2016 As Bravas Malbec
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The 2016 Malbec As Bravas originates from El Cepillo in the Uco Valley and underwent aging in foudres . A dark purple color with a garnet sheen. The aromatic profile unveils herbal notes of thyme, grape flowers and a blend of pepper and figs, all set against a cedar backdrop. Dry and elegantly restrained, the palate boasts a pronounced and brisk acidity that gives way to a vibrant and agile progression, culminating in a long-lasting herbal finish. This Malbec, crafted in a cool, rainy vintage and subsequently aged in the bottle, represents a distinct and unconventional approach to the red wines of the Uco Valley.
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Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate
Joaquin Hidalgo, Vinous
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There is a new top of the range produced with pure Malbec from a very small plot in the Cordón El Cepillo. It's a cool place with a small slope in a mostly flat vineyard with very different soils and angular stones in a place that has glacier moraine, which is completely different from the rest of the vineyard. It makes the grapes ripen much earlier and gives a very strict and stony wine with a textured palate with abundant dusty tannins. 2016 was a super cold and rainy year, and the 2016 As Bravas Malbec has only 12.5% alcohol and incredible freshness. It's only medium-bodied with gobsmacking balance and is incredibly harmonious, nuanced and subtle, with all that it needs for a very long life in bottle. This is serious, tight, austere and incredibly elegant. It matured in 2,000-liter oak foudres for some 60 months. It was bottled in April 2022.
About the producer
El Enemigo has quickly become one of Argentina’s top wine estates, specialising in high-altitude, single-vineyard Cabernet Franc cuvées and Bordeaux blends. They also produce a range of single-vineyard cuvées from the lesser-known variety Bonarda.