Sena, Aconcagua Valley 2021
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2021
- ColourRed
- ProducerSena
- CountryChile
- RegionAconcagua
- Sub RegionAconcagua Valley
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV14
- LWIN10832172021
- Avg. Critic Score4.7★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
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! 120,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2023.
- Drinking Window: 2024 - 2036
- Reviewer Name: Luis Gutierrez
- Review Date: August 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.
- Drinking Window: 2026 - 2040
- Reviewer Name: Joaquín Hidalgo
- Review Date: June 2023