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
$18.00 $15.00
There’s no cheating going on at Xavier’s Vignon’s winery in Châteauneuf. There’s no need when you have access to hundred year old vines at dizzying elevations all over the Rhone valley. Xavier makes knocked-out wines in every price point, huge Parker scores and really sharp pricing easily makes him one of NW most requested and commented upon producer. His latest release, a juicy, Châteauneuf-styled blend coming from 80-100 year old vines found at some of the highest elevations in the appellation of Ventoux. The 2016 vintage was an almost perfect one in the Rhône Valley, with grapes enjoying a long, even growing season.
The resulting wines are terrific across the board, from the high end Saturday nighters to the Tuesday nighters; this Ventoux is a killer bottle of wine. It’s loaded with black fruit, touched with baking spices, rosemary and thyme. It’s a generous, full bodied wine but mineral and fresh. For the restaurant, it’s the perfect wine by the glass, open bottles last for days, just getting more complex, finer as we go on. It will act the same on your kitchen counter although my bet is that the wine won’t last that long…the fruit is just crazy good.
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91 Points, James Suckling
A ripe and rich Ventoux, offering aromas of blood oranges and wild raspberries that lead to a vibrant and gently grainy palate with fresh red plums and berries. Drink or hold.
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The newly released Fiancetto Howell Mt. Cabernet is a dream – a gorgeous, elegant dark-fruited Cabernet Sauvignon that is it picks up time in the glass, unfurls its full signature of cedar laced cassis nose and mid palate of chocolate-covered cherries and savory spices. Only four palates of this (224 cases) were made off a gorgeous, sprawling high elevation spot 1500 feet above sea level. It’s full and plush and finishes fresh and oh so long. The price is crazy for Howell Mountain Cabernet but that’s what Ry Richards and Fiancetto is all about.
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.
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.
92 Points, Vinous – 91 Points, Wine Spectator
Feudo Montoni has been one of the best producers in Italy for literally hundreds of years, most notably for their work with Nero D’Avola grape in Sicily. It’s a gorgeous expression at such a good price. The 2020 “Lagnusa” is the perfect pizza or Thanksgiving wine with juicy black fruits, grippy tannins and a wonderful, fresh and herbaceous finish. Vinous Media gave the wine 92 points and raved, calling it “remarkably fresh yet long, leaving the mouth watering while still resonating on hints of blackberry.” You’re going to love this.
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