She is a graduate student in Early Modern Spanish history at the University of Oxford, UK. El Enemigo Chardonnay Cru World Wine - Singapore Singapore Next day delivery for items in stock More shipping info Go to shop 92.31 15.39 / 750ml ex. Among his many pets, he keeps a cow to produce milk for donation to the local school children.Īdrianna Catena is the daughter of Nicolás Catena. He is the Chief Winemaker at Bodega Catena Zapata and the former head of the soil division at Argentina’s Wine Institute.
The facility is named for the unique aspect of Mendoza’s high-altitude winemaking region nestled in the foothills of the Andes Mountains.Īlejandro Vigil is a soil expert, a winemaker and an animal lover. By 1936, Malbec and Petit Verdot were the most widely planted fine varietals in Argentina, their blend considered the ultimate in refinement and aging potential.Įl Enemigo is produced at Piedemonte al Sur, located in southern foothills of Maipu, Mendoza. You might assume it would be a Torrentes as I did when the bottle was dropped off by the importer with a note covering the label One of your faves just did it again. Due to state regulations, we cannot ship wine to Washington. These settlers sought to make wines as fine, and finer, than those of their old homeland. The trend continues today with perhaps the greatest white wine ever out of Argentina. El Enemigo Chardonnay 2019 from Mendoza, Argentina - Alejandro Vigil is a master of Chardonnay, as well as a man who likes to push boundaries, which is why this impressive white was made with a little flor, just l. Golden yellow in color, the 2018 Chardonnay El Enemigo combines aromas of pear and apple with hazelnuts, toffee and a touch of acacia. The wines of El Enemigo are a tribute to those internal battles that make us who we are, brought to fruition by a winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, and a historian, Adrianna Catena who share a love of wine and reach back in time to capture the era when European immigrants first settled in Argentina. A Chardonnay from Gualtallary that underwent a carefully calibrated ageing process developed by the winemaker Alejandro Vigil: 500 liters French oak barrels, 35 new, mixed with increasing quantities of flor. Nodding to the fact that at the end of any journey, most remember only one battle - the one fought within (the original enemy).
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