Screaming Eagle

Screaming Eagle was founded in 1986 by Jean Phillips after she purchased 57 acres of land in the Oakville AVA of Napa. Initially grapes from the property were sold to other wineries in the region, but in 1992 Phillips arranged for one acre of Cabernet Sauvignon (just 80 vines) to be bottled under the Screaming Eagle name. Not released until 1995, the wine shot to fame when wine critic Robert Parker awarded it 99 points. Ever since, it has remained one of the region’s most in demand and most expensive wines.