2005 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville
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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.
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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(98.5% cabernet sauvignon) Full ruby-red. Pure aromas of cassis, mocha and nutty oak, with bright red berry and tobacco notes emerging with air. Superripe and thick but with strong acidity giving sharp definition to the middle palate. The blackcurrant and smoky oak flavors are sexed up by subtle hints of caramel, spices and burning cinders as the wine opens in the glass. I love the balance of lush texture and firm acidity, not to mention the wine's sheer intensity of flavor without excesses, but this highly distinctive cabernet really needs at least six or seven years of patience to come into full harmony.
(98% cabernet sauvignon; the alcohol of 14.5% is a bit lower than that of the 2004) Bright ruby-red. Nose shows a mineral pungency, along with higher tones of raspberry and menthol. Penetrating, sharply defined and pure; this really vibrates in the mouth. There's a lovely subtle sweetness to the fruit, and a strong clove and cinnamon spice character. Remarkably pure on the back end, with a rising, slow-mounting finish rare for California cabernet. Potentially fabulous. (An early look at the 2006 showed a darker and more powerful fruit character along with impressive density and verve.)
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Screaming Eagle is one of the Napa Valley’s original cult Cabernets. Right from the first release, the now iconic producer garnered huge scores and a fanatic following.