SCREAMING EAGLE 'The Flight' - Napa Valley, California 2019 Bottle
Red Still Wine | America | California | 75cl
£995.00
Size: 75cl
Closure Type: Cork
Country: America
Region: California
Wine Style: Full Bodied
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Description
Screaming Eagle The Flight is a prestigious red wine hailing from the iconic Screaming Eagle Winery in the Oakville appellation of Napa Valley. While celebrated for its exclusive Cabernet Sauvignon, The Flight offers a unique expression of the estate’s exceptional terroir. The 2019 vintage is a Bordeaux-style blend, predominantly crafted from Merlot, with contributions from Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. James Suckling awarded it an impressive 99 points, praising its floral aromas of violets and lavender, with fine-grained tannins and a lengthy finish highlighted by spearmint and green tea notes. Vinous rated it 97 points, describing it as dark and powerful, with vibrant black cherry and plum flavours. This remarkable wine promises a sublime drinking experience, especially after 2028.
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Screaming Eagle The Flight is a prestigious red wine produced by the iconic Screaming Eagle Winery, which is located in the Oakville appellation within Napa Valley. While the winery is best known for its highly sought-after and exclusive Cabernet Sauvignon, The Flight offers a different expression of the estate`s exceptional terroir. The 2019 vintage is a Bordeaux-style blend, predominantly composed of Merlot with smaller proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. This wine showcases the outstanding quality of the 2019 vintage, which is known for its ideal growing conditions, leading to well-balanced and complex wines.
JAMES SUCKLING ***** 99 points
Extremely floral and aromatic with violets and lavender throughout. Black olives, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, very fine-grained tannins that run the length of the wine. Goes on for minutes. A greenish undertone comes out at the end with some spearmint, green tea and green olive. About two-thirds merlot. Best after 2028, but already stunning.
VINOUS 97 points
The 2019 The Flight, the estate's Merlot-based wine, is dark, powerful and brooding in demeanor, almost shockingly so. The natural concentration of a year with low yields and small berries is very much in evidence. A rush of black cherry, plum, graphite, lavender and blue/purplish fruit builds as this virile, explosive wine shows off its arresting beauty. In a word: impressive. - Antonio Galloni
