Oakville, Napa Valley, California, USA
Wine nerd herd and Friday night in Iowa
Wine nerd herd and Friday night in Iowa
May 25th, 2019
Off the hook generosity from @Eric LaMasters this was a toddler but already showing extraordinary purity of fruit. Voluptuous texture, black currant and subtle integrated oak. I saved a little in a glass and it was my last taste before we left the restaurant. It was still accelerating.
Off the hook generosity from @Eric LaMasters this was a toddler but already showing extraordinary purity of fruit. Voluptuous texture, black currant and subtle integrated oak. I saved a little in a glass and it was my last taste before we left the restaurant. It was still accelerating.
May 18th, 2019
Sampled 4/29/2019 at “Taste of Oakville”.
95+ pts.
Sampled 4/29/2019 at “Taste of Oakville”.
95+ pts.
The 2016 Screaming Eagle is a positively stunning wine. An intense bouquet gives way to a wine of explosive energy and huge textural depth. Graphite, crushed rocks, menthol, sage and dark spice open up gradually in this reticent, brooding Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2016 is a towering, statuesque wine of the very highest level. That is the good news. The slightly less good news is that it will need a number of years in bottle to be at its very best. I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle anytime soon. The 2016 literally does scream, with tons of varietal Cabernet aromatics, flavors and structural drive. In a word: magnificent! (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018)
The 2016 Screaming Eagle is a positively stunning wine. An intense bouquet gives way to a wine of explosive energy and huge textural depth. Graphite, crushed rocks, menthol, sage and dark spice open up gradually in this reticent, brooding Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2016 is a towering, statuesque wine of the very highest level. That is the good news. The slightly less good news is that it will need a number of years in bottle to be at its very best. I wouldn't dream of touching a bottle anytime soon. The 2016 literally does scream, with tons of varietal Cabernet aromatics, flavors and structural drive. In a word: magnificent! (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018)
Apr 24th, 2019The 2016 is a wine I have followed pretty much over its entire life so far, from sampling the separate lots during fermentation, to tasting the component wines in barrel prior to blending, and most recently seeing that all come together in the finished wine. The 2016 has always been distinguished by its tremendous purity. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018)
The 2016 is a wine I have followed pretty much over its entire life so far, from sampling the separate lots during fermentation, to tasting the component wines in barrel prior to blending, and most recently seeing that all come together in the finished wine. The 2016 has always been distinguished by its tremendous purity. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, December 2018)
Jan 2nd, 2019
A very nice east side valley floor Cab. Don’t see a huge future.
A very nice east side valley floor Cab. Don’t see a huge future.
Nov 3rd, 2018
Not hard to open when you own the Winery!
Not hard to open when you own the Winery!
Jul 3rd, 2018
My very “first flight” with the ultimate Napa cult. Not what I expected - leaner and more crystalline in its purity and allure. Pepper, violet pastille, rosemary. So polished and impeccably crafted.
My very “first flight” with the ultimate Napa cult. Not what I expected - leaner and more crystalline in its purity and allure. Pepper, violet pastille, rosemary. So polished and impeccably crafted.
May 5th, 2018
