Zyme Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Kairos

In the glass

Aroma: dried cherry concentrate, dark chocolate, tobacco, cedar, dried plum, spice

Palate: dried black cherry, espresso, mocha, cedar, sweet dark spice, iron

Zyme's Kairos is a modern interpretation of Classico Amarone; former Quintarelli cellarmaster Celestino Gaspari applies small French oak ageing to produce a polished, concentrated expression that bridges traditional intensity with contemporary oak integration.

What it pairs with

• Brasato with porcini mushrooms and polenta
  The wine's espresso-cedar profile with firm tannin is a natural match for rich braised beef and mushrooms.
• Aged Parmigiano Reggiano
  Crystalline salt and umami of Parmigiano amplify the wine's concentrated fruit.

History

Celestino Gaspari founded Zyme in 2001 after years as cellarmaster at Quintarelli. Kairos was developed from the first vintage as the estate's flagship expression of Classico Amarone, applying Gaspari's experience of extreme appassimento to a smaller French oak ageing regime.

1. 2001 — Zyme founded by Celestino Gaspari
2. 2004 — First Kairos Amarone Classico release

Facts

Producer

Zyme

Grapes

Corvina, Corvinone, Oseleta, Rondinella

Classification

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG

Oak

Aged 2 years in French barriques (225L) and 2 years in larger French tonneaux

ABV

15.5%

Price

€100-180 at retail

Drinking window

10-25 from vintage

First vintage

2004

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