In Bond Fine Wine. 2014 Errazuriz Vinedo Chadwick, Vinedo Chadwick, Maipo, Chile. Red chile - red in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 100/100 (JS). Drinking window: 2022–2039. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Seña is one of Chile’s great fine wine estates, created in 1995 by Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi with the ambition of producing a world-class Chilean wine capable of standing alongside the finest Bordeaux. Its hillside vineyards in the Aconcagua Valley, influenced by both the Andes and Pacific Ocean, produce Cabernet-led wines of remarkable freshness, structure and longevity. Seña’s reputation was cemented at the famous Berlin Tasting of 2004, when the 2001 vintage was rated ahead of Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Latour and Chateau Margaux 2000 in a blind tasting. Today, Seña remains one of South America’s benchmark wines, combining Cabernet Sauvignon with varieties including Carmenere, Malbec and Petit Verdot to create a distinctive expression of its Chilean terroir. The estate also produces the excellent Rocas de Seña, a more approachable sibling that places greater emphasi…
James Suckling (JS) — 100/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 30/09/2015
This is a wine that simultaneously defines elegance and power. Complex aromas of blueberry, black currant, and black licorice. Full-body yet refined and beautiful with stunning length and complexity. It has a transparency that shows such greatness and beauty. Half the normal production. Has an energy and brightness. Chile's first perfect wine and well deserved. Better in 2020.
Joaquin Hidalgo (JH) — 93/100 · Vinous, 2022-08-10 · Drink 2022-2039
The early frost of October 2013 set the tone for a year of low yields that was also a little cooler than average. The resulting 2014 Viñedo Chadwick is a more concentrated Cabernet Sauvignon than usual, and was aged for 22 months in 75% new French barrels. The aromatic profile features red fruit, herbs and hints of blackcurrant, oak and dark fruit. In the mouth, it’s juicy with accomplished fresh…
James Suckling (JS) — 100/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 13/09/2016
This is a wine that defines elegance and power at the same time. Complex aromas of blueberry, black currant and black licorice. Full body yet refined and beautiful with a stunning length and complexity. It has a transparency that shows such greatness and beauty. Half the normal production. Has an energy and brightness. Chile's first perfect wine and well deserved. Better in 2020.