El Enemigo
Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Cabernet Franc
Vintage 2013 / rich, juicy, modestly refined
Vintage 2013 / rich, juicy, modestly refined
Nov 1st, 2019Deep 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, 2019Nice 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.
(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, 2018How 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?
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, 2019100 points Parker, wonderful cab franc
100 points Parker, wonderful cab franc
1 person found it helpfulDec 16th, 2018