92 PTS ROBERT PARKER. Made from Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, the '05 Achaval-Ferrer Quimera is medium bodied, intense, and beautifully balanced.

90 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '06 Achaval-Ferrer Quimera is dark, with lots of currant and fig flavors layered with coffee and dark chocolate bark notes; toasty, fleshy, finish; drink now through 2010.

92 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. Dark, compact red that leads with a floral note to the cassis and cherry puree.