Screaming Eagle

Screaming Eagle is California’s archetypal cult Cabernet, a tiny Oakville estate whose wines regularly command some of the highest prices in the world. Former real‑estate agent Jean Phillips bought the 57‑acre property in 1986, initially selling most of the fruit to other Napa producers before bottling her own Cabernet; the debut 1992 vintage, released in 1995, received a near‑perfect 99 points from Robert Parker and instantly propelled the label to global fame. In 2006, Phillips sold the estate to sports and real‑…