{"id":1123,"date":"2012-09-28T21:46:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T21:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1123"},"modified":"2012-09-28T21:46:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T21:46:24","slug":"dons-september-collector-series-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-september-collector-series-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;s September Collector Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Gott is a California legend and Gott\u2019s Dillian Ranch Zinfandel is his most iconic offering.\u00a0 This month\u2019s feature and first Top Pick is Joel Gott\u2019s 2009 Dillian Ranch Zinfandel.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 It has everything great Zinfandel needs to possess: plenty of deep down berry fruit, bramble, spice, and a beautiful patina of oak.\u00a0 It\u2019s rich and satisfying, without being sweet or over the top.\u00a0 Gott deserves kudos for another outstanding offering from Amador County\u2019s most renowned Zinfandel vineyard.\u00a0 The dry farmed Dillian Ranch Vineyard was planted between 1920 and 1948 and it offers considerably less than one ton of fruit per acre of superb fruit.\u00a0 So, come taste a bit of yesteryear and the best of today!\u00a0 This month\u2019s second Top Pick belongs to Artesa\u2019s stunning 2009 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir. Artesa has fashioned superb Pinot Noirs for nearly a decade, but winemaker Mark Beringer has hit a homerun with the 2009 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir.\u00a0 The 2009 Estate Reserve is big, balanced, and beautiful and most importantly richly endowed with savory scents and flavors.\u00a0 How could I resist?\u00a0 <em>A votre sant\u00e9<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Gott is a California legend and Gott\u2019s Dillian Ranch Zinfandel is his most iconic offering.\u00a0 This month\u2019s feature and first Top Pick is Joel Gott\u2019s 2009 Dillian Ranch Zinfandel.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 It has everything great Zinfandel needs to possess: plenty of deep down berry fruit, bramble, spice, and a beautiful patina of oak.\u00a0 It\u2019s rich 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