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E-mail Specials
July 8 - July 20

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Hello from the DUKE OF BOURBON! For this e-mail, we are offering one final opportunity to purchase the outstanding 2000 Vintage wines from Au Bon Climat on "Futures" at a savings of up to 20% off the release prices. In addition, for this offering, there will be NO LIMIT on the highly sought-after, limited "Isabelle" Pinot Noir! These wines will be available for delivery in August 2002.

To place your order, please call us at 818-341-1234 or, if you are outside California, at 1-800-4-FINE-WINE.

We look forward to hearing from you!


Central Coast 2000 Futures Offering
Save up to 20%!




e are pleased to continue our special Central Coast Futures program with our offering of the excellent 2000 vintage wines from five very special wineries -- Au Bon Climat, Qupé, Ici/La-Bas, Hitching Post and Makor. We recently made the 2-1/2-hour ride up the California Coast to the Au Bon Climat/Qupé Winery in Santa Maria to taste all of these terrific wines in barrel.

he wines from the 2000 Vintage at Au Bon Climat, Qupé, Ici/La-Bas, Hitching Post and Makor are truly wonderful. 2000 was an outstanding growing year, according to both Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat & Ici/La-Bas and Bob Lindquist of Qupé. It was warm during August and then cool during October, giving the grapes excellent ripening conditions! Each year we make our way to the Au Bon Climat/Qupé Winery to taste the wines. This year we spent about four hours tasting and writing extensive notes, with a short break to enjoy an excellent lunch prepared by Jim Clendenen. We found that the wines of the 2000 vintage are loaded with luscious fruit, great body, intensity and finish. Of course, each wine has its own unique characteristics, but this is the first time in many vintages that we have tasted so many wonderful wines from so many different areas of the Central Coast. With this offering, you will have the chance to save up to 20% on these wines by purchasing them on "Future." We think you'll be intrigued by the tasting notes and we've also included a few photos from our tasting session!

Central Coast 2000 "Futures" Ordering Instructions • Minimum 3-bottle order for each wine. 100% Deposit Required • August 2002 Releases

Au Bon Climat
Vintage	Wine	2002 Release	Release Price	Futures Price
2000	Hildegard	August	35.00	27.99
2000	Chardonnay, Mt. Carmel	August	40.00	31.99
2000	Chardonnay, XXth Anniversary	August	35.00	27.99
2000	Pinot Noir, Rosemary's Vineyard	August	50.00	45.00
2000	Pinot Noir, Isabelle	August	50.00	45.00
2000	Pinot Noir, Knox Alexander	August	45.00	39.99
2000	Pinot Noir, Mt. Carmel	August	50.00	45.00

Au Bon Climat 2000 Chardonnay, XXth Anniversary
FUTURES PRICE: $27.99 This outstanding replacement for the Nuits Blanches Chardonnay celebrates Au Bon Climat's 20 exciting and creative years of wine-producing with an exciting, complex wine. The grapes were grown on Jim Clendenen's Bien Nacido Estate vineyard and the wine was aged in over 50% new oak. A sensory evaluation reveals golden color, powerful aromas, incredible mouth feel with superb acid balance and flavors of ripe apricots, lemon zest, coconut milk and Burgundian-lees complexity. Dy-no-mite!

Au Bon Climat 2000 Chardonnay, Mt. Carmel
FUTURES PRICE: $31.99 Jim's most expensive Chardonnay is also his rarest, as only 250 cases were produced. Starting with 70 barrels, Jim selected just 10 of them from this bottling, making it a true reserve selection. The grapes grew in a very cool vineyard area and the wine was aged in 100% new oak. Add to that the Clendenen winemaking style and panache and the result is a full, rich fruity wine that is extremely well-balanced and finishes with great length and finesse. A beauty!

Au Bon Climat 2000 Hildegard
FUTURES PRICE: $27.99 Aromatic and powerful, the third vintage of this blend named after Charlemagne's wife and replicating his ninth-century wine from Corton-Charlemagne is comprised of 55% Pinot Gris, 40% Pinot Blanc and 5% Aligote. Its intriguing nose has the Pinot Blanc characteristics of marzipan, violets, flowers and perfume followed by mouth flavors of richness, creaminess and very good acidity... a terrific food wine.

Au Bon Climat 2000 Pinot Noir, Rosemary's
FUTURES PRICE: $45.00 Wow! This big, showy, powerful wine is already a hit with us. It exhibits rich color, wonderful berry, jammy character in the nose and rich, intense raspberry flavors complemented by creamy, round, balanced oak and tannins. Limited.

Au Bon Climat 2000 Pinot Noir, Isabelle
FUTURES PRICE: $45.00 Big, rich, elegant and luscious... this seventh vintage named for Jim & Morgan Clendenen's daughter lives up to its reputation. Produced from their best barrels of Pinot Noir from their best vineyards (Bien Nacido, Talley, Sanford & Benedict), it has everything you'd want in a California Pinot Noir... fruit, flavor, complexity, length and beauty. Limited.

Au Bon Climat 2000 Pinot Noir, Knox Alexander
FUTURES PRICE: $39.99 This namesake of the Clendenens' son is rich and robust with great fruit, smooth mouth-feel and a strong finish. Jim made a wonderful 50/50 blend from the best of his plantings from the Bien Nacido Vineyard (domestic Pinot Noir clones) and his own Le Bon Climat Vineyard (French Pinot Noir clones). It's the best "Knox" yet!

Au Bon Climat 2000 Pinot Noir, Mt. Carmel
FUTURES PRICE: $45.00 From the coolest growing region, yields for this unique wine were even lower than traditional Burgundy yields... less than half a ton per acre. Elegant and rich with intense concentration of fruit, it is smooth and drinkable now, yet has the potential to age the longest of ABC's 2000 Pinot Noirs (ten years plus). Another wow!

Jim Clendenen talking about his wines. Bob Lindquist (Qupé), Jim Clendenen (Au Bon Climat), David and Mike (from the "Duke")!

Qupé
Vintage	Wine	2002 Release	Release Price	Futures Price
2000	Syrah, Bien Nacido Hillside Estate	August	40.00	31.99

Qupé 2000 Syrah, Bien Nacido Hillside Estate
FUTURES PRICE: $31.99 Bob's best Bien Nacido Hillside Estate since 1996, this wine has rich, toasty, mocha aromas and rich, powerful, spicy/sweet fruit flavors with lots of extract and great length. A superior, elegant gem!

Qupé Syrah, Special Vineyard-Designated Packs • 6-Pack - $114.00 2-Bien Nacido, 2-Colson Canyon, 2-Whitehawk • 12-Pack - $265.00 3-Bien Nacido, 3-Colson, 3-Whitehawk, 3-Bien Nacido Hillside Estate

Jim Clendenen (ABC) preparing lunch for the crew and the "Dukester's"!

Bob Lindquist (Qupé) enjoys the aromas of his Bien Nacido Reserve Chardonnay!

Ici/La-Bas & Makor
Vintage	Wine	2002 Release	Release Price	Futures Price
2000	Ici/La-Bas Pinot Noir, Oregon	August	25.00	19.99
2000	Ici/La-Bas Pinot Noir, Mendocino	August	25.00	19.99
2000	Ici/La-Bas Chardonnay, Dennison Vineyard	August	25.00	19.99
2001	Makor Zinfandel, Rancho Arroyo Grande	August	16.00	12.80

Ici/La-Bas 2000 Pinot Noir, Oregon
FUTURES PRICE: $19.99 Reminiscent of past vintages of Clendenen's Oregon Pinot Noirs, this is a rich mouthful of wine with flavors of sandalwood and allspice. Its smokiness and huge oak presence are attributable to its being aged in 100% new François Frères barrels. It is well-balanced and a great value.

Ici/La-Bas 2000 Pinot Noir, Mendocino
FUTURES PRICE: $19.99 Our tasters found this to be an easy-drinking and appealing wine with nice color, spicy aromas, sweet ripe fruit flavors and a most satisfying finish. Definitely superior to the 1999 vintage.

Ici/La-Bas 2000 "Philippine" Chardonnay, Dennison Vineyard
FUTURES PRICE: $19.99 This represents the entire harvest (10 barrels) from 13 acres of mature, organically-farmed Mendocino fruit grown near Booneville. The most Burgundian of the Ici/La-Bas Chardonnays, it presents flavors of peaches and Golden Delicious apples with touches of slate and mineral, firm structure, great length and excellent breed. Rare and rewarding.

Makor 2001 Zinfandel, Rancho Arroyo Grande
FUTURES PRICE: $12.80 This wine comes from an ideal site for growing Zinfandel, where the days are nice and warm and the nights are crisp and cool. Jim Adelman has produced a powerful wine with classic Zinfandel flavors of black cherry. It is aging in 50% new oak barrels and will be outstanding.

David, Frank Ostini (Hitching Post) and Ron

Bob Lindquist (Qupé), David & Mike

Hitching Post
Vintage	Wine	2002 Release	Release Price	Futures Price
2000	Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley	August	25.00	19.99
2000	Pinot Noir, Highliner	August	40.00	31.99
2000	Generation Red	August	18.00	14.40

Hitching Post 2000 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley
FUTURES PRICE: $19.99 Frank Ostini and Gray Hartley have produced a flavorful, juicy, top-quality Central Coast Pinot Noir from fruit grown on the Bien Nacido Vineyard (two-thirds) and Julia's Vineyard (one-third) and aged in 30% new oak. It displays good fruit and tannin character, is delicious to drink and has a superb finish.

Hitching Post 2000 Pinot Noir, Highliner
FUTURES PRICE: $31.99 This outstanding best-of-the-best wine was produced from three special vineyard sources - Bien Nacido, Sanford & Benedict and Riverbench. It saw 100% new oak, is loaded with fruity, spicy flavors and shows great depth and excellent balance. Restrained and elegant.

Hitching Post 2000 Generation Red
FUTURES PRICE: $14.40 One of our most popular all-around wines, this year's blend is 40% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Syrah. It shows good color, but is still a bit tight in the nose and mouth. Another seven months of aging should bring this youthful wine into its own and make it just as easy-drinking and enjoyable as past vintages.


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