Winery Achaval-Ferrer - Quimera

Winery Achaval-FerrerQuimera

4.2
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Quimera of Winery Achaval-Ferrer is a red wine from the region of Mendoza.
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Quimera of the Winery Achaval-Ferrer is in the top 10 of wines of Mendoza.

Taste structure of the Quimera from the Winery Achaval-Ferrer

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Quimera of Winery Achaval-Ferrer in the region of Mendoza is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

On the nose the Quimera of Winery Achaval-Ferrer in the region of Mendoza often reveals types of flavors of cream, fig or non oak and sometimes also flavors of savory, cedar or boysenberries.

Details and technical informations about Winery Achaval-Ferrer's Quimera.

Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Quimera - 2017
In the top 10 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Quimera - 2016
In the top 10 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Quimera - 2015
In the top 10 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Quimera - 2014
In the top 10 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quimera - 2013
In the top 10 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quimera - 2012
In the top 10 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Quimera - 2011
In the top 10 of of Mendoza wines
Average rating: 4.211110

The best vintages of Quimera from Winery Achaval-Ferrer are 2017, 2002, 2001, 2015 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Achaval-Ferrer

The winery offers 22 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Mendoza

The Winery Achaval-Ferrer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Mendoza to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Mendoza
In the top 400 of of Argentina wines
In the top 20 of of Mendoza wines
In the top 7000 of red wines
In the top 9000 wines of the world

The wine region of Mendoza

Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible for roughly 70 percent of the country's annual wine production. The French Grape variety Malbec has its New World home in the vineyards of Mendoza, producing red wines of great concentration and intensity. The province Lies on the western edge of Argentina, across the Andes Mountains from Chile.

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