{"id":1291,"date":"2012-10-25T21:29:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T21:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1291"},"modified":"2012-10-25T21:29:46","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T21:29:46","slug":"dons-october-premier-series-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-october-premier-series-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s October Premier Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ch\u00e2teau Eulalie is the pride and joy of Laurent and Isabelle Coustal who resurrected and completely restored the ancient Minervois vineyards surrounding Ch\u00e2teau Eulalie.\u00a0 In 2010 Isabelle fashioned an incredibly balanced, complex Plaisir d\u2019Eulalie Minervois from old vine Grenache, Syrah, and Carignan that is a joy to drink now but will also continue to improve in bottle.\u00a0 This is a richer, more structured wine than most C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne offerings, but more importantly it demonstrates how good Minervois wines can be and not cause the debt collector to come calling.\u00a0 Consequently, the 2010 Plaisir d\u2019Eulalie earned my first Top Pick.\u00a0 Our second Top Pick is a tougher choice.\u00a0 We really liked Schellman Ossi\u2019s fresh, easy to drink Gruner Veltliner and Joel Gott\u2019s excellent Oregon Pinot Gris, but my second Top Pick belongs to Joel Gott\u2019s 2010 Alakai \u2013 a hedonistic California Rh\u00f4ne Ranger that again puts most red C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne wines to shame.\u00a0 An artful blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourv\u00e8dre, and Petit Sirah, Alakai\u2019s pure luscious fruit flavors are perfectly layered into a beautifully balanced frame.\u00a0 Enjoy this top notch offering early and often.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>A<em> votre sant\u00e9<\/em>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ch\u00e2teau Eulalie is the pride and joy of Laurent and Isabelle Coustal who resurrected and completely restored the ancient Minervois vineyards 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