In 1995 Robert Mondavi and Eduardo Chadwick pioneered an international joint venture with a very challenging goal: to reach the full potential of Chile’s wine country and to create a world-class Icon-level wine like none other in Chile. Sharing their dream, efforts and dedication, in 1997 they released the first vintage of Seña (1995), Chile’s first icon wine. This marked a milestone and initiated the path for making ultra-premium wines in Chile.
They named it Seña, a sign to the world that Chile was able to produce world-class wines, expressing the uniqueness of the Aconcagua Valley and changing the way the world thought about Chilean wine. Seña is a unique Bordeaux-style red blend with a very Chilean soul. Its predominant variety is Cabernet Sauvignon, while Carmenere clearly ties it to Chile. Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot round out the blend.
Located in the Aconcagua Valley, 40 kilometres away from the Pacific Ocean, Seña’s 42-hectare hillside vineyard presents a great diversity of well-drained gravel and rocky soils of volcanic and colluvial origins. The ideal Mediterranean climate influenced by the Pacific Ocean’s Humboldt Current’s cooling effects creates perfect conditions for producing red grapes that reach an excellent level of maturity with balanced acidity.
The 2021 vintage will be remembered as an exceptional year with ideal conditions resulting in a vibrant wine of great purity. A wine with high aromatic complexity, refreshing acidity and delicious linear palate with ne-grained tannins. A vintage with an extraordinary ageing potential.
