Boris Mathiszik

9.0

This vintage doesn’t reach the heights of the amazing ‘16, but it is very nice. Classic sangio, medium bodied, screaming to be paired with a hearty meal. — 6 years ago

Severn G

9.5

Chilled a little over cellar temperature, notes forthcoming...

Nose has insane qualities, not sure I've ever experienced a Riesling like this, beeswax, grapefruit pith, fresh cut white grapefruit, freshly cut spring hay and faint wet limestone.

Palate is restrained, yet screaming acidity, pulverized SweeTARTS, honey poured over citrus pith, limestone dust and faint white flowers.

Holy crap this is good!

Bocksbeutel with a glass stopper, unique closure for the classic Franconia bottle. — 7 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

The 09 with our 4th course, Cheese w/ Fruits & Nuts.

The 09 is so soft & easier to drink young but, I won’t open mine for another 10 years. Loads of dark cassis. Ripe; blackberries, dark cherries, black raspberries & blue fruit hues. Leathery, dark chocolate, dry stones, crushed limestone, cedar, dark but lighter graphite, medium spice, clove, dry herbs, dark dry soil, dry stems, scorched earth and withering dark florals. The structure, tension, length are there screaming to be magnificent. The well balanced finish is very good now but all I can think about is it in another 15 years plus. — 8 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.1

2012, Aphros 10, Vinho Verde, Loureiro. Single varietal Vinho Verde, so good. Tart green apple, citrus, minerality and screaming acidity. Would pair great with raw oysters. — 10 years ago

Brent Mayeaux

Production Burn Cottage Vineyard

9.3

Enjoying the fruits of our sister winery.

Dry, but with lots of botrytis. Kind of weird because I expected it to have a bit of RS after just smelling it. Citrus/lime/zest, spice/ginger/saffron, honey, stone fruit/peach/something, saline/chalky/mineral. Thick/glycerol texture, but not really weighty or dense. Actually kind of fresh even with the botrytis because it's got screaming acid. — 10 years ago

Turd Ferguson

9.1

Dam that’s pretty serious wine for $24. 13.5% Old vine Mencia. Loamy mineral. Blackberry. Raspberry. Chalky tannin. Best enjoyed while screaming obscenities at the dumbass POTUS on TV. Yes I’m drinking at 3pm on a Tuesday. — 6 years ago

Paul Denis

8.9

Nice tannic finish. Could be cellared and be even better — 8 years ago

Sion Dafydd Palmer

9.0

Lovely late night tipple. A real fave 🤓 — 8 years ago

Josh Claxton

9.1

Screaming acidity, and I really enjoyed the use of oak. It was both familiar and entirely new, which made it a treat to drink — 9 years ago

Nico J. Snyman

9.9

Confit lime skin, showing some paraffin oil, screaming acid to go along with the ripeness of the fruit. Outstanding wine. — 9 years ago

Neil Shah

9.6

Epic vintage of an epic wine. I'd put this up to Screaming Eagle without hesitation. Washington Cab at its best. — 10 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.2

2012, Weingut Keller, Limestone Riesling, Rheinhessen. Citrus, minerality and screaming acidity. This is a bargain entry level Riesling. — 10 years ago

Ryan Mayes

9.1

Interesting proprietary blend from Jonata, sister vineyard of Screaming Eagle.. Predominantly Syrah with four Bordeaux varietals, Sangiovese and Viognier. Lots of pepper, rich fruit, timber and asphalt on the nose. Extracted dark fruit and baking spices on the palette. Little resemblance to other central coast wines. Only gripe is the bitterness on the finish -- maybe this will fade in time? Still a solid effort in a great vintage. — 10 years ago

David L

9.4

11’Colgin Cellars Tychson Hill Vineyard. Located just north of Saint Helena. Not that far from Grace family Vineyards.

Tightly wound straight out of the bottle. Decanted for 90 minutes. Certainly has made a world of difference.
Still full-bodied & depth, bursting with dark fruit, licorice flavor’s, back by nice floral notes, polished tannins. Slightly backwards!?! Last time I had this was five years ago & it wasn’t open for business. Now it’s screaming drink me. — 6 years ago

Austin Nowers

9.1

Tart with a lot of grapefruit. Enjoyable. — 8 years ago

with Rachael

Christian Gourdin

10

Holy crap - screaming acid and minerality in a bottle - wow! — 8 years ago

Neil Shah

9.4

2011 is screaming — 9 years ago

Colby Timm

10

This is honestly the best Chardonnay I've had. I don't normally drink white, let alone Chardonnay, but this is just spectacular. The hints of caramelised popcorn with a dash of heaven take me on a whirlwind to some magical land off yonder. — 10 years ago

Paul Luce

9.4

And i quote..."the poor man's Screaming Eagle" — 10 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.4

Decanted 2hrs+ yet still a bit tight. Screaming acidity for Roussanne, viscous and weighty — 10 years ago