December 2018 Wine & Spirits 19th Annual Restaurant Survey, April 2008 Top 10 in America: «San Francisco Wine Competition judge writing for Drinks & More, e-commerce Cellar Master ranks Keenan’s Napa Valley Merlot as one of the top 10 most popular Merlots in American restaurants.» WINE & SPIRITS 2002 Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve—Top 9 of 535 American Cabernets 94 Points: «In the past twelve months, Wine & Spirits tasted 535 American Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Nine of the 535 Cabernet Sauvignons received the strongest praise from our critics, including the 2002 Keenan Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. Mountain-grown tannins give it a super-rich, black, exotic flavor with a deep, primal feel. For lamb or game sausages. (280 cases) » WINE & SPIRITS 2016 Keenan Spring Mountain District Zinfandel, June 2020 92 Points: «Michael Keenan grows zinfandel vines on an east-facing slope high on
Spring Mountain that provide 80 percent of this wine (the parcels include five
percent each of Alicante and Carignan). The brazil email list balance comes from a vineyard Peter
farms in Calistoga, where the vines are 70 years old. The combination produces a wine
With intense dark fruit, it has the perfume of black cherries as their skins
are reaching maturity. The mineral bananas are earthy, with a cola-like spice
; their reduction seems to be linked to the volcanic soils of the site. This is a wine with
power and grace, built to age for ten years or more. Wine & Spirits Magazine
Joshua Greene 2017 Keenan Cabernet Franc, Spring Mountain District, December 2018 93 Points: “The 2017 Cabernet Franc Upper Bowl Vineyard is a superb wine
that brings together the best of the Keenan house style. Deep and fleshy in
the glass, with lovely aromatic top notes, the 2017 is wonderfully deep and
expressive, always in the midweight style that is the house signature.» Vinous 2018 Keenan Chardonnay Spring Mountain District, June 2020 93 Points: «Michael Keenan grows a large block of chardonnay adjacent to
his Spring Mountain winery, the vines planted in 1995, close enough to
