90
points
Kiamie 2006 Kiame Kuvée Red (Paso Robles)
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$38
A really good red wine that shows how well Paso Robles does with these oddball blends. In this case, it’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Zinfandel. Each variety contributes something and the result is fulfilling. With a fine structure, it shows ripe flavors of cherries, raspberries, cocoa, spices and oak, and is ready to drink now.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
88
points
Kiamie 2007 Kiame Kuvée Red (Paso Robles)
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$38
Fully resolved for drinking now, this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Verdot and Zinfandel is soft and delicious. It shows plenty of berries, cherries, currants, chocolate, anise, pepper and dusty Indian spices, and finishes a little sweet in alcohol.
— S.H.
(11/1/2011)
88
points
Kiamie 2005 Kiamie Kuvée Red (Paso Robles)
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$44
An unusual blend of Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec and Zinfandel, this wine shows the multi-variety approach increasingly taken by Paso vintners, for the sake of complexity. It’s soft and very ripe, with jammy blackberry, cherry and raspberry flavors, finished with milk chocolate, licorice, violets and peppery vanilla.
— S.H.
(12/1/2008)