El Enemigo
El Enemigo was born when Alejandro Vigil and Adrianna Catena, Nicolás's youngest daughter, decided to create the Aleanna winery, to rescue some of the forgotten traditional techniques of Argentine viticulture. The ultimate goal is, according to Alejandro Vigil, to obtain a wine with the least possible intervention, a "transparent" wine in which the oenologist's hand does not leave a mark, but in any case serves to interpret the particularities of each terroir.
Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Cabernet Franc / Malbec 2019 – TS
Province: Mendoza
Region: Gualtallary
Subregion: Tupungato
Desnivel: 1.470 m
Varietal: Cabernet Franc 85 %, Malbec 15 %
Size of the vineyard: 6.5 ha
Age of the vineyard: 26 years old
Number of plants per hectare: 10.000 plants
Rinde: 60 quintales
Irrigation: drip irrigation
Soil composition: Cabernet Franc: Calcareous, rocky soil / Malbec: Calcareous, deep- calcareous, rocky soil.
Training method: high trellis
Harvest date: five different harvest times (1.5 months between the first and the last).
Type of viticulture: we have organic practices in our vineyards but we do not have certification for the products. The winery has a sustainability certificate. Adrianna Vineyard in Gualtallary was certified organic in 2018.
Winemaking and aging
Racimo entero: 30% racimo entero
Yeast: wild
Fermentation container: French oak barrels 2nd and 3rd use
Maceration technique: Cold maceration for 5 days. Average maceration 23 days
Fermentation temperature: 23°C
Malolactic fermentation: partial
Size/material of the aging container: 100 years old French oak foudre
Time of aging in container: 15 months
Time of aging in bottle: 2 years
Analytical data
Alcohol: 13,5%
Ph: 3.05
Residual sugar: 1,7 g/l
Acidity: 7,0 g/l
Sulfites: Yes
Winemaker: Alejandro Vigil
El Enemigo Bonarda Los Paraísos 2020 – TS
Province: Mendoza
Región: El Mirador
Subregión: Rivadavia
Altitud: 650 m
Varietal: 100% Bonarda
Vineyard size: 3 ha
Edad del viñedo: 80
Number of plants per hectare: 10.000 plants
Riego: Inundación
Composición del suelo: Suelo arcilloso, pedregoso.
Sistema de conducción: Pérgola 3×3
Fecha de cosecha: marzo – abril
Type of viticulture: conventional
Winemaking and aging
Yeast: wild
Técnica de maceración: 25 días
Length of fermentation: 15 days. All manual cap management with 2 punching downs per day
Temperatura de fermentación: máx. 26º
Malolactic fermentation: partial
Crianza Tamaño/material del recipiente: 15 meses en foudre (50%), depósito (25%),
barril (25%).
Time of aging in container: 12 months
Time of aging in bottle: 2 years
Analytical data
Alcohol: 13,5%
Ph: 3.03
Residual sugar: 2,00 g/l
Acidez: 6 g/L
Sulfites: Yes
Enólogo: Alejandro Vigil – Bodega El Enemigo