Type | Red wine |
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Region | |
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Allergens | Contains sulfites |
Alcohol contenti | 14.0% |
Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard
2019£138.05
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Spec sheet
The wine
Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard is a wine of great complexity, made primarily from Cabernet Franc grapes, along with a small percentage of Malbec; both varietals ferment together, in the old Pomerol style. The grapes come from the Gualtallary region, grown in a vineyard planted at an altitude of 1,430 metres, on a chalky soil.
In this desert-like, rocky corner of the Uco Valley, the plants enjoy a colder climate than in other nearby areas, which endows the wines with extra freshness and tension. 50% of the volume was fermented with destemmed Cabernet Franc grapes and 30% whole clusters of Malbec. The grapes originating from more calcareous soils underwent carbonic maceration in small tanks and were pressed a week later, then the must finished fermenting in second and third-fill French oak barrels. After that, all the wine aged for seven months in large French oak casks.
Its colour is intense, purple with a reddish rim. Its aromas are complex, intense and elegant. Complementing the vegetal and spicy notes of the Cabernet Franc are those of the Malbec's ripe black fruit. Time spent in contact with the oak adds restrained touches of vanilla overall. On the palate, the texture is very fine and the acidity amazing. It proves complex, with structured, grainy tannins. The finish and aftertaste emphasise its mineral, almost saline character.
If you want to understand the true potential of this region, with soils akin to Burgundy and Champagne, don't deprive yourself of one of the very few 3,400 bottles of this immense Mendoza red.
Drinking and storing
Food pairing
Cured cheeses / Oven-cooked meats / Duck
Ratings and awards
2020 | 99 PK | ||
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2019 | 100 PK | ||
2018 | 98 PK | 96 SK | 96 TA |
2017 | 98 PK | 97 SK | |
2016 | 99 PK | ||
2015 | 98 PK |
Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker
Customer reviews
Enjoyed it ‘mucho’!
According to the experts you shouldn’t touch this before 2020… but patience is overrated. So I opened it, decanted it and enjoyed it ‘mucho’! Intense flavors of dark berries, plum, red fruit and a hint of sugared nuts caressed my palate. Concentrated but balanced up until the looooong finish died.
A full, wonderful wine with a long finish and a gorgeous dark ruby color Drinking is already now, but every year it improves The rating which received from the RP is adequate
Excellent
La note Parker de 100 avait retenu mon attention. Nous n'avons pas été déçus bien que le guide ait été un peu généreux. C'est un très grand vin sans défaut très rond en bouche,produit par Bodegas Aleana. Peut se boire avec une volaille ou des viandes blanches.
Añada 2012
Impactante con su acidez punzante y su tacto carnoso. Los taninos a medio pulir pero bien integrados proporcionando estructura y equilibrio al conjunto, erigiéndose en protagonistas y proporcionando un paso por boca seco, elegante y de mucho carácter. El grado alcohólico notable ayudando a potenciar sus aromas retronasales a mermelada de frambuesa. Pero en el post-gusto es donde se guarda lo mejor, sabroso y corpulento, con sabores frutosos y amaderados perfectamente ensamblados. Para colmo nos da una persistencia de 4 min. y 10 seg. Brutal este cabernet franc, elegancia a la enésima potencia,
Typical case of baby murder... (please forgive me this phrase)
...but with a purchase of 6 bottles this loss is bearable. It’s a great wine but currently difficult to get through the wall of concentration and fruit power. It looks as if this is a marathon runner. Very dense, great structure, but not too overpowered as some new world wines of the southern hemisphere; probably thanks to the altitude on which these vines grow and without the greenness which some wines of this area show. Difficult to give a rating but undoubtedly a great wine with an enormous potential for the future. Blindly tasted I hadn't logged in Bordeaux directly but what else? Running expulsion procedure probably Gironde right bank or maybe a Tuscan Cab Franc is what remains? However - this wine has a unique fingerprint and time will show if it's going to be an elegant lady's or an aristocratic gentlemen's one... Buy!!!
The winery
Bodega Aleanna
Argentina is sharply back in focus. It has tremendous potential and in recent years a new batch of young winemakers has been showing how much more there is to discover. The world of wine is evolving and so too in this South American country, where one of the foremost figures answers to the name of Alejandro Vigil, the 'Elvis Presley of wines', 'wine's answer to Messi' or straight to the point and literally, 'the wine beast', although he prefers to describe himself as a simple...
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