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Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon "The Flight -- Second Flight", 2014

Red Wine from California, United States
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Screaming Eagle's second wine comes off the same Oakville vineyard as the grand vin and is made by the same team, and 2014 is a good illustration of what the cuvee is actually for: it leans on Merlot rather than Cabernet Sauvignon, which makes it the rounder, earlier-drinking half of the house. The fruit is drawn largely from the eastern side of the property, the section that tends to give the estate's most floral, elegant wines. Jean Phillips founded the estate in 1986 by buying a 57-acre parcel on the Oakville valley floor and released her first wine from the 1992 vintage; Stan Kroenke bought the property in 2006 and production has stayed deliberately tiny, allocated through a long-waitlisted mailing list. At twelve years old the 2014 is in a very approachable window. An hour in a decanter does it good.

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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"The 2014 Second Flight bristles with all the energy and tension that is such a signature of the vintage. Dark flavors abound, with plenty of black cherry, mocha, espresso and graphite overtones layered throughout. The 2014 is an especially muscular, brooding Second Flight. Accordingly, it is likely to require at least a few years to come into its own. The juiciness of the Merlot gives the wine its center of fruit and overall palate feel, but the Second Flight is also quite closed down today, most likely because of its recent bottling. Tasted alongside the flagship Screaming Eagle, Second Flight seems more affected by the bottling, but that is not all that unusual for Merlot-based wines, especially in this vintage." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

96 points

"Very deep purple-black, the 2014 Second Flight (composed of 57% Merlot and 43% Cabernet Sauvignon with no Cabernet Franc) is a little closed at this youthful stage, offering glimpses of blueberry compote, blackberry pie and cassis notions with touches of garrigue, bay leaves, black truffles, rose hips and underbrush plus a hint of wood smoke. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers wonderful freshness, with very firm, very finely grained tannins and layers of vibrant black fruits, finishing on a profound minerally note. With this vintage, we can see something of a stylistic departure, offering an expression of Merlot that is bright, refreshing, elegant and perfumed, and it is perhaps more similar to Screaming Eagle in terms of style than it has ever been. Beautiful!" —Lisa Perrotti-Brown

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More about Screaming Eagle

Screaming Eagle is the wine that defined Napa's cult era: a tiny-production Cabernet from the Oakville valley floor, sold almost entirely through a mailing list with a famously long waiting list.

It began in 1986, when Jean Phillips, a real estate agent, bought a 57-acre vineyard in Oakville. She kept a small block of Cabernet for herself, hired Heidi Barrett to make the wine, and released her first vintage, the 1992, in 1995. It became a legend almost overnight. In 2006 Phillips sold the estate to Stan Kroenke and Charles Banks; Kroenke became sole owner in 2009, and the new team replanted much of the vineyard. Nick Gislason, who came from Harlan Estate, took over as winemaker in 2012.

Today the vineyard covers about 48 acres of gravelly, stony loam and clay, divided into dozens of small parcels and planted mostly to Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Production of the grand vin runs to only a few hundred cases a year. The second wine, Second Flight, comes from younger vines and lots not chosen for the grand vin and is often led by Merlot, making it the rounder, earlier-drinking side of the house. There is also a minuscule Sauvignon Blanc. Expect polish, density and real finesse.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Merlot

  • Vintage

    2014

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast duck, veal chops, mushroom risotto, braised short ribs, or a cheese board with Comte and aged Gouda.

Tasting Profile

Black cherry, plum and cassis with violets, cocoa and cedar. Full-bodied and velvety, with supple tannins, moderate acidity and a long, polished finish.

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