{"id":2164,"date":"2013-10-24T21:59:03","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T21:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2013-10-24T21:59:03","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T21:59:03","slug":"dons-october-collectors-series-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-october-collectors-series-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s October Collector\u2019s Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Collector Series Top Pick this month belongs to one of Rioja\u2019s iconic wines, the 2004 La Rioja Alta Vi\u00f1a Ardanza Rioja Reserva.\u00a0 Nobody in Rioja, Spain\u2019s most celebrated viticultural area, consistently makes a more complex, traditional style of Rioja Reserva than La Rioja Alta. The 2004 Vi\u00f1a Ardanza is positively brilliant, so we were not surprised that Wine Spectator<\/i> awarded this herculean effort 94 points and just published a preview of the magazine\u2019s buying guide (for the September 30, 2013 issue) in which the 2004 Vi\u00f1a Ardanza Reserva is deemed Highly Recommended<\/b>.\u00a0 Better still, Wine Spectator<\/i> was quick to point out that \u201cVi\u00f1a Ardanza also offers the best value for money out of this exclusive list.\u201d\u00a0 If you want to taste a top notch Rioja Reserva or catch a glimpse of the languid beauty of Rioja, come and taste a glass of the 2004 Vi\u00f1a Ardanza.\u00a0 In each sip, you may actually experience the radiance of the Spanish sun, feel the wind sweeping clean high country vineyards under a pulsating blue sky, and glimpse the arid beauty of distant mountains.\u00a0 It\u2019s all here in one great glass of Rioja!\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Salut\u00e9<\/i>
\nDon<\/p>\n

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