{"product_id":"pinot-noir-la-quimera-2020","title":"Case of La Quimera 2020","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaúl Moreno La Quimera 2020 | VT Cádiz, Pago Carrascal, Jerez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raúl Moreno \u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pago Carrascal, Marco de Jerez, Andalusia, Spain \u003cstrong\u003eGrape Variety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pinot Noir (100%, organic, Carrascal albariza soils) \u003cstrong\u003eVessel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second and third-year French oak — Taransaud and François Frères cooperages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vibe\u003c\/strong\u003e La Quimera — \"The Chimera\" — is named for something that shouldn't exist but does. When Raúl Moreno says he's growing Pinot Noir in Jerez, people think he's out of his mind. \"Do people think I'm crazy? Yes, of course,\" he says. The albariza chalk soils of Carrascal disagree. The same limestone that structures Palomino for biological aging does something unexpectedly precise with Burgundy's most demanding grape — low pH, fine tannins, and an aromatic transparency that heat-grown Pinot rarely achieves. One highly regarded natural winemaker said of Moreno: \"Raúl is playing chess while we are all playing checkers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Taste\u003c\/strong\u003e It's kind of subtle but it's like this: Fresh violet, sour cherry, rhubarb, and raspberry on the nose — perfumed, sensual, and precise. On the palate, a marked tension between acidity and savory depth, with a granular, sandy phenolic structure that is entirely the chalk's doing. Of Raúl's three Pinot cuvées, La Quimera is the most meaty — a fresh, farmyard-edge quality on the nose that resolves into something delicate and deft on the palate. Dense and Burgundy-like in frame, but under 13% alcohol and built for the table, for drinking with a great meal, not the trophy cabinet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e Grapes are hand-harvested in multiple passes, micro-vinified in open-top tanks with 100% whole bunches, and then given two weeks of post-fermentative maceration. Pressing is held to 50% extraction. The wine then ages in second and third-year Taransaud and François Frères barrels, racked only once — at bottling — to preserve the dissolved CO₂. \u003cstrong\u003eNo sulphur is added during aging\u003c\/strong\u003e. No fining. No filtration. Moreno farms slightly under four hectares of his own organic vineyards and manages a further 22 hectares at Carrascal, working within a 12th-century renovated estate. La Quimera is the oak-aged sibling to La Castidad — same grape, same chalk, different vessel, different personality. Both are arguments the same terroir keeps winning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Enjoyed With\u003c\/strong\u003e Serve at 14°C. Pan-seared quail, wild mushroom risotto, vitello tonnato, beef carpaccio, or aged Manchego. The savory tension makes it one of the most gastronomic reds in the Cosecha portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery\u003c\/strong\u003e For details on shipping times and costs, please visit our \u003ca class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/cosechaimports.com\/pages\/shipping-delivery-cost\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raul Moreno","offers":[{"title":"Case of 6","offer_id":44488798666987,"sku":null,"price":561.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Per Bottle","offer_id":47976319713515,"sku":null,"price":93.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2174\/9109\/files\/la-quimera-raul-moreno-red-wine.jpg?v=1739812886","url":"https:\/\/cosechaimports.com\/products\/pinot-noir-la-quimera-2020","provider":"Cosecha Imports","version":"1.0","type":"link"}