This sparkling pinot noir rosé wine is made from our Abel pinot noir clone.

The base wine was made by Ray Nadeson at Lethbridge Wines. From there it was transferred to Kilchurn Wines where it received secondary fermentation in the bottle. After two years of bottle aging it was disgorged, corked and capped.

This wine shimmers with a fine persistent bead and a pretty blush of pink from skin contact after pressing.

A taste of fresh citrus and strawberry fruit characters, aromas of fresh bread, a creamy mouthfeel and fresh citrus like finish. A fresh and lively sparkling wine that offers a broad flavour profile with a crisp mouthfeel and long mineral finish. The developing complexity and crisp acidity leave your palate wanting more! A delicious aperitif.

Why Chimera?
Chimera is pronounced ki-m-air-a, but we like to say “shimmerer”.

The name was chosen for our classic pinot noir, pinot meuniere and chardonnay blend, which in this case, is slightly misleading – but we like the name!

In Greek mythology, a chimera was a bizarre fire-breathing hybrid creature – child of Typhoeus and Echidna and sibling of Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra. It was usually depicted as an animal with a lion as the front part, a goat in the middle, and a serpent as the tail.

In genetics, a chimera is formed when two individual cells, or clones, become one organism with two genetically distinct tissues – a bit like blending wine. Our 2023 Sparkling Pinot Noir Rosé is a delicious aperitif and is ideal for the summer season.