Zýmē Amarone della Valpolicella 2018
Amarone Classico della Valpolicella by Zyme is a beautiful and elegant Amarone. Intense ruby red, glycerin-rich, tending towards garnet with ageing, it expresses the notes of ripe cherry and morello cherry, semi-dried plum, and spices. On the palate Amarone Classico Zyme enters with appealing savouriness, mirroring the fragrances on the nose and adding fruit preserves; with ageing, the palate lengthens, off paring delicate impressions of pepper, black liquorice and cocoa powder. Ideal food pairing include roasts and boiled meats, aged cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano. Enjoyed on its own or at meal’s end, it is superb.
How is the wine made?
Vinifi cation and maturation:
minimum 3 month natural semi-drying of the grapes, with no use of dehumidifiers. After pressing in January, the grapes are held in steel tanks and in concrete vats, without added yeasts or other biotechnical agents, until the fermentation begins, with very few pumpovers or punchdowns performed. After maceration on the pomace for over 2 months, the wine matures in large Slavonian oak ovals for a minimum of 5 years. From this moment on, regular topping-up is the only operation performed: time very gradually shapes the wine’s characteristics. It receives one years’ bott le-ageing. Amarone is produced only in the fi nest growing years.
About the winery
The name Zýmē, from Greek, means “yeast.” Yeast is, of course, an indispensable element in the world of oenology, but it also bears symbolic meaning, since it conjures up the concept of naturalness, a fundamental value in Celestino Gaspari’s professional and existential journey, as well as the process of fermenting, understood as a continuous striving towards transformation.
Eco sustainability with respect to vineyard management practices, transparency of the final product through understanding of its production processes, and respect for the rhythms of nature: these are the cardinal principles of Zýmē’s approach to winemaking.
The winery produces highest quality classical Veneto red wines: Valpolicella, Ripasso and Amarone, and also unique blends of 15 different white and red grapes: KAIROS and HARLEQUIN.
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