Keenan 2021 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Keenan is one of our favorite wineries on Napa Valley's Spring Mountain. Neighboring Pride, Paloma, Barnett and Cain. Limited.

94+ Points Robert Parker Wine Advocate: "Keenan's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a shade deeper in hue than the Mernet Reserve, with more black cherry and cassis fruit apparent on the nose and a budding cigar-box scent. Matured 20 months in one-third new French and American oak, it's medium- to full-bodied, rich, concentrated and silky, with a long, vanilla-tinged finish. This has potential to develop nicely over the next decade or so (witness the 2015, also tasted for this report)."

94 Points James Suckling: "A bold, complex and savory wine that's generous in aromas, full in body and wrapped in big, rounded tannins. Love the earth, leather, cigar box and black cherry aromas that lead to mouth-filling, deeply fruity berry and cherry flavors and trailing oak spices. It offers personality, poise and a touch of the wild. Drink now or hold."

...Keenan has been on a real high-quality roll for a number of years, and they are among my favorite wines in Napa Valley, combining power and complexity. They’ve certainly found their groove, so to speak, in this last 10-15 years.  Michael Keenan has done a fabulous job of ratcheting up the quality of the wines from this Spring Mountain estate." 

2021 marks the 45th vintage for the Robert Keenan Winery and the 21st consecutive vintage of Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. This year’s blend consists of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 7 from our “Upper Bowl” vineyard, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 15 from our “Big K” vineyard, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Clone 412 from our “Point” vineyard. Deep aromatics, piercing and precise, a full rich saturated mouth feel, and a long lasting multi-layered finish define this exemplary blend. Enjoy now or decades from now. Cheers!