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2021 Seña Bordeaux Blend Valle de Aconcagua

2021 Seña Bordeaux Blend Valle de Aconcagua

100JS
98RP
97DC
96VN
95JA
$129.99

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100

James Suckling

Reviewed February 2024
Overwhelming nose with a cornucopia of black, red and blue berries, perfectly accented by fine toasty oak. With aeration the floral notes expand. Super-concentrated and vibrant with incredible finesse on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Such great brilliance at the finish, where the power builds very steadily. Still so young, but already dangerously delicious. It will be really hard to wait. A cuvee of 50% cabernet sauvignon, 27% malbec, 17% carmenere and 6% petit verdot. From biodynamically grown grapes.

Professional Reviews

98

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 08/2023
One of the finest vintages of the iconic Seña wine, the 2021 Seña comes from a cooler year, following the path of 2016 and 2018, certainly cooler than 2020 and 2019. It has a super expressive nose that is elegant, nuanced, perfumed, subtle and pure, with aromatic finesse, layered and complex. It was picked a couple of weeks later than in the previous two years and still keeping the alcohol below 14%. It was produced with a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Malbec (cooler years with more), 17% Carmenere and 6% Petit Verdot, fermented mostly in stainless steel and 10% in oak foudre. It's fine-grained and structured but juicy, similar to 2018 but with more finesse. It has the spicy/herbal twist from the Cabernet, ultra-refined tannins that give it great elegance and with length, purity and delineation. Superb! (LG) 98+

97

Decanter

Review Date: 08/2023
The moderately cool conditions of the year have produced an intensely fragrant and concentrated wine on the nose - this smells powerful and expressive. Smooth, silky and seductive with crystalline, succulent and ample fruit - blackcurrants, cherries and strawberries, but mostly black fruit, with clear menthol, clove, cocoa and a liquorice tang. Bright and lifted, this has clear personality and such a stylish execution. Full and round, forward and intense, but delivered with poise. A delicious wine with so much to like not least the exceptional acidity coupled with the depth and width giving a complete wine with intensity and refinement. Everything feels carefully considered but still giving flavour and verve. (GH)

96

Vinous

Review Date: 06/2023
The 2021 Seña is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with 27% Malbec, 17% Carménère and 6% Petit Verdot from Ocoa in the Aconcagua Valley. It was aged for 22 months, 90% in French oak barrels (70% new) and 10% in foudres. Purple with a garnet sheen. The nose presents vivid redcurrant and blackcurrant notes with a layer of garrigue against a cigar box backdrop. Dry in the mouth, refreshing acidity stirs up finely grained tannins to channel the palate. A lingering, fruity red that will grow in the bottle. (JH)

Notes

Widely regarded as Chile’s first “cult” wine, Seña was established in 1995 through a groundbreaking collaboration between Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz and the legendary American winemaker Robert Mondavi. Their shared vision was to craft a Chilean red that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the world’s finest. This partnership marked Chile’s first international joint venture in winemaking, uniting two iconic families. The inaugural 1995 vintage was met with immediate acclaim, cementing Seña’s reputation from the very start. Since 2005, the estate has been fully owned and managed by the Chadwick family, continuing to amass accolades—including multiple perfect 100-point scores. Today, this rare vertical, with 99–100 point scores across the board, represents not only the pinnacle of Chilean winemaking but also a place among the world’s greatest wines.

Details

OriginChile
Type/VarietalCabernet Sauvignon and Blends
Alcohol Content14%
SKU1827944