Keenan Cabernet Franc Upper Bowl Vineyard 2021
Freakishly good—that's the winery's honest take on this single-vineyard Cabernet Franc from the Upper Bowl, their highest elevation site at approximately 2,000 feet. Cabernet Franc rarely achieves this level of complexity and depth. Drink it now for its vibrant fruit and structure, or cellar it for decades as it continues to evolve and reveal itself.
| Wine Spectator: 93 |
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| Ripe dark berries, grilled herbs, cedar and walnuts on the nose. Full-bodied, firm and refined with a polished texture and vivid acidity. Attractive, linear, Bordeaux-like character. Lingering finish. Drink now or hold. |
| Vinous: 94 |
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| The 2021 Cabernet Franc Upper Bowl Vineyard is one of the most distinctive wines in the Keenan range. Franc aromatics and mountain tension meld together to yield a wine of tremendous nuance and character. Orange peel, white pepper, bright red-toned fruit and dried rose petal are some of the many notes that come alive in the glass. What a pretty and expressive wine this is. |