Keenan Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Product Details
Varietal
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Vintage
2011
Size
750ML
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Winemaker Notes
This 100% Cabernet Sauvignon blend displays amazing concentration and structure with complex aromas and a balanced mid-palate.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Whenever I approach a bottle of Keenan Cabernet, I always have to prepare myself to experience a rich and most often impressive wine. The 2011 Keenan Cabernet surprised me to no end. This wine serves up loads of black fruit flavors and from the difficult vintage, this is quite remarkable. Deep ruby, black color; black fruit and leather in the nose, pretty formidable, excellent depth; medium bodied, firm and hearty on the palate, fine sweet tannins present; ripe, black fruit flavors; medium to long finish. Drinking pretty good now and will improve nicely over the next half-a-dozen years. (Tasted: August 24, 2015, San Francisco, CA)
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa is a blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7% Merlot. Surprisingly rich, ripe and heady with lots of black currant and black cherry fruit, no hint of herbaceousness or earthiness and medium to full body, this delicate, finesse-styled Cabernet is a noteworthy success in 2011. Given its fast evolutionary track, it should be consumed over the next 7-8 years.
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High in the Mayacamas Range, at an elevation of 1,700 feet above the Napa Valley floor, are Spring Mountain and the Robert Keenan Winery and vineyards. This area was first identified as prime vineyard land by Peter Conradi in the late 19th century when he planted 100 acres of terraced vineyard in Zinfandel and Syrah grapes. The Conradi Winery operated until Prohibition when the vineyards and winery fell out of use. In 1974, Robert Keenan purchased 180 acres of forest on the defunct Conradi Winery site. No vines remained. Only the crumbling walls of the former winery and a few old broken tanks told of its history, but Robert was certain the mountain top vineyards would be perfect for an estate winery. He replaced tree stumps and rocks with rows of Cabernet and Chardonnay, hired an engineer to redesign the original winery structure, and brought in a contractor to begin construction. The winery was made operational just in time for the harvest of 1977. From that time on, Keenan has earned a great reputation for producing wines of intense character and renowned acclaim.
While the beauty and history of the land are appealing, it is the richness of the soils that makes the hillside perfect for an estate winery. These soils are, in great measure, responsible for the dramatic intensity of the fruit associated with the ultra-premium wines produced at Robert Keenan Winery.
Keenan completed a solar power system on their property that went on-line in 2007. The system supplies all of the estate’s energy needs, including the winery, administrative offices, visitor hospitality area, and the homes located on the property. The Napa Valley Vintners have recognized Keenan as a “green” winery, which they proudly announce on the back labels: Solar Powered and Sustainably Farmed.
CNC273963_2011 Item# 137999