Seña 2024

Tasting Characteristics and Advice for Seña 2024

Tasting

Appearance
The wine displays a beautiful violet hue enhanced by ruby highlights.

Nose
Fresh and particularly expressive, the bouquet reveals aromas of wild rose and rosemary, intertwined with fruity notes of raspberry and black cherry.

Palate
The attack is smooth and elegant. The palate is harmonious and remarkably fresh, carried by beautiful floral purity and red fruit flavours. The finish lingers with persistence, offering an airy sensation and great refinement.

The elegance of a great Chilean cru from the Aconcagua Valley

The estate
Founded in 1995 through the visionary partnership between Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi, the Seña brand is now the exclusive property of the Chadwick family. Located in the Aconcagua region, this exceptional estate spans 42 hectares. From its inception, it was designed to elevate Chilean wine to the level of the world's greatest crus. The estate stands out for its ambition to produce Bordeaux-inspired wines while asserting a strong Andean identity, notably through environmentally respectful viticulture.

The vineyard
Located in the Ocoa sector within the Aconcagua Valley, the vineyard stretches across hillsides some forty kilometres from the Pacific Ocean. The vines benefit from a Mediterranean climate tempered by cool breezes from the Humboldt current. They thrive on stony, well-drained soils of volcanic and colluvial origin. The entire vineyard is cultivated according to biodynamic principles in order to preserve biodiversity and fully express the purity of the terroir.

The wine

The 2023 vintage celebrates the 30th anniversary of this great Chilean wine.

The vintage
The year began with cool conditions before ending in a warmer period. Rainfall was above the usual averages. The particularly cool spring delayed flowering as well as berry ripening. Although a late-season warm spell helped accelerate ripening, the harvest took place later than usual.

Winemaking and ageing
Under the technical direction of winemaker Emily Faulconer, Seña 2024 undergoes careful ageing for 18 months. This process takes place 70% in French oak barrels and 30% in large casks, preserving the brightness of the fruit while refining the wine's structure.

Grape varieties
This wine is made from a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Malbec, 16% Carmenère and 6% Petit Verdot.