So lively and vibrant, with crunchy cranberry, pomegranate, red cherry and blackcurrant jumping from the glass, topped by hints of wild herbs, cedar and green olive. Layered and complex palate with a core of red fruit lined with blood-orange zest, nutmeg, dark chocolate, thyme and oregano. Refreshing, zesty tannins. Lively acidity throughout. Harmonious now, yet it still has such a long way to go.

As a comparison to the 2014 vintage of this wine, the 2015 Seña resulted in 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Carmenere, 12% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, with now 12% of the wine matured in new Stockinger oak foudres and the rest in barrique for some 22 months. 2015 might have been a slightly warmer year, but the resulting wine is lower in alcohol and higher in acidity, which provide for a more vibrant mouthfeel and a more focused expression of the character of the place. This vintage has half a degree less alcohol, and the acidity is a little more pungent; and, the amount of wine in foudre seems to help the oak to show better integrated. This is dry, nicely textured, and the replacement of the Merlot by Malbec seems to have also added to the refinement of the tannins that are super-elegant. 66,000 bottles were filled in February 2017. The price has not yet been set.