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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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.
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.
The secret to Philippe’s tightly wound, complex Pinot Noir is a combo of ancient vines, natural farming techniques, and low yields. The wines are built to age, with incredible tension and length. And the secret to me securing his other-wordly 2017 old-vine Gevry-Chambertin can be chalked up to a great relationship and over a decade supporting superior Burgundian winemaking. The wine is scary good. The nose is wild, filled with spiced dark raspberries, red flowers, and baking spices. The palate is elegant and racy, with a dynamic tension that runs right through its minute-long finish. This is a high-toned, wound-up Pinot, that is starting to hit its prime and is really turning out to be a ‘must-have’ for true Burgundy lovers.
#24 Wine of the Year (2022), Wine Spectator
92 Points, Wine Spectator – 91 Points, James Suckling
“This supple red shows a core of cherry and plum fruit allied to olive, juniper and tobacco notes. Delivers well-integrated tannins and acidic structure, lingering nicely on the finish.”
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