/Oakville/Screaming Eagle
Oakville
§ Oakville· Napa ValleyAppointment Required
Screaming Eagle.
A bottle that's impossible to find—but understanding why is everything.
Cabernet SauvignonMerlotClayAppointment Required
Sustainable Farming
Passport · Winery No. 006Oakville
·TIER III·
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🔥 Cult Following
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Clay over Loam
Screaming Eagle's story begins with Jean Phillips, a real estate agent. In 1986, she bought a small Oakville vineyard, initially selling grapes to other wineries. But after tasting her own fruit's quality, she decided to make wine herself. The debut 1992 vintage earned a staggering 99 points from Robert Parker, and Scr…
Soil
ClayLoam
Elevation
137ft
Aspect
Valley Floor
Farming
Sustainable Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · hand-harvested
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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Cabernet Franc
品丽珠
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
O
Opus One
Oakville · Cabernet Sauvignon
R
Robert Mondavi Winery
Oakville · Cabernet Sauvignon
H
Harlan Estate
Oakville · Cabernet Sauvignon
D
Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.