Description

Vinous: 92 points
he 2017 Kairos is seductive from start to finish, wafting up an initial burst of exotic spice and smoke, which slowly evolves into a mix of cherries, blueberries and red currants, complemented by hints of lavender and sage. It’s velvety-smooth but also juicy and packed full of lively energy, focusing on fruit, with ripe wild berries and strawberries cooled by minty herbal tones. This is wonderfully polished, textural and soothing, leaving hints of milk chocolate and violet candies. The Kairos is produced using a dizzyingly long list of grape varieties, 10% of which are white, that are partially dried then co-fermented with ambient yeasts, and matured for 24 months in French oak.

Wine Advocate: 94 points
I had so much fun tasting this wine and had even more fun when I drank deeper into the bottle next to a simple steak frites. With a whopping mix of four white grape varieties and 11 red ones, the Zýmè 2017 Kairós is an impossibly meaty and juicy wine with an inky, impenetrable appearance. The bouquet is equally charged, almost voltaic, with rich layers of dark fruit that remain surprising lifted and fresh despite that considerable weight and concentration. This is a wine of extremes, yet there is no doubting the satisfaction and carefully executed harmony it brings to the senses. You need to be in the right mood, but the eclectic Kairós blend delivers a truly unique experience