Sena 2002

“Our 2002 Seña captures the essential elements of the Seña style: perfectly balanced with ripe fruit complexity on the nose and elegance on the palate. Black fruit as blackberry and blueberry are emphasized by spicy notes of sandalwood and cedar, with rich undertones of freshly turned earth and cocoa. The ageing in new French oak contributed integrated notes of toasted vanilla. Spicy, chalky tannins create a lively sensation on the palate. The wine fills the mouth on entry and carries through to a long finish. The considerable tannic structure should allow the wine to age very well and to continue gaining in complexity for many years.”

The 2001 – 2002 season got off to a usual start in the Aconcagua Valley with 201 millimetres of rainfall between June and August 2001. However, the spring was quite cold, and heat summation was 6% below average, which therefore demanded intense vineyard management and a closely monitored irrigation program to prevent excessive vigour and possible disparity in budding, cluster formation, and harvest dates. The temperatures were slightly lower than the historical average in the summer months (January – March), which slowed the vineyard’s phenological evolution and required us to wait for the tannins to fully ripen towards the end of April and delay the harvest by approximately seven days concerning average years. Yields were medium and produced ripe wines with good concentration of flavours.