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2005 Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville
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Start Your Wine Collection with 2005 Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville
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Why We're Buying
If you were to create the perfect investment-grade wine, it would look something like 2015 Screaming Eagle. The wine is universally beloved. Production never exceeds 850 cases per year. And, the demand is only rivaled by Maverick’s need for speed in Top Gun. As a result, six magnum bottles of Screaming Eagle sold for $500,000 in 2016, a record at the time. The banner growing season in Napa for Bordeaux varietals brought out the best in this 98 cabernet sauvignon and 2 cabernet franc blend. After a 21 month slumber in new French oak, the Paulliac-styled wine exudes an intoxicating mixture of black currants, black cherries, cassis, smoke, licorice, and earthiness. Wine critic Robert Parker awarded the vintage a 98-point rating, saying, “the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon, which I loved last year, has gotten even better.” The Final Sip: Trophy wines don’t get bigger, rarer, or more coveted than Screaming Eagle.
Critics Scores
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
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, creme 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.