{"id":1121,"date":"2012-09-26T17:45:16","date_gmt":"2012-09-26T17:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2012-09-26T17:45:16","modified_gmt":"2012-09-26T17:45:16","slug":"dons-september-premier-series-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-september-premier-series-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;s September Premier Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Malbec is typically tough to drink young, at least to my taste, but I was delighted to find a young Malbec with a soul as well as a backbone.\u00a0 Tremonte\u2019s 2010 Single Vineyard Reserva Malbec is an exciting Chilean rendition of Argentina\u2019s prime red grape, so this month\u2019s first Top Pick belongs to the folks at Tremonte for their big, but polished Single Vineyard Reserva Malbec.\u00a0 Tremonte\u2019s Malbec is definitely powerful and structured, but also sophisticated.\u00a0\u00a0 It drinks well now with a juicy red steak, hearty pastas, and spicy vegetable dishes, but it will continue to improve in bottle for years to come.\u00a0 For optimum enjoyment, lay this big-boned beauty down for awhile to develop further complexity: I doubt you will be disappointed.\u00a0 My second Top Pick this month goes to another Chilean wine, Surazo\u2019s 2006 Carmenere Reserva Especial.\u00a0 Rarely do we see Carmenere or any wine for that matter at the very peak of performance, but Don Emilio de Solminihac\u2019s Surazo Carmenere offers a rare glimpse of mature Carmenere.\u00a0 Besides, I really like Carmenere, so this wine\u2019s wild berry, coffee, and dark chocolate tones were just too much for me to resist.\u00a0 I feel a bit guilty about not choosing Casa Silva\u2019s beautiful Reserva Chardonnay and\u00a0 Biltmore\u2019s elegant, estate bottled Riesling, but choose I must, so <em>A votre sant\u00e9<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malbec is typically tough to drink 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