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remium boutique wines, crafted by astute winemaker, Amy Butler, the style of the wine is at once classic and contemporary, showcasing the uniqueness of Paso Robles. All the fruit is sourced from the Westside of Paso Robles where unique micro climates and terrioir yields superior fruit. Every blend showcases a small-lot, hand crafted, blend inspired by a particular art of Kama Sutra.
Winemaker | Amy Butler
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The Architects of LXV
Amy Butler | Winemaker
A talented winemaker-turned-maverick-cowgirl, Amy Butler is a self-proclaimed Carignan revolutionary. She is dusting off old vines to grow a reputation as a Rhône- style artisanal winemaker in Paso Robles. After Amy got her BS in fermentation science at UC Davis, known world-wide for its viticulture and enology programs, and honed her winemaking skills, spending five years in the legendary Napa Valley, including stints at Stag's Leap and Schramsberg. In 2002, the flourishing wine industry of Paso Robles caught her attention. She launched her own brand, Ranchero Cellars. In 2008, and she works with wine brands that are eager to embrace her elegant, old-world winemaking style.
Paul Henderson | Creative Director
Paul Henderson of RISE Design Studio is a commercial artist and graphic designer known for creating dynamic, eye-catching, and powerful visuals full of impact. Religious studies, philosophy, and psychology are just a few of the subjects he embraces along with art history, interior design, and sacred geometry. Through a unique, multi-faceted approach he strives to create work that resonates with the mind, body, and soul, in addition to the eye. LXV, with its focus on art, philosophy, and wine has become the perfect canvas for his creative passions.
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LXV's Signature Gift
2012 Rose +
2010 Crimson Jewel
2010 Rising Tempo
$85 (two bottles gift set) | Call us at 530-763-3821 for other gift options
A gift should be a distilled symbol of your relationship. LXV offers premium wine, crafted with a unique artistic statement, packaged elegantly, with the option of personalizing it with your words of love.
- One or two bottles of LXV Wine
- Elite Packaging
- Artistic Statement on LXV
- Personalized message (LXV Club members only)
- Overnight Shipping
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2012 Summer Satine
100% Viognier
$32 | $27.20 (LXV Club)
Summer Satine is inspired by Alekhya, the KamaSutra art of Painting. The label features Carrie Graber, an oil painter from Palm Springs.
Winemaker's Notes
Pale yellow, with incredible clarity, this Viognier leaps from the glass with plenty of fresh fruit and spring florals. Made in a style that emphasizes the citrusy aspect of Viognier, the wine shows Meyer lemon and Clementine notes which complement the classic stone fruit and blossom aromas for which the variety is known.
Picked at peak ripeness with bright natural acidity, then barrel fermented for texture, Summer Satine has an incredibly long, full mouth with a balanced, apricot-like finish and a hint of juicy melon.
Serving Suggestion
Enjoy this beautiful summer wine with seafood and young cheeses, or explore how its liveliness complements even the creamiest of pasta dishes.
Serve at 45°-55° F
Technical
- VINTAGE 2012
- VARIETALS 100% Vioginer
- APPELLATION Paso Robles, California
- AGING 100% Barrel Fermented, neutral French oak.
- ALCOHOL 14.5%
2012 Heart Note
Rose
$25 | $21.25 (LXV Club)
Heart Note is inspired Gandhayukti (Art of Perfumery), the 18th Art of KamaSutra.The label features artisan candle maker, Mary Ramos, as she crafts her perfumes.
Winemaker's Notes
With the color of a pink gem or cottage rose, the Rosé thrills the senses from the first glance. Naturally, fresh juicy fruits are at the core of this wine, with a big burst of strawberry and melon graced by more subtle peach, cherry and berry aromas. At the top, Grenache lends a citrusy, rose-petal note, while the Syrah contributes a tropical muskiness.On the palate, the wine is fresh and highly polished, showing the perfect balance of fresh fruits and crisp acidity. A slight astringency accompanies the lingering finish, inviting another sip. Dry and with more balanced fruit than New World Roses. À votre santé !
Serving Suggestion
Rosé is versatile – many foodies consider Rosé THE pairing wine because it complements so many dishes.The dry, acidic nature of Heart Note strikes a perfect balance with the well-loved Mediterranean flavors of olive oil, seafood, and fresh vegetables. Serve it with anyting pink–lobster, shrimp, ham, pork–or anything Provencal–such as bouillabaisse, salade Nicoise, or grilled sardines.
Serve at 45°-55° F
Technical
- VINTAGE 2012
- VARIETALS Vioginer, Syrah, Grenache, Merlot
- APPELLATION Paso Robles, California
- AGING All barrel aged, with combination of new, neutral, and once-used French oak.
- ALCOHOL 14.02%
2010 Rising Tempo
50% GRENACHE
25% SYRAH
25% TEMPRANILLO
Silver Medal - San Diego International Wine Competition
Bronze Medal - San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
$38 | $32.30 (LXV Club)
Rising Tempo is inspired by Nritya, the KamaSutra Art of Dance. Featuring LA contemporary dancer, Reshma Gajjar, photographed as she indulged in her dance.
Winemaker's Notes
Grenache's bright cherry fruit dances across the palate in this elegantly choreographed blend. Tempranillo provides a deep, plummy bass note with leathery and herbal tones, while the Syrah keeps the wine full, sensuous, and intriguing with its exotic dark berry nose and flavors of coffee and chocolate. The three varietals combine to make a robust yet refined blend with an inviting, provocative aroma and a lingering finish.
Serving Suggestion
Pair with foods featuring earthy, brown spices, like cumin, coriander, fennel or cardamom. The spicy notes of Grenache and Syrah complement the layered spices in the dish. Also, the wine's fruitiness tones down spicy heat, letting the dish's other flavors shine. The wine's earthiness harmonizes beautifully with elements like lentils, chickpeas and potatoes.
Serve at 59°-64° F
Technical
- VINTAGE 2010
- VARIETALS 50% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 25% Tempranillo
- APPELLATION Paso Robles, California
- AGING All barrel aged, with combination of new, neutral, and once-used French oak.
- ALCOHOL 14.5%
2010 Crimson Jewel
75% SANGIOVESE
25% PETITE SIRAH
Silver Medal - San Diego International Wine Competition
Silver Medal - San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
$42 | $35.70 (LXV Club)
Crimson Jewel is inspired by Maniragakarajnana, the KamaSutra Art of Precious Stones. The label features jewelry designer, Rhiannon Griego, wearing one of her artistic creations.
Winemaker's Notes
A unique blend of Sangiovese and Petite Sirah, the Crimson Jewel offers up a generous, fruit-driven nose and lively yet full-bodied palate. Sangiovese's rustic tendencies are polished by the unabashed lushness of the Petite Sirah to create a multi-faceted wine that shines first in the glass, then in the complex clarity of the nose, and finally shows depth and elegance on the palate.
Serving Suggestion
Crimson Jewel begs for comfort foods and complements a range of flavors including juicy meats, winter vegetables, and dried herbs. The fruit and acid in the wine will cut through the richest of buttery sauces, while its freshness prevents it from overpowering lighter fare. Delicious now, the wine promises to age beautifully for another 3 to 5 years.
Serve at 59°-64° F
Technical
- VINTAGE 2010
- VARIETALS 75% Sangiovese, 25% Petite Sirah
- APPELLATION Paso Robles, California
- AGING All barrel aged, with combination of new, neutral, and once-used French oak.
- ALCOHOL 14.9%
The LXV team is the realization of the vision of entrepreneurial genius, Kunal Mittal, filmmaker & branding guru, Neeta Mittal, along with the talented, iconoclastic winemaker, Amy Butler.
About | LXV
Being a filmmaker, I was sweetly seduced by director Mira Nair's poetic take on Kama Sutra. I wrote a screenplay "The Sixty-Fifth Art". It was a comedy set in Victorian England, about a secret copy of the Kama Sutra that finds its way into uptight Victorian nobility. Almost made it to the marquee :)
The script had to be shelved, but I developed a deep appreciation for one of the most ancient philosophies of India. The west has a very singular view of what the Kama Sutra is about. Truly, it is a treatise on the art of love.
When we started with the branding for our wine, we realized that wine has become a quintessential part of any romantic endeavor. Yet, there is no brand that inspires the lovers; elevates the moment. Immediately we knew that our audience had to be inspired by the Kama Sutra. The 64 arts of Kama Sutra (music, dance, magic, jewelry, et al) gave us an anchor for the brand.
But we wanted to go beyond sensationalizing the labels. We wanted to inspire sensuality. And, I believe, stories do exactly that. So every label of LXV, features the portrait of an artist, caught in the moment of sensuality , as they indulge in their art. For us, it is about the artist, and their inspirational journey, more than the art itself. I always get the question - what is their story?
It is a conversation that carries on...
With Neeta, Founder, LXV Wine
"Awoman endowed with a good disposition, beauty and other winning qualities, and also versed in the 64 arts, is always respected by the king, and praised by learned men, and her favour being sought for by all, she becomes an object of universal regard...A man who is versed in these arts, who is loquacious and acquainted with the arts of gallantry, gains very soon the hearts of women" | KamaSutra
The 64 Arts of KamaSutra
The rich history of KamaSutra unfolds back into the 3rd Century AD when the great Indian sage, Vatsyayana, composed KamaSutra for the greater purpose of making art and love to complement each other. Soft silks, velvety feelings, aromatic foods, inebriant concoctions, luxury perfumes, dance, music and even magic & sorcery (yes!) made the art of lovemaking more divine.
The aim of the Sixty Four Arts of the Kamasutra was to enlighten sensual moods and intimacy. Sensuality involved more than the use of the five traditional senses: with awareness and intuition, it went beyond just sensing. The ancient Indians show great attention to detail of smell, light, music, food, drink and touch before the climax actually begins. The arts were indulged in to please and stimulate the minds of their lovers, skills that include the art of tattoos, singing and dancing, as well as making and solving arithmetic puzzles, among many others.
Magic (sorcery)
- Culinary Arts
- Preparing perfumes
- The art of making a bed
- The art of impersonation
- Jewelry design
- Tattooing
LXV: The 65th Art
Inspired by the 64 arts of KamaSutra, LXV Wine is a luxury California wine, crafted in honor of the divine sensuality within you... the 65th Sutra.
Every release of LXV showcases a small-lot, hand-crafted wine inspired by a particular art. We invite inspirational winemakers and artists to share their philosophies on wine, art and sensuality, through images, interviews, events, and by curating their work.
Expressed through a rich wine experience, LXV indulges in the game of love, heightening the intensity of love and intimacy.
Our first release, "Rising Tempo", showcases Nritya, the Art of Dance.
Rising Tempo
Smooth on the entry, velvety tannins fill the mouth with plush, plummy fruit showing in the mid-palate and a hint of oak persisting on the finish.
The 64 Arts of KamaSutra
- Singing
- Playing musical instruments
- Dancing
- The union of dancing, singing and playing instrumental music
- Writing and drawing
- Tattooing
- Arraying and adorning an idol with rice and flowers
- Spreading and arranging flowers
- Coloring the teeth, garments, hair, nails, and body
- Fixing stained glass into a floor
- Making beds, and spreading out carpets and cushions for reclining
- Playing on musical glasses filled with water
- Storing and accumulatin water in aqueducts, cisterns, and reservoirs
- Picture making, trimming, and decorating
- Stringing rosaries, necklaces, garlands, and wreaths
- Binding of turbans and chaplets, and making crests and top-knots of flowers
- Scenic representations, stage playing
- Making ear ornaments
- Preparing perfumes and odors
- Proper disposition of jewels and decorations, and adornment in dress
- Magic of sorcery
- Quickness of hand or manual skill
- Culinary art
- Making lemonades, sherbets, acidulated drinks, and spirituous extracts with propers flavor and color
- Tailor's work and sewing
- Making parrots, flowers, tufts, tassels, bunches, bosses, knobs, etc, out of yarn or thread
- Solving riddles, verbal puzzles, and enigmatical questions
- Skill in verse game, which requires one player to begin a verse with a word that starts with the same letter with which the last player's verse ended
- Art of mimicry or imitation
- Reading, including chanting and intoning
- Study of sentences difficult to pronounce-played as a game chiefly by woment and children
- Practice with sword, singlestick, quarterstaff, and bow and arrow
- Drawing inferences, reasoning, or infering
- Carpentry
- Architecture
- Knowledge about gold and silver coins, jewels, and gems
- Chemistry and mineralogy
- Coloring jewels, gems, and beads
- Knowledge of mines and quarries
- Gardening
- Cock fighting, quail fighting, and ram fighting.
- Teaching parrots and starlings to speak
- Applying perfumed ointments to the body, and dressing the hair with unguents and perfumes and braiding it
- Understanding writing in cypher
- Speaking by changing the forms of words
- Knowledge of a language and of the vernacular dialects
- Making flower carriages
- Framing mystical diagrams, addressing spells and charms, and binding armlets
- Mental exercies, such as completing stanzas or verses on receiving just a part of them, or putting into verse or prose sentences represented by signs or symbols
- Composing poems
- Knowledge of dictionaries and vocabularies
- Knowledge of the ways of changing and disguising the appearance of persons
- Knowledge of the ways of changing and the appearance of things, such as making cotton to appear as silk
- Various ways of gambling
- Art of obtaining possession of ther property of others by means of mantras or incantations
- Skill in youthful sports
- Knowledge of the rules of society, and of flow to pay respect and compliments to others
- Knowledge of the art of war
- Knowledge of gymnastics
- Knowing the character of a man from his features
- Knowledge of scantling or constructing verses
- Arithmetical recreations
- Making artificial flowers
- Making figures and images in clay
Sharing India's rich heritage and our belief in the philosophy ATITHI DEVO BHAVA - which means that the divine visits us in the persona of a guest – we welcome you to join the LXV club. As a LXV club member, you will be buying into a limited reserve of small-lot, high-end luxury wine, crafted by the astute winemaker, Amy Butler. Inspired by the exotic arts, and featuring various artists, LXV is a beautiful gift. But, more importantly, you will bear witness to a fascinating journey, as we develop an inspiring tasting space and a state-of-the-art winery on Willow Creek Road, one of the most coveted addresses in the wine industry.
To join LXV Club click
or call Neeta Mittal at 530-763-3821
In Good Taste...
You will receive 2 bottles every Winter, Valentine's, and Summer. We request you to be with us for at least 3 shipments. That will give you a chance to evaluate the LXV palette.
As a LXV Club member, only you will have...
- 15% discount on all wine and merchandising
- First access to future releases and case specials
- Priority access to highly curated wine and art events
- Priority invitations to participate in LXV wine making activities such as harvest, blending, bottling, etc
- Invitations to the Willow Creek property for tastings with 2 other guests
- No obligation cancelation anytime after the first 2 shipments
You're in control… completely
- You will receive an email, a week before every delivery.
- You can let us know if you do not want us to deliver that shipment.
- All our wines are covered by LXV's quality guarantee. If the wine you receive isn't up to scratch, just let us know and we'll gladly offer you a full refund
Write to Us
The art of the written word is often the very place where romance begins:
3690 Willow Creek Road,
Paso Robles, CA 93446Email: info@lxvwine.com
Join Us
The LXV Wine Club is an exclusive club of like-minded individuals with a distinguished palate... & a discerning lifestyle to match. If you would like to know more, please contact us:
Email: join@lxvwine.com
Visit Us
Give us a chance to indulge your senses with the LXV experience at the site of our future tasting Room on the precious Willow Creek Road. We will need one week's notice to make your experience a memorable one.
Call us
Neeta : 530.763.3821
Sign-up for the LXV Wine Club
Paso Robles Wineries - Wineries located in Paso Robles, California and the surrounding Central Coast.
