Collector Series Top Picks are always the most challenging.\u00a0 How do I exclude a wine our tasting panels have deemed highly desirable and chosen as a monthly feature and then say \u201csorry, guy, you\u2019re good but your two buddies are better . . . you\u2019re out of here.\u201d\u00a0 Harsh, don\u2019t you think, and not exactly in the spirit of the season?\u00a0 Consequently, I\u2019m going to make a case for all three of this month\u2019s selections.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For starters, it\u2019s hard to imagine a Ch\u00e2teauneuf-du-Pape better than Domaine du Grand Tinel\u2019s Cuv\u00e9e Alexis Establet.\u00a0 It\u2019s from a great producer in an awesome vintage, and it has garnered top ratings from the most discerning critics.\u00a0 Moreover, it gets my nod.\u00a0 The only caveat is this: the 2010 Cuv\u00e9e Alexis Establet is an infant.\u00a0 To drink it now wouldn\u2019t be a catastrophe, but putting it down for a few years will handsomely reward your patience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fournier\u2019s Cuv\u00e9e Silex Sancerre is another exciting wine from one of France\u2019s most esteemed producers.\u00a0 This limited bottling of Sancerre rarely makes it to the US and is a true collectable among Sancerre aficionados.\u00a0 It, too, is a baby, but what a beauty she is.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last but not least, Albert Pasanau\u2019s Ceps Nous Priorat may very well be the finest quality and value one can find today from Spain\u2019s fabled Priorat.\u00a0\u00a0The 2010 Ceps Nous is simply delicious now and promises even more in the years to come.\u00a0 A votre sant\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Collector Series Top Picks are always the most challenging.\u00a0 How do I exclude a wine our tasting panels have deemed highly desirable and chosen as a monthly feature and then say \u201csorry, guy, you\u2019re good but your two buddies are better . . . you\u2019re out of here.\u201d\u00a0 Harsh, don\u2019t you think, and not exactly […]<\/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":"\n