2015 Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Gualtallary Cabernet Franc Uco Valley

Using the classic El Enemigo blend of Cabernet Franc with 15% Malbec, this is one of a line up of stunning wines from the bodega in 2015. Firmer and denser than the other Gran Enemigo reds, with top notes of Mediterranean spices and lots of chalky minerality, it needs more time in bottle, but will reward patience. 2021-30.

With 85% Cabernet Franc and the rest Malbec, all from Adrianna's calcareous soils, the fruits here feel red and refreshing, decorated by herbal tones accentuating that freshness. Contrasting with that exuberance, the texture is firm and rigid, with those typical tannins of the area. Drinking Window 2019 - 2025.

This is such a fabulous red with ripe berries, blackberries and hints of dried mushrooms and black tea. Full body and crystalline tannins that carry the wine on for minutes. Energetic and takes off like a rocket. Extreme, great wine. Drink or hold.

Powerful places tend to mark wines in a stronger way than even the vintage conditions or the grape variety, and that seems to be the case with the 2015 Gran Enemigo Gualtallary Single Vineyard. But of course there are elements of both the year- slightly warmer and riper than 2016-and the grape-mostly Cabernet Franc with some 20% Malbec, which is what is planted in the vineyard, with the logical variations depending on the yields of each grape in a given vintage. This is a little more direct than the 2016, powerful and concentrated but balanced and fresh, and it has a little more tannin. As I said, this is more about the high altitude and austere place with all the components in great harmony. You do not notice the alcohol, concentration of tannins or acidity, as it's all very integrated. All these wines are not about fruit but about soils, about rocks. 3,000 bottles produced. 2019-2030.