El Enemigo

Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Cabernet Franc

9.4177 ratings
9.524 pro ratings
Agrelo, Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
Cabernet Franc
Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison
Top Notes For
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2016 | Rich Cabernet Franc

Vintage 2016 | Rich Cabernet Franc

May 25th, 2023
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2013 / rich, juicy, modestly refined

Vintage 2013 / rich, juicy, modestly refined

Nov 1st, 2019
Allison Lyzenga

Deep ruby; medium plus intensity aromas of black fruit, plum, blackberry, cassis, purple flowers, baking spices, vanilla; dry, medium acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, full bodied, medium plus intensity flavors of ripe black fruit, purple flowers, baking spices, vanilla; long finish, intense concentrated flavors

Deep ruby; medium plus intensity aromas of black fruit, plum, blackberry, cassis, purple flowers, baking spices, vanilla; dry, medium acid, medium plus tannins, high alcohol, full bodied, medium plus intensity flavors of ripe black fruit, purple flowers, baking spices, vanilla; long finish, intense concentrated flavors

Jun 16th, 2019
Hermes Cuello

Superb wine! 98 points!

Superb wine! 98 points!

Dec 16th, 2018
Ron R
9.3

Nice way to christen the countertop...
Luscious nose of cherry jam and cigar. Drum tight, dry mouthfeel. Not a pop-n-pour, but requires air and bottle age. Excellence in the making. Good fruit profile displaying black and red fruits, along with rose petals. Does not resemble a cab franc. A pure finish with clarity and precision.

Nice way to christen the countertop...
Luscious nose of cherry jam and cigar. Drum tight, dry mouthfeel. Not a pop-n-pour, but requires air and bottle age. Excellence in the making. Good fruit profile displaying black and red fruits, along with rose petals. Does not resemble a cab franc. A pure finish with clarity and precision.

Dec 8th, 2018
Delectable Wine

Follow to learn about our favorite wines & people.

9.4

(13.9% alcohol, with a pH of 3.5 and 7.2 grams per liter of acidity): Saturated bright, dark ruby. Knockout perfume of dark berries, black cherry and licorice lifted by a pungent chalkiness. Compellingly juicy and sharply delineated, with outstanding saline mineral lift giving this wine an almost magically light touch. Finishes with firm but suave tannins, serious energy and palate-staining floral length. This remarkably refined, weightless wine, made from 30-year-old vines and the saltiest of this set of single-vineyard Cabernet Francs, should evolve slowly and gracefully, and I would not be surprised if it ultimately merited an even higher score. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2018)

(13.9% alcohol, with a pH of 3.5 and 7.2 grams per liter of acidity): Saturated bright, dark ruby. Knockout perfume of dark berries, black cherry and licorice lifted by a pungent chalkiness. Compellingly juicy and sharply delineated, with outstanding saline mineral lift giving this wine an almost magically light touch. Finishes with firm but suave tannins, serious energy and palate-staining floral length. This remarkably refined, weightless wine, made from 30-year-old vines and the saltiest of this set of single-vineyard Cabernet Francs, should evolve slowly and gracefully, and I would not be surprised if it ultimately merited an even higher score. (Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, July 2018)

Jul 25th, 2018
Martijn

How much I loved the 2013 when I drank it a year ago.....
This 2016 is at this moment as many of us are: In partial lockdown. Had it in decanter for 6 hours but the nose was completely blank. In the mouth there was something of some redfruit (fresh) but nothing really happening.
Will try the second half of the bottle in a few months and the other bottles.......? 2023?

How much I loved the 2013 when I drank it a year ago.....
This 2016 is at this moment as many of us are: In partial lockdown. Had it in decanter for 6 hours but the nose was completely blank. In the mouth there was something of some redfruit (fresh) but nothing really happening.
Will try the second half of the bottle in a few months and the other bottles.......? 2023?

1 person found it helpfulNov 7th, 2020
Hermes Cuello

Outstanding! What an incredible wine, still my favorite, amazing work from Alejandro Vigil, such a masterpiece 100 points Parker

Outstanding! What an incredible wine, still my favorite, amazing work from Alejandro Vigil, such a masterpiece 100 points Parker

1 person found it helpfulMay 4th, 2019
Hermes Cuello

100 points Parker, wonderful cab franc

100 points Parker, wonderful cab franc

1 person found it helpfulDec 16th, 2018
Marcial Sanchez Elia

Fresco, mineral, complejo, explosivo, una seda! Muy linda acidez! Señor vino!

Fresco, mineral, complejo, explosivo, una seda! Muy linda acidez! Señor vino!

1 person found it helpfulDec 3rd, 2014