Aconcagua · vintage 2023
Why this vintage
- 98/100 from Decanterand 2 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2023 vintage in AconcaguaA warm summer tempered by morning fog off the coast gave rapid, even ripening: harvest brought forward by a week, berries that stayed small, intense, structured wines.
Critic scores
- Decanter98
- Wine Advocate96
- Vinous95
The 2023 vintage in Aconcagua
Vintage character: A warm summer tempered by morning fog off the coast gave rapid, even ripening: harvest brought forward by a week, berries that stayed small, intense, structured wines.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Aconcagua. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Seña 2023 shows a brilliant cherry-red color with violet highlights.
The nose
is complex and elegant, showcasing aromas of fresh red fruit such as blackcurrant,
as well as floral notes of lavender and a touch of graphite. Delicate balsamic and spicy nuances then appear, recalling incense and cigar box. On the palate, one perceives intense flavors of fresh red fruit,
accompanied by notes of almond paste, tobacco,
roasted coffee and licorice. With excellent structure,
its polished tannins offer a fresh, elegant palate, with great
persistence and balanced acidity, as well as a remarkable linearity that heightens
its freshness and precision. A wine with excellent ageing potential."
Emily Faulconer, Winemaker
Blend of the 2023 vintage
- 60 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 19 % Malbec
- 15 % Carménère
- 6 % Petit verdot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2023 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot, malbec, carménère — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Winemaking
The grapes were hand-picked in the morning and transported to the winery in 12 kg boxes for careful inspection on a double sorting table to remove plant debris and imperfect berries. 75% of the grapes were fermented in stainless steel vats and 25% in concrete vats between 23° and 28°C, depending on the variety and the desired level of extraction. Three pump-overs were carried out daily during fermentation to turn over 0.5 to 1.5 times the volume of the vat.
Total maceration time ranged from 12 to 30 days for the Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Malbec and Cabernet Franc, and from 8 to 12 days for the Petit Verdot, depending on the development of each vinified block.
Ageing
18 months, 90% in French barrels and 10% in foudres
Terroir
The Seña vineyard covers 42 hectares planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec and Syrah. The soils extend across the slopes of the valley and are extremely varied. The climate is a little cooler than the regions that traditionally produce Chilean red wines, yet warm enough for the grapes to reach an excellent level of ripeness. Harvest takes place on average two weeks later than in the vineyards situated further inside the valley.
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Texts and documents 2023
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.