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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 177 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Bill's Notes on 1/6/2024 & rated 91 points: Had on Christmas 2023. Perfect age. Mild tannins, fruity nose. Great with a meal or to enjoy a day or two after the holidays. If you have it, drink it soon. (273 views) | | | Tasted by Poij2019 on 11/24/2022 & rated 93 points: Drinking very well now - perfect time to consume this 2009 (826 views) | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 2/27/2022 & rated 93 points: Wonderful bottle-age aromas of black cherries, creme de cassis, eucalyptus, sous bois, and a kiss of smoke. Sleek and savory in the mouth, it possesses fantastic structure and complexity, and kept developing terroir-driven typicity while growing in breadth and depth as the night wore on. A streak of minerality picks up black coffee on the long, sapid finish. (1396 views) | | | Tasted by Bill Ingram on 12/24/2021 & rated 93 points: First sip was delicious and it just got better until the end.
Worth the cellar time of 8 years. (1564 views) | | | Tasted by blackcrowb on 10/24/2021 & rated 91 points: A distinctive Napa nose with a bit of cassis and eucalyptus. More of the same on the palate with a touch of blackberry jam. Though rather strong at 14.8 abv, the most appealing thing about this wine is that it medium bodied. I don't like wine so thick that they have to be served with a knife and fork. I find a lighter body is more expressive and a heavier body buries the subtler flavors. (1629 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyX on 10/7/2020 & rated 93 points: This is always a more restrained style of Napa Valley Cabernet, and this is no exception. Beautiful nose of creosote, red flowers, spice and currants. Medium-full bodied with a beautiful texture. Moderately tannic with good acidity. This is loaded with flavor, but in an elegant fashion. Plenty of sweet black and red currants, spice, new oak and chocolate. This is just really in a beautiful place right now. 93 (2076 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 6/30/2020 & rated 92 points: Without checking, I gave this bottle the same score as I did the last one. Nice nose - black and blue fruits with a hint of forest floor. Mostly plums on the palate, with the slightest hint of vanilla. Medium body and medium viscosity. Mouthfilling fruit and a solid (not great) fruit-driven finish. Almost perfect balance, and I'd guess that it's at its peak. Don't know the MSRP for this wine or for the current release, but at the $44 I paid, it borders on a steal. Of course, you could pay $100+ for a PlumpJack or a Caymus, but this is a much better wine at a much better price. (1848 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 3/21/2020 & rated 92 points: Opened (not decanted) about an hour before tasting. Plums, a little charcoal, and a lot of smoke on the nose. Dark fruits on the palate. Medium body, but quite viscous. Decent, fruit-driven finish, but (surprisingly) the viscosity didn't contribute to it. Nice balance right now - the tannins are still present, but not oppressive or obtrusive. About two or three hours later, it seemed to have picked up some complexity. I suspect that it will still improve over the next year or two (or three). (1696 views) | | | Tasted by brianakrin on 3/6/2020 & rated 92 points: Big rich ,not real complex,short finish,D/H, no hurry. (1531 views) | | | Tasted by WineGuyX on 2/17/2020 & rated 91 points: Classic nose of charred wood and black currant as well as creosote and hot gravel. The palate is Medium-bodied and put together on a sinewy frame. Still moderately tannic with medium-high acidity, this is decidedly Bordeaux-style and could use another few years to soften and develop. That said, this really could use a little more meat on its bones. Drink Now-2025 91 (1651 views) | | | Tasted by up4wine on 2/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Rich, round fruit with well integrated tannins. Excellent Napa character with a satisfying finish. (1318 views) | | | Tasted by Thief on 12/14/2019 & rated 88 points: Black currants with some vanilla and subtle oak. Tannins are soft. Drink now. (1112 views) | | | Tasted by jlhkiss on 12/7/2019 & rated 92 points: Consistent with previous notes. Drank out of a magnum with friends on annual holiday trip. Was accessible immediately and brought loads of rich chocolate, cherries, raspberries, leather, tobacco, and eucalyptus. Nice, structured red currant style against subtle backdrop of black currant, soy, and herbs. Dark chocolate dominates, though. Drink 2020-2024. Technical score: 92. Enjoyment score: 93. (999 views) | | | Tasted by xxquadxx on 10/11/2019 & rated 93 points: Excellent mountain cab. Keenan never disappoints. Immediately upon opening, the whole room filled up with sweet aroma of dark fruit and leather. Virtually no sediment. Gorgeous in the glass and on the palate. Agree with prior review that it's at peak, but will likely stay there for a few years. (1133 views) | | | Tasted by brianakrin on 10/9/2019 & rated 92 points: very good, rich Cali style but with some character and good structure.Drinking well.No hurry D/H (976 views) | | | Tasted by wconnolly on 6/25/2019 & rated 90 points: Popped and poured. Upon opening this was a bit musty and a touch caramelized. Had me questioning if I had held on to this for too long. After about 45 minutes, this opened to reveal dark fruit and well integrated tannins. Full bodied with a medium finish. This is at its peak and while it will last several more years, is at peak right now. (1167 views) | | | Tasted by rbjohnson52 on 5/5/2019 & rated 93 points: Dark Ruby, moving toward purple with bottle aging - Strong scents of alcohol, as well as spice, pine and asphalt - the wine is very good - strawberry jam up front with a full and velvety mouthfeel, which eventually gave way to vanilla and oak on the long finish - I thoroughly enjoyed this pour (1215 views) | | | Tasted by Night Train on 4/1/2019 & rated 89 points: Given my experience with Keenan (and not negative comments on Cellar Tracker), this was a bit of a disappointment. Very dark color, almost black. After about 30 minutes of air, the nose was oak and more oak. After another 30 to 60 minutes, it displayed currants and a more reasonable amount of oak. Mostly plums on the palate, along with hints of wet leaves, etc. Fairly viscous, but the finish was only OK. Not unpleasant but nothing to get excited about. May need another year or so. (1177 views) | | | Tasted by markjanes on 3/20/2019 & rated 83 points: very dark color, bricking at rim. on teh nose dark fruits, integrated new barrique baking spices, some earthy damp mossy/soily aromas. on the palate moderate acids, coarse midpalate that is weighty, firm oak tannins that are a bit rustic and square, moderate + alcohol. balanced wine, ok length, very good intensity, ok complexity. the fruit on this wine was a bit muddled to me... the texture a bit disjointed. this bottle felt a bit past its prime to me though to be fair i really am not a huge fan of aging wines of this place and style. (1155 views) | | | Tasted by rojoloco on 3/12/2019 & rated 90 points: Wine was far more tannic than I expected.left it open overnight then pumped off in the morning. By evening, the tannins were still very prominent. But at least the flavors were peeking through. Will hold the next bottle at least 2 years. (1116 views) | | | Tasted by Bodyfxr on 3/3/2019 & rated 89 points: Bricking on the edge. Pnp with vinturi aerator. Hints of heat/ETOH on the nose. A bit too oaky for my liking on the palate. Mostly earthy notes with minimal fruit. This was probably better 5 or so years ago. Strong old Bordeaux profile on the nose and palate. Not what I would have expected from a Spring Mountain cab from a decent vintage at this age. (1013 views) | | | Tasted by winejow on 1/14/2019 & rated 92 points: much lighter and softer than I remember. still a fine, balanced, structured wine. (1121 views) | | | Tasted by D3S on 11/17/2018 & rated 93 points: Very good wine. Took > 30 minutes to open. A lot of sediment. Recommend decanter. (1250 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 11/2/2018 & rated 89 points: Very much Bordeaux style vintage, dry and chewy, with dusty cherry fruit profile and loads of structure. Modest oak evident mid-palate and dry and tannic on the finish. (1186 views) | | | Tasted by MattB72 on 10/27/2018 & rated 94 points: So good. (1181 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Robert Keenan Winery Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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