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
$45.00 $33.00
California Connoisseurs Guide recently wrote, “There are not many wineries in Northern California with such a long and distinguished history of making quality wines at affordable prices as Truchard.” That’s certainly the reputation of the winery that I’ve always known. Tony Truchard has been at this for over 40 years, and he’s every bit as experimental as he was when he first started. His thirst for making great wines is what has propelled his winery in Carneros successfully for decades.
The small, family owned winery started when the army-trained Truchard decided to plant grapes in 1974. He started out growing the grapes for their neighbors at Carneros Creek, but quickly gained notoriety for the exceptional fruit which earned them Nickel & Nickel, Frog’s Leap, Cain and Robert Mondavi as clients as well.
Eventually, like many of the great winegrowers, Tony decided to bottle his own wine, deploying the skills he learned from some of his famous winemaker friends along the way. By the late 1980’s he was bottling his own Cabernet, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Syrah. He found an immediate niche as the affordable over-deliver winery in Carneros and never relented that title. With 7 “Winery of the Year” Awards from Wine & Spirits Magazine in the past 27 years, Truchard remains a Napa Valley staple.
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93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
This wine remains one of the finest values in the Napa Valley and a cool-climate example of the variety, to boot. With great opening aromas of blackberry, clove and dried herb, the lifted, balanced flavors follow suit, showing plenty of freshness and length around a well-integrated and elegant core.
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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
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.
It’s no surprise the Wine Advocate has called the Ventoux a “screaming bargain.” Carved off the left bank of the Rhone River, the 2020 Delas Ventoux is a gorgeous medium-bodied wine with wonderful crushed red fruits, a silky mouthfeel, tremendous structure and that signature Rhone spice on the finish. I haven’t had this wine available for a few vintages, but I figure it’s the perfect springtime Red to bring back in the fold!
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.
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