pacific ocean, with its morning fog and afternoon coastal breezes allows for an even and elongated growing season, with super concentrated and expressive grape clusters that help make this Dijon clone Pinot Noir one that you need.
91 Points, Wine Enthusiast
Always the one with the most personality of the bunch, this is what Wine Enthusiast had to say about the 2021 release: “This extremely ripe and bold style of Pinot Noir will please those seeking such lushness. Dark in the glass, it begins with black cherry, toasty caramel and cola milk shake aromas.” The cool, coastal days and abundance of sunshine lines up perfectly for a wine that has a good natural acidic backbone, with bold fruit-forward flavors. In an easy 2021 vintage, Joe Wagner had a field day with this single-vineyard beauty.
The newly released Fiancetto Howell Mt. Cabernet is a dream – a gorgeous, elegant dark-fruited Cabernet Sauvignon that is it picks up time in the glass, unfurls its full signature of cedar laced cassis nose and mid palate of chocolate-covered cherries and savory spices. Only four palates of this (224 cases) were made off a gorgeous, sprawling high elevation spot 1500 feet above sea level. It’s full and plush and finishes fresh and oh so long. The price is crazy for Howell Mountain Cabernet but that’s what Ry Richards and Fiancetto is all about.
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