Zýmē Wines, spirits, olive oil
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From Black to White Category | Dry white wine
From Black to White - IGP Veneto Bianco | Indicazione Geografica Protetta Grapes: 60% Rondinella Bianca, 15% Gold Traminer, 15% Kerner, 10% Incrocio Manzoni Alcohol: 13.0% Town/Area: Negrar, Illasi, Tregnago (Verona) Soil profile: limestone and clay Ideal food pairing: excellent as an aperitif wine, it is delicious as well with shellfish, fish, risotto and asparagus, chard, and soups Serving temperature: 10-12°C Recommended glass: tulip-or balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard practices: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. Harvest between the 2nd and 3rd decade in September Vinification and maturation: de-stemming and pressing, several hours of cryomaceration on the skins, gravity settling at 7-8°C, controlled fermentation in concrete vats for ca. 20 days. Sur lie maturation for a minimum of 6 months, with weekly bâtonnage Technical data: alcohol 13% - residual sugar 4 g/l - total acidity 5.2 g/l - dry extract 20 g/l - pH 3.45 Appearance: luminous, with greenish and pale yellow highlights. Impressive glycerol-derived viscosity Bouquet: delicate notes of spring wildflowers, fruit, and country herbs; acacia, primrose, Golden Delicious apple, pink grapefruit, mint, vanilla, elderflower. Delicate and elegant, with perfectly-balanced aromatics Palate: seductive, rich, complex, tangy, minerally, very lengthy Available sizes: 750 ml;1.5 l Packaging: cases of 6 and 12 bottles Production 2013: 19,000 bottles
In a word: the wine that never was
The minimalist label plays on the black/white contrast, alluding to the natural genetic mutation undergone by the Rondinella grape, from red grape to white
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Valpolicella DOP “Reverie” Category | Dry red wine
Valpolicella DOP “Reverie” | Denominazione di Origine Protetta Grapes: 40% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 25% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta Alcohol: 11.5% Town/area: Marcellise di San Martino Buon Albergo, Lavagno (Verona) Soil profile: limestone and clay Ideal food pairing: a youthful wine, suitable for aperitifs and snacks, delicious with cold cuts, soft cheeses, soups, and lighter meats Serving temperature: 15-18°C Recommended glass: tulip-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard practices: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. Harvest in late September-beginning October Vinification and maturation: de-stemming, pressing, cryomaceration, controlled-temperature fermentation with cultured yeasts and simultaneous malolactic, followed by maturation in steel about 6 months Technical data: alcohol 11.5% - residual sugar 3 g/l - total acidity: 5.2 g/l - dry extract 25 g/l - pH 3.30 Appearance: pale red with luminous purple highlights. Light upon rotation Bouquet: notes of sweetbriar, wild and morello cherry, slightly peppery Palate: crisp, tangy, fruity, medium-bodied, with strawberry, sour cherry, and raspberry. Quite lengthy Available sizes: 750 ml; 1.5 l Packaging: cases of 6 and 12 bottles Production 2013: 14,000 bottles
In a word: a future tradition
The label is drawn with a quick, light touch that sketches out a wine-glass, with smiling faces appearing on it, that suggest the emoticons used by the younger generations for web-based communication. Reverie is a “junior” interpretation of Valpolicella, a crisp wine suitable for every occasion, styled for the young who are entering the world of wine.
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Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOP Category | Dry red wine
Valpolicella Classico Superiore DOP | Denominazione di Origine Protetta Grapes: 40% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 25% Rondinella, 5% Oseleta Alcohol: 13.5% Town/area: Negrar (Verona) Soil profile: predominantly limestone and clay Ideal food pairing: accompanies cold cuts, medium-aged cheeses, soups, and lighter meats Serving temperature: 18°C Recommended glass: balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard practices: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning Vinification and maturation: fermentation of the fresh grapes in September-October at natural temperatures, with a second fermentation, about 14 days, in January on the skins of Amarone in accord with the classic Ripasso tradition. At least 3 years’ maturation in large Slavonian oak ovals, followed by 6 months in the bottle Technical data: alcohol 13.5% - residual sugar - 6 g/l - total acidity 5.7 g/l - dry extract 27 g/l - pH 3.40 Appearance: medium ruby red, tending towards garnet with ageing Bouquet: notes of ripe cherry, morello cherry, and semi-dried plum Palate: smooth and seductive, with an appealing sapidity and impressions of ripe fruit and spice Available sizes: 750 ml; 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 l Packaging: cases of 6 bottles. Wood box of 1-3-6 bottles for 750 ml and magnums Production 2010: 13,000 bottles
In a word: naturally superior
Over a rich, Bordeaux-red background, a pen is writing the name Valpolicella, still uncompleted, however, to suggest the humility and respect with which the winemaker approaches this great classic, whose quality is always being refined and improved.
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Amarone Classico della Valpolicella DOP Category| Dry red wine
Amarone Classico della Valpolicella DOP | Denominazione Origine Protetta Grapes: 40% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta, 5% Croatina Alcohol: 15.5% Town/area: Negrar (Verona) Soil profile: limestone and clay Ideal food pairing: at its best with 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 Serving temperature: 18°C Recommended glass: balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard practices: the grapes for Amarone are grown in the oldest vineyards (20-50 years old). Organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. Harvest is in the 2nd and 3rd decade of September Vinification 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’ bottle-ageing. Amarone is produced only in the finest growing years Technical data: alcohol 15.5% - residual sugar 7-8 g/l - total acidity 6.33 g/l - dry extract 31 g/l - pH 3.50 Appearance: intense ruby red, glycerine-rich, tending towards garnet with ageing Bouquet: notes of ripe cherry and morello cherry, semi-dried plum, and spices Palate: enters with appealing savouriness, mirroring the fragrances on the nose and adding fruit preserves; with ageing, the palate lengthens, offering delicate impressions of pepper, black liquorice and cocoa powder Sizes available: 750 ml; 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 l Packaging: cases of 6 bottles. Wood box of 1-3-6 bottles for 750 ml and magnums Production 2007: 7,000 bottles
In a word: the King
The uncompleted name “Am” conveys this still-incomplete “work.” The shape of the letter A suggests a vat, symbol of winemaking, but also a hair-clip, signifying a feminine wine.
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Amarone Classico della Valpolicella Riserva “La Mattonara” DOP Category | Dry red wine
Amarone Classico della Valpolicella Riserva DOP “La Mattonara” | Denominazione di Origine Protetta Grapes: 40% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 10% Oseleta, 5%. Croatina Alcohol: 16.00% Town/area: Negrar (Verona) Soil profile: predominantly limestone and clay Ideal Food pairing: excellent with aged cheeses such as Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano; it is a fine partner to grilled, roasted, or boiled meats. Superb sipped on its own, as well as with chocolate and enjoyed along with a pipe or fine cigar Serving temperature: 18°C Recommended glass: balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard practices: this Riserva is produced only in the very finest growing years. It is distinguished from the Amarone classico by an even more-rigorous quality-selection of the grapes, which are sourced from the oldest vineyards, 20-50 years old. Organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning Vinification and maturation: three-month semi-drying of the grapes, with no use of de-humidifiers, followed by pressing in January. Vinified in strict accord with traditional methods, it ferments on the skins in concrete vats for at least 2 months, at natural temperatures and with ambient yeasts. After an initial racking it rests some 9 years in Slavonian oak casks and large ovals, and is bottled in its tenth year. This lengthy ageing favours further reduction of its residual sugars. It receives an additional year of bottle-ageing Technical data: alcohol 16% - residual sugar 10-12 g/l - total acidity 6.5 g/l - dry extract 36 g/l - pH 3.50 Appearance: intense ruby red with garnet highlights, glycerine-rich weightiness Bouquet: notes of ripe cherry, morello cherry, semi-dried plum, balsam and spice Palate: enters with impressive, appealing complexity. Rich, long-lingering, and superbly-balanced, with impressions of cherry marmalade, dried plum, and chestnut blossom; as it ages, it lengthens further developing delicate hints of pepper, black liquorice, and cocoa powder Available sizes: 750 ml; 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 l Packaging: wood box of 1-3-6 bottles for 750 ml and magnums Production 2003: 3,000 bottles
In a word: the art of making wine
The phrase “The fullest expression of typicity” conveys the concept of fidelity to tradition. The label bears the image of a grape leaf whose veins are replaced by the lines of a fingerprint, to underscore the importance of the hand of man and of the interaction of man and nature in the fashioning of this wine. The name Mattonara is a tribute to the sandstone quarry in which the winery lies, which was used at one time for the bricks used in building churches and villas.
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“602020” Cabernet Category| Dry red wine
“602020” Cabernet IGP Veneto Rosso | Indicazione Geografica Protetta Grapes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot Alcohol: 15.00% Town/area: Colli Berici, Lonigo (Vicenza) Soil profile: clay Ideal food pairing: at its best with grilled or roasted meat, medium-aged cheeses Serving temperature: 18°C Recommended glass: balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard operations: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. Manual harvesting, between the 3rd decade of September and the 1st of October Vinification and maturation: this is a late-harvest wine, inasmuch as the grapes are the very last to be harvested; the Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon are hand-picked, and then pressed the same day, while the Merlot clusters are hand-picked into small boxes then remain some 20-30 days in the drying loft. The must ferments with ambient yeasts in concrete vats at normal temperatures for about 40 days. The wine matures in new oak barrels for a minimum of 24 months, followed by 1 more year in the bottle Technical data: alcohol 15% - residual sugar 4 g/l - total acidity 5.7 g/l - dry extract 33 g/l - pH 3.50 Appearance: red tending to deep purple, and to garnet with ageing; glycerine-rich Bouquet: wild red berryfruit, blueberry, redcurrant, wild blackberry, musk and spices Palate: enters with immediately-appealing richness; austere, complex, long-lingering, and well-balanced, with pronounced tannins and form structure. Offers aromatic impressions of prune marmalade and wild red berry. Lengthy finish, with delicate hints of black pepper, country herbs, and clay earth Available sizes: 375, 750 ml; 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 l Packaging: cases of 6 bottles. Wood box of 1-3-6 bottles for 750 ml and magnums Production 2009: 12,000 bottles
In a word: power
The label shows decisive lines and self-confident tones, well representing the characters of the Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot grapes. The numbers 60 20 20 indicate the percentages of the grapes that compose the wine. It represents the gift of life.
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Oseleta Category | Dry red wine
Oseleta IGP Provincia di Verona - Indicazione Geografica Protetta Grape: 100% Oseleta Alcohol: 13.5% Town/area: Illasi, Lavagno (Verona) Soil profile: limestone and clay Ideal food pairing: outstanding partner to fat-rich fish; roasted, grilled, or boiled meat; and medium-aged cheeses Serving temperature: 18°C Recommended glass: balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard operations: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. Manual harvesting into wood boxes, between the 1st and 2nd decade of October Vinification and maturation: The quality-selected clusters are de-stemmed and pressed, and the must ferments for about 15 days with ambient yeasts. The wine matures a minimum of 36 months in oak barrels, then an additional year in bottle Technical data: alcohol 13.5% - residual sugar 5 g/l - total acidity 6.6 g/l - dry extract 33 g/l - pH 3.40 Appearance: purple red tending to deep purple, with garnet highlights as it ages Bouquet: pronounced aromatics, fresh, ultra-crisp, and minerally, with forthright fragrances of wild red berryfruit, blueberry, redcurrant, and wild blackberries. With ageing it takes on pencil lead and earthiness Palate: it enters with seductive richness, then emphatic tannins and acidity make its forcefulness felt immediately; a combination of fruit and earthy mineral convey powerful richness, and it progresses into a lengthy, well-balanced conclusion Sizes available: 750 ml; 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 l Packaging: cases of 6 bottles. Wood box of 1-3-6 bottles of 750 ml and magnums Production 2008: 4,000 bottles
In a word: the gene
The original 2001 label presented the name Oseleta contracted into Oz; the ”O” was the first letter of the grape and suggested the shape of a berry, while the “z” alluded to Zýmē and at the same time suggested the second letter of the variety, which is written with an “s” but pronounced as a “z.” The 2008 label bears the complete name Oseleta since, thanks to the expertise gained through the previous vintages, Zýmē has achieved the quality goal it set itself.
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Kairόs Category | Dry red wine
Kairόs IGP Veneto Rosso | Indicazione Geografica Protetta Grapes: Minimum 15 grape varieties, 4 whites and 11 reds: Garganega, Trebbiano toscano, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syraz, Teroldego, Croatina, Oseleta, Sangiovese, and Marzemino Alcohol: 15% Town/area: from all of Zýmē vineyards in the province of Verona (Veneto) Soil profile: see characteristics of each vineyard Ideal food pairing: partners well with elaborate dishes of all meats with hearty and spicy sauces. Excellent with aged and full-flavoured cheeses and with game Serving temperature: 18°C Recommended glass: balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard operations: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. The grapes are harvested by hand based on the ripeness level of each individual variety; following a careful quality selection, the clusters are placed on drying trays, just for the time necessary to complete the entire harvest, from 0 to 40 days Vinification and maturation: vinification is performed in steel and in concrete vats; cryomaceration and fermentation, with ambient yeasts, take some 20-25 days, with the sole operation of manually stirring the must and pomace. 8-10 days after drawing-off, the wine goes to French oak barrels, where it passes at least 36 months without any racking. It receives a further minimum of 1 year in bottle Technical data: alcohol: 15% - residual sugar 5 g/l - total acidity: 5.7 g/l - dry extract 33 g/l - pH 3.50 Appearance: luminous, dense ruby red, with garnet highlights as it ages. Glycerine-rich viscosity Bouquet: a mosaic of fruit, blossoms, and earthy mineral, alternating with each other Palate: an impression of enfolding richness and complexity. Fruit, spices, and higher alcohols alternate with fruit marmalade and forest floor, followed by pipe tobacco, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, combining with a vein of minerality to put on display the tremendous depth of this wine. It concludes with great length and an appealing note of sweetness Available sizes: 350, 750 ml; 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 l Packaging: case of 6 bottles. Wood box in 1-3-6 bottles for 750 ml and magnums Production 2008: 12,000 bottles
In a word: a mosaic of sensations
The label shows the link of Kairos to the Harlequin project: Harlequin’s costume is composed of pieces of many colours, just as the wine is composed of 15 different grapes, each with its own characteristics. In ancient Greek, Kairos means “opportune, at the right moment.” The addition of the sundial and the clock express the idea of exact time.
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Harlequin Category | Dry red wine Harlequin IGP Veneto Rosso | Indicazione Geografica Protetta Grapes: minimum 15 varieties: 4 whites and 11 reds. Garganega, Trebbiano toscano, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syraz, Teroldego, Croatina, Oseleta, Sangiovese, and Marzemino Alcohol: 15% Town/area: from all of Zýmē’s vineyards in the province of Verona Soil profile: see characteristics of each vineyard Ideal food pairing: partners well with elaborate dishes of all meats with hearty and spicy sauces. Excellent with aged and full-flavoured cheeses and with game, as well as at meal’s end and as a sipping wine by itself Serving temperature: 18°C Recommended glass: balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard operations: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. The grapes are manually-picked cluster by cluster, personally selected by the winemaker; they are placed on drying trays for from 0 to 40 days, depending on the status of the harvest, in an area under natural conditions, with no machines, forced ventilation, or dehumidifiers Vinification and maturation: the whole clusters are crushed, without de-stemming, and the grapes ferment in concrete vats with ambient yeasts for about 30 days, followed by pumpovers, délestages, and above all by visual and auditory monitoring by the winemaker. After drawing-off, the wine settles by gravity for about 10 days. A two-fold maturation process follows, for a total of 30 months, utilising new French oak 225-litre barrels (200%), with no rackings. The unfiltered wine is bottled and receives an additional minimum of 2 years in bottle. Harlequin is produced only in the finest growing years Technical data: alcohol 15% - residual sugar 4.7 g/l - total acidity 5.8 g/l - dry extract 35 g/l - pH 3.50 Appearance: luminous, dense ruby red, tending to garnet with ageing. Glycerine-rich weight Bouquet: generous, full-volumed medley of alternating fruit, blossoms, and minerality, with clean delineation Palate: an impression of enfolding richness and complexity. Fruit, spices, and higher alcohols alternate with fruit marmalade and forest floor, followed by pipe tobacco, cinnamon, nutmeg and clove, combining with a vein of minerality to put on display the tremendous depth of this wine. It concludes with great length and an appealing note of sweetness. A clearer definition of detail distinguishes Harlequin from its younger brother Kairos Available sizes: 750ml; 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 l Packaging: wood box of 1-3-6 bottles for 750 ml and magnums Production 2007: 3,000 bottles
In a word: the icon
The label, inspired by the figure of Harlequin, portrays the mask, the tear running down his face, and the tomato stains on his costume.
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Tranaltri Category | Passito (dessert) white wine
Tranaltri IGP Passito Bianco Veneto | Indicazione Geografica Protetta Grapes: 70% Trebbiano toscano, 30% Garganega Alcohol: 13% Town/area: Lavagno (Verona) Soil profile: limestone and clay Ideal food pairing: partners with blue cheeses, chocolate mousse, yogurt, mixed nuts. Outstanding sipped by itself Serving temperature: 12°C Recommended glass: tulip-or balloon-shaped stemmed glass Vineyard operations: organic fertilisation and hand-pruning; shoot-thinning, leaf-pulling, cluster-thinning. Manual harvesting in the 2nd and 3rd decades of September Vinification and maturation: after a natural drying of the clusters on trays for minimum of 4 months, the must is separated, gravity-settled, and fermented. The wine matures in small, 100-litre casks for a minimum of 3 years with neither racking nor topping-up. Before bottling, it is given a 1mc microfiltration. This passito wine is produced only in the most auspicious vintages Technical data: alcohol 13% - residual sugar 130 g/l - total acidity - 7.5 g/l - dry extract 120 g/l - pH 3.30 Appearance: pale yellow, with greenish highlights; deepens with ageing, tending to gold Bouquet: spring wildflowers, acacia honey, mixed nuts, gunflint Palate: sweet and savoury at the same time, with impressions of herbs, apple and pear, honey; long-lingering, with a vein of minerality that balances all of its components Available sizes: 375 ml Packaging: cases of 6 bottles Production 2010: 1,000 bottles
In a word: sweet gold
The name of this wine is a Venetian dialect word that means “among ourselves”: the label portrays stylised figures of children that suggest the ideas of play, party, pleasure among friends.
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Azienda Agricola Zýmē di Celestino Gaspari Località San Pietro In Cariano (Verona) Founded: 1999 Hectares in vineyard: 30 Number of wines: 11 White wines: 3 Red wines: 8 Other products: 2 grappas, 1 extravirgin olive oil
Fotografia Stefano Gasparato Editing Francesca Genti Progetto grafico produzionepropria associati Not for reproduction of any kind Vietata la riproduzione
Campagna finanziata ai sensi del Regolamento CE n.1234/07 Action financed under EU Regulation n. 1234/07
Azienda Agricola Zýmē di Celestino Gaspari Via Cà del Pipa, 1 | 37029 San Pietro in Cariano, Verona, Italy ph+39 045 7701108 www.zyme.it | info@zyme.it