2014 Gran Enemigo Single Vineyard Chacayes Cabernet Franc Uco Valley

This is a phenomenal cabernet franc with blackcurrant and salt character. Full body, layered and very sexy with tight and expressive fruit and a splendid finish. Genius. Four hectares. Drink or hold.

Very tight and beautiful wine with blackberry, blueberry and hints of tobacco, spice, and black tea. Full body, dense and powerful. Energy and intensity to this. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot, and malbec

As I saw with the blend, I liked the 2014 Gran Enemigo Chacayes Single Vineyard considerably better than the 2013. The wine feels fresher and more defined, despite the year being a little warmer and more challenging. But the grapes were harvested a lot earlier than in the previous years, and the blend has changed to 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Malbec. In fact, in the following vintages, the varietal is going to disappear from the label of all the single-vineyard Gran Enemigo wines, and they are only going to mention the place since they are all Cabernet Franc and Malbec blends with different proportions depending on the year. 6,700 bottles produced. 2018 - 2028

Los Chacayes is the St Estèphe of the Uco Valley, producing intense, chewy, ageworthy wines with plenty of tannin and acidity. This 85/15 blend of Cabernet Franc with Malbec is firm and vigorous with impressive density and freshness. 2020-28.