Sena estate spotlight
From the official Sena Winery channel, this film places Sena and Rocas de Sena inside the Aconcagua landscape and the estate's modern Chilean vision.
The market on this bottle
Wine-Searcher tracks this 2020 Sena, Aconcagua Valley Chile across the open market. Their published U.S. low is $109.61 and the average is $143.95. Our slash is $89.00.
2020 Sena, Aconcagua Valley Chile
Eduardo Chadwick's Aconcagua icon, James Suckling 98, a 2020 you can actually open at eighty-nine dollars.
The 2020 Sena is 53 percent Cabernet Sauvignon with Malbec, Carmenere, and Petit Verdot: black cherry, cassis, violet, rosemary, and a long balsamic close after 22 months in oak, now $89.
Aconcagua's first icon, still focused after a warm year
The 2020 has the depth of a warm season and the freshness to carry it. James Suckling found savory tobacco, olive, black cherry, cassis, and white pepper, then juicy fruit and extremely fine tannin. Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi built Sena in 1995 to prove Aconcagua could stand among the world's great wine regions. This is that bottle, priced so you can actually pull the cork.
Chile's first icon
Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi created Sena in 1995 to prove that Aconcagua could stand among the world's great wine regions.
Warm year, bright line
Cool Pacific winds in February preserved acidity and aromatic compounds, keeping the vintage rich without losing definition.
A Chilean signature
Cabernet Sauvignon gives the frame, while Malbec and Carmenere bring fruit, spice, and an unmistakable Aconcagua accent.
The drinker
Black cherry and rosemary first. Serve just below room temperature. Empanadas or slow lamb.
Red fruit, savory detail, silky authority
The 2020 carries real concentration, but its shape is defined by aromatic lift, fine-grained tannin, and a long balsamic finish.
A warm, early growing season delivered concentrated fruit and rounded tannins. Milder February conditions and cool Pacific winds helped preserve acidity before harvest began in the second week of March, seven days earlier than historic dates.
Fresh cherry, raspberry, black cherry and cassis meet violet, rosemary, dill, olive, tobacco and white pepper.
Full-bodied and juicy, with bright acidity and extremely fine-grained tannins that feel polished rather than heavy.
Long, balsamic and savory. Serve just below room temperature. The published window runs through 2032.
Warm-year depth, kept in fine focus
On the official 2020 Sena sheet, the blend, harvest timing, and measured use of barrel and foudre explain how the wine carries power without surrendering precision. Francisco Baettig leads the cellar.
The 2020 blend is 53 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 percent Malbec, 15 percent Carmenere, and 7 percent Petit Verdot. Cabernet provides the line. Malbec adds fruit. Carmenere carries the Chilean signature. Petit Verdot reinforces color and acidity.
Most of the wine fermented in stainless steel, with 10 percent in concrete eggs. Aging lasted 22 months, with 90 percent in French oak barrels, 78 percent new, and 10 percent in large foudres. Alcohol 13.5 percent.
The Aconcagua idea that became a global reference
Sena began as a challenge to convention and matured into a distinct statement of place.
In 1995, Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi joined forces around a bold Aconcagua idea: create a Chilean wine capable of standing beside the world's First Growths, while remaining rooted in the valley's sun, soils, and Pacific influence.
Sena's hillsides are farmed under biodynamic principles, with deeply rooted vines drawing minerals from the site. In 2020, precise irrigation and canopy work balanced a warm season.
That founding promise is visible in the glass: Cabernet supplies the frame, Malbec adds fruit, Carmenere carries the Chilean signature, and Petit Verdot tightens the blend.
Aconcagua at the table
Sena's dark fruit, savory herbs, bright acidity, and fine tannin welcome both browned pastry and a slow braise without losing the wine's polished shape.
Choose Chilean comfort or a slow, aromatic braise. Both dishes give the wine enough richness to meet while leaving its bright, savory line intact.
Serve just below room temperature. Pour a small first glass as the food comes together and let the bottle open naturally at the table.
Chilean Beef Empanadas de Pino
Serve the empanadas hot, with the wine just below room temperature. Beef, onion, egg, olive, and a touch of raisin bring savory-sweet depth without overwhelming the Cabernet-led blend.
Why it works: Browned pastry softens the wine's fine tannin. Beef and olive meet its rosemary and balsamic notes, while bright acidity clears the richness.
View Recipe for Chilean Beef Empanadas de Pino (opens in a new tab)
Slow-Cooked Fiery Lamb Shanks
Slow cooking turns the lamb tender and gives the spiced braise enough depth for Sena's Cabernet-led structure. Mint and vegetables keep the plate aromatic rather than heavy.
Why it works: Lamb meets the wine's fine tannin, while chili, herbs, and mint pull forward its rosemary, olive, and sweet-spice detail.
View Recipe for Slow-Cooked Fiery Lamb Shanks (opens in a new tab)Put this Aconcagua icon in the cart
James Suckling 98. Wine Advocate 97. Biodynamic Aconcagua fruit. Eighty-nine dollars against a $200 typical retail.
Put it in the cart. This is the Sena bottle for a table that wants Chile's first icon at a price you can actually open.
