El Enemigo Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary 2019
Standard - 75cl
- Vintage2019
- ColourRed
- ProducerEl Enemigo (Aleanna)
- CountryArgentina
- RegionMendoza
- Sub RegionTupungato
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13.5
- LWIN13718972019
- Avg. Critic Score5★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
A complex, restrained and deliciously austere cabernet franc with damp earth, oyster shells, blueberries, thyme, rosemary and mushrooms. Super serious and chalky on the palate with lots of dissolved, minerally-textured tannins. Very long and uncompromising! An incredible cabernet franc from Gualtallary by Alejandro Vigil. Extremely pure, mineral and seductive. A fabulous cabernet franc that grows on the palate with remarkable tension and texture. I’d want to drink a bottle now even it can hold extremely well.
- Reviewer Name: James Suckling
- Review Date: March 2023
The incredibly subtle, elegant and austere 2019 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard reminds me of a great vintage of Lafleur, my favorite Bordeaux, as this is one of the finest vintages for this single-vineyard blend of Cabernet Franc with some 15% Malbec. It develops very slowly in the glass and shows layers and layers of aromas but all in a very subtle way. It also reminds me of the fabulous 2013 that I rated 100 points in 2018, and there has not been such a perfect vintage since then. It has great balance and a silky mouthfeel, with refined, elegant tannins and a long, dry finish with a chalky and salty sensation and no room for sweetness; it's more about herbs, flowers and rocks than anything else. They produced 9,000 bottles of this beauty. It was bottled in July 2020.
- Drinking Window: 2023 - 2035
- Reviewer Name: Luis Gutiérrez
- Review Date: November 2022