Gran Enemigo Agrelo

El Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Agrelo 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
“The nose of the 2013 Gran Enemigo Agrelo Single Vineyard is an explosion of exotic spices and smoke, a mixture of an Argentinean asado and a Moroccan bazaar! Incense, clove, cardamom, curry and smoke. It's Cabernet Franc with 15% Malbec taken from 2.5 hectares in Catena's La Pirámide vineyard around the winery. The palate has a salty twist. This was sourced from deep clay soils. It matured in old oak foudres for 15 months.”
— Wine Advocate, Jun 2018
“A dense and layered red with dark berry, dark tea and bark character. Full body and pretty. Shows a length and finesse. Drink now or hold.”
— James Suckling, Jun 2017
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Uco Valley
Soil composition
Clay
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
3,050 feet
Vines/acre:
High Density
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
23
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:
7 months
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Analytical Data
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