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’re looking for that perfect summer white that punches way above its weight class, you simply cannot overlook what the Rias Baixas region has been able to produce over the past decade. Here in the Spanish Galacia, the coastal gems cut off these rocky vineyards produce some of the most food friendly wines that also seem to be the wine world’s answer for a scorching hot day.
When talking about wines that deliver the highest of QPR (quality/price ratio) scores, more and more I find myself reaching for crisp, minerally Spanish white wines that deliver remnants of that special Sancerre cut at far, far juicier price points.
For hundreds of years, the wines made in Rias Baixas have developed side by side with the region’s native shellfish – making it hard to find a better wine to pair with seafood. The area has been largely isolated from the rest of Spain for generations and that’s kept the wine prices far lower than wines of this quality would be from anywhere else in the world.
But as is always the case with a good thing, the press is starting to catch up. Two years ago Rias Baixas was Wine Enthusiast’s “2020 Wine Region of the Year”. But last year they got their biggest boost yet when one of their wines made its way onto Wine Spectator’s coveted 2023 Top 100 Wines of the Year list.
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92 Points (#57 Top 100 of 2023), Wine Spectator
A succulent white, with hints of petrol and brine serving as a minerally underpinning for concentrated flavors of poached apricot and yellow peach, mandarin orange peel, dried tarragon and Marcona almond. Crisp, lightly spiced finish.
Year in, year out Château Turcaud produces one of the best white wine values in the world. It’s long been found on Michelin-starred wine lists in Paris and we’ve had it at the restaurant since Day 1. If you’ve ever tried this stunning, classic Bordeaux of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle, then you know why. The new 2022 vintage has arrived and it’s beaming with energy and pure stone fruits. This is a beauty as always.
92 Points, Wine Enthusiast
This is a huge favorite of folks in the Red Bank area. It’s a bold, unapologetic Chardonnay with juicy notes of peach, lemon sorbet, baking spice and vanilla with a rich, creamy middle and plenty of natural acidity to balance it out. The lemon vanilla finish is perhaps the wine’s calling card or the sheer drinkability of it all. Either way, it’s a Chard that people adore. It’s no wonder Wine Enthusiast called this, “a big win for fans of this bold style”.
Glistening pale yellow-green to the rim, infused with mouth-watering aromas of ripe apple, pear and quince, and crushed almonds with honey and rich creamy middle and a fantastic rush of acidity and minerality that are present throughout. A calling card of Bonhomme’s Vire-Clesse, if you closed your eyes and took a sip, it would have you convinced you were drinking Meursault at least a 3x price tag.
For years now, I’ve been absolutely delighted by the White Burgundies at Domaine Corsin. There’s really good reason for that. The Corsin’s holdings in Pouilly-Fuissé include many of the best situated sites in the appellation. This wine comes from a selection of older vines grown in these limestone soils. The current vintage is simply showing fantastic at the moment. The 2020 Corsin Domain’s Pouilly-Fuissé ‘Vieilles Vignes’ displays a bright golden hue with a hint of green. Its subtle bouquet with a woody-vanilla note enhances the slightly sharp, sophisticated fullness on the palate mingled with a generous underlying impression of toasted bread.