Robert Keenan Winery was founded in 1974 when Robert Keenan purchased 180 acres on Spring Mountain. The property was an abandoned vineyard and winery that had not been in production since the early 20th century. Keenan replanted and rebuilt the property and had his first harvest of Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon in 1977. Today the estate is run by Michael Keenan, Robert’s son, with consulting winemaking by Nils Venge, one of Napa Valley’s star winemakers. Keenan grows Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and produces about 14,000 cases annually. Robert M. Parker Jr. has often given Keenan wines scores between 90 and 97 pts and notes that “these are textbook Spring Mountain offerings that possess good freshness, tremendous fruit purity, and impressive quality.”