This Cabernet Franc is ruby red in color with soft violet tones. The nose has intense aromas and concentrated notes of cassis, ripe currants, and sweet spices including black pepper and cloves. His tenure provides integrated oak notes of cedar and vanilla. Fresh impact and excellent structure on the palate, reminiscent of ripe red fruits with hints of eucalyptus and tagged black pepper. This wine has an excellent balance and elegance with a well-structured, persistent finish.
Blend: 90% Cabernet Franc, 10% Malbec
The 2018 Cabernet Franc El Enemigo is mixed 10% Malbec, both harvested at five separate times in Gualtallary, Uco Valley and from vineyards planted in sandy soils rich in calcium deposits. The wine was aged for 15 months in old foudres. Dark garnet in color, the complex nose offers notes of ripe redcurrant, dark fruit, hints of ash and a touch of jalapeno and nutmeg followed by country herbs. Compact and taut on the palate with a juicy linearity, the wine gathers depth and flavor as it foes before the long, bold finish. A lovely way of taming the wilder qualities of high-altitude reds. - 93pts Vinous
Winemaker Notes
El Enemigo Cabernet Franc is ruby red in color with soft violet tones. It delivers concentrated aromas of juicy plums, raspberries, ripe currants, cassis, black pepper, clove, and tobacco leaves. It is elegant and balanced with flavors of cedar and vanilla. This Cabernet Franc is medium-bodied with excellent structure, supple tannins, a fresh palate, and a persistent finish.
About the Producer
El Enemigo translates as the enemy. Nodding to the fact that at the end of any journey, most remember only one battle — the one fought within (the original enemy). This is the battle that defines us. The wines of El Enemigo are a tribute to those internal battles that make us who we are, brought to fruition by a winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, and a historian, Adrianna Catena, who share a love of wine and reach back in time to capture the era when European immigrants first settled in Argentina. These settlers sought to make wines as fine, and finer, than those of their old homeland.
