Gran Enemigo Gualtallary

El Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary bottle image

Wine Description

Winemaking is spread between the Catena family winery in the Uco Valley and Alejandro's own barrel room in his garden of Chachingo - The Republic - where his young son rides a horse among olive trees and where dogs and chickens share the grounds with the Vigil family and the winery.

Alejandro Vigil
Adrianna
Aleanna Winery
Alejandro Vigil
Chacayes
Concrete Egg with Soil Map
Enemigo Vineyard
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Acclaim
“I also tasted the 2014 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard, which might take some months to come into the market. It has some balsamic aromas, medicinal hints, traces of orange peel, saffron and a touch of sweet spices. It's built around very fine tannins and a notable core of acidity that acts as backbone, giving it length and lifting up the finish. This is quite in line with the 2010 vintage, with power and freshness in a rare combination of clout and elegance only the very best wines manage to show.”
— Wine Advocate, Jun 2018
BEST RED BLENDS OF THE YEAR/BEST VALLEY CHOICE GUALTALLARY: “As usual, under the watchful eye of Alejandro Vigil, Gualtallary is intense in minerality, without concessions—just the mineral taste of stones. This wine is 85% cabernet franc and 15% Malbec, but those are just details, because what runs the show here is the herbal aromas, the notes of stones, the acidity, the strength of those tannins. This is all Adrianna, regardless of the variety that goes into it.”
— Patricio Tapia, Jun 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Uco Valley
Soil composition
Deep-Calcareous and Rocky
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
4,800 feet
Vines/acre:
10,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
5
Varietal composition:
85% Cabernet Franc, 15% Malbec
Fermentation container:
Barriques
Fermentation temperature:
72 °F
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
15 Months if 100 year old foudre.
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
7.3 g/L
Alcohol:
13.9 %