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
Elevation: 1.470 masl
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
Yields: 60 to 80 qq/ha
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
Whole cluster: 40% whole bunch
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
Gran Enemigo Torrontés 2020 – TS
Province: Mendoza
Region: Uco Valley
Subregion: Tupungato, Gualtallary
Elevation: 1.600 masl
Varietal: 100% Torrontés
Age of the vineyard: 5 years old
Irrigation: drip irrigation
Soil composition: calcareous and rocky soil
Training method: high trellis
Type of viticulture: we have organic practices in all our vineyards but we do not have yet the certification
Winemaking and aging
Yeast: wild
Fermentation container: clay amphoras
Length of fermentation: 12 days
Size/material of the aging container: 500 liters french oak barrels
Aging time in container: 18 months with veil
Analytical data
Alcohol: 12,5%
Ph: 3.1
Residual sugar: 1,5 g/l
Acidity: 8.6 g/l
Sulfites: Yes
Winemaker: Alejandro Vigil