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Achaval Ferrer Quimera(2001)
- Winery:
- Achával-Ferrer
- Varietal:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Region:
- Argentina > Mendoza > Valle de Uco
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, berry, mineral, black currant, malbec, cabernet sauvignon, spices, dense, merlot, bramble fruits
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June 2007
- This 80% Garganega, 15% Chardonnay, 5% Trebbiano blend has a wonderful delicate flowery bouquet with a hint of apricot. Straw yellow in color with greenish highlights. Full and rich to the palate with nuances of honeydew melon and golden apple, complemented by an elegant lingering finish. Excellent with grilled radicchio or fennel, grilled sole and flounder.
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June 2007
- Focused, streamlined wine, with raspberry, cassis, violet and mineral flavors. Long finish. Remarkably racy, considering the dense, ripe fruit, so this should flesh out. Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot. Drink now through 2005. -Wine Spectator Quimera is the search for the impossible: a perfect wine. It is a blended wine, based on Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Malbec is given a predominant role to create a true Mendoza , Argentina identity. We source the grapes from estate vineyards and long-term leased vineyards, selected for the age of their plants, and read more...
- Wine & Spirits Magazine
- 90/100
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June 2007
