Community Tasting Notes 36

• TannicBeast Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 9, 2022 - This is the Spring Mountain District bottling. Med+ ruby, w/ ripe black berries, dried plum, mint/eucalyptus, earth, leather, dark chocolate, smoke, baking spice. Developing. Dry, but w/ plenty of fruit left. Med acidity, med+, polished tannins and high alcohol (14.3%). Full-bodied but quite elegant at 17 years, w/ med+ flavor intensity and length. It is drinking well now but still developing, with quite a few years of aging potential left. A great example of the elegance and structure that mountain fruit can provide.

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• brw24 wrote: 85 points

  May 25, 2020 - Past it’s prime IMO.

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• SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 87 points

  July 1, 2018 - Finally came together last glass, but it was not a great Keenan even though it was aged in temp controlled cellar. Cherry fruit was complemented by leather, dust, eucalyptus, charred oak, tannins still a bit prominent and loud. I’d hold another bottle for 3-5 years hoping the tannins integrate further. Good, but not great. Drink 2022- 2026

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• Baron Slick wrote: 93 points

  May 22, 2017 - True and pure expression of Napa Valley Cabernet. The bouquet is filled with black fruit, cassis, and dark chocolate over notes of licorice, fancy oak, and conifer. Powerful, concentrated, and mouth filling but with impeccable richness and balance. Fruity and savory elements abound, with Mountain berry fruit flavors that shift to plums on the back end. Finishes long, deep, and brooding. This is evolving beautifully.

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• EMark wrote:

  January 22, 2017 - Nose is of olive and Indian spices. Whoa! A tannic beast. Definitely the antonym of a “spoofed, fruit-forward Napa Cab.” Quite light on the dark currant fruit, but then the tannin really smacks you. Vininess mid-palate. Really unfortunate bitterness on the rear palate. I think that’s from the tannin.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Robert Keenan Winery
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Spring Mountain District
• UPC Codes 728967011753, 728967021752

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• In Cellars 211 (39%)
• Consumed 337 (61%)

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