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Vintage	Producer	Product Name	Notes	Source	Score	Sell Sheet	Updated
2017	Morgan Winery	Chardonnay Double L Vineyard	Pale shimmering gold. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes pear nectar, honeydew melon, buttered toast and white flowers. Silky, seamless and energetic on the palate, offering concentrated orchard and citrus fruit, floral and vanilla flavors and a hint of smoky lees. Rich yet lively and focused, showing outstanding clarity on an impressively long, mineral- and floral-driven finish. This wine saw 24% new French oak.	Vinous	93		2019-11-06
2017	Morgan Winery	Twelve Clones Pinot Noir	Light bright red. Lively, smoke-accented red berry, candied rose, vanilla and allspice scents display very good clarity and lift. Sweet and energetic in style, offering spice-tinged raspberry, cherry-vanilla and spicecake flavors that spread out slowly on the back half. Closes supple and sweet, with building spiciness and fine-grained tannins that add shape and subtle grip. 40% new French oak.	Vinous	91		2019-11-06
2017	Morgan Winery	Highland Chardonnay	Shimmering yellow. Aromas of spice-tinged melon and peach are accompanied by smoky oak and citrus zest nuances on the perfumed nose. Seamless and focused on the palate, displaying an appealing blend of heft and energy to the ripe honeydew, nectarine and candied ginger flavors. Closes on a subtle vanilla note, with good length and a bracing jolt of lemon zest. Raised in all French oak, 29% of it new.	Vinous	90		2019-11-06
2017	Morgan Winery	Pinot Noir Double L Vineyard	Brilliant red. A wildly complex bouquet evokes ripe red berries, cherry-cola, pungent cannabis, potpourri and oak spices. Sweet and expansive on the palate, offering intense, Chambord, cherry-vanilla, spicecake and succulent herb flavors that deepen slowly on the back half. Shows excellent clarity and spicy lift on a long, smooth finish that's framed by velvety, even tannins. There's 40% new French oak here.	Vinous	92		2019-11-06
2015	Ryan Patrick	Reserve Cabernet Sauv Elephant Mtn Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills	Riper, darker plums and berries here with a dark chocolate thread, too. The palate has a big, saturated core of ripe-berry compote and chocolate flavors. Loosely knit and approachable. Drink or hold for three to four years.	James Suckling	90		2019-11-04
2015	Keenan Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley	Produced from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and displaying a deep garnet-purple color and nose of expressive blackberries, blueberries and pencil shavings plus lovely dried leaves, rose hip tea and fragrant earth nuances, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon is medium to full-bodied in the firm, taut, energetic and lively mouth, with grainy tannins and a long, earthy finish.	Wine Advocate	92		2019-10-31
2016	Keenan Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Spring Mountain	Containing 7% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Spring Mountain offers up cassis, cedar, toast and earth on the nose with bay leaves, mint and chocolate nuances. Medium-bodied and elegant, it has firm, chewy tannins and is vibrant in the mouth, finishing with a minty lift.	Wine Advocate	94		2019-10-31
2015	Keenan Winery	Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Spring Mountain District	The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Spring Mountain displays a deep garnet-purple color with lovely cassis, violets and warm plums notes plus hints of baking spices, bay leaves, lavender and cedar chest. Medium-bodied and firmly structured, it is ripe, vibrant and wonderfully layered with lively, crunchy fruit and fine-grained tannins, finishing long.	Wine Advocate	95		2019-10-31
2016	Keenan Winery	Mernet Reserve	Another of the highlights in this range, the 2016 Red Blend Mernet Reserve is wonderfully dense and fleshy in the glass. Succulent red cherry and pomegranate fruit fill out as this succulent, racy blend shows off its alluring personality. The Mernet is impeccable in its balance.	Vinous	95		2019-10-31
2015	Keenan Winery	Mernet Reserve	The 2015 Red Blend Mernet Reserve, equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, is another superb wine from Keenan. Dense and pliant, but with tons of supporting structure, the 2015 is a marvelous wine in every way. A rush of succulent dark cherry, herbs and wild flowers are some of the many notes that fill out the wine's ample, resonant frame. What a gorgeous wine this is.	Vinous	94		2019-10-31