EL ENEMIGO
Malbec
2010
About this winery
El Enemigo, “the enemy”. The struggle that most defines us in our lives is the one that we wage with our selves. We are all our own worst enemies. This is the credo behind the name on the label. The wines of El Enemigo are enigmatic, charismatic, and verging on iconoclastic. In that way the wines reflect their maker, Alejandro Vigil, an almost Picasso-like personality. “Ale”, as he is known, is the head winemaker at the iconic Bodega Catena Zapata, but he has many loves. He consults,...
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Product notes
The Story:
Two romantics—a winemaker (Alejandro Vigil) and a historian (Adrianna Catena)- go back in time to capture an era when European immigrants, recently settled in Argentina, sought to make wine as fine or finer than those in their homelands.
The Name: El Enemigo (The Enemy):
At the end of a journey, we remember only one battle; the one we fought against ourselves, the original enemy. The one that defines us.
The Blend:
Malbec (89-98%) & Petit Verdot (2-11%)
Production notes
The product of a creative partnership between Adrianna Catena, daughter of Nicolas Catena, and Alejandro Vigil, Chief Winemaker at Bodega Catena Zapata, El Enemigo Malbec is produced at Piedemonte al Sur, located in the southern foothills of Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza. The facility is named for the unique aspect of Mendoza's high altitude winemaking region nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountains.
Tasting notes
Rich and concentrated, it offers aromas of black fruit, cherry and dark berryfruit on the nose followed in the palate by a full-bodied wine with flavors of spice, blackberry, black cherry, pepper and a slight floral character. The finish is elegant and lengthy.