El Enemigo is one of the most prestigious wineries in Argentine oenology. A young winery founded in 2007 in Mendoza, headed by Adrianna and Alejandro. Adrianna is the youngest daughter of Nicolás Catena Zapata and has lived and breathed wine since childhood. Today Adrianna combines her academic experience with a passion for viticulture and winemaking, dividing her time between El Enemigo Wines and Catena Zapata. Alejandro has been chief winemaker at Bodega Catena Zapata since 2002 and has received the first 100-point score awarded to a South American wine by Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate (CZ River Stones 2016) and the highest score ever awarded to a pure Cabernet Franc (Gran Enemigo Gualtallary 2013). It also holds the first 100pt. score for an Argentinian Chardonnay by James Suckling (CZ White Bones 2018). The name 'el enemigo' means 'the enemy', chosen for this project because, as the producers themselves state, the original enemy is ourselves and defines us, the only way to grow is to confront it. The vineyards of the El Enemigo winery are distributed between the areas of Gualtallary, El Cepillo, Chacayes and Agrelo, where altitudes range from 970 to 1,470 metres above sea level. Soils are made up of sand, silt and limestone, others are rich in rock and limestone, and still others are predominantly sandy.
