
Mondavi / Eduardo Chadwick: Sena 2021
100
- 2
- Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Malbec 21%, Carmenere 15%, Petit Verdot 4%
- 5
- rød, tør
- 14,0% Vol.
- Modenhed til at drikke: 2027–2047
- Pakket ind i: 6 OHK
- 9
- silkeblød og aromatisk
- voluminøs og kraftfuld
- rig på tanniner
- 3
- Lobenberg: 100/100
- Suckling: 100/100
- Parker: 98+/100
- Decanter: 98/20
- Tim Atkin: 98/100
- Colin Hay: 97+/100
- 6
- Chile, Aconcagua-dalen
- 7
- Allergener: Sulfitter,
Tapperi / Importør: Sena, Av. Nueva Tajamar 481, CHILE

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Sena 2021
/100
Dette joint venture mellem Eduardo Chadwick og Mondavi burde kunne konkurrere med de fineste rødvine i verden. Det kan den, og det gør den med lethed. Før der var en Chadwick Valle de Maipo 2021, var denne Seña essensen af Chile. 2021 var et monumentalt, endda magisk år med perfektion her i Chile. Den absolutte high-flyer-blanding består af over 20 procent Malbec. Vinstokkene, som nu er over 20 år gamle, har produceret et hæderligt monument over potentialet i denne vinproducerende nation. Lys, medium rubinrød farve med et strejf af violet. Senas næse minder ofte om en fin Bordeaux fra venstre bred, og 2021 er ingen undtagelse. Næsen er sprængfyldt med ungdommelig tæthed! Cassis, brombær og saftige sorte kirsebær med en næsten utrolig klarhed i frugten. Den tætte frugt er fint sammenvævet med duftende krydderurter, intense violer og lavendelslik. Ultrakompleks og med en imponerende intensitet. I munden er tanninerne fløjlsagtige og fint polerede, nærmest svævende i munden og bærer kirsebær- og blommefrugten dansende hen over tungen. Det fine krydderi fra trælagringen er næsten skjult i øjeblikket i form af delikat vanilje - det er tydeligt, at det vil udvikle sig til endnu mere finesse og raffinement med tiden. Den subtile jordbundethed er også stadig genert under frugten i øjeblikket. Forførende og virkelig harmonisk, simpelthen smuk. Vingårdens filosofi om at præsentere friskhed, elegance og finesse er perfekt realiseret her. En bølge af sorte kirsebær, brombær og cassis ruller gennem munden, uendeligt saftig og levende. Frugten breder sig forførende ud i alle hjørner af munden. Wow, denne vin er et mesterværk og en absolut nydelse, selv om vinen i øjeblikket stadig er en baby med et langt liv foran sig. En charmør, der ved, hvordan man forfører, en gentleman med stærke arme og en kærlighed til filosofi. Det lyder som en perfekt kombination, og det smager også sådan! Det faktum, at den ikke kan konkurrere med 21 Chadwick Valle de Maipo, kan ikke bruges imod den, denne Sena er en megavin i den moderne tidsalder, Chadwick er en all-time high! 100/100

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Suckling om: Sena
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. 100/100

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Parker om: Sena
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. 98+/100

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Decanter om: Sena
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.

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Tim Atkin om: Sena
“You can’t escape the conclusions of the vintage,” says Francisco Baettig and he’s right about this latest release of Seña, which ranks alongside the best recent iterations of this Chilean icon, every bit as good as the 2018 in my view. Deftly curated in 70% new oak, it’s a masterclass in blending from a great winemaker, partnering Cabernet Sauvignon with 27% Malbec (increased because of the cooler vintage), 17% Carmenère and 6% Petit Verdot. Fresh, perfumed and self-assured, it’s still a very primary wine with a long life ahead of it, combining subtle coffee bean notes with plenty of fresh acidity, bramble, blueberry and blackcurrant leaf flavours and a hint of fine, stony reduction. 2026-35
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Colin Hay om: Sena
Tasted twice, the second time with Francisco Baettig over Zoom. Cooler as a vintage, so with a little more Malbec and a little less Carménère. Fresh and complex and aromatically highly expressive. Less overtly spicy than Rocas. Cloves. Nutmeg. Cumin. Crushed rose petals and violets. But all restrained and in moderation. Grenadine. Pomegranite and red berry fruit. Great complexity and impressive layering. This it taut and tight and with excellent concentration, fine-grained tannins holding it close to the spine and lovely density and compactness. 97+/100
Mondavi / Eduardo Chadwick
Eduardo Chadwick er en direkte efterkommer af Maximiano Errazuriz, som grundlagde den chilenske vingård Viña Errazuriz i 1870 for at producere vine af enestående kvalitet. Han begyndte sin karriere i 1983 som administrerende direktør for dette veletablerede firma.
