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Chadwick and Mondavi searched for four long years before finding the ideal Chilean terroir in the Aconcagua Valley, where they bought 350 hectares of virgin hillside land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRP 97\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by: Luis Gutiérrez\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 Seña is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Malbec, 15% Carmenere and 7% Petit Verdot (a little higher, in search of acidity), with grapes picked early, in the second week of March, and fermented mostly in stainless-steel tanks and 10% in concrete eggs. It has a moderate 13.5% alcohol and good freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a subtle, layered wine, not only of fruit but also spice; it has polished tannins and very well-integrated oak after 22 months in barrels, 78% new, with 10% of the volume in large Stockinger casks. The warmer years seem well controlled, so this is reflected not in ripeness but in texture and tannin quality; in warmer years such as 2017 or this one, the wines have a little more firmness but are definitely more elegant than the 2017 vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wine has intensity and complexity, with no minty or herbal notes; it's spicy and juicy, with energy and depth. It has the structure, colour, body and acidity to evolve well in bottle. 100,000 bottles were produced. It was bottled in February 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI tasted Seña's latest releases, now including a second wine, at their release through the Bordeaux négociants in September 2022. 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