Screaming Eagle
"The biggest thing we've done here in the last few years is to lower the yields, especially for the merlot," said winemaker Andy Erickson. "Now it's consistently down to 2-1/2 to 3 tons per acre; in the old days it had been up to twice that." The estate is now using a lot of smaller tanks and Erickson is doing considerably longer fermentations: 14 to 21 days in 2006 and 25 to 35 in 2007. "We were nervous about changing the style in 2006 so we started slowly," he said. Erickson described the generous 2007 vintage as having "explosive fruit: well-balanced and rich, with the classic Screaming Eagle notes of blackberry, cassis and brown sugar." The harvest was considerably earlier than that of the previous year: August 30 through October 9 in 2007 compared to September 15 through October 29 in 2006. Both wines carry alcohol in the high 14s.
From Focus on California's North Coast (May 2009) by Stephen Tanzer
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Release Price: $750
Color: Red
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