This month\u2019s Top Pick belongs to a relative newcomer.\u00a0 Despite my fondness for William Fevre\u2019s Champs Royaux Chablis, shipped this month with a cool green jacket, and my longstanding love for Castello di Monsanto\u2019s exceptional Chianti Classico, I have to go with Valle Secreto\u2019s 2011 Private Syrah, Cabernet, Carmen\u00e8re as this month\u2019s Top Pick.\u00a0 For starters, it\u2019s hard not to marvel at this wine\u2019s soaring full-blown aromatics and rich polished flavors.\u00a0 Reminiscent of classified Bordeaux, this highly allocated production of 2011 Valle Secreto Private offers up a staggering bouquet of blackberry, cassis, wood smoke and dark chocolate, all of which are framed by subtle hints of oak.\u00a0 Better still, deep, complex flavors reminiscent of the wine\u2019s voluminous bouquet emerge in the center of this wine, bolstered by ripe tannins that add energy and lift as well as a balance to this tasty offering.\u00a0 I love this wine\u2019s larger than life, in your face personality, so this month\u2019s Top Pick it is.\u00a0 \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n
Salud!
\nDon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This month\u2019s Top Pick belongs to a relative newcomer.\u00a0 Despite my fondness for William Fevre\u2019s Champs Royaux Chablis, shipped this month with a cool green jacket, and my longstanding love for Castello di Monsanto\u2019s exceptional Chianti Classico, I have to go with Valle Secreto\u2019s 2011 Private Syrah, Cabernet, Carmen\u00e8re as this month\u2019s Top Pick.\u00a0 For […]<\/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":[5,7,9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n