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THE STORY
Michael and Peter, already good friends, started making small batches of Pinot Noir from Primo's Hill, a single, seven-acre block of grapes on Poseidon's Vineyard. They soon discovered that their 20-something friends did not make great customers (paying customers, at least), and a few years later started putting some on the market. It's been hard to get ahold of ever since.
During a creative lull, Peter and Michael decided to string their middle names together in order to create a name that almost nobody can pronounce. Winemakers? Yes. Brilliant marketers? Decidedly not. They also adorned the label with a rooster on a stump, but that's a story that you might want to hear about after having a glass or two of "K&B", as we call it.
In any case, this is micro-quantity wine - only a few hundred cases are produced each year. Kazmer & Blaise is truly a handcrafted wine, and is a deeply personal rendition of the varietal. This is Pinot Noir that can drink more like a Northern Rhone than a Burgundy. It is a style that might be called Roman Catholic, if other Pinots are considered Protestant. You can almost taste the guilt.
"With this debut release Chardonnay we have charged down a winemaking path that shows no clemency to the esoteric palate. Not subtle, not restrained, and definitely not an intellectual's wine. This is a wine to discourage contemplative introspection. This is a wine which favors the lusty embrace of a hedonist." Winery
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Kazmer & Blaise Chardonnay Boonflys 2006
"Deliciously complex, rich and layered, with a mix of fig, apricot,spice and smoky, toasty oak, all fanning out to subtle nuances and ending with a wonderful finish. Drink now through 2014.From California". 90 CASES PRODUCED.
Wine Spectator: 95
Regular Price: $53.99Sale Price: $43.19
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Kazmer & Blaise Pinot Noir 2006
"If Pinot's first responsibility is to seduce the palate, this one succeeds admirably. It's soft as velvet and silk, and drily opulent, with gorgeously refined tannins that frame lush, intricate flavors. Waves of cherry pie, red currant, licorice, cola and cedar flavors wash over the palate, and feel distinguished, the way a top red wine should. Drink now through 2012."249 CASES PRODUCED.
Wine Enthusiast: 94
Regular Price: $53.99Sale Price: $43.19
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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