2016 Robert Keenan Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 40th Anniversary Reserve Spring Mountain District

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  4/30/2024 - Francophile1 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very much a signature Spring Mtn wine. Concentrated small Cabernet Mtn fruit berries. Gushing fruit but with great structure and tension on the backend.

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  4/25/2024 - wtianseter wrote: 92 Points

  Nice well balanced and tasteful wine. It has a touch of sweetness more that I think it should have but that may still be influence from the big fruitiness. Dry on the back pallet in the middle and on the mouth in the finish. Has not changed much since it was initially released.

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  4/13/2024 - manny651 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  nice wine, mild red fruits, acidity and spice on the palate

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  4/12/2024 - Mattshank wrote: 94 Points

  1 1/2 hour slow ox. Nose: Bright sweet red fruits and wet cement traces with that typical perfumy Spring Mountain aroma that is SO intoxicating! Unreal aromas. Palate: Red fruited with some blueberry and soft yet very present tannins and solid acid levels. Finish is lengthy yet fresh due to the acids. A wine of superb class and truly exemplary of what is possible in Spring Mountain. So glad to have one more in the cellar. Fantastic!

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  2/3/2024 - Yondan wrote: 93 Points

  Nice red fruit! I got aromas of black cherry pie, slightly burnt toast, maybe graham cracker. Mocha, rhubarb, cardamom, hints of mint or menthol, some spice and a little chocolate. There was a slight funkiness that was actually pleasant and appealing.
  
  Taste like cherry liquor without the presence of alcohol. After an hour that taste seemed to be more like raspberry: a nostalgic reflection of Chambord. The tannins were mild sweet and somewhat chewy.
  
  The acidity was mild. The wine was well balanced with seamless integration. It had a pleasant long finish which seemed to go on and on and on. The funkiness that I mentioned was ever present. It actually added character to the wine. After 60 minutes in the glass the wine homogenized. It was very smooth and well rounded. It was very reminiscent of the 2009 and 2012 vintages.
  
  To me this is another example of Classic Keenan Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. It is a fabulous wine that personifies the high elevation mountain fruit of the Keenan Estate vineyards and their style of wine making. Bravo !
  
  This 2016 Keenan Reserve seems to be in a sweet spot and might be at its peak. However, I believe that it will remain in this state for at least five more years. It could actually get better during the next couple of years.

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