2014 Gran Enemigo Agrelo
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More marked by the year, the 2014 Gran Enemigo Agrelo Single Vineyard is more fruit-driven and ripe, more in line with what I saw in 2012 and 2011. The spicy character is there, but it's subtler and there's more black fruit here. Some 6,000 bottles were filled at the end of 2016 or in early 2017.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
James Suckling
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(13.9% alcohol): Bright ruby-red. Redcurrant, loam, licorice and spice on the nose, lifted by a hint of rose petal. A floral, juicy Cabernet Franc with terrific energy and lift; more red fruits than black, with complicating earth tones. Finishes broad and dry, with a hint of bitter chocolate and the dustiest tannins of these single-vineyard Cabernet Franc bottlings. I'd wait a year or two before pulling the cork.
This just pops out of the glass with perfumed and dark fruits, as well as stones and fresh herbs. Salt, too. Full-bodied, layered and tight with mineral and stone undertones. A flavorful finish. So enticing. Cabernet franc and malbec. Drink now.
About the producer
El Enemigo has quickly become one of Argentina’s top wine estates, specialising in high-altitude, single-vineyard Cabernet Franc cuvées and Bordeaux blends. They also produce a range of single-vineyard cuvées from the lesser-known variety Bonarda.