{"id":1132,"date":"2012-08-20T17:41:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T17:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2012-08-20T17:41:42","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T17:41:42","slug":"collector-series-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/collector-series-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Collector Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artesa continues to fashions outstanding estate bottled Chardonnays, and the property\u2019s 2010 Estate Reserve may be this formidable property\u2019s best Chardonnay to date.\u00a0 Consequently, our First Top Pick goes to the 2010 Artesa Estate Reserve Chardonnay.\u00a0 Drink it now and enjoy it, or lay it down to garner additional complexity.\u00a0 This Chardonnay will offer great drinking for five years or more.\u00a0 This month\u2019s second Top Pick is where the guilt sets in.\u00a0 For present consumption, Peltier Station\u2019s rare and superbly rendered 2006 Teraldego from a tiny 2 acre vineyard on the estate, is simply not to be missed.\u00a0 Suave, sophisticated, and drinking beautifully right now, it\u2019s earned a spot at the top.\u00a0 It\u2019s a Top Pick for sure.\u00a0 However, Tremonte\u2019s 2010 Monte Rekewa Oro de Los Coipos deserves to be mentioned as well.\u00a0 Granted, this full-throttle blend of Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon begs for more time in the bottle to reveal all that it has to offer, but if what we tasted is any indication of what one can expect from this youthful giant, we\u2019re in for one heck of a treat.\u00a0 So it also\u00a0deserves a spot at the top for the awesome potential it portends.\u00a0 <em>A votre sant\u00e9<\/em>! <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artesa continues to fashions outstanding estate bottled Chardonnays, and the property\u2019s 2010 Estate Reserve may be this formidable property\u2019s best Chardonnay to date.\u00a0 Consequently, our 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