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 How many of you have seen "Sideways"? How many of you subsequently developed an intense craving for Pinot Noir? How many of you suddenly realized that your Pinot Noir collection is smaller than your neighbor's? We here at the Duke call that condition Pinot Envy. Don't despair!! There is a cure!! And no surgery is involved! Although there have not been exhaustive FDA studies, we are certain that some combination of the following Central Coast treatments will alleviate all symptoms of the dreaded condition of Pinot Envy. Treatment and Description Per Bottle Hitching Post 2003 Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara List $25.00 $22.50 Youthful forward fruit from Bien Nacido, Gold Coast and Julia's Vineyards, all from the Santa Maria Valley. Zippy berry fruit, a touch of flowers and a hint of spice. Worx Cellars 2002 Pinot Noir, Fiddlestix Vyd. $28.50 Typical Santa Rita Hills characteristics - a full-body personality with dark berries, cocoa and nutmeg with hints of vanilla. Well-balanced tannins and very smooth. Foxen 2002 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido List $41.00 (Available May 1) $35.00 Rated 91 points by Parker, this wine is exotic and elegant with flavors of strawberry tart, raspberry, and cherry cola, beautifully balanced by a creamy mid-palate and lingering finish. Au Bon Climat 2002 Pinot Noir, Le Bon Climat List $25.00 $19.99 A deep, ruby-colored wine with a full nose and great body. Truly a Burgundian-style wine, it has good acid and tannin structure to complement the beautiful, concentrated fruit flavors on the palate. Carlson 2001 Pinot Noir, Le Bon Climat List $35.00 $29.99 This is an intense, flavorful wine redolent of red fruit with a hint of cedar on the nose. The structure is solid with a long, lingering finish. Carlson 2001 Pinot Noir, Talley Vyd. "The Wedge" List $40.00 $35.00 A rich, flavorful Pinot Noir from one of the best-known vineyards on the Central Coast. Solid structure and firm tannins followed by a long, satisfying finish. Elegant! Rusack 2002 Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara List $18.00 $14.99 Cherry, raspberry, rose petal, nutmeg and vanilla flavors are all present in this wine. Medium-bodied, with a full finish and well-balanced tannins, this is undoubtedly the best value in Pinot Noir you'll find. Au Bon Climat 2002 Pinot Noir, Mt. Carmel Vyd. List $45.00 $39.99 The wine is concentrated, dense and intense. The nose is full of fruit and the color is dark ruby. It is complex on the palate and the flavors stay with you through the long, exciting finish. Au Bon Climat 2002 Pinot Noir, Isabelle $50.00 Aromas and flavors are rich and intense with sweet oak and vanilla overtones. Chocolate and blueberry notes play on the palate and the finish is long and elegant. The solid structure of this wine will provide drinking enjoyment for a decade or more. Au Bon Climat 2002 Pinot Noir, Knox Alexander List $45.00 $39.99 From one of the best blocks in the famed Bien Nacido Vineyard, it exhibits sweet cherry aromas and flavors on the nose and palate with very smooth texture and firm, but soft tannins. This one last offering won't make a lot of sense to those of you who haven't seen the movie, so you will just have to bear with us. If you need something to go with your fast-food hamburger and fries . . . Foxen 2001 Foothills Reserve List $41.00 $37.50 The wine that Parker called the Cheval Blanc of the Central Coast. Aromas and flavors of bright red currant, licorice, cherry, vanilla, chocolaty earth and exotic spice. The soft and plush Merlot meets the firm structure and tannin of the Cabernet Franc followed by a long, lingering aftertaste. Don't settle for taking two aspirins and calling some doctor. Call the Duke instead and have your prescription filled. We are not an HMO; we will actually talk to you personally. And there is no need for a road trip to Canada to pick yours up. The Duke can ship almost anywhere. P.S. Order 6 or more bottles and save an additional 5%! P.P.S. Having an Oscar party? These wines are perfect for sipping and watching Sideways win an award. 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/es050223.html Copyright © 1995 - 2008 Duke of Bourbon Produced by Fuji Publishing Group All rights reserved.