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Seña, Vina Seña 2015

RegionChile
Subregion Chile
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon/Malbec

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Tasting Notes

“What a breathtakingly deep and complex nose! Still just beginning to show what it is made of! Dazzling spectrum of red, blue and black fruits that it would take up way too much space to individualize, but there’s certainly an intense black-cherry note. Super-refined tannins that make it glide over palate incredibly gracefully. Super-long finish that’s so silky. A cuvee of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Carmenere, 12% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot And 3% Cabernet Franc. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink or hold.” 20th Anniversary Berlin Tasting Event, February 2024.

100
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, February 2024

As a comparison to the 2014 vintage of this wine, the 2015 Seña resulted in 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Carmenere, 12% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, with now 12% of the wine matured in new Stockinger oak foudres and the rest in barrique for some 22 months. 2015 might have been a slightly warmer year, but the resulting wine is lower in alcohol and higher in acidity, which provide for a more vibrant mouthfeel and a more focused expression of the character of the place. This vintage has half a degree less alcohol, and the acidity is a little more pungent; and, the amount of wine in foudre seems to help the oak to show better integrated. This is dry, nicely textured, and the replacement of the Merlot by Malbec seems to have also added to the refinement of the tannins that are super-elegant. 66,000 bottles were filled in February 2017

96
Luis Gutierrez, Wine Advocate (230), April 2017

Stunning aromas of blackcurrant, stone, blueberry and licorice. Also iodine. Floral. Perfumed. Full body, fantastic density of fruit and ripe tannins. It goes on for minutes on the palate with such energy and focus. Touch of chewiness on the finish. A complex and complete wine that delivers a generosity with firmness. Drink in 2021 but already a classic to drink

100
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, May 2017
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