This is a stunner for a 2011. Needs air, which fleshes out green bell pepper, milk chocolate and cool mountain berry aromas. The palate is so chewy in a great way for 2011, the density of fruit combined with the still slightly firm tannins foretells a long life ahead. Delicious now with a decant.
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Beautiful wine. It displays the best of Spring Mountain terroir and defies the off-year label of the cold, wet 2011 vintage. Rich, dense, powerful, and youthfully structured, with plump, textural layers of savory dark cherries, creme de cassis, melted licorice, tomato leaf, and perfectly integrated oak. It’s tremendously balanced and gorgeous with a two hour decant. Best of all it will make old bones. Worth every penny.
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Wow! Evolving extremely fast or just a totally different bottle. This bottle was like a Bordeaux. Pencil lead, red fruit, barnyard, and loamy earth on the palate and nose. This wine has changed immensely over the last year. I'm very excited to see how it continues to evolve. If you have a bottle no reason to wait.
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Had a bottle six months ago. It was tight, closed, a lot of tannins.
Fast forward 6 months. Time has done this 2011 well! Really starting to open up. Lots of dark red fruit. Nice acidity. The tannins have calmed but are still present. Drinking well right now and should continue to improve for the next few years.
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With the majority of the fruit sourced from the Spring Mountain District, the 2011 Keenan cabernet exhibits a fresh nose of bing cherry, mint and subtle chocolate notes that are mixed with distinctly floral aromas. Initially soft on the front, with abundant delicate red fruit flavors, the palate tightens up just the right amount with supple chalky tannin and bright acidity to complement them. More savory elements of dill, earth and a touch of nuttiness come to the fore towards the finish, making for an excellent lighter Bordeaux style wine that would do well pair with lighter meat dishes such as roast chicken or pork loin.
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This wine is a bigger, richer wine at 14.8% natural alcohol with deep, meaty, earthy, black currant and cherry characteristics. ther is plenty complexity and concentration as well as medium body, sweet tannin and fine finish.
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11/14/2020 - spacewrangler wrote: 94 Points
This is a stunner for a 2011. Needs air, which fleshes out green bell pepper, milk chocolate and cool mountain berry aromas. The palate is so chewy in a great way for 2011, the density of fruit combined with the still slightly firm tannins foretells a long life ahead. Delicious now with a decant.
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10/26/2019 - Baron Slick wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful wine. It displays the best of Spring Mountain terroir and defies the off-year label of the cold, wet 2011 vintage. Rich, dense, powerful, and youthfully structured, with plump, textural layers of savory dark cherries, creme de cassis, melted licorice, tomato leaf, and perfectly integrated oak. It’s tremendously balanced and gorgeous with a two hour decant. Best of all it will make old bones. Worth every penny.
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8/26/2018 - Deadsetmonkey Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tannis still prominent.
Earthy and rich.
Vermiculite.
Hopefully as tannins recede, berries/fruit will become more prominent.
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11/3/2016 - CabIPA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow! Evolving extremely fast or just a totally different bottle. This bottle was like a Bordeaux. Pencil lead, red fruit, barnyard, and loamy earth on the palate and nose. This wine has changed immensely over the last year. I'm very excited to see how it continues to evolve. If you have a bottle no reason to wait.
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6/14/2016 - CabIPA Likes this wine: 90 Points
Had a bottle six months ago. It was tight, closed, a lot of tannins.
Fast forward 6 months. Time has done this 2011 well! Really starting to open up. Lots of dark red fruit. Nice acidity. The tannins have calmed but are still present. Drinking well right now and should continue to improve for the next few years.
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9/24/2015 - Al Doughty wrote: 92 Points
With the majority of the fruit sourced from the Spring Mountain District, the 2011 Keenan cabernet exhibits a fresh nose of bing cherry, mint and subtle chocolate notes that are mixed with distinctly floral aromas. Initially soft on the front, with abundant delicate red fruit flavors, the palate tightens up just the right amount with supple chalky tannin and bright acidity to complement them. More savory elements of dill, earth and a touch of nuttiness come to the fore towards the finish, making for an excellent lighter Bordeaux style wine that would do well pair with lighter meat dishes such as roast chicken or pork loin.
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2/1/2015 - gbalsamo Likes this wine:
This wine is a bigger, richer wine at 14.8% natural alcohol with deep, meaty, earthy, black currant and cherry characteristics. ther is plenty complexity and concentration as well as medium body, sweet tannin and fine finish.
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