{"id":1617,"date":"2013-04-30T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T22:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2013-04-30T22:00:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-30T22:00:42","slug":"dons-april-collectors-series-top-picks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-april-collectors-series-top-picks-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s April Collector\u2019s Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have several inspired offerings in store for you this month, but I have to admit the French really did their homework this time around.\u00a0 Consequently, my two Top Picks this month go to Ch\u00e2teau Laplagnotte Bellevue\u2019s stunning 2010 St. Emilion Grand Cru and Verget\u2019s outstanding 2011 Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9.\u00a0 For starters, Ch\u00e2teau Laplagnotte Bellevue is a splendid property whose star continues to rise.\u00a0 Secondly, the 2010 vintage turned in a command performance in Bordeaux, and the folks at Ch\u00e2teau Laplagnotte Bellevue took full advantage of the splendid weather conditions throughout the vintage and fashioned their finest wine to date.\u00a0 Furthermore, Ch\u00e2teau Laplagnotte Bellevue\u2019s full throttle St. Emilion Grand Cru drinks great now but will pay even greater dividends if allowed to rest for at least several more years in bottle.\u00a0 It will then provide outstanding drinking for up to a decade or more.\u00a0 And then, there\u2019s Verget\u2019s gorgeous 2011 Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9.\u00a0 It\u2019s the real deal.\u00a0 Most other Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9 producers can only dream of fashioning a wine as pure and flavorful as this.\u00a0 So, what can you expect from this wine?\u00a0 Let\u2019s say elegance, flavor and supreme drink ability: Verget\u2019s Pouilly-Fuiss\u00e9 is the kind of wine I want to drink all night long.\u00a0 Taste and see for yourself.\u00a0 <i>A votre sant\u00e9<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We 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