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 2010 Gran Enemigo Agrelo Single Vineyard is from clay soils in a cool vintage. The palate is electric, with citric (pomegranate and blood orange) flavors, completely vertical. I like this much better than the 2009 vintage, but I still prefer the wines from Gualtallary. It is interesting to note that in years with higher acidity he (Alejandro Vigil) uses less SO2. This is truly vertical. Only 3,500 bottles were produced. Very good value.”
— Luis Gutierrez, Apr 2014
“This is a deep and rich wine with loads of terracotta and plum character. It's full-bodied, with a flavor that takes off at the end. The deep clay soils really come through here.”
— James Suckling, Jun 2014
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Vineyard & Production Info
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
pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
5.9 g/L
Alcohol:
13.9 %
Residual sugar:
2 g/L