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Cabernet Sauvignon · North Coast
94 points from Robert Parker.
“The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon M. Etain is in essence a second wine, but it sure doesn’t taste like one. Its deep purple color is followed by pure black raspberry and blackcurrant fruit, dusty, loamy soil notes, extraordinary depth of fruit, ripeness and good acidity. This opulent, round beauty is ideal for drinking over the next decade or more.”
“The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon M. Etain, Scarecrow's rarely seen second wine, is gorgeous. Layered, nuanced and wonderfully expressive, the 2012 captures the personality of the vintage in a convincing fashion. Dark red cherry, plum, sweet tobacco, cedar and spice notes open up as this soft, voluptuous wine shows off its hugely appealing personality. The creamy, textured finish is wonderfully inviting. All the signatures of this great Yountville site come through in a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon to drink over the next decade.”
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Scarecrow
2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, North CoastThe story goes as follows: In 1945 the famed John Daniel Jr. who made so many historically great wines at Inglenook convinced a neighbor of his J. J. Cohn to plant 80 acres of Cabernet vines and the fruit became a component of Inglenook's series of great Cabernet Sauvignons. Cohn who owned the property and planted the vineyard at the insistence of John Daniel had a prominent career in Hollywood as chief of production at MGM where he played a role in the making of such movies as "Ben Hur" "Mutiny on the Bounty" and his favorite movie apparently "The Wizard of Oz" to which the Scarecrow label pays tribute.
When we first looked at the winery we were impressed as it had all the elements to become a legend; great bottling and packaging great story incredible website and all from the "oldest Cabernet vines in North America". If only the juice in the bottle lived up to our expectations......well it actually exceeded our expectations! We called Brett to tell him how amazing we thought the wine was. After a few hours, we made a friendly wager. We touted this wine as the "Next Screaming Eagle" and placed hundreds of clients into this wine thru their mailing list! For once, Parker agreed with us and gave the wine 98 points!! With such phenomenal juice and limited production this wine is destined to become a Cult Legend and who knows......maybe take claim to the throne?
One bottle, 750 ml, of the 2012 vintage.
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Scarecrow.
Yes. You must be 21 years of age or older to purchase.
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