Score: 99 Robert Parker - 97 James Suckling

AS BRAVAS is a tribute to the feminine spirit; to courage and, at times, to anger that, when properly channeled, can break the silence, inspiring permanent and significant change.

El Enemigo As Bravas Malbec comes from the Uco Valley, in a very small plot of 1.7 hectares in El Cepillo, at 1300 meters above sea level with soils of colluvial origin and marine limestone.

It is aged for 60 months in 2000-litre oak casks. It is stored in bottles for a further 12 months.

"There's a new top of the range made from pure Malbec from a very small plot in the Cordón El Cepillo. It's a cool spot with a slight slope on a mostly flat vineyard with very different soils and angular stones in a spot that has glacial moraine, which is completely different to the rest of the vineyard. It makes the grapes ripen much earlier and gives a very strict, stony wine with a textured palate with plenty of dusty tannins. 2016 was a super cold and rainy year, and the 2016 Malbec As Bravas is only 13.5% alcohol and incredibly fresh. It's only medium-bodied with amazing balance and is incredibly harmonious, nuanced and subtle, with everything it needs for a very long life in bottle. It's serious, tight, austere and incredibly elegant. It matured in 2,000-litre oak foudres for about 60 months. It was bottled in April 2022." Luis Gutierrez - The Wine Advocate - Robert Parker.

Technical data sheet

• Store El Enemigo
• Score 99 Robert Parker - 97 James Suckling
• Type Red
• Harvest 2016
• Varietal Malbec
  
• Blend 95% Malbec - 5% Semillon
• Aging 64 months in 2000-litre oak casks
• Oenologist Alejandro Vigil
• Alcoholic Graduation 13.5%
• Region El Cepillo, Valle de Uco, Mendoza
• Serving Temperature: 16 to 18° C
• Country Argentina
• Pairing Red Meats, Pork, Grilled, Smoked, Roasted, Strong Cheeses, Hard Cheeses, Onion Sauces, Mushrooms, Black Pepper Sauces
• Aging potential More than 10 years