2017 Seña

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  5/3/2024 - jelhokie Likes this wine: 95 Points

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  12/10/2023 - burlingtonm Likes this wine: 91 Points

  In a tasting of 6 vintages of Sena, there were other years I preferred though they were all good wines. Beets and a little funk on the nose.

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  10/19/2023 - crumblemore Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tasted at the Sena Vertical Wine Dinner (v2016, v2017, v2013, 2011, 2009) hosted by Omtis in Hong Kong.
  
  Overall, I enjoyed all of the wines and they all showed remarkable elegance and finesse. All of them were complex with vibrant acidity. Hints of dark fruit and influence from oak. My takeaway was that they were quite different but genuinely excellent.
  
  2016 (92pt) and 2013 (92pt) were cool years and the wines were fresh, slightly lighter, medium body, and very approachable. I thought these were easy to drink and perfect with food.
  
  2017 (92pt) was a warm vintage, the wine was much more concentrated, and tasted more full bodied, sweeter and more ripe.
  
  2011(91pt) was a balanced year according to the representative from Sena, it is a very elegant style, good structure, good concentration, very smooth, approachable, fresh, but still very long and full Med+ body.
  
  2009 (91pt)was made in an entirely different style from the other wines mentioned above. This was the last year they made it using 100% new oak in preference for a lighter/fresher style in the following vintages. This wine was dense and powerful with great complexity.
  
  To conclude, I couldn’t really say if there was a WOTN for me, all of them were well made. I would suggest comparing 2009 and earlier vintages to the more recent ones. For myself, I enjoyed drinking 2016 and 2013 the most. They were bright with good structure. Perhaps 2017 was the best wine, it was complex, dense, structured, full, and probably would cellar the best.

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  9/1/2023 - remyworldpeace wrote: 92 Points

  Riper fruits on nose and palate - warmer vintage. Spices, sweeter fruit.

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  8/21/2023 - popasq Likes this wine: 94 Points

  My very first Sena, was pleasantly surprised by the vivid red fruit taste, quite unique.

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