2012 Screaming Eagle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley, California, USA

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.

Winemaking in Oakville, Napa Valley, combines artistry and science, producing exceptional wines like Cabernet Sauvignon. With a Mediterranean climate and diverse soils, winemakers use innovative techniques to ensure high quality. Prestigious wineries like Harlan Estate, Opus One and Screaming Eagle elevate Oakville's global reputation for elegant, balanced wines that express the unique terroir.

Screaming Eagle is one of the original Californian "cult wines". Proprietor Jean Philips never dreamt that her wine would be so sought after, when in 1992, after years of selling grapes to Napa Valley wineries, she decided to find out if her home-made wine, created in a plastic trash can, was any good. She took a sample down to Robert Mondavi where they thought enough of her dark, rich, cassis-flavoured Cabernet to encourage her to bottle it, though they snickered at her proposed name. The rest is history.