{"id":2238,"date":"2013-11-14T23:42:16","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T23:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2013-11-14T23:42:16","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T23:42:16","slug":"dons-november-premier-series-top-picks-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-november-premier-series-top-picks-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s November Premier Series Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Valle<\/a>This month\u2019s Premier Series Top Pick highlights the appealing attributes of the Syrah varietal and provides further evidence of the wonderful work Chile continues to do with all kinds of French varietals.\u00a0 Is there anywhere else on earth where so many fine wines are being produced at such affordable prices?\u00a0 After numerous visits to the world\u2019s longest, thinnest country, I find it\u2019s hard to beat Chile for quality, value and variety.\u00a0 And these qualities can all be found in the 2010 Valle Secreto First Edition.<\/p>\n

Valle Secreto\u2019s First Edition Syrah garners Top Pick this month because it captures the very essence of Syrah with its striking color, beautiful black fruit aromas that leap from the glass, and seductive deep down flavors that change and unfold and please now, but promise even more.\u00a0 Intense, but not overbearing, Valle Secreto\u2019s First Edition\u00a0 Syrah can best be summed up in a quote from one of our panel members,\u00a0 \u201cThis wine kicks me in all the right places, do you think I could have some more?\u201d\u00a0 Warm, supple, and full of flavor this wine truly rocks.<\/p>\n

Salut\u00e9!<\/i>
\nDon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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