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Screaming Eagle Winery and Vineyards
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Location Oakville, California, USA
Appellation Oakville AVA Founded 1986 First vintage 1992
Key people Jean Phillips, founder
Heidi Barrett, former winemaker
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; due to the small quantities produced and high prices commanded, their wines are considered cult wines. The winery is located in Oakville, California, north of the town of Napa in the Napa Valley.
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. With all white varieties but for 1-acre (4,000 m2), approximately 80 vines of Cabernet Sauvignon, Philips sought the opinions of Robert Mondavi Winery employees 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. The 1992 vintage, through a combination of very low production numbers and highly positive reviews (wine critic Robert Parker awarded the wine 99 points, resulted in Screaming Eagle wine sold at unusually high prices.
In 2006 the estate was sold to Santa Barbara businessmen Charles Banks and Stanley Kroenke. In an ongoing replanting strategy, the vineyard manager David Abreu is employed to oversee the process. The vineyards are tended by viticulturist Annie Favia and vineyard foreman Jorge Delgado, while the current winemaker is Andy Erickson. In April 2009, Banks stated he was no longer involved with Screaming Eagle.
The vineyard area extends 60 acres (24 ha), planted with varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The annual production ranges from 400 to 600 cases a year.
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