Sena 2021 1500ml

100 POINTS

Zekun Shuai - JamesSuckling.com

An extremely pure and elegant vintage for Seña. This is really fresh, nimble and floral on the nose with subtle cherries, plums, redcurrants and wild lavender. More red fruit here with lots of layers and just a touch of sweet spice. Very discreet and subtle, with the elegance, freshness and poise you’d expect from 2021. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate with a bit more flesh and depth if you compare it with Roca de Seña, their second wine. The impeccable tannins show the supreme quality of the fruit this year. Persistent, seamless finish, but comes in a subtle way. 50% cabernet sauvignon, 27% malbec, 17% carmenere and 6% petit verdot. Effortlessly drinkable now, but it will age beautifully.

100 POINTS

Stuart Pigott - JamesSuckling.com

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. Drinkable now, but best from 2025. 20th Anniversary Berlin Tasting Event, February 2024.

98 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff

Dark ruby with an opaque core and purple reflections, subtly brighter at the edge. Tobacco and oak savouriness, delicate notes of liquorice, blackberry and nuances of meadow herbs. Taut, elegant, red cherry on the tightly woven and savoury palate, with pleasant acidity and a salty-mineral finish. All of a piece, harmonious and long-lasting. A finesse-rich food companion with certain ageing potential.

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Ines Salpico - Decanter

Linear, elegant and beautifully structured, with fine-grained tannins that are at once firm and silky. Very nuanced aromatic profile with crunchy red plum, red cherry, cranberry, wild strawberries and blood orange, over broodier dark chocolate and tobacco. Subtle floral notes add lifting allure. In the mouth there’s an interesting tension between depth and fruit fleshiness, and the robust, vertical acid line.

96 POINTS

Joaquin Hidalgo - Vinous

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.