Kiamie Wine Cellars - Paso Robles - Gold Medal Wine Club

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Gold Plus Selection - 90 Points, Wine Enthusiast and Tasting Panel magazines

There is no doubt that the robust grapes of Westside Paso Robles' mountainside vineyards result in notable wines, especially when they are used to craft the exceptional blends for Kiamie Wine Cellars (pronounced key ah' mee). Kiamie's expressive wines are a collaborative effort between national sales manager Greg Johnson, general manager Aram Deirmenjian, and winemaker Steve Glossner, each with a unique background in the wine business and an incredible passion for blending distinctive Paso Robles wines of uncompromising quality. It all started when Greg Johnson, whose career began in a wine retail shop in New York, convinced his friend, businessman and California native Aram Deirmenjian, to move out west to help him start a winery. Aram comes from a family with a 30-year history of California grape growing and in fact, grew up working in the vineyard. The two visited several California wine regions and were most impressed with the fruit coming from the mountainside vineyards of Westside Paso Robles. When Aram took a job at Halter Ranch Winery, he met winemaker Steve Glossner and the trifecta was complete. Steve began blending small lot wines for Kiamie Wine Cellars, sourcing grapes from a handful of premium growers in Paso Robles. The wines have been extremely well received with a number of them garnering Gold Medals and 90+ scores - not bad for a new comer in one of the most competitive regions of the state.

FEATURED WINE

2006 Meritage

800 Cases Produced

Kiamie Wine Cellars’ 2006 Meritage is an age-worthy Bordeaux-style blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon (66%) with smaller amounts of Merlot (17%), Petite Verdot (11%), and Malbec (6%). Sourced from three premium Westside Paso Robles Vineyards (Halter Ranch, Rolph Family, and Messina), this latest achievement from Kiamie blends together grapes from a variety of locations to capture a truly distinctive marriage of aromas, flavors, and levels of complexity. The 2006 Meritage’s fruit aromas of cassis and damson plum are blended with seductive notes of cedar, toast and warm spices, which are derived from the wine’s aging in fine oak barrels. The flavors are deep and brooding, hidden beneath a core of fine-grained tannins. With impressive accolades including 90 Points from Wine Enthusiast magazine and 90 Points from The Tasting Panel magazine, this delicious Meritage red blend showcases the ability of Paso Robles to produce world-class wine. The 2006 Meritage was also awarded a Gold Medal at the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition and a Gold Medal at the Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition. Enjoy now until 2016.

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