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Phone: (818) 341-1234 • Fax: (818) 341-9232 Outside California: (800) 4-FINE-WINE

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Reserve Your '99 Silver Oak, Alexander!
Cheers from the Duke of Bourbon!

We promised that we would notify all of you, not just those named Alexander, of our Silver Oak 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley program. So everyone may disregard the implied command in the subject line and read on.

Earlier this week, the staff of the Duke was privileged to enjoy a pre-release tasting of this soon-to-be released wine. We each picked up a glass, took in the aromas and sipped. There was complete silence in the store and a pleased expression on every face in sight as we savored an incredible wine. If there is a benchmark wine for the 1999 vintage, this has to be it.

The 1999 vintage started cool with only a moderate amount of bud set, resulting in low yields. The low yields give the wine great concentration and full flavors with a rich mouth feel. This is a big, intense wine aged in American oak with good tannic background and, in the Silver Oak tradition, approachable now. The nose is a complex mix of cassis, blueberries, cherries, nutmeg and chocolate leading to a full-bodied palate and a lengthy, fruit-laden finish.

Purchasing this wine will cause you a dilemma. Should I drink it now or should I cellar it? (Hint: There is no wrong answer to this one.) To help you have your cake and eat it, too, perhaps we should tell you that the price remains the same as it was for the equally powerful 1997 vintage and the elegant 1998 vintage. You can reserve yours at $59.50 per bottle. We'll make the price $55.00 per bottle with the purchase of 6 or more. Buy several bottles, some to enjoy in the near term and the rest over the next few years. The wine has an official release date of August 2, 2003, but you can reserve your share by calling today. This offer is good until August 31, 2003.


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



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