2012 Screaming Eagle

00

Drinking Window

2026 - 2042

Subscriber Access Only

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer vitae aliquam odio. Aliquam purus diam, tempor et consectetur vitae, eleifend ac quam. Proin nec mauris ac odio iaculis semper. Integer posuere pharetra aliquet. Nullam tincidunt sagittis est in maximus. Donec sem orci, vulputate ac quam non, consectetur fermentum diam. In dignissim magna id orci dignissim convallis. Integer sit amet placerat dui. Aliquam pharetra ornare nulla at vulputate. Sed dictum, mi eget fringilla lacinia, nisl tortor condimentum mi, vitae ultrices quam diam ac neque. Donec hendrerit vulputate felis, fringilla varius massa.

- By Author Name on Month Date, Year

00

Drinking Window

2018 - 2037

Subscriber Access Only

or Sign Up

You'll Find The Article Name Here

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer vitae aliquam odio. Aliquam purus diam, tempor et consectetur vitae, eleifend ac quam. Proin nec mauris ac odio iaculis semper. Integer posuere pharetra aliquet. Nullam tincidunt sagittis est in maximus. Donec sem orci, vulputate ac quam non, consectetur fermentum diam. In dignissim magna id orci dignissim convallis. Integer sit amet placerat dui. Aliquam pharetra ornare nulla at vulputate. Sed dictum, mi eget fringilla lacinia, nisl tortor condimentum mi, vitae ultrices quam diam ac neque. Donec hendrerit vulputate felis, fringilla varius massa.

- By Author Name on Month Date, Year

This is a thrilling set of wines from Screaming Eagle. The 2011s are just as beautiful from bottle as they were from barrel, while the 2012s point to another magnificent vintage. Ultimately it all comes down to the dirt, and this is one of the most magical sites in Napa Valley. In particular, this year I was taken with the quality of the Merlot-based Second Flight, a wine that seems destined to become a second flagship from the property. In 2011 winemaker Nic Gislason toned down the new oak in response to the mid-weight style of the year, one of many choices he made in nailing the vintage. The 2012s are more radiant wines built on a classic sense of Napa Valley richness. Gislason shares his thoughts on recent vintages in this video interview.

00

Subscriber Access Only

or Sign Up

You'll Find The Article Name Here

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer vitae aliquam odio. Aliquam purus diam, tempor et consectetur vitae, eleifend ac quam. Proin nec mauris ac odio iaculis semper. Integer posuere pharetra aliquet. Nullam tincidunt sagittis est in maximus. Donec sem orci, vulputate ac quam non, consectetur fermentum diam. In dignissim magna id orci dignissim convallis. Integer sit amet placerat dui. Aliquam pharetra ornare nulla at vulputate. Sed dictum, mi eget fringilla lacinia, nisl tortor condimentum mi, vitae ultrices quam diam ac neque. Donec hendrerit vulputate felis, fringilla varius massa.

- By Author Name on Month Date, Year

Estate manager Armand de Maigret was quick to point out that Screaming Eagle's second wine, Second Flight, was a lot more than simply wine that did not make the estate's flagship bottling.On the contrary, it's purposely a merlot-based bottling, and plenty of the estate's merlot and cabernet franc doesn't even make it into this wine (it's declassified and sold off).The merlot-based Second Flight, Maigret added, tends to "fall asleep about two years after the bottling and stay asleep longer than the cabernet."So the 2008 and 2009 Second Flight are dumb today, while the 2008 Screaming Eagle is starting to wake up.But the 2010 Second Flight is still beautiful, and the 2006 is showing well, said Maigret.Recent vintages have all been serious outperformers.According to winemaker Nick Gislason, pHs are similar in 2011 and 2012."They were like normal in 2011 due to the long hang time here," he said.He bottled the 2011 in December of 2013--four months later than usual--"because the wine's middle palate kept filling in."

Content

Engage

Vinous

Social