SENA, ACONCAGUA VALLEY 2015

Cabernet Sauvignon 57%
Carmenere 21%
Malbec 12%
Petit Verdot 7%
Cabernet Franc 3%

Barrel aging 22 months

2015 might have been a slightly warmer year, but the resulting wine is lower in alcohol and higher in acidity, which provide for a more vibrant mouthfeel and a more focused expression of the character of the place. This vintage has half a degree less alcohol, and the acidity is a little more pungent; and, the amount of wine in foudre seems to help the oak to show better integrated. This is dry, nicely textured, and the replacement of the Merlot by Malbec seems to have also added to the refinement of the tannins that are super-elegant.

James Suckling 100
Robert Parker 96