{"id":2603,"date":"2014-05-28T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=2603"},"modified":"2014-05-08T16:39:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T23:39:24","slug":"dons-may-collector-series-top-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-may-collector-series-top-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s May Collector Series Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like Malbec, but I don\u2019t love it \u2013 at least not most of the time.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 I don\u2019t have anything against the grape, only the way so many Malbecs are handled today.\u00a0 With the recent popularity of the grape, far too many Malbecs come to us in one of two forms: either as pleasant but otherwise innocuous quaffs or tannic monsters ready to rip our throats out and drag us into the next room.\u00a0 Do I really want to wait and see what happens next?\u00a0 Happily, the 2010\u00a0Casarena Jamilla\u2019s Vineyard Perdriel Malbec falls into neither category and restores my faith in the noble Malbec varietal.\u00a0 Casarena\u2019s single vineyard Malbec is truly the real deal, and for this reason it earns this month\u2019s Collector Series Top pick.\u00a0 It offers deep, rich polished flavors that gain complexity with each passing sip.\u00a0 Casarena\u2019s 2010 Jamilla\u2019s Vineyard Malbec deserves the lofty 94 point score Decanter Magazine<\/em> awarded it and that magazine\u2019s choice as \u201cBest Argentinean Malbec of the Year.\u201d\u00a0 If all Malbecs were created equal, or least as good as the Jamilla\u2019s Vineyard, who would ask for anything else?\u00a0 Not me!<\/p>\n

Enjoy!
\nDon<\/p>\n

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I like Malbec, but I don\u2019t love it \u2013 at least not most of the time.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 I don\u2019t have anything against the grape, only the way so many Malbecs are handled today.\u00a0 With the recent popularity of the grape, far too many Malbecs come to us in one of two forms: either as pleasant […]<\/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":[5,9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nDon\u2019s May Collector Series Top Pick | Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Casarena\u2019s 2010 Jamilla\u2019s Vineyard Malbec has 94 point score Decanter Magazine awarded it & that 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