Viña Seña 2021

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Wine Enthusiast

One of the finest vintages of the iconic Seña wine!

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

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.

Seña has finished the redistribution and replanting of their vineyards after a soils study, using the new Malbecs and some Petit Verdot in the second wine, Rocas de Seña, with a base of Malbec with Cabernet and with some Mediterranean grapes (Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre). 2021 was a cooler year without high peaks in the summer, which is key, reasonable rain in winter and the good conditions for settling and cooler temperatures than the average in the summer. It's a healthy vintage, similar to 2016, with less rain and acidity and with a little more structure and concentration but with finesse and balance and a little slimmer than the 2018s. They harvested later than in 2020 and 2019. 2021 is the last harvest from winemaker Francisco

James Suckling

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.

Patricio Tapia - Descorchados

Seña was one of Chile's first so-called icons. It debuted with the 1995 vintage and has positioned itself as a benchmark in the Aconcagua Valley ever since. Since 2003, most of the wine has come from its own vineyard, and this year the blend has 50% cabernet sauvignon, 27% malbec, 17% carmenere, and the rest is petit verdot, all with 22 months of aging. One of the central characteristics of the great 2022 vintage is the way in which a cool season has shaped the tannins of red wines in general, and that is evident in this new Seña, with its network of knife-sharp tannins that construct a firm structure that's taut but not robust. It's adorned with floral and juicy flavors and aromas, crisp acidity, and a slightly herbal finish in one of the best Señas ever—as it had to be in a vintage like 2021 that was stellar in almost all of Chile's Central Valley.