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Screaming Eagle is California's original and most sought after cult wine in the world. Produced in tiny quantities from a small vineyard in Napa's Oakville appellation, the Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine regularly sells for upwards of $3000 plus a bottle and is America's most expensive regularly produced wine.
Jean Phillips established the vineyards in 1986, and set about selling fruit to local producers in Napa. After a few years, the decision was made to set up a winery, and the first vintage of Screaming Eagle was released in 1992. Robert Parker rated this first vintage at 99 points, and cult status was sealed – since then, the 1997 and 2007 vintages have achieved the coveted 100-point rating from the famous wine critic. Sales are done from the winery through a mailing list, which has been full since 2000 – and there is a waiting list several thousand names long.
Screaming Eagle's vineyard lies within the Oakville AVA in the southern part of Napa Valley. It is planted mainly to Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot and Cabernet Franc, and a small plot of Sauvignon Blanc. Screaming Eagle's second wine, Second Flight, is made from the vineyard's younger vines, and a white wine, the Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc, was introduced in 2012. Although sold initially for $250 a bottle in 2012, this wine quickly reached astronomical prices on the secondary market as well, up to 10 times the release price.
In 2006, Screaming Eagle was famously sold to Stanley Kroenke and Charles Banks for an undisclosed sum, rumored to be upwards of $30 million. Nowadays Kroenke owns Screaming Eagle outright.
Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
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Vintage | 2010 |
Rating | NR |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | USA |
Region | California |
Location | North Coast |
Producer | Screaming Eagle |
Color | White |
Wine Type | Table |
Rating | 2010 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc - RARE! Only 50 - Six packs (300 Bottles) of the 2010 Sauvignon Blanc. Extremely Rare Screaming Eagle with OWC. Grown on 2 acres at the Screaming Eagle vineyard, the 2010 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc was 50% barrel fermented and 50% stainless steel fermented. 10% of the juice went through malo-lactic ferm and the finished product was aged 4 months in 50% new French oak." Interesting to drink because of its scarcity. Pale yellow, flowery pretty nose (not in the grassy style), moderate acids well balanced with fruit flavors that last long on the finish. |
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Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
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Vintage | 2010 |
Rating | NR |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | USA |
Region | California |
Location | North Coast |
Producer | Screaming Eagle |
Color | White |
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300 bottles |
Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
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Vintage | 2010 |
Rating | 2010 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc - RARE! Only 50 - Six packs (300 Bottles) of the 2010 Sauvignon Blanc. Extremely Rare Screaming Eagle with OWC. Grown on 2 acres at the Screaming Eagle vineyard, the 2010 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc was 50% barrel fermented and 50% stainless steel fermented. 10% of the juice went through malo-lactic ferm and the finished product was aged 4 months in 50% new French oak." Interesting to drink because of its scarcity. Pale yellow, flowery pretty nose (not in the grassy style), moderate acids well balanced with fruit flavors that last long on the finish. |
Bottle Size | 750 ml |
Bottle Quantity | 1 |
Country | USA |
Region | California |
Location | North Coast |
Producer | Screaming Eagle |
Color | White |
Wine Type | Table |
Varietal | Sauvignon Blanc |
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Vintage | 2010 |
Rating | 2010 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc - RARE! Only 50 - Six packs (300 Bottles) of the 2010 Sauvignon Blanc. Extremely Rare Screaming Eagle with OWC. Grown on 2 acres at the Screaming Eagle vineyard, the 2010 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc was 50% barrel fermented and 50% stainless steel fermented. 10% of the juice went through malo-lactic ferm and the finished product was aged 4 months in 50% new French oak." Interesting to drink because of its scarcity. Pale yellow, flowery pretty nose (not in the grassy style), moderate acids well balanced with fruit flavors that last long on the finish. |
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Region | California |
Location | North Coast |
Producer | Screaming Eagle |
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