Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards
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| Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards |
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| Location | Oakville, California, USA |
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| Appellation | Oakville AVA |
| Founded | 1986 |
| first Vintage | 1992 |
| Key people | Jean Phillips, founder Heidi Barrett, former winemaker Charles Banks Stanley Kroenke Andy Erickson, winemaker |
| Cases/yr | 600-700 |
| Varietals | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc |
| Website | www.screamingeagle.com |
Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards is a California wine estate producing limited amounts of varietal wine. The winery is located in Oakville, California, north of the town of Napa in the Napa Valley.
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[edit] History
Jean Phillips, a former real estate agent, bought the 57 acres (23 ha) vineyard in 1986 which was planted to produce a mix of varieties, most of which Phillips sold to various Napa wineries.[1][2] With all white varieties but for one acre, approximately 80 vines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Philips sought the opinions of Robert Mondavi Winery staffmembers on the commercial potential of her wine before hiring Richard Peterson as a consultant, and subsequently met Peterson's daughter, Heidi Peterson Barrett, who became her winemaker.[3] The 1992 vintage, through a combination of very low production numbers and highly positive reviews (wine critic Robert Parker awarded the wine 100 points[4]), resulted in Screaming Eagle wine sold at unusually high prices.[1][2]
In 2006 the estate was sold to Santa Barbara businessmen Charles Banks and Stanley Kroenke.[5] In an ongoing replanting scheme, the vineyard manager David Abreu is employed to oversee the process.[1] The vineyards are tended by viticulturist Annie Favia and vineyard foreman Jorge Delgado, while the current winemaker is Andy Erickson.[2]
[edit] Production
The vineyard area extends 60 acres, planted with varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.[6] The annual production ranges from 400 to 600 cases a year.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Laube, James and Sogg, Daniel, Wine Spectator (March 21, 2006). Screaming Eagle Sold.
- ^ a b c Robinson, Jancis, jancisrobinson.com (November 10, 2007). Screaming Eagle - the new regime.
- ^ Laube, James, Wine Spectator (April 5, 2000). Focus On: Screaming Eagle.
- ^ Calwineries. Heidi Peterson Barrett.
- ^ Gray, W. Blake. San Francisco Chronicle (March 23, 2006). Oakville's Screaming Eagle Winery sold.
- ^ Calwineries. Screaming Eagle Winery.
