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
$60.00 $42.00
If you’re a wine lover, you cannot help but to be extremely jealous of Chelsea Barrett. She had the wine education of which the rest of us could only dream.
Chelsea grew up in the company of idols. Her father, Bo, has been the winemaker at Chateau Montelena since 1972 and was the big winner in the famous Judgment of Paris. Her mother Heidi – a bonafide superstar and a founding winemaker for legendary cult names such as Screaming Eagle, Dalla Valle and La Sirena.
Naturally, Chelsea got the greatest lessons in wine that money couldn’t buy from her parents, but she was determined to go far outside of California to learn even more. She traveled the world’s wine regions extensively, interning in Austria, Two Hands in Australia and eventually Opus One in Napa.
While she originally came back to help her mother with her various winemaking duties – she ended up hanging up a shingle of her own, Aviatrix – a brand that would announce her to the rest of the world as a serious winemaker of her own.
That led the Cunat Family in Napa to task her with winemaking duties for Materra Wines, where Chelsea gets to play with a bunch of Bordeaux varietals in the family’s 50-acre Oak Knoll Vineyard. The 2019 vintage was Chelsea’s first so naturally I grabbed every single case I could of her Materra Right Bank – an ode to her time living and working in Bordeaux.
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91 Points, James Suckling
Aromas of blackcurrant, red licorice, crushed plum and dark chocolate. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Linear palate with a smooth texture. Nice intensity. Drink now.
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Winemaker Kian Tavakoli (Opus One, Clos du Val) continues to excel even while others struggle. In 2017, he still managed to deliver a beautiful and opulent Napa Valley Cabernet that’s both dark and juicy. The wine hails from both Coombsville and Rutherford, giving it distinct characteristics and a lot of drive. Deep ruby to the rim with excellent concentration, notes of Bing cherries, raspberry pie and hints of vanilla. On the palate, big wonderfully jammy fruit with young but impressive tannins and great length. The finish leaves notes of black cherry, and baked blueberry pie. Fantastic Napa value.
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.
100 Points, Decanter – 100 Points, Vinous – 99 Points, Wine Enthusiast – 99 Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 99+ Points, Jeb Dunnuck – 98 Points, Wine Spectator – 98 Points, James Suckling
“The 2018 Palmer is a legend in the making…This audacious Palmer was still revving its engines 48 hours after opening. There will never be another Palmer like this, sui generis. It was a massive risk. But by throwing caution to the wind, something extraordinary was born.” -100 points, Vinous
It’s always nice to be in good standing with one of the most beloved wine brands in America! These won’t last long! This is an opulent, powerful dark-fruited Cabernet with tightly woven tannins, that is just raring and ready to go. Textbook, full-bodied, revved up and ready to go, this new Caymus Napa Valley Cabernet is the definition of a crowd pleaser.
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