Tasting Room 111 B East Napa Street 707-938-7292 tel Sonoma, CA 95476 707-938-7695 fax Winery 21692 8th Street East, Suite 300 707-933-1700 tel Sonoma, CA 95476 707-933-1771 fax [email protected] www.KamenWines.com Ripe fruit. Low yields. High quality. Ripe fruit. Low yields. High quality. the wines ∙ Kamen Estate Cabernet ∙ Kamen Estate Syrah ∙ Kamen Estate Kashmir Cuvée Produced only in select vintages from select Cabernet lots ∙ Kamen Estate Writer’s Block Proprietary Blend ∙ Kamen Estate Sauvignon Blanc ∙ Kamen Estate Viognier ∙ Kamen Estate Grenache “Kamen is now producing one of the top cabernets in Sonoma.” Drama. Personality. Depth. — robert parker, the wine advocate, issue 174 Qualities of a captivating story, captured in every Kamen bottle. the story vineyard facts In 1980, Robert Mark Kamen found inspiration in 280 acres • 100% Estate Grown on the southwestern slopes of the Mayacamas Mountain • Fifty acres planted to: Range in Sonoma. With the check from his first screenplay, ∙ Cabernet Sauvignon Robert made a commitment to this very special and rugged ∙ Syrah property which has taken him on a thirty year journey that ∙ Petite Sirah has culminated into a Hollywood screenwriter finding a ∙ Grenache second calling as a vintner. It was evident early on that this ∙ Sauvignon Blanc ∙ Viognier micro-climate possessed the potential for great vineyards. ∙ Cabernet Franc Viticulturist Phil Coturri was introduced to the project • Certified Organic and the vintner and shared Robert’s philosophy of preserving the wildness Biodynamic Vineyards of the site, implementing as little intervention as necessary. Proprietor and vintner Robert Mark Kamen considers himself an accidental success. Growing up in This rocky, steep terrain was formed by ancient volcanic a city housing project in the Bronx and earning a doctorate in American studies from the University activity and rests in the elevated southwestern slopes of of Pennsylvania, Robert believes everything happens for a reason—and yet nothing in his life was Mt. Veeder; it was one of the first certified organic vineyards ever planned. His screenwriting career started quickly with the unexpected sale of his first screenplay in California. Phil has also approached this virgin terrain and Robert has enjoyed an uninterrupted thirty year career producing twenty major motion pictures; with biodynamic sensibilities. The result . outstanding, among them: Taps, The Karate Kid series, The Fifth Element, The Professional, The Transporter series, limited production, terroir driven wines crafted by respected A Walk in the Clouds, Lethal Weapon III and Taken, to name just a few. Robert’s Mayacamas Mountain winemaker, Mark Herold. vineyards are a muse for his bottled screenplay—Kamen Estate Wines..