El Enemigo Cabernet Franc -2022 (750ml) Illinois and sweet leathery and chocolatey

and sweet leathery and chocolatey notes intermixed with the classic Pauillac cedar and spice box

Touriga Francesa

quite spicy with a marmalade-driven finish

Both wines remain tight and nervous at this point but are full of potential

El Enemigo Cabernet Franc -2022 (750ml) Illinois and sweet leathery and chocolatey90% Cabernet Franc + 10% Malbec from Gualtallary, Tupungato. Altitude: 4,822 ft (1470 m) elevation. Fermented with wild yeast, max. temperature 28C 82F for 22 days, followed by a 15 day infusion with minimal movement. Aged for 15 months in foudre (50%), barrel (25%), tank (25% 2022 was an exceptional year from every possible qualitative standpoint. Throughout Mendoza, both in the Primera Zona (closer to Mendoza city) and in the Uco Valley, the wines