{"id":1250,"date":"2012-10-23T22:53:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T22:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2012-11-08T17:31:02","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T17:31:02","slug":"dons-november-premier-series-top-picks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-november-premier-series-top-picks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s November Premier Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wineglasses.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1253 alignleft\" title=\"wineglasses\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wineglasses-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wineglasses-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wineglasses.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Decisions, decisions . . . which wines will get this month\u2019s top spots?\u00a0 Well, for starters, the number one Top Pick goes to Poggio ai Mandorli\u2019s elegant, sophisticated, downright tasty 2007 Chianti Classico Riserva.\u00a0 The handiwork of a fine estate and a great vintage (growing conditions were nearly ideal in Tuscanyin 2007), we haven\u2019t come across an estate bottled Chianti Classico Riserva that offers more quality and value than the 2007 Poggio ai Mandorli Riserva.\u00a0\u00a0 Enjoy this tasty affordable gem now and for at least several more years.\u00a0 Our second Top Pick gives me palpitations.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Each of the other three offerings is truly special.\u00a0 Loca\u2019s 2010 Cari\u00f1ena Tempranillo is simply downright tasty, and a fabulous value.\u00a0 Emile Beyer\u2019s 2010 Pinot Blanc demonstrates genuine crowd pleasing appeal, and the 2011 Ch\u00e2teau Trignon Roussanne provides ample evidence of just how fine the white wine from the rare Roussanne vine can be.\u00a0 Considering the difficulty involved in cultivating Roussanne and the grape\u2019s rarity, I must award my second Top Pick to Ch\u00e2teau Trignon\u2019s 2011 Roussanne, but as you like it.\u00a0 A<em> votre sant\u00e9<\/em>! <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decisions, decisions . . . which wines will get this month\u2019s top spots?\u00a0 Well, for starters, the number one Top Pick goes to Poggio ai Mandorli\u2019s elegant, sophisticated, downright tasty 2007 Chianti Classico Riserva.\u00a0 The handiwork of a fine estate and a great vintage (growing conditions were nearly ideal in Tuscanyin 2007), we haven\u2019t come 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