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Tasting notes
The 2007 Seña is a wine from a year of low yields and overripe expressions thanks to spring rains that affected fruit formation followed by a fairly hot summer. A blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Carménère, 12% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot aged for 22 months in new French barrels. A dark garnet red in hue. A ripe nose of soy sauce, fig jam and herbs. In the mouth the tannins are firm and lit up by the rich balance but restrained by the wood, which also brings a slightly smoky flavor with a hint of sweetness.
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James Suckling
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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A soft and silky wine now with fresh herb, black currants and stone aromas and flavors. Medium to full body, firm tannins and a crisp finish. Rich style. 65% cabernet, 26% carmenere, 5% cabernet franc, 3% syrah and 1% merlot. Showing some age now. Drink or hold.
The 2007 Sena has a lovely ripe bouquet of blackberry, blueberry and graphite that is well defined and still youthful. This shows far more purity than the older vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent, ripe tannins, fine balance and more minerality towards the finish. This has the precision that I would seek in a top icon wine. Drink 2014-2025. Sena is the peripatetic wine that goes around the world challenging and, let it be said, often defeating First Growths in blind tastings. I will not enter into a discussion about that here, although it must be said that Sena is an impressive wine. Tasting through this mini-vertical from almost the first vintage, I did find a distinct improvement from 2007 onwards. While I understand that older vintages have their share of plaudits, I discerned more complexity and vitality as well as finer integration of oak on newer vintages, as if more thought had gone into the wines. The result can be seen in the wines themselves, in particular the outstanding 2010. Importer: Thienot USA; www.thienotusa.com
The 2007 Sena has a lovely ripe bouquet of blackberry, blueberry and graphite that is well defined and still youthful. This shows far more purity than the older vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent, ripe tannins, fine balance and more minerality towards the finish. This has the precision that I would seek in a top icon wine.
About the producer
Seña – literally meaning “signal” – was Chile’s first icon wine. In the early 1990s, the country had a reputation mainly for lower-end, high-volume wines, but Eduardo Chadwick, owner and president of Viña Errázuriz, set out to change that.