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1996 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon Screaming Eagle, Oakville, California, USA

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Country USA
Region California
Appelation Oakville
Producer Screaming Eagle
Vintage 1996
Type Red (Dry)
Grape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV 13.8%

98 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate (January 2000)

The newly-released 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon reveals lots of structure, an opaque purple color, and the hallmark blackberry and cassis liqueur-like notes. Silky-textured, fabulously-concentrated, and gorgeously-balanced, it has every component part - acidity, alcohol, tannin, and extract - flawlessly presented. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2020.

93+ Stephen Tanzer, Vinous (November 1999)

Saturated ruby-red color. Complex aromas of black raspberry, black cherry, currant, marzipan, licorice and honeysuckle. Very rich and dense, but quite tightly wound; cassis, mint and tobacco flavors blossomed with aeration. Very long, firmly tannic finish. This wine was lusher and more expressive after 24 hours in the recorked bottle, showing a roasted coffee bean quality, with no loss of shape or freshness. Screaming Eagle has been remarkably consistent in recent vintages, and is one of a relative handful of California cabernets that conveys a strong sense of site specificity.

Format Packaging Stock Price Status
1x150cl OWC 1 case £13,500.00 In Bond View
Vintage Format Packaging Stock Price Status
2017 1x150cl OWC 6 cases £8,000.00 In Bond View