2020 Mondavi & Chadwick, Rocas de Sena, Aconcagua 6x75cl

James Suckling 96

Focused nose, showing fresh red chili chocolate with cigar, truffle, mint, olive and grilled meat. This is a medium-to full-bodied red with incredibly juicy and bright fruit and fine, caressing tannins that linger in the long, creamy but precise finish. Elegant and extremely drinkable with complexity. on top of 38% malbec, 25% syrah, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 14% grenache and 8% petit verdot. The real deal. Second wine of Sena. Drink or hold. [01/08/2022]

Robert Parker 93

A new second wine here, the 2020 Rocas de Sena is named after the rocky soils from Sena is different as it includes Mediterranean grapes in the blend. This is the first vintage produced, and it s a blend of 38% Malbec, 25% Syrah, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Grenache (from their property in Vertientes, where the Syrah also comes from) and 8% Petit Verdot from selected plots from their property in Aconcagua. 2020 was warm and dry and saw an early harvest that delivered concentrated and powerful wines, this one at 14% alcohol and with a pH of 3.53 and 6.09 grams of acidity. It fermented mostly in stainless steel and 10% in concrete eggs, and the blend matured for 22 months in French oak barrels, 65% of them new. The nose is very expressive, and the palate is juicy and textured palate, a little warmer and riper than the Sena, with that Mediterranean twist from the Garnacha and Syrah. It has an intense nose, quite primary, with red berries, herbs and even a citrus touch, but there is no sweetness at all. The fine tannins have grip, and the finish is dry and serious. The elevage was similar to the Sena, but in the future, they might go for a slightly shorter elevage and use some foudres. The wine has a very nice bright color and is still young and lively, very much in the serious and elegant style of the Sena, despite the warm inaugural vintage, showing in the juicy palate. 30,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2022. [31/08/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2022-2028