April 11, 2024 - Needs time. Opened approx. two hours prior to Bottle of Pain event at Ancona's. Then maybe one more hour as we enjoyed the other offerings. Clearly obvious why this is highly regarded, but also clear it is only barely showing its potential. Capturing notes two weeks on, so don't have any super specific tasting notes. But against a knockout lineup, this was good, but not shining as brightly as others. Confirmation that it's another decade needed before we should crack the next.
September 18, 2023 - Beautiful length. My first time drinking a screaming eagle. Did not disappoint !
March 16, 2022 - Just a touch more green than Harlan. But pure and beautiful on thr palate if a touch hot a short.
March 16, 2022 - Just a touch of savory and mint, and then massive density.
January 19, 2022 - Deliciousness
June 4, 2017 - Incredible dinner wines with friends (Screagle, Krug, Yquem, Bryant, +++) (Our home): Only my 3rd or 4th time drinking this from any vintage yet it is consistently one of my favorites whether blind or not. Is it worth the money? Only if you have a lot of money to spend on wine. It is priced for the demand and rareness. Still, it is nice to be able to see what the fuss is about. Purple in color, the nose has cassis, dark cherries, dust, and slight tobacco, however, as George noted there is not the cherry notes dominating as in prior vintages. Perhaps less Merlot? This was opened and allowed to breathe in my cellar for 8 hours prior to serving.
Perhaps that affected the nose a bit as well. It needed every bit of that air and more. The palate is great. This is, again, not a huge wine. It has firm but silky tannins. Lots of cassis and some cherry fruit. A slight char to it. As it unwinds in the glass there is an elegance to it. Tight layering. A long finish. Sure, this wines best days are in the future, but it was fantastic last night and a lot of fun.