El Enemigo (Aleanna), Gran Enemigo Cepillo Vintage:2016 butterscotch

butterscotch

The palate impression of the middle weight flavors is relatively precise and especially so in the context of what is typical for the 2018 vintage while offering evident minerality and salinity on the balanced bitter lemon-inflected finish

and impressive concentration

showing moderate depth

The flavor profile is at once lush yet precise with lovely purity to the lightly mineral-inflected and subtly powerful finish that is beautifully well-balanced and persistent

El Enemigo (Aleanna), Gran Enemigo Cepillo Vintage:2016 butterscotchIn the nose of the 2015 Gran Enemigo El Cepillo Single Vineyard, there was an acute herbal noterockrose, thyme and mintreminiscent of the wild herbs that grow in the region. El Cepillo is a cold place within the mild weather of Mendoza, and it's really interesting to be able to taste (and drink!) these bottlings together with ones from different places, as you see the nuances that each place provides to the wines. And if you taste more than one