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  • Country ranking ?

    10
  • Producer ranking ?

    2
  • Decanting time

    4h
  • When to drink

    From 2020
  • Food Pairing

    Rack of lamb

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James Suckling / 100 points / This is a phenomenal wine on the nose with amazing aromas of mint and sage, highlighting the blackberry and slate character. Blackcurrants and wet earth. Medium to full body with incredible precision and beauty. It rolls off the palate with super fine tannins. Savory and juicy. The minerality and pureness draw you into it. A precise and sophisticated Screaming Eagle that brings you in. So drinkable now but better in 2022.

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The Story

“First and foremost, I will be perpetuating the fresh, delicate style of wine that has been the Screaming Eagle hallmark since 1992. Across two winemakers before me (Heidi and Andy), that style has stayed remarkably consistent, which is part of the uniqueness of this ranch. The character of the vineyard really asserts itself. What will be new is the discovery of the young vine plots, and the ways that we can farm them individually to get the best site expression possible. It is a winemaker’s dream to be able to truly understand and manage a vineyard acre by acre and spend an enormous amount of time out there with the vines,” Nick Gislason, Winemaker. 

 

One would not say that Screaming Eagle offers value versus price, but like Romanee-Conti it exists in another league. There is so little produced, with most of the production remaining in the US to be consumed domestically, that the global market clammers for whatever it can secure. Screaming Eagle is spectacular wine, a massive, fruit forward beast, with incredible dark fruits and power: it is a wonderful, special and breath-taking wine to drink.

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Mit einem Big Bang und einem Weckruf für alle Sinne fand unsere Wien Weltreise ein spektakuläres Ende. Drei sehr junge, dichte und konzentrierte Giganten aus Kalifornien kamen in unsere Gläser, drei international gesuchte und reichlich teure 100Punkteweine, der 2015 Screaming Eagle, der 2015 Harlan und der 2015 Colgin Cariad. Wer diesen massiven, von konzentrierter Frucht und auch hohen Alkoholgraden geprägten Stil moderner Kalifornier mag, für den war jetzt der Weintrinkerhimmel voller Geigen. Mein persönlicher Favorit war der 2015 Harlan, der enormen Tiefgang und eine fantastische Struktur zeigte, ein echter WT100 Wein mit großartiger, langer Zukunft. Und natürlich hat es Spaß gemacht, den sündhaft teuren 2015 Screaming Eagle zu probieren, diesen Tischwein der kalifornischen Internet Milliardäre. Mit dem kann man sich übrigens auch in Deutschland auf Sylt in den Sand oder den Strandkorb setzen, für schlappe € 8.200 von der Sansibarkarte. Da müssen wir über Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis nicht reden, auch wenn das ein sehr gut gelungener Wein fast in der Harlan-Liga ist. 

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The 2015 Screaming Eagle is another monumental wine from this address, and it's one of those cases where if you afford it, you should buy it. A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, this magical elixir boasts a deep purple color as well as a blockbuster bouquet of blueberries, creme de cassis, violets, incense, and cedarwood. Reminding me of the 2015 Château Margaux with its off the charts class and purity, it’s full-bodied, thrillingly textured, and has a finish that just won't quit. This legendary wine is going to keep for 30-40 years.

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Dynamic and multilayered, with polished blackberry and cured meat flavors, revealing mint hints in the background, building toward refined tannins.

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The 2015 Screaming Eagle is fabulous. Rich and ample on the palate, with soaring aromatics from the Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2015 is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty. Ripe red plum, pomegranate, mint, kirsch, lavender and sweet spice notes are beautifully delineated in the glass. In this tasting, the Cabernet-based Screaming Eagle is quite a bit more open and accessible than the Merlot-based The Flight. Even so, it will be years before the 2015 Screaming Eagle is ready to drink.

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Oakville, Napa Valley

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Jeb Dunnuck 100 points /  The 2015 Screaming Eagle is another monumental wine from this address, and it's one of those cases where if you afford it, you should buy it. A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, this magical elixir boasts a deep purple color as well as a blockbuster bouquet of blueberries, creme de cassis, violets, incense, and cedarwood. Reminding me of the 2015 Château Margaux with its off the charts class and purity, it’s full-bodied, thrillingly textured, and has a finish that just won't quit. This legendary wine is going to keep for 30-40 years.

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