$5000 Screagle Sauv Blanc?!

ericskitei · March 10, 2022, 12:27am

I’m not sure about the gifting of it, but release price has trickled up the last couple of vintages. Last release was $1950 for a 3 pack. Used to be $1500 until the latest bump from memory.

Curtis_Chen · March 10, 2022, 1:08am

I’ll let Karl answer if he has anything, but my friend recently did a side by side with Accendo SB and said they’re basically the same.

Karl_K · March 10, 2022, 1:30am

I asked her. Will report back.

Karl_K · March 10, 2022, 1:55am

She said

2015

Paired with scallop, truffle, foie gras

Low acidity, mild oak, clean, crisp, flint, apricot

Great with the food

adam_landa · March 10, 2022, 2:21am

If you want an amazing Sauv Blanc, Tench is right next door to Screaming Eagle. Though I have never had the latter, I tasted the former last July and at $60 I can’t fathom Screaming Eagle being 80x better.

John_Glas · March 10, 2022, 3:28am

It is not. We all know that. Amazing what people will pay for a bottle of SB. Think of how many cases of good wine you could get for one bottle of this marketed stuff.

ericskitei · March 10, 2022, 6:35am

Getting these direct, I’ve opened a few with friends as it’s fun to try them with others. At release price, it’s expensive, but clearly you are buying the scarcity. The wine is really nice and I certainly enjoy, but the secondary valuation is clearly bananas. I can agree that anyone paying anywhere near $5K for a bottle of SB is nuts and clearly has too much money burning a hole in their pockets. Is it as good as any solid SB I’ve had? Pretty much, but you could make the same argument for a lot of other really expensive wines, bourbons, etc. Someone paid 50K for a bottle of SQN Rose also and every SQN Rose I have had has been disgusting to my palate. Clearly that bottle was bought for the art and scarcity as well. As mentioned, at release price, while expensive, it’s a fun experience with friends, but in no way does it come close to the secondary price and I would imagine that figure is also laughable to the winery as well when they see it selling for those numbers.

Ed_Gonzales · March 10, 2022, 5:56pm

Getting these direct, I’ve opened a few with friends as it’s fun to try them with others. At release price, it’s expensive, but clearly you are buying the scarcity. The wine is really nice and I certainly enjoy, but the secondary valuation is clearly bananas. I can agree that anyone paying anywhere near $5K for a bottle of SB is nuts and clearly has too much money burning a hole in their pockets. Is it as good as any solid SB I’ve had? Pretty much, but you could make the same argument for a lot of other really expensive wines, bourbons, etc. Someone paid 50K for a bottle of SQN Rose also and every SQN Rose I have had has been disgusting to my palate. Clearly that bottle was bought for the art and scarcity as well. As mentioned, at release price, while expensive, it’s a fun experience with friends, but in no way does it come close to the secondary price and I would imagine that figure is also laughable to the winery as well when they see it selling for those numbers.

eric - i’ve asked the winery to cut your allocation in half so i can finally get access to some. pepsi

ericskitei · March 14, 2022, 4:57am

Getting these direct, I’ve opened a few with friends as it’s fun to try them with others. At release price, it’s expensive, but clearly you are buying the scarcity. The wine is really nice and I certainly enjoy, but the secondary valuation is clearly bananas. I can agree that anyone paying anywhere near $5K for a bottle of SB is nuts and clearly has too much money burning a hole in their pockets. Is it as good as any solid SB I’ve had? Pretty much, but you could make the same argument for a lot of other really expensive wines, bourbons, etc. Someone paid 50K for a bottle of SQN Rose also and every SQN Rose I have had has been disgusting to my palate. Clearly that bottle was bought for the art and scarcity as well. As mentioned, at release price, while expensive, it’s a fun experience with friends, but in no way does it come close to the secondary price and I would imagine that figure is also laughable to the winery as well when they see it selling for those numbers.

eric - i’ve asked the winery to cut your allocation in half so i can finally get access to some.

jordan_whitehead · March 14, 2022, 8:28am

Is a $5000 bottle of Montrachet 80x better than a $60 village or premier cru white burg?

Pretty sure that’s impossible to calculate

Andy_Sc · March 14, 2022, 9:08am

I’ve had the 2015 too (18 months ago). Here’s my tasting note (rated 96 pts):

Tasted blind. Oh boy, it‘s not every day you get to taste such a unicorn wine. Definitely not worth the crazy price tag in the secondary market (around USD 5000 a bottle, the winery sells it to friends and family only for the tiniest fraction of that crazy price), but it’s actually one of the best Napa Sauvignon Blancs I’ve had to date. Only Dana Estate’s Hershey Vyd Sauvignon Blancs have impressed me even more. This wine has a great sense of place but the main differentiation to lesser examples is the estate‘s handling of the acidity which has a towering presence but is absolutely soft and round at the same time. It’s very fresh and no fat- or oiliness.

TN: Very fresh herbal nose, lots of lychee, spearmint and passion fruit. Very clear, pure, round and intense. A Sauvignon Blanc nose to die for. Same aromas on the palate with spearmint, lychee and a bit of tropical fruit along with smoke, ash and wet rock. Great mouthfeel, purity and length and a just absolutely perfect round and soft acidity which still keeps the wine absolutely fresh and sharp. Very good length, too.

Decanting: Decanted for 1.5 hours, I would even go for 2+ hours as it got better in the glass.

Curtis_Chen · March 14, 2022, 9:15am

Was invited to taste the SB this weekend, but I already opted for something else. Saw the photos hit IG and was happy for them.

Guess I’m not as much of a price hoe as I once was

Ed_Gonzales · March 14, 2022, 7:05pm

yeah we know u just a a hoe

#wagnerSB4life