2008 Screaming Eagle Second Flight
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12/31/2012 - JHWinick Likes this wine: 91 Points
An strong spiciness (black pepper) on the nose and palate that would had led me to guess syrah had I not known better. Dense, silky mouthfeel with flavors of plum and other black fruits. But nothing about this wine seemed consistent with the typical Screaming Eagle profile - it was simply too big. Also fairly tannic, so I would recommend a long decant or a few more years in the cellar.
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2006 Screaming Eagle Second Flight
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12/6/2012 - JHWinick wrote: 94 Points
Same impeccable balance as the regular Screaming Eagle, just with the "volume" turned down. The wine came across as distinctly cabernet sauvignon based, so I'd guess there is a significant component of cabernet sauvignon in the blend. But there are no hard edges to this wine, so there's clearly a healthy amount of merlot as well. Absolutely delicious though perhaps not a long ager.
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1999 Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select
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1/9/2010 - JHWinick wrote: flawed
CORKED!!
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