{"id":10225,"date":"2012-09-18T23:07:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T23:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/?p=10225"},"modified":"2022-08-16T13:57:14","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:57:14","slug":"domaine-de-vaugondy-vouvray-simonsig-chenin-blanc-catena-zapata-malbec-top-lcbo-wines-vintages-release-september-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/domaine-de-vaugondy-vouvray-simonsig-chenin-blanc-catena-zapata-malbec-top-lcbo-wines-vintages-release-september-29\/","title":{"rendered":"Domaine De Vaugondy Vouvray, Simonsig Chenin Blanc, Catena Zapata Malbec: Top LCBO Wines Vintages Release September 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here are my top picks from the September 29 Vintages Release. You can also get all 40 of my Best Value Wines<\/strong><\/a> and Top Rated Wines<\/strong><\/a> for red, white, rose, sparkling and dessert wines that encompass many price points, styles and regions.<\/p>\n

You can add my wine picks to your shopping list<\/strong><\/a> by clicking on the little shopping cart icon. You can also create a custom list<\/strong><\/a> just for this release that will be saved in your account. Print a text-only<\/strong><\/a> version of the reviews.<\/p>\n

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2010 Domaine De Vaugondy Dry Vouvray<\/strong><\/a>, Loire, France<\/p>\n

Juicy wonderful! Lemon essence with happiness shot through. Love it! Drink: 2012-2015.\u00a0 189142\u00a0 12.3%\u00a0 D\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $14.95\u00a0 Score: 88\/100. Best Value White Wine<\/p>\n

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2009 Simonsig Chenin Avec Ch\u00eane Chenin Blanc<\/strong><\/a>, Stellenbosch, South Africa<\/p>\n

You MUST try this! Rock your world with apple blossom, peach forgetfulness and pleasure beyond limits. Full-bodied. Dive into it. Drink: 2012-2016.\u00a0 282772\u00a0 14%\u00a0 D\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $28.95\u00a0 Score: 95\/100. Top Rated White Wine<\/p>\n

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2010 Les Vignes Bila-Haut M. Chapoutier<\/strong><\/a>, Midi, France<\/p>\n

A spectacular wine, let alone for this price. Get yourself a case or two if you love juicy, full-bodied reds with racy, spicy dark red fruit, cedar notes and long-lasting pleasure. Drink: 2012-2017.\u00a0 168716\u00a0 14%\u00a0 XD\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $14.95\u00a0 Score: 91\/100. Best Value Red Wine<\/p>\n

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2008 Catena Zapata Malbec<\/strong><\/a>, Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina<\/p>\n

Cigar box borne on a river of black plum pleasure. Full-bodied with lapping layers of liquid velvet. This is the one to pour if you want to celebrate anything, including just opening this bottle. Drink: 2012-2018.\u00a0 132357\u00a0 14.7%\u00a0 D\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $89.95\u00a0 Score: 95\/100. Top Rated Red Wine<\/p>\n

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  Here are my top picks from the September 29 Vintages Release. You can also get all 40 of my Best Value Wines and Top Rated Wines for red, white, rose, sparkling and dessert wines that encompass many price points, styles and regions. You can add my wine picks to your shopping list by clicking on the little shopping cart icon. You can also create a custom list just for this release that will be saved in your account. Print a text-only version of the reviews.     2010 Domaine De Vaugondy Dry Vouvray, Loire, France Juicy wonderful! Lemon essence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wine-picks"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10225"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57547,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10225\/revisions\/57547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}