98 Points James Suckling - Complex, with savory, spicy character, showing tobacco, salted plums, olives, black cherries, cassis and a hint of white pepper on the nose, followed by a refined, savory, balsamic accent. A full-bodied Seña with juicy fruit chiseling into the tight, extremely fine-grained tannins. Long, bright and still elegant from this warm vintage. 53% cabernet sauvignon, 25% malbec, 15% carmenere and 7% petit verdot. A wine with lots of harmony now, but better to drink from 2025
97 Points Robert Parker`s Wine Advocate - The 2020 Seña is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 15% Carmenere and 7% Petit Verdot (a little higher in search of acidity) from grapes harvested early, the second week of March, and fermented mostly in stainless steel and 10% in concrete eggs. It has a moderate 13.5% alcohol and good freshness. It's subtle and layered, not only fruit but with more spice; it has polished tannins and very integrated oak after 22 months in barrique, 78% new, and with 10% of the volume in large Stockinger barrels. The warmer years seem to be nicely managed, so that it's not reflected in the ripeness but is more a matter of texture and quality of the tannins; in the warmer years, like 2017 or this 2019, the wines have a little more grip, but these are definitely finer than those from the 2017 vintage. This wine has intensity and complexity, with no mintiness or herbal notes; it's spicy and juicy, with energy and depth. It has structure, color, stuffing and acidity to develop nicely in bottle. 100,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2022.
1995 gründeten Robert Mondavi und Eduardo Chadwick eines der ersten internationalen Joint Ventures Chiles, ein mutiger und zukunftsweisender Schritt für diese Zeit. Sie haben sich ein sehr anspruchsvolles Ziel gesetzt: das volle Potenzial des chilenischen Weinlandes auszuschöpfen und einen wirklich Weltklassewein zu kreieren. Diese beiden angesehenen traditionellen Weinfamilien teilen die Leidenschaft für Exzellenz und Innovation. Ihren Traum und ihre Hingabe teilend, veröffentlichten sie 1997 den ersten Jahrgang von Sena (1995), einem der ersten Kultweine Chiles, der einen Meilenstein markiert und den Weg zur Herstellung von Ultra-Premium-Weinen in Chile einleitete. Eduardo Chadwick suchte vier Jahre lang an der Seite von Robert Mondavi, bevor er im chilenischen Valle de Aconcagua das ideale Terroir fand. Sena, die chilenische Bordeax-Mischung, ist der Höhepunkt ihrer Vision.
