1995 SENA RED WINE ACONCAGUA VALLEY CHILE- I remember when this first came out, it was the end all be all of serious Cabernet based wines and was often acclaimed to be stiff competition with First Growths; the winery was initially established as a collaborative venture between Viña Errázuriz and Robert Mondavi; since 2005 it has been owned by the Chadwick family, proprietors of Errázuriz; it is a Bordeaux blend; our bottle had a serious deep dark purple colour, intense aromatics and a taste profile that would not quit; it was really big, complex and layered with cedar and chocolate covered dark fruit with noticeable oak influence; I believe this can go another few decades and bring delight to those who cherish this highly reduced style.
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Cork smouldered when uncorked. The wine was fine though.
Had to filter it and decant it before drinking. It never became 100 pct clear. Smell was fine though so went ahead.
Nose was a bit cooked, lots of black currant.
Jammy on the palate, but well rounded and fully mature. A bit too much like ribena. Good long after taste. It was not too old. But should be drunk soon.
Not rated as it had to be filtered and the cork was not great but would have been 90 for me
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1/30/2022 - SARED wrote: 92 Points
91-93. 5th wine of night and suprise of night. Benefited from food.
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3/18/2019 - Cikgoo Likes this wine: 92 Points
Superb, smooth silky tannins, a bit of truffle soy
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3/11/2018 - Blake Brown wrote:
1995 SENA RED WINE ACONCAGUA VALLEY CHILE- I remember when this first came out, it was the end all be all of serious Cabernet based wines and was often acclaimed to be stiff competition with First Growths; the winery was initially established as a collaborative venture between Viña Errázuriz and Robert Mondavi; since 2005 it has been owned by the Chadwick family, proprietors of Errázuriz; it is a Bordeaux blend; our bottle had a serious deep dark purple colour, intense aromatics and a taste profile that would not quit; it was really big, complex and layered with cedar and chocolate covered dark fruit with noticeable oak influence; I believe this can go another few decades and bring delight to those who cherish this highly reduced style.
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2/10/2013 - Sjontoft wrote: flawed
Badly corked
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9/22/2012 - Sjontoft wrote:
Cork smouldered when uncorked. The wine was fine though.
Had to filter it and decant it before drinking. It never became 100 pct clear. Smell was fine though so went ahead.
Nose was a bit cooked, lots of black currant.
Jammy on the palate, but well rounded and fully mature. A bit too much like ribena. Good long after taste. It was not too old. But should be drunk soon.
Not rated as it had to be filtered and the cork was not great but would have been 90 for me
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