Sena 2020
One of Chile’s most iconic wines, from a historic Mondavi-Chadwick partnership.
97 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, and just €113,95 — a rare top-tier score at this price point.
€ 113.95
Description
Born as a collaboration between Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi, Seña represents a vision of Chilean terroir shaped by Bordeaux precision. The biodynamically farmed Aconcagua Valley estate focuses on crafting age-worthy, expressive reds from a Bordeaux blend, with a strong local character. The 2020 vintage—hot and dry—was handled with remarkable finesse, resulting in a wine of structure, energy, and deep elegance. Polished, layered, and built to evolve, this is Seña at its most refined.
| Grape: | Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Malbec, Petit Verdot |
| Country: | Chile |
| Region: | Aconcagua |
| Subregion: | Aconcagua Valley |
| Vintage: | 2020 |
| Winemaker: | Sena |
| Wine Style: | Red |
| Size: | 75CL |
| Rating: | RP97, VN94 |
| Lead Time: | 6 – 8 weeks |
| Drinking Window: | 2023 – 2035 |
| SKU: | TL-10186 |
| Points gain: | A red wine from Aconcagua Valley that costs €113.95, on average has 95.8 points. You gain 1.2 points. |
| Price comparison: | A red wine from Aconcagua Valley with 97 points costs on average €106.5. |
| WS NL: | € 114.95 on: 07/05/2025 |
| Vivino: | € 136.60 on: 07/05/2025 |
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| Rating: | RP97, VN94 |
| Reviewer: | Luis Gutiérres, Wine Advocate (Robert Parker) |
| Review: | The 2020 Seña is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 15% Carmenere and 7% Petit Verdot (a little higher in search of acidity) from grapes harvested early, the second week of March, and fermented mostly in stainless steel and 10% in concrete eggs. It has a moderate 13.5% alcohol and good freshness. It's subtle and layered, not only fruit but with more spice; it has polished tannins and very integrated oak after 22 months in barrique, 78% new, and with 10% of the volume in large Stockinger barrels. The warmer years seem to be nicely managed, so that it's not reflected in the ripeness but is more a matter of texture and quality of the tannins; in the warmer years, like 2017 or this 2019, the wines have a little more grip, but these are definitely finer than those from the 2017 vintage. This wine has intensity and complexity, with no mintiness or herbal notes; it's spicy and juicy, with energy and depth. It has structure, color, stuffing and acidity to develop nicely in bottle. 100,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2022. |
