Winemaker Notes
Hugely expressive and intense on the nose flaunting red fruit aromas swathed in balsam and spice. Pleasant hints of phenols and minerals from the Cabernet mingle beautifully with toasted, creamy and cocoa nuances from the new oak. Fat, dense and meaty on the palate with mature and unctuous tannins, which signal excellent capacity for further ageing in bottle. A lingering and mouthfilling finish rounds off the tasting experience.
Ideal with smoked food, casseroles and red meat. As the wine received minimum filtration, there is a possibility that it will present some bitartrate sediment in the bottle. This is a naturally occurring phenomenon and is a guarantee that the wine has not been subjected to physical or chemical treatments. Upon decanting the wine slowly, the sediment will remain in the bottle and will not affect the taste experience in any way.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2019 Enate Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon is a dark ruby color and reveals aromas of green olives and sandalwood. On the palate, it delivers energetic flavors of ripe cherries framed by balanced tannins and a refined structure. This polished Somontano red pairs beautifully with lomo de cerdo al vino tinto, a traditional Aragonese pork loin braised slowly in red wine with garlic and herbs. The dish’s savory richness and gentle spice harmonize seamlessly with the wine’s depth and brightness. (Tasted: October 30, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
ENATE and art – they almost rhyme which is, perhaps, no coincidence – come together at a lofty point: the desire to create. When it began in 1992, the winery decided that the pairing of winemaking and contemporary culture would be an essential feature of its character. Then, ENATE began a contemporary art collection, bringing together works by Spanish and international artists. Since then, each of our wines has been associated with a well-known painter, with a work painted specially for our winery appearing on the label. Antonio Saura, a Spanish painter based in France for a much of his life, was the first artist to decorate one of our bottles: the Chardonnay Barrica. In time, this work has become one of the symbols identifying ENATE.
In the same way as a winery is unthinkable without wine, ENATE accepted art as the very essence of its identity. The two concepts begin together and mutually enrich one another. Today, ENATE is both a winery and a museum. It is both a wine shop and an art gallery and its character has been formed in the excellence of both. Its barrels and walls sum up the great wines of Spain, inhabited by the genius of the great Spanish and international creators.
The art making up ENATE’s excellent picture gallery is understood beyond the winery until its essential meaning is reached: the earth itself. At ENATE, we understand that the quality of our wines begins with the land, in the vineyard. We have 450 hectares of our own vineyards, allowing us to control and guarantee the quality of our grapes and vines as far as possible. All ENATE’s plots are in municipalities belonging to the D.O. Somontano in the province of Huesca. Our wines are drunk throughout Spain. ENATE is also present in 48 countries of Europe, Asia, America and Africa.
A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Literally meaning ‘under the mountain,’ Somontano is a diverse region located in the foothills of the south central Pyrenees. Heavy winter rains supply the region with water even throughout the summer.