The 2021 Screaming Eagle stands out as a historic masterpiece, capturing the apex of what critics have widely hailed as a legendary "redemption vintage" for Napa Valley. Following the severe challenges of 2020, the 2021 growing season provided nearly perfect conditions for the Oakville estate, though it demanded a careful approach in the cellar.
The defining characteris...
The Screaming Eagle is the world’s most spoken about cult wine. In 15 short years, the wine, produced in miniscule quantities in a shed in Oakville, has become a wine lover’s ultimate dream to taste. It is not just its rarity that makes this wine taste different to others. It is the charmingly refined style that makes Screaming Eagle so appealing, with its satiny tannins, vivid acidity and very sophisticated fruitiness. It is not a big blockbu...
The terroir Located at the foot of the Vaca Mountains in Oakville, the vineyard has a multilayered soil composition that is rich in iron. The well-draining volcanic rock mixes well with clay, ensuring the right balance of stress for the vines. The daily cooling fog influence helps the grapes to keep their freshness.
The estate's former winemaker Andy Erickson has said: “I believe these red, volcanic soils produce some of the most compelling...
Philosophy in winemaking: “The thing about this vineyard, is that it has an innate and unique ability to produce wines that are simultaneously powerful, with a distinct personality, but also refined and elegant, perfumy, fresh, with silky tannin, fine and very long. They are vibrant wines, and this is a core part of their personality. In terms of farming and winemaking, we are working to respect those natural characteristics, those strengths, ...
Screaming Eagle ’97 Reaches Almost $4,000 a Bottle at Acker Sale
A single bottle of Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon from the California grower’s 1997 vintage, its most expensive since 1992, sold for $3,936 at a New York sale this month as demand for rare wines pushed prices higher.
The lot was sold through Acker Merrall & Condit on Oct. 5. A bottle of the same vintage cost $3,690 at an Acker sale in June, $3,485 in both April and Sep...
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