2010 Sena

一瓶有野心的智利波爾多式紅酒：結構優雅，果實濃郁，適合慢慢品味與收藏。

【為什麼選它？】
1) 田地優勢 -> Aconcagua 山谷的生物動力栽培，讓果實集中且天然平衡，少人工修飾。
2) 木桶工藝 -> 在法國橡木桶陳釀22個月（77%新桶），口感有層次但不搶果味。
3) 成熟潛力 -> 細緻單寧與清爽酸度，現在喝已順，放幾年會更圓熟。

【侍酒師私房筆記】入口先是黑莓、黑醋栗和紅果的清晰輪廓，接著有煙草、雪松與淡淡礦物與香料尾韻。酒體中等偏厚，單寧細緻如絲，酸度帶動整體節奏，收口長而乾淨。建議醒一小時，開瓶後果香會更柔和，適合配重口主菜或好友聚會慢慢喝。

【場景化配餐指南】想像週末在灣仔或中環的家中晚餐：慢烤牛肋、羊肩紅酒燉或番茄羊肉義大利麵，配少量成熟硬芝士，大家邊聊邊斟，氣氛即刻升級。

【降維打擊對比】與大牌一級莊比起來，這款有相似的結構與木桶質感，但價格更實在，且帶有智利獨有的地域感與生物動力細心管理，性價比高。

Soul Hook: A Chilean Bordeaux-style with First-Growth ambition — concentrated, elegant and built to evolve.

Why choose it?
1) Vineyard provenance -> Biodynamic vines in Aconcagua give focused fruit and natural balance.
2) Winemaking -> 22 months in French oak (77% new) creates refined structure without smothering the fruit.
3) Ageing potential -> Fine tannins and bright acid promise graceful development over years.

Sommelier's notes: Deep violet-ruby. On the nose, layered dark and red fruits — blackberry, currant, raspberry and a floral lift — edged by tobacco, cedar and a graphite thread. On the palate it’s medium-to-full, with sleek, fine-grained tannins, lively acidity and perfectly woven French oak: black fruit fades into spice and a subtle lemony lift. Polished and harmonious now, yet built for further bottle evolution.

Winemaking & vineyard: Seña began as a collaboration aiming to showcase Chile’s finest terroirs. Grapes are farmed with biodynamic principles in Aconcagua Valley; low winter rain and cool ripening produced healthy, concentrated berries for the 2010 vintage. Fermented and matured 22 months in French barrels (77% new) to refine texture and complexity.

Occasion (pairing & moments): Serve after one hour’s decant for dinner with roast beef, venison, lamb ragu or rich pasta—perfect for celebratory dinners or a relaxed Sunday roast in Hong Kong.

Competitive edge: Offers Bordeaux-like structure and world-class winemaking at a fraction of the price of top First Growths—distinctive Chilean terroir, biodynamic attention and high oak quality deliver excellent value.

Specification

• Alcohol %: 13%
• Decant Time: 60 minutes
• Taste: blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, cherry, blueberry, tobacco, cedar, spice, floral, graphite, silky tannins, lemon zesty note, oak integration
• Food Matching: Beef (grilled/roast), Venison, Lamb (ragu or curry), Tomato-based pasta / ragu, Mature hard cheeses
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 59%, Carmenere : 21%, Merlot : 12%, Petit Verdot : 4%, Cabernet Franc : 4%,

Winery

Seña 創於1995，由 Eduardo Chadwick 與 Robert Mondavi 合作，目標是打造能與國際一線酒莊比肩的智利酒。酒莊在 Aconcagua 精選園地以生物動力法栽種，結合現代釀酒技術與大量法國新桶陳釀，追求細緻與穩定性。

Seña was founded in 1995 as a collaboration between Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi to produce a Chilean wine of First-Growth aspiration. The project applies biodynamic principles in selected Aconcagua sites and combines modern winemaking with careful French oak ageing.