{"id":1391,"date":"2012-12-18T21:43:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T21:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1391"},"modified":"2012-12-18T21:43:31","modified_gmt":"2012-12-18T21:43:31","slug":"dons-december-premier-series-top-picks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-december-premier-series-top-picks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s December Premier Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My first top pick this month has to be the 2004 Ch\u00e2teau Laronde Desormes. This exceptional effort came straight from the ch\u00e2teau\u2019s cellar.\u00a0 It highlights just how good a Petit Ch\u00e2teau Bordeaux can be from a serious producer such as Laronde Desormes.\u00a0 In addition, mature Bordeauxis hard to find and typically fabulously expensive.\u00a0 To offer an authentic ch\u00e2teau bottled Bordeauxat its prime to our Premier Series members warms my heart.\u00a0 Be sure to decant this exceptional offering and enjoy it with a fine meal. \u00a0Equally impressive is Massone\u2019s 2011 Vignetto Masera Gavi \u2013 a perennial favorite.\u00a0 Bright and fresh like the living waters of a high mountain stream Massone\u2019s Gavi earns special feature status this month, too.\u00a0 It always makes me wonder if the water from the mythical \u201cFountain of youth\u201d could taste any fresher or be any more vibrant than Massone\u2019s Masera Gavi.\u00a0 However, these Top Picks shouldn\u2019t take anything away from this month\u2019s other selections: Nino Franco\u2019s seductive Prosecco and Ch\u00e2teau de St. Lager\u2019s delicious Brouilly<em>.\u00a0 A votre sant\u00e9<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first top pick this month has to be the 2004 Ch\u00e2teau Laronde Desormes. This exceptional effort came straight from the ch\u00e2teau\u2019s cellar.\u00a0 It highlights just how good a Petit Ch\u00e2teau Bordeaux can be from a serious producer such as Laronde Desormes.\u00a0 In addition, mature Bordeauxis hard to find and typically fabulously expensive.\u00a0 To offer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Don\u2019s December Premier Series Top Picks | Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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