Chimere is a joint venture in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, in France’s southern Rhone Valley, between Manfred Krankl, the brothers Vincent and Pascal Maurel, and oenologist Philippe Cambie. The venture was formed to make a Chateauneuf-du-Pape that would reflect the terroir of one of the most famous vineyards of the Rhone Valley, La Crau, and the collective know-how of several of the world’s most admired winemakers. Krankl is the founder and winemaker behind Sine Qua Non, the Central California Coast cult producer of highly individualistic wines. The Maurels own and operate the renowned Clos Saint-Jean in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and Cambie is the Rhone Valley’s most admired consulting winemaker. Predominantly Mourvedre (95%), Chimere is French for “chimera,” or dream or fantasy, and 2010 was the debut vintage. Only four 300-liter barrels were made, only in magnums, about 800 of which were bottled.