LiQuery - Gran Enemigo Red Blend 2014

Item:	13126
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2014 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2020-02-13
Producer:	Adrianna Catena and Alejandro Vigil
Location:	Argentina - Mendoza
Price:	$59.75 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Firm
Alcohol:	13.9%
Varietal:	Malbec Blend
Sugar Code:	XD (3.0 g/L)
Rating:	96
Cellar:	2013

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Tasting Notes
I don't really know why, but the 2014 Gran Enemigo showed much better than the 2013. The year was certainly not better; it was quite challenging and slightly warmer, but the wine feels fresher. There is a high percentage of Malbec in this vintage, almost half of the blend, and they also included more parts of the vineyard in addition to the five-hectare plot where there is some variability in the soils, which perhaps increases complexity of the blend. There are three harvests-one of only Malbec, then the rest of the varietals with some more Malbec and then a third one of only Malbec. Thus, there are also three fermentations, and there are five wines since the second and third harvests are fermented in two parts, one with 100% full clusters and the other with 30% full clusters. These five different wines are later blended together. Fermentation is in used 225-liter barriques, and the �levage is in old 2,000-liter foudres. This has to be the best harvest of the Gran Enemigo blend. D

Tasting Notes