{"id":1548,"date":"2013-03-06T19:32:24","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T19:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2013-04-25T17:22:28","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T17:22:28","slug":"dons-march-collectors-series-top-picks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-march-collectors-series-top-picks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s March Collector\u2019s Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Valenciso-Reserva-Rioja-2006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1690\" alt=\"Valenciso Reserva Rioja 2006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Valenciso-Reserva-Rioja-2006-300x267.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Valenciso-Reserva-Rioja-2006-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Valenciso-Reserva-Rioja-2006-1024x913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Valenciso-Reserva-Rioja-2006.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This month\u2019s two Top Picks have earned a place at my table, and from the recent reviews of these wines quite a few folks will wish they had discovered these beauties when we did, before their reviews came out in the international press.\u00a0 For starters, the 2006 Valenciso Reseva Rioja earns this month\u2019s first Top Pick.\u00a0 A worthy successor to Valenciso\u2019s outstanding 2005 Reserva Rioja, one would be hard pressed to find better Rioja than Luis Valentin\u2019s suave, complex, age worthy 2006 Reserva.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost a shame to drink this newly released Reserva now, as it has such a great life ahead of it, but better now than never.\u00a0 For members who are patient enough to give this collectable wine a bit more time in bottle, the word sublime will be more than fitting.\u00a0 My second Top Pick goes to Silvio Grasso\u2019s elegant, regal 2008 Barolo.\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 One gets a lot of bang for the buck from this wine.\u00a0 Grasso\u2019s style of Barolo weds power to finesse, and in doing so Federico Grasso captures in this wine the ultimate expression of La Morra, traditionally the most elegant of Barolo wines.\u00a0 I truly enjoyed this beautiful Barolo just recently, even at such a tender age.\u00a0 But I also want some of Silvio Grasso\u2019s 2006 Barolo in my cellar so I can enjoy this noble wine as it evolves over the next 5-10 years.\u00a0 My Top Picks are not meant to detract from the magnificent 2009 Gini La Frosca.\u00a0 It is a captivating white wine, and at its peak of perfection. 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