Keever Vineyards remains one of Yountville’s most cherished family estates, anchored by the technical mastery of legendary winemaker Celia Welch. Their ‘Inspirado’ Red is crafted to be a slightly more approachable and expressive expression of the estate, yet it consistently carries the remarkable depth and complexity associated with Celia’s most famous cult projects. The 2021 vintage has endowed this wine with a striking structural backbone and immense concentration. It opens with an alluring bouquet of ripe black currants, pencil shavings, and dried violets, leading into a palate that is remarkably seamless and lush. The tannins are classically polished and fine-grained, framing a core of dark plum and bittersweet chocolate that persists through a long, elegant finish. This is a sophisticated, pedigreed red that offers the power of Yountville’s benchland soils with the graceful balance that is the hallmark of the Keever family’s vision.