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Red fruit aroma family photo — Red fruit

Black fruit aroma family photo — Black fruit

Tasting facts

Taste: Dry

aciditySoft → Bright

sweetnessDry → Sweet

tanninGentle → Grippy

intensityLight → Bold

Drinking window · 2025–2033

With food · Beef, Lamb, Pork

Producer pairings · Rodizio, Lyonnaise sauces, grilled steaks, barbecued ribs

Market range $22.06–$26.99 (around the market median, Nov 10, 2026)

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House

Producer: El Enemigo
Founded: 2008
Founder: Alejandro Vigil and Adrianna Catena
Home region: Mendoza, Argentina
Flagship: Cabernet Franc
Ownership: Catena family (Bodega Catena Zapata project)

Founded in 2008 by Catena winemaker Alejandro Vigil and Adrianna Catena, youngest daughter of Nicolas Catena; produced at Piedemonte al Sur; first vintage 2008.

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Sustainability / production facts

Fermented with indigenous yeasts
aging 15 months in foudres (50%), barrels (25%), concrete (25%)

Malbec

El Enemigo Malbec 2023

Critics Choice · 92 points · James Suckling
Customer Favorite · 4.2 stars · Vivino

Description

Rich and concentrated aromas of black fruit such as cherries and berries; full-bodied with spice, blackberry, black cherry, pepper, and floral notes leading into an elegant and lengthy finish. (Tasting note from Winebow importer tech sheet, same vintage/blend/analysis.) Grapes: 90% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Franc.

Winemaker Notes

El Enemigo Malbec displays rich and concentrated aromas of black fruit such as cherries and berries. It's full-bodied with spice, blackberry, black cherry, pepper, and floral notes leading into an elegant and lengthy finish.

Wine.com price

$29.97

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Type: Red
Varietal: Malbec
Grapes
Region
Country: Argentina
Colour: Red
Price band: $20-35
ABV: 13.5%
pH: 3.04
Total acidity: 6.2 g/L
Residual sugar: 3.08 g/L
Oak: 15 months in foudres (50%), barrels (25%), concrete (25%)
Aging: 15 months
Vineyard & soil: Deep calcareous, rocky soil
LWIN: 1371826
Market median: $24.99 (Nov 10, 2026)

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Professional ratings

94ptsJeb Dunnuck
With a smidgen of Cabernet Franc, the 2023 Malbec is complex and red-fruited, with good acidity, offering medium-bodied weight and a depth and structure well beyond its price point. This is a steal, incredibly well-made, fermented on indigenous yeast before going 15 months in foudre, barrel, and concrete tank. It’s an outstanding varietal wine from Mendoza to drink now through 2033.
92ptsJames Suckling
Expressive, showing lots of dark cherries, fresh black plums, grilled herbs and subtle spices. Round, juicy and pristine, with medium body and a succulent, fruity finish. Good length.
92ptsRobert Parker's Wine Advocate
Sourced from Adrianna Vineyard, the 2023 Malbec includes 10% Cabernet Franc and underwent 15 months of élevage in foudre, stainless steel tanks and barrels. As ever, it exudes the region's textbook mix of flora and herbal aromas with the red-fruited backdrop that tends to mark the 2023 vintage, followed by a tensile mouthfeel and a similarly taut, mineral-inflected finish.