{"id":8286,"date":"2013-06-21T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T05:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=8286"},"modified":"2013-06-20T18:59:42","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T23:59:42","slug":"quimera-a-bordeaux-style-wine-from-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/21\/quimera-a-bordeaux-style-wine-from-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Quimera, a Bordeaux-style Wine from Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8290\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Quimeraphoto2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8290\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-8290\" title=\"Quimeraphoto\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Quimeraphoto2-e1371772028769-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quimera 2010 from Achaval-Ferrer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were fortunate to have family visit for a few days which included Father\u2019s Day. After a great day at Camden Yards where the Orioles won the game to my amazement, we returned home for a dinner of grilled sausages, hamburgers and potato salad. While enjoying a summer meal we opened a bottle of wine from Argentina.\u00a0The wine sent to us for our review was Quimera 2010 from <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.achaval-ferrer.com\/eng\/principal.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Achaval-Ferrer<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>This was a Bordeaux-style full-bodied wine produced with Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and a little Petit Verdot. We enjoyed the dark red fruit, leather and a hint of licorice notes from the aroma throughout the smooth taste.\u00a0 We noticed that the finish was a bit short. The grapes are sourced from the estate vineyards located at 3,600 feet and include Diamante, Bella Vista and Mirador.<\/p>\n<p>The name Quimera is related to the Greek mythological creature Chimera that was a creature of three different animals. According to information from Achaval-Ferrer the Quimera red wine blend is, \u201cA quintessential Argentine blend, perfected by Achaval-Ferrer: Quimera is a wine with one soul, a whole greater than the sum of its parts.<\/p>\n<p>Achaval-Ferrer started in 1998 in Argentina and is owned by friends including Argentinians and Italians. Roberto Cipresso from Italy is a partner and the winemaker.<\/p>\n<p>Achaval-Ferrer also produces Finca Altamira, Finca Mirador, Finca Bella Vista and Malbec Mendoza. Wines from Achaval-Ferrer deserve an opportunity to grace your dinner table.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>Kathy<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Quimera, a Bordeaux-style Wine from Argentina\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=8286\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While enjoying a summer meal we opened a bottle of wine from Argentina. The wine sent to us for our review was Quimera 2010 from Achaval-Ferrer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[2881,1061,147,98],"class_list":["post-8286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-taste-of-wine","tag-achaval-ferrer","tag-argentina","tag-tasting","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8286"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8294,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8286\/revisions\/8294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}