El Enemigo Malbec
Wine Description
A joint venture 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 Uco Valley, Mendoza. The facility is named for the unique aspect of Mendoza's high altitude winemaking region nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountains.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Uco Valley
Soil composition
Calcareous, Rocky, and Sandy-Loam
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
4,620-4,851 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
0.8-1.0 tons
Year vineyard planted:
1986
Harvest time:
March-May
First vintage of this wine:
2008
Bottles produced of this wine:
40,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
30
Varietal composition:
90% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Franc
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
20 days
Fermentation temperature:
84 °F
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
15 Months if 100 year old foudre.
Total SO2
117
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.0
Acidity:
6.3 g/L
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Total SO2
117
Residual sugar:
3.4 g/L
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