20908 Roscoe Blvd • Canoga Park CA 91304 Hours: Mon - Sat • 9AM - 6PM Phone: (818) 341-1234 • Fax: (818) 341-9232 Outside California: (800) 4-FINE-WINE Cheers! from the Duke of Bourbon The Duke's worldwide quest for great wine was in full swing earlier this year as he tasted his way through much of Spain's wine country. Spain is producing lots of great wine, but the Finca Sandoval 2002 Syrah was simply stunning! The Duke was fortunate enough to sample this sensational wine with the man who is responsible for making it, Victor de la Serna. Victor not only makes great wine, he is also Senior Editor of Madrid's newspaper, El Mundo. The Duke became as excited as Victor is when he took that first sip. It turned out to be one of his favorite wines tasted on that trip. The vines that produced this wine were imported from the famed Chateau de Beaucastel in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. The Duke's staff had the chance to taste this outstanding Spanish Syrah last week and were soundly impressed with it as well. The wine more than lived up to the advance notices. Robert Parker is of the same opinion. He gave it 92 points on his 100-point scale and wrote the following: "This deep, impressively saturated ruby/purple-colored 2002 smells like a top classified Bordeaux 2000. While still young, it offers impressive notes of white chocolate, creme de cassis, blackberries, and hints of vanilla and lead pencil shavings. In the mouth, one gets the feel of naturalness in this fleshy, full-bodied red that is both powerful and elegant. Beautiful integration of sweet tannin, acidity, and wood give it accessibility, but it will be even better in 2-3 years. It should evolve for 12+ years. Hopefully, this is a harbinger of what is possible from the appellation of Manchuela. This is the second vintage of this 93% Syrah and 7% Mourvedre blend made by the well-known Spanish journalist and bon vivant, Victor de la Serna. Given the fact that la Serna is a highly respected wine taster and writer, one would expect impeccable attention to detail. The 2001 debut vintage was a revelation for a wine from such young vines, and the 2002 builds impressively on that release. There are 500 cases for the USA market." (To clarify, that is 500 6-pack cases for the US market.) The Duke has a good supply of the very rare Finca Sandoval 2002 Syrah. The list price is $50.00, but we have it for $39.99 per bottle - a savings of 20%. Buy a 6-pack and save even more - just $237.00. Call today and order your share. Think of fine wine! Think of the Duke! Home Vine-Line Join Our Mailing List Private Cellars Email Specials Currently Available Wine Futures Duke's Gift Catalog Recent Arrivals Big Bottle Bonanza Email the Duke Wine Association Events Duke's Wine Library Vine-Line Back Issues Map to the Duke Terminal 55 Wine Storage Lockers We are Happy to Deliver or Ship! Just Call (818) 341-1234 or outside California (800) 4-FINE-WINE Store Hours: Monday-Saturday 9AM - 6PM Pacific Time Web Page Production by Fuji Publishing Group. This URL is http://dukeofbourbon.com/es040709.html Copyright © 1995 - 2008 Duke of Bourbon Produced by Fuji Publishing Group All rights reserved.