Gran Enemigo 'Chacayes' Cabernet Franc 2018 (750ml)
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Description
Gran Enemigo's 2018 Cabernet Franc from Los Chacayes, in Mendoza's high-altitude vineyard country, blends in 15 percent Malbec and spent 18 months aging in large wooden foudres. The wine presents itself as dark garnet in color, with an aromatic profile that moves between herbal and mineral notes (mint, ash) and darker fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant, jam).
On the palate, this is a wine that carries its weight with restraint. Despite full body and good concentration, it moves with vigor and freshness, the tannins taut and the finish persistent. The structure feels broad and balanced, never ponderous, with enough tension to suggest this will age gracefully over time.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Red |
| Country | Argentina |
| Region | Mendoza |
| Subregion | Los Chacayes |
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc |
| Producer | El Enemigo |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
The 2018 Cabernet Franc Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Los Chacayes contains 15% Malbec and spent 18 months in foudres . Dark garnet red in the glass. The nose presents notes of herbs, mint and touches of blackberry and blackcurrant with hints of jam and ash. Broad and taut in the mouth with a vigorous flow and good volume and freshness. It’s full bodied with long-lasting flavor. A superlatively balanced wine that wears its heft and concentration lightly.
The 2018 Gran Enemigo Chacayes Single Vineyard is a blend of Cabernet Franc with some 15% Malbec mixed in the vineyard. It comes from younger vines than the ones from the classical zones, as the vines were planted in 2004 in The Vines of Mendoza complex at 1,100 meters in altitude. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and with some 50% whole clusters and aged in old oak foudres. Tasted next to the 2019 and 2020, this shows a little more body and tannin, coming through as slightly rustic. 7,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2019.