RED "KAIROS" 2018 - ZYMÈ

Denomination : Veneto IGP

Vintage : 2018

Alcohol : 12.5%

Region : Veneto (Italy)

Format : 0.75 l

Grapes : minimum 15 vines, 4 whites and 11 reds: Garganega, Trebbiano toscano, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syraz, Teroldego, Croatina, Oseleta, Sangiovese, Marzemino

Vineyard operations: organic fertilization and manual pruning; selection of shoots, defoliation, thinning of the bunches. Manual harvest. The grapes are harvested according to the ripening times of each single vine, with a careful selection of the bunches; they then rest on trays, only for the time necessary to complete the entire harvest (from 0 to 40 days).

Vinification and aging: vinified in steel and cement tanks; the period of cryo-maceration and fermentation, with indigenous yeasts, takes 20/25 days, the interventions are limited to the manual handling of the must and the marc. After 8/10 days from racking, the wine is transferred to French oak barriques where it spends at least 2 years without ever being decanted. Subsequent refinement in the bottle for at least 6 months.

Ideal pairing: it goes well with important and delicate dishes of white and red meats with robust and spicy sauces. Excellent with full-flavored and mature cheeses and game. Serving temperature: 18 ° C Recommended glass: balloon

Visual analysis: bright ruby ​​red color with garnet reflections in aging, of good intensity. Dense on rotation, with clearly evident glycerine

Olfactory analysis: mix of fruit, flowers and minerals, alternating.

Taste analysis: sensation of enveloping richness and complexity. Fruit, spices and superior alcohols alternate with flavors of fruit jam and undergrowth, then tobacco, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves combined with minerality enhance the depth of the puzzle. It closes with persistence and persuasive sweetness.