A beautifully crafted Argentine Cabernet Franc with floral notes, ripe black and blue fruits, graphite, baking spices, fine tannins, and a hint of minerality.
Producer
Gran El Enemigo
Region
Uco Valley, Mendoza
Country
Argentina
Varietal Composition
85% Cabernet Franc, 15% Malbec
Specifications
2018
Vintage
2032
Drink By
14
%
ABV
Vinification
Grapes are harvested from a single vineyard at 4,800’, cold soak macerated for 5 days, then aged in French oak barriques for 7 months before bottling.
Occasional wine note
A Cabernet Franc from Argentina? Yep and wow! What a fantastic wine. A floral bouquet met with ripe black and blue fruits, graphite, and baking spices blended to perfection and wrapped in fine tannin and hint of minerality. Just beautiful.
What experts say about this wine
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/
100
Wine Advocate
One of the finest and more regular wines from Argentina, the 2018 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard is austere and shows restraint, with great freshness and gobsmacking balance and complexity, but in the context of the 2019 and 2020 vintages that I also tasted next to it, it comes through as slightly less refined but still with 13.5% alcohol and with very good parameters of acidity and freshness. It has a medium-bodied palate and a rare combination of power and elegance, with very fine, chalky tannins. It's very long and has a salty and tasty finish.
96
/
100
James Suckling
Aromas of violets, almond blossoms, wild blackberries, blueberries, ash, tea leaves and nutmeg. It’s medium-bodied with vibrant acidity and finely knit tannins. Mineral, tea-like edge, supporting a fresh core of blue fruit. Refined and subtle, yet comforting. Try from 2023.
pairing recommendation
Pork
Tomatoes
Peppers
Duck
Pungent Cheese
Mushroom
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