Viña Seña 2024 Aconcagua Valley Magnum - OWC1

James Suckling
98 punten
Seña is often more marked by its blue fruit profile, and this year it goes a bit deeper and darker with its serious depth of fresh blackberries, currants, graphite and a restrained touch of cigar box. Precise and refined, with crunchy fine tannins on the medium- to full-bodied palate and a long, expressive finish carrying the juicy fruit to the end. A later harvest from April 5 to the end of April and carmenere until May 2. A blend of 60% cabernet sauvignon, 18% malbec, 16% carmenere and 6% petit verdot. Drink or hold.

The Wine Cellar Insider
98 punten
(Valle del Aconcagua; 60% Cabernet Sauvignon; 18% Malbec; 16% Carménère; 6% Petit Verdot; aged for 18 months in a combination of new French oak barrels (70%) and foudres; 13.5% alcohol; tasted twice, first at the Joanne tasting and then with Tomas Muñoz, the new technical director over Zoom). The 30th anniversary bottling with a special label to match. Spicy, yet supple and subtle, elegant and charming. Dark chocolate and brambles, black cherry and a little damson, a hint of black raspberry too and the freshness that brings with gentle aeration. A little rose petal too. Open, expressive, radiant and lifted with none of the dryness of some of the early vintages. Ample and layered, glossy in texture with a miraculous clarity given the sheer concentration, viscosity and density. Radiant, lifted, aerial and extremely refined. A great achievement and a wonderful vintage to mark 30 years of Seña.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
96 punten
Lavender, blueberry, raspberry, incense, sandalwood, drawn out with soft spices, mouthwatering finish, lovely quality. 70% new oak barrels, with the rest in 500l oak casks, 42ha estate. Emily Falconer winemaker. Eduardo Chadwick owner.

Wine Advocate
97+ punten
The 2024 Seña continues the excellence that the entire Errázuriz range exhibits in this vintage, offering a graceful, effortless and underrated expression of Aconcagua. A rich bouquet of dark fruits, fresh herbs and floral notes is brightened by a streak of rising camphor and sweet mint flourishes, introducing a suave, tense and seamless mouthfeel with classical proportions. Ultra-fine tannins and graphite-mineral notes surround the finish, lingering with an extra round of herbal and minty nuances. It is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Malbec, 16% Carmenère and 6% Petit Verdot that matured for 18 months, with 70% of the wine resting in barrels and 30% in foudre—this being the highest percentage to date.

Falstaff
96 punten
An elegant, dense, and playful bouquet of red cassis, blueberries, red and blue wild berries, dried rosemary, and a hint of toast. Good body, juicy, fine-grained, elegant, sweet tannins; good structure; a refined acidity profile; delicate red- to blueberry-like fruit, cranberries, wild cherries, rosemary, and a subtle hint of Earl Grey tea on the finish; long.

Vinous 
94 punten
The 2024 Seña (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Carménère, 18% Malbec, 6% Petit Verdot) shows a balsamic profile marked by boldo, notes of native forest, black fruit, ripe plum and delicate spice. The palate has structure, with grippy tannins and a certain juiciness. The style aligns closely with the estate's Chilean profile, while the notably lower alcohol level (13.1%) lends balance and precision.