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2022 ‘As Bravas’ Lunlunta Garnacha, El Enemigo

2022 ‘As Bravas’ Lunlunta Garnacha, El Enemigo

Lunlunta, Maipú Valley, Mendoza, Argentina

*En-Primeur offer, wines arrive November 2026*

Offered in the UK for the first time, El Enemigo’s 2022 As Bravas Garnacha feels like a variety reborn in Argentine light. Alejandro Vigil takes cuttings from Gredos in Spain and plants them in Lunlunta, bringing a fresh, pale, high-definition interpretation of Garnacha that sits far away from heaviness. The nose is beautifully atypical: roses, hops, dried flowers, red cherry, raspberry, blood orange, wild herbs and a faint stony edge.

On the palate, it is light, ethereal and thrillingly modern, with fine tannins, bright acidity and a graceful, almost weightless flow. There is red-fruit, floral lift, and savoury herb detail, but the magic is in the transparency: a Garnacha that feels Spanish in inspiration, Argentine in energy, and utterly contemporary in style.

For when
A rare new release that needs to be opened before everyone else catches on.

Pairs with
Roast duck, chargrilled lamb, jamón ibérico, mushroom rice, pork belly, grilled aubergine, chicken with paprika, hard cheeses or a full table of tapas.

El Enemigo is the cult project of Adrianna Catena and Alejandro Vigil, two of Argentina’s most influential wine minds. As Bravas is an homage to the female spirit, its name means “the brave ones” in Galician and “the angry ones” in Portuguese. It honours courage, brilliance and resilience, while recognising anger as a force that, when channelled with purpose, can break silence and drive meaningful change. This Garnacha captures that spirit perfectly: brave, disruptive, elegant and quietly electric.

*En-Primeur offer, wines arrive November 2026*

Whats in the bottle
100% Garnacha

Notable Awards
95 points, The Wine Advocate

£49.50 - £49.50
£49.50
£49.50 - £49.50
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Availability:
12 in stock, ready to be shipped

El Enemigo, produced by Bodega Aleanna, is one of the most exciting and respected names in modern Argentine wine. It was created by Adrianna Catena, youngest daughter of Nicolás Catena Zapata, and Alejandro Vigil, chief winemaker at Catena Zapata and one of South America’s most influential winemaking figures. Together, they have built a project rooted in history, site expression and a willingness to challenge what Mendoza wine can be.

The name El Enemigo refers to the internal enemy: the voice that settles for the safe, the expected or the conventional. That idea runs through the wines, which often combine old vineyards, unusual varieties, concrete fermentation, careful ageing and a deep respect for place.

As Bravas is one of the estate’s most distinctive new chapters, launched as a tribute to feminine strength, courage and resilience. The Garnacha bottling shows El Enemigo at its most boundary-pushing: taking Spanish plant material, Mendoza terroir and Vigil’s vision, then turning it into something light, fragrant, precise and genuinely original.

As Bravas Garnacha 2022 comes from Lunlunta in Maipú, Mendoza, using Garnacha cuttings sourced from Gredos, Spain. The vines are planted on clay and gravel soils, which help give the wine both perfume and savoury structure. Rather than chasing extraction or weight, Alejandro Vigil’s interpretation focuses on freshness, transparency and the variety’s more delicate aromatic side.

The 2022 Mendoza vintage was exceptionally strong, with healthy fruit, excellent natural acidity, good concentration and ripe polyphenols without excessive alcohol. That balance is important here, allowing Garnacha to show fragrance and tension rather than heat. Expect a gentle, detail-led approach in the cellar, preserving the wine’s floral aromatics, fine tannins and ethereal profile. The result is a modern Argentine Garnacha with clear Spanish inspiration, but a voice entirely its own.