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2005 Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville

Colour: Red
Vintage: 2005
Region: California
% Alcohol: 14.80

Screaming Eagle is one of Napa Valley's smallest wineries. The little stone winery is perched on a rocky hillside in the Oakville Appellation overlooking the vineyard planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The wine is aged in 65% new French oak barrels for almost two years. Annual production is approximately 800 cases with most wine sold directly to consumers via a mailing list. Screaming Eagle is the epitome of a true collector’s Californian cellar and a must-have for aficionados of fine Napa Valley wines. If any wine exemplifies the California Cult wine phenomena, it’s Screaming Eagle!

98 RP
2005 Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville

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98 RP

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, which I loved last year, has gotten even better, something I saw across the board with the bottled 2005s (a superb year for Bordeaux varietals). This blend of 98% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc was aged in 67% new French oak for 21 months. It possesses a gorgeous, Pauillac-like bouquet of cedar, crème de cassis, licorice, smoke, and earth as well as sweet tannins, full body, fabulous layers of fruit, a noble sweetness, and outstanding length. This 2005 can be drunk now or cellared for 25+ years.

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