Keenan 2012 Reserve Mernet Red (Spring Mountain District)

Country: US / Reserve Mernet
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California
Winery: Keenan / Spring Mountain District

The producer’s combination of 50% Merlot (the Mer) with 44% Cabernet Sauvignon (the net) and a remaining 6% Cabernet Franc, (which doesn’t make it into the name) is a classically styled mountain expression of chewy tannin around toasted oak and black currant and berry. Ripe, full-bodied concentration is the star.