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18½/20
Seña 2020
Valle de Aconcagua, Region de Aconcagua, ChileThe latest 2020 Seña mixes 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 15% Carmenere, and 7% Petit Verdot, and might be the most elegant they have ever made as the transformation of this wine continues apace. Panquehue was warm in 2020, but those afternoon winds that swept down the vineyard after 3pm daily helped to push the warm noonday heat out of the vineyard, leaving this wine a sense of harmony you expect at this price point. Seña is primarily fermented in stainless steel, with 20% coming out of concrete vats, the latter helping to tighten up the wine and add some restraint. The ageing is done with 90% French oak barrels (78% new) and 10% Stockinger foudres for 22 months. There is a mouth structure that speaks to dense sweet tannins that I have not experienced before with Seña, allowing the harmony to begin from the start. Look for primarily red fruit notes of cherries, raspberries, and plums, florals, and a dusting of balsamic spice. More red fruit, black olives, and spice round out this stylish Seña, one that will go the distance, likely two decades in the bottle. You need only be patient.Tasted: 10 October 2023Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $199.99 | 750ml | BCLS |
| AB | $180.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
| MB | $199.99 | 750ml | Manitoba Liquor Mart |
| ON | $180.00 | 750ml | LCBO |
| QC | $180.00 | 750ml | SAQ |
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Cabernet Franc - CarménèreCSPC: 413971UPC: 7809636300170
