El Enemigo

Pioneer

El Enemigo translates as the enemy. Nodding to the fact that at the end of any journey, most remember only one battle — the one fought within (the original enemy). This is the battle that defines us. The wines of El Enemigo are a tribute to those internal battles that make us who we are, brought to fruition by a winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, and a historian, Adrianna Catena who share a love of wine and reach back in time to capture the era when European immigrants first settled in Argentina. These settlers sought to make wines as fine, and finer, than those of their old homeland. By 1936, Malbec and Petit Verdot were the most widely planted fine varietals in Argentina, their blend considered the ultimate in refinement and aging potential.

Winemaking Philosophy

El Enemigo is produced at BESA, located in the Vista Flores district in Tunuyán, Mendoza. The facility is named for the unique aspect of Mendoza’s high-altitude winemaking region nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountains. 

Alejandro Vigil is a soil expert, winemaker, and agronomist. He is the Chief Winemaker at Bodega Catena Zapata, the former head of the soil division at Argentina’s Wine Institute, and the former head of the soil division of INTA. 

Adrianna Catena is the daughter of Nicolás Catena. She has a Master’s Degree in Early Modern Iberian Atlantic history from the University of Oxford. Her dream is to continue the family legacy of winemaking while pursuing a passion for history and writing from a cottage surrounded by vineyards in the Argentine Andes.

Wine

from El Enemigo

El Enemigo Bonarda

Other Red Grape or Blend

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El Enemigo Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Franc-based Blends

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El Enemigo Chardonnay

Chardonnay & Chardonnay-based blends

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El Enemigo Malbec

Malbec

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Gran Enemigo

Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Franc-based Blends

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Gran Enemigo Agrelo

Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Franc-based Blends

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Gran Enemigo Gualtallary

Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Franc-based Blends

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