August 26, 2023 - Clear deep ruby with watery rim; clean medium plus nose of balsamic, cassis, leather, dust and slight bruised fruit; dry; medium plus acidity; medium plus tannins; high alcohol; medium plus body; medium plus to pronounced flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of cocoa and dried blackberries; long finish; drink now or soon for nice mix of tertiary and fruit; not quite as spectacular as our last bottle - a little leaner especially as the night progressed
June 11, 2022 - Clear deep ruby/garnet; clean pronounced nose of balsamic, saddle leather, moist soil, dried blackberries and graphite; dry; medium plus acidity; medium plus tannins; high alcohol; medium plus body; pronounced flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of cocoa and savoury herbs; very long finish; drink now - beautiful blend of fruit and tertiary; silky, velvety
May 17, 2022 - I very much enjoyed this wine. It was incredibly complex… the nose was an exquisite mix of classic fine Bordeaux with new world richness and opulence. Still energetic and vibrant. Beautiful dark fruit. I did not get much of any Brett like some of the other reviews here. Drinking really well now but can probably keep for at least another 5-8 years.
January 28, 2022 - The cork split on removal and when trying to extract the lower portion, it disintegrated into the bottle. Not a promising start. Fortunately the wine was intact and smelled of crisp, cool fruit. Oak elements emerged after an hour or so of being open and it was a wonderful complement to beef filet and a hamburger with bacon jam. Lots of life left for well-kept bottles.
October 21, 2021 - At opening it had a sort of barnyard funk smell which continued in glass and throughout the first night. The wine was good though. The second day the funk smell had disappeared but the wine had declined in quality as some wines do.
May 5, 2021 - Red with an orange rim. Shows some brett, plums and a touch of raisin. Deep rich nose but fresh. Good acidity and cassis dominated fruit, again that touch of brett. A bit warm finish. Hard to have a clear opinion, it's rich but it's still not too powerful. Should be able to evolve but drinks very well now.
May 22, 2020 - Fine Wines SG - Is Seña really that great? (Zoom): Deep ruby, and somewhat homogeneous. Viscous and highly extracted. Strong rosy feel on the nose, and very ripe cassis. Tannic. high alcohol burn, intense, and very ripe blackberry and cassis, as well as big paprika spice and chocolate, and also lots of grassiness and bell peppers. The fruits are very persistent as well. Great wine!
April 3, 2020 - On the nose: Black currant, leather
On the palate: Good balance, black currant, fine fruit.
A quite surprise since I did not think the 2006 where even close to this rating. Will continue develop.
Medium + finish
March 28, 2020 - Decant 2 hours; currant on pour; eucalyptus, mint, blackberry; medium bodied sweet tannin mid palate; enjoyable
November 26, 2019 - rote Beeren, Eucalyptus, Säure noch präsent, mittellanger Abang, viel Alkohol im Abgang