2021 Sena

The 2021 Sena is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Malbec, 17% Carmenere, and 6% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it rolls out of the glass with lively notes of redcurrant jelly, blackcurrant pastilles, and dried sage, followed by touches of graphite and black olives. The medium-bodied palate is charged with energetic black fruits, with loads of savory accents and ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long and refreshing.
95/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent

Seña 2021 (Aconcagua Valley; 50% Cabernet Sauvignon; 27% Malbec; 17% Carmenere; 6% Petit Verdot; aged in oak barrels, 70% of which are new, and foudres; 14% alcohol). 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+ Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

Toasted spices, dried herbs, with the red fruits, violet, black olives and cola of Malbec. Delivers tension and freshness, great balance, with weight and concentration through the mid palate, climbing upwards to a juicy finish. Cooler than average vintage of Sena, and an unusual one, with a harvest spread from late March with the Carmanère right until early May for the Petit Verdot (the last time they went this late would have been the 2016 vintage). Unobtrusive tannins that build slowly but surely, needs some time in the bottle before drinking. 70% new oak, 10% 2,500 litres oak casks. Francisco Baettig winemaker.
95/100 Jane Anson