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“The 1999 Seña has spicy blackberry and earthy aromas. The oak adds elements of toasted almonds, vanilla and coffee. With bottle bouquet classic cassis and mint aromas are developing. The flavours in the mouth remind ripe black olives and blackberry pie. Other flavours in the mouth are black cherry, coffee, vanilla and leather. The wine enters the mouth with spicy tannins and finishes with a long chewy sweet finish. This wine is a reflection ...
Wine Description
The Story
Seña is an authentic Chilean blend made from the finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot varieties. The Carmenere variety adds an evident Chilean personality to the wine.
To maximize quality, the fruit is handpicked exclusively in the morning and brought to the winery in 12 kg boxes. The grapes are then carefully selected on sorting tables and all extraneous plant material, leaves, and stems are removed...
Vintage 1999
This was a season of dramatically reduced yields. The spring and most of the growing season were warm and dry, which created optimal health conditions for the fruit. The weather turned at the end of the summer and remained cool throughout the autumn, which delayed ripening in all the varieties despite the low yields because we had to wait for the grapes to develop ripe tannins and full fruit flavours.