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Kiamie Wine Cellars 2005 Paso Robles Kiamie KuvéeOnly 250 Cases Produced This featured wine is no longer available for purchase on Indie Winemakers. Join our Mailing List (see at left) to be notified when a new featured wine is offered. |
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Winner of "Bronze Medal" from the coveted San Francisco Chronicle's Wine Competition in its' inagural release, the 2005 Kiamie Kuvée brings charm, texture, fruit and meal friendly acid. HotCosts has a small allocation of their final inventory available for sale this week only.
About Kiamie Wine Cellars
Led by former Isocoles cult winemaker Steve Glossner, Kiamie’s focus is to source grapes from small-lot vineyards in Paso Robles.
Steve's winemaking experience in Paso Robles includes five years at Justin (his 1994 Isosceles was awarded the prestigious international Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Trophy for the best blended red wine), followed by winemaking at Adelaida Cellars. He brings the experience of producing both Rhône and Bordeaux varietals for these wineries to this new brand.
Kiamie's vision: to create truly distinctive blends not limited to a predefined wine style, but instead made from the best fruit Paso Robles has to offer.
About The Featured Wine
Kiamie Kuvée is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 12% Syrah, 8% Malbec, 5% Zinfandel. The vineyard sources used in this blend are all from Westside Paso Robles, a region well-known for its calcareous soils which are more closely akin to the premium winegrowing areas of Europe than those commonly found in California. Produced entirely from small-lot fermentations, the wine received a full month of maceration prior to pressing, followed by eighteen to twenty months of barrel aging comprising 40% new oak from premier French and Hungarian cooperage houses.
Summary of Tasting Event
This wine was tasted on April 8, 2008 by a panel of 8 tasters in a blind tasting format and paired with Boeuf Bourguignon.
Rich and juicy blackberry, plum and black cherry flavors with an integrated band of Oak. It has medium-soft tannins and a good long finish that never loses it tannin-acid balance. Fantastic now, it should continue to develop for at least 5 years.
The winery suggested we pair Boeuf Bourguignon with this red blend. The wine was smooth and well rounded enough to balance the Boeuf Bourguignon. This food pairing works especially well in an informal party setting.
| Wine Profile Style | ||
| Light Bodied | Medium Bodied | Full Bodied |
| Drink Now (0-3 yrs) | Will Age (3-5 yrs) | Will Age (8-10 yrs) |
| Slightly Fruity | Fruity | Very Fruity |
| No Tannins | Softer Tannins | Heavier Tannins |
| Low Acidity | Medium Acidity | High Acidity |
| No Residual Sugar Dry | Off Dry | Sweet |
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Indie Winemakers' Tasting Notes
Our mission is to provide unbiased opinions of the wine being offered. These notes come from up to 10 guests who tasted this wine in a blind tasting format (wine is concealed so their identity is unknown). Why this format? Tasting blind completely throws out any hype associated with a certain winery, style, price point, etc; it forces the taster to accept what is in the glass without any predetermined notions. Our guests utilize Robert Parker's Glossary of Wine Terms for their comments for consistency purposes. In addition, we utilize the wine aroma wheel to enhance one’s ability to describe the complexity of wine flavor. Notes are posted on this wine during the tasting to ensure they accurately reflect the impressions.
- BH: Definitely a food friendly wine. Focused fruit flavor and medium finish.
- RLA: I got lots of berries aroma from the wine. Loved the long finish and the silky texture in the mouth.
- JH: Very smooth, coats your mouth. Nose of dark berries followed through to the finish. Nice bit of oak/vanilla on the finish.
- FF: Wonderful intensity of fruit and oak. Medium body with a lingering finish.
- MA: Smoooth! Can’t express enough how this wine rolled-around the tongue. Nice wild berry flavor and a good long finish that never loses it tannin-acid balance
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Technical Data - Kiamie Wine Cellars 2006 Paso Robles Kiamie White Kuvée
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| Blend | 65 percent Roussanne and 35 percent Viognier |
| Appelation | Paso Robles Westside AVA Derby Vineyard |
| Harvest Dates | Through-out October, 2005 |
| Sugar at Harvest | 24.X degrees Brix |
| Fermentation | About 7 days with 2 punchdowns/day |
| Alcohol | 14.75% by volume |
| Acidity | PH = 3.65, TA = 0.67 |
Vintage Description
The vineyard used in this blend is from Westside Paso Robles, a region well-known for its calcareous soils which are more closely akin to the premium winegrowing areas of Europe than those commonly found in California. Produced entirely from small-lot fermentations.
Winemaker Steve Glossner's Tasting Notes
This wine exhibits a beautiful, golden hue. On the nose are expressions of white peach, beeswax and sweet vanilla bean. The palate is full and viscous giving the impression of sweetness, while remaining bone dry.