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. — 5 years ago

Austin Nowers

9.1

Tart with a lot of grapefruit. Enjoyable. — 7 years ago

with Rachael

Christian Gourdin

10

Holy crap - screaming acid and minerality in a bottle - wow! — 7 years ago

Neil Shah

9.4

2011 is screaming — 8 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. — 9 years ago

Nate Redner

9.5

Beautiful richness, weight and ripe character with screaming acidity on the tail end. — 9 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. — 9 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Wine Advocate BYOB Napa dinner...must be a Robert Parker +93 point wine....I brought the Quilceda Creek 99 point magnum and a Marcassin 2012....97 pt pinot. Wines I had at dinner:

2012 screaming eagle
2014 penfolds grange
2012 bevan wildfoote vineyard vixen block
2010 domaine de la Janasse chatauneuf du pape in magnum
2007 corton charlemagne grand cru magnum
2010 modus operandi collection..aged in some of the rarest French oak per owner who sat next to me.
2008 kapcsandy family cab
2005 Qupe bien nacido X block syrah in magnum
2001 quilceda creek cab..another aficionado was pouring the 01!!
More to come as my brain cells recover... — 6 years ago

with Brenda

Aaron Rankin

9.1

Very hot with persistently grippy tannins. My first HSS, unfortunately from an off year. For the first hour it had an identity crisis, with classic, savory notes crudely juxtaposed to big fruit screaming for attention. The fruit won the screaming match, eventually even overwhelming the signs of oak. This was good, this paired nicely with steak, but I wish this knew who it was as it has so much potential. — 7 years ago

Sion Dafydd Palmer

9.0

Lovely late night tipple. A real fave 🤓 — 7 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 — 8 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. — 8 years ago

Liz Thach MW

9.2

Wow! Over the top! — 9 years ago

Meg

9.3

As I put my sweet baby girl to bed after a looong day, snuggling with her in her new "big girl bed", I found a stray eyelash on her cheek. Maybe I'm alone in this, but for as long as I can remember I have been superstitiously transferring these from one finger to another...and if I blow the lash off while making a wish, "they" say it will come true. I tried wishing this was a 2007 Screaming Eagle - or that I could magically be beamed onto David Lentine's Napa trip for the night (ha!). Alas, no such luck. Seriously thou, with my kids' lashes, I have always wished the same thing: "may you have a wonderful life." But I made this addition: "may you always have the courage to be yourself." #inthistogether #overturnHB2 #onlylove — 9 years ago

Severn Goodwin

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. — 6 years ago

Paul Denis

8.9

Nice tannic finish. Could be cellared and be even better — 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. — 7 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. — 9 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.2

2012, Weingut Keller, Limestone Riesling, Rheinhessen. Citrus, minerality and screaming acidity. This is a bargain entry level Riesling. — 9 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.4

Decanted 2hrs+ yet still a bit tight. Screaming acidity for Roussanne, viscous and weighty — 9 years ago