{"id":3265,"date":"2015-03-23T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2015-03-03T14:47:21","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T22:47:21","slug":"dons-march-premier-series-top-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-march-premier-series-top-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s March Premier Series Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Artesana-Tannat-2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3266\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Artesana-Tannat-2013.jpg\" alt=\"Artesana-Tannat-2013\" width=\"150\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Artesana-Tannat-2013.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Artesana-Tannat-2013-141x300.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s always hard to choose just one Top Pick, especially when wines like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/emile-beyer-tradition-pinot-blanc-d-alsace-2013.htm?catid=985\" target=\"_blank\">Emile Beyer<\/a>\u2019s beautiful 2013 Pinot Blanc and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/vigneau-chevreau-vouvray-sec-2012.htm?catid=985\" target=\"_blank\">Vigneau-Chevreau<\/a>\u2019s wonderful 2012 Vouvray are part of the monthly line-up. However, with winter still hanging around, my Top Pick has to be one of this month\u2019s reds. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/el-pajaro-rojo-bierzo-mencia-2013.htm?catid=985\" target=\"_blank\">El Pajaro Rojo\u2019<\/a>s youthful 2013 Bierzo Mencia is a classy, splendid red that makes me believe that the little known Mencia varietal truly deserves a lot more recognition. El Pajaro\u2019s Mencia also makes for a wonderful dinner companion. On the other hand, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/artesana-canelones-tannat-2013.htm?catid=985\" target=\"_blank\">Artesana<\/a>\u2019s 2013 Tannat provides a hearty mouthful of wine that is sure to fortify the blood and give courage to even the faintest of souls. And like Mencia, Tannat in the hands of an accomplished property like Artesana deserves to be better known. Maybe it\u2019s the weather, but my Top Pick this month goes to Artesana\u2019s beautiful, bold 2013 Tannat.<\/p>\n<p>Don<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s always hard to choose just one Top Pick, especially when wines like Emile Beyer\u2019s beautiful 2013 Pinot Blanc and Vigneau-Chevreau\u2019s wonderful 2012 Vouvray are part of the monthly line-up. However, with winter still hanging around, my Top Pick has to be one of this month\u2019s reds. 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