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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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Novelty Hill is a small, independedent winery that is making some absolutely delicious wines in the Columbia Valley. Their model is pretty fool-proof, they’re crafting elegant wines from the finest vineyard in Walla Walla and around Washington State.
Since 1984, winemaker Mike Januik has churned out countless award-winning wines that reflect the unique geography, climate, and soils of Washington’s best Columbia Valley vineyards. While they do source some fruit, their focus is mainly on the estate-grown, single-vineyard wines from Stillwater Creek.
Januik combines old world winemaking with new world innovation at the winery’s state of the art Woodinville facility. It’s specifically designed for small lot, artisan winemaking rather than anything bulky or mass produced. This is cutting edge technology that really helps set the bar so high. His 2020 Novelty Hill is a double 92-point beauty that The Wine Advocate sayid “delivers excellent value for its price point”.
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92 Points,Parker’s Wine Advocate
Enhanced with 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2020 Merlot captivates with a fine, focused and pure nose of delicate purple flower aromas alongside hints of plum and black cherry. The medium-bodied and refined palate showcases well-balanced tannins, offering a fresh and complex mouthfeel. This wine delivers excellent value for its price point, ending with a succulent, food-friendly finish.
92 Points, James Suckling
Black plums, cloves, charred bark, sandalwood and bitter chocolate here. Tasty and spicy with a full body and tight-knit tannins. Nicely framed with a firm and tight finish.
In the 2020 vintage in Gevrey-Chambertin, yields were super low and temperatures were hotter than most Burgundian winemakers are accustomed. Many picked too late when the sugars were high and the fruit really ripe, but that was not the play. Still, Ann remained as cool in those hot temps as she did so many years ago in Napa, concentrating more on acid levels than sugars and picking at just the right time. This wine is absolutely singing – it’s an age-worthy beauty that should be even better in 4-7 years.
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.
95 Points, James Suckling – 94 Points, Wine Spectator – 93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
The new release is here from outstanding winemaking team of Michel Rolland, Charles Thomas, Andy Erickson and David Jelenik. This one always represents one of the best quality-to-price ratios in all of Napa Cab and in the stellar 2021 vintage, this really stands out as one of the best the Valley has to offer. It’s a racy mix of Coombsville fruit from Atlas Peak that absolutely roars out of the bottle. Always one of Napa’s great bargains and a must have even as the price starts to sneak up here a little bit.
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.
