2020 - Errazuriz - Don Maximiano - Founder's Reserve
- 2020
- 75cl
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec
- Robert Parker (RP) points 97
- Vinous points
Viña Seña
Price
€184.80 ex. VAT
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- Biodynamic
- Vegan
Tasting notes
The 2020 Seña is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 15% Carmenere, and 7% Petit Verdot, harvested early in the second week of March. It is primarily fermented in stainless steel, with 10% in concrete eggs, resulting in a moderate alcohol content of 13.5% and good freshness. This wine showcases subtle layers of fruit and spice, with polished tannins and integrated oak from 22 months in barriques (78% new) and 10% in large Stockinger barrels. The warmer vintages, like 2017 and 2019, have good texture and fine tannins, with the 2020 showing more grip. Overall, it is intense and complex, spicy and juicy, with the structure and acidity needed for development in the bottle.
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Provenance
- Type
- Red
- Producer
- Sena
- Country
- Chile
- Region
- Aconcagua Valley
Technical
- Vintage
- 2020
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Carmenere, Petit Verdot
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Size
- 75cl
- Ageing
- Serving
- 16° - 18° C
- Drinking window
- 2023 - 2035
Food pairings
Key characteristics
About this wine
The 2021 Seña wine is regarded as one of the finest vintages from this iconic label, resulting from a cooler year, akin to 2016 and 2018. It features an expressive nose that is elegant, nuanced, and complex. The grapes were harvested later than in previous years, keeping the alcohol content below 14%. This vintage is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Malbec, 17% Carmenere, and 6% Petit Verdot, predominantly fermented in stainless steel with 10% aged in oak foudre. The wine is fine-grained, structured, and juicy, reminiscent of 2018 but with greater finesse. It offers a spicy twist from the Cabernet and ultra-refined tannins, resulting in a wine with length, purity, and elegance.
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Producer
Sena
Sena is a Chilean winery established as a joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick of Viña Errázuriz in 1995. Located in the Aconcagua Valley, approximately 65 miles north of Santiago, this collaboration was…
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Region
Aconcagua Valley
The Aconcagua Valley stretches across central Chile, approximately 100 kilometers north of Santiago, extending from the Andes Mountains in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. This transverse valley takes its name from the…
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