ChadwickEduardo Chadwick Robert MondaviSea Aconcagua Chadwick Mondavi 4350

Sea Cabernet SauvignonCarmenereMerlotMalbecPetit Verdot

58% Cabernet Sauvignon15% Carmnre12% Malbec10% Merlot5% Petit Verdot

12 24-28 (75-82)
0.5 1.5Cabernet SauvignonMerlotMalbec Carmenere 9 – 40 Petit Verdot 6 – 8 (75%) 22

(James Suckling’s rating: 99 points)
20132012

Guided by intuition and backed by family heritage, Eduardo Chadwick and Robert Mondavi handcrafted a wine of distinctive quality and character. Sea is the culmination of their wonderful parternship and a passionate journey. Chadwick and Mondavi searched for four long years before finding the ideal Chilean terroir in Valle de Aconcagua. There, they acquired 350 hectares of virgin hillside land.

Sea is an authentic Chilean blend made from the finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot varieties, it is well renowned as the best Chilean wine.

Country of Origin:
Chile

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Carmnre, 12% Malbec, 10% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot

Vinification:
The grapes were handpicked in the morning and transported to the winery in 12-kg boxes for a careful inspection on a double sorting table to eliminate plant matter and defective berries. The grapes were fermented in stainless steel tanks at 2428C (7582F), depending on the variety and the level of extraction desired. Three pumpovers were carried out daily during fermentation to rotate 0.5-1.5 times the volume of the tank.
Total maceration time ranged from 9 to 40 days for the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, and Carmenere, and 6 to 8 days for the Petit Verdot, according to the development of each block vinifed. Final blend was racked to French oak barrels (75% new) and aged for 22 months, during which time malolactic fermentation and stabilization occurred naturally.

Tasting Notes:
(James Suckling’s rating: 99 points)
Superb aromas of black currants, rose petal and mint. Lavender and stones too. Full body with incredible fruit density. Complex, yet it’s agile and bright. Tannins are perfectly polished. It builds on the palate and shows the structure of a first growth Bordeaux but remains so Chilean.From biodynamically grown grapes.Even better than the amazing 2012.