Screaming Eagle

Screaming Eagle was founded by Jean Phillips with a first vintage in 1992; Stan Kroenke bought it in 2006 and rebuilt the winery and vineyard. Production is not published; trade reporting has long put the flagship Cabernet at about 500–600 cases, with a second wine (Second Flight, from 2006) and a Sauvignon Blanc in tiny quantities. Sales are by mailing list at a release price a fraction of the secondary market.

Founded: 1992
Region: Napa Valley
Ownership: Stan Kroenke

Wines

Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, OakvilleCult Napa Cabernet · Oakville

Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, vintage by vintage

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

The essentials

Economic profile

Screaming Eagle is the mailing-list allocation economy in its purest form: release prices in the high hundreds of dollars, secondary prices in the thousands, and a waiting list measured in years. The 1992 sold for $500,000 for a six-litre bottle at the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction, the event that fixed the 'cult Cabernet' category. The estate's land, on the Oakville benchland near Silverado Trail, is at the top of the reported Napa range.

The detailsClassification, ownership, land and output

Founded

1992

Classification

Cult Napa Cabernet; Oakville AVA

Ownership

Stan Kroenke (private)

First vintage made

1992

Website

screamingeagle.com/

First vintage

1992Screaming Eagle

Sales

Mailing list

Second wine

Second Flight (from 2006)

We estimate it costs about $26 to $80 to make one bottle at an estate like this. See the full breakdown

Land-value contextWhat a hectare of vineyard sells for around here

Input	Low	High	Unit	Source
Vineyard land, prime Napa Valley (Oakville, Rutherford, St Helena benchland)2025	300,000	500,000	USD/acre	Trade press and broker reports
Vineyard land, prime Napa Valley, per hectare2025	741,000	1,236,000	USD/ha	Corkonomics estimate from the inputs o…
Vineyard land, secondary Napa Valley sites2025	120,000	340,000	USD/acre	Trade press and broker reports

Every wine in a tableBottles made, years covered and how hard each is to find

Wine	Bottles made in a typical year	Vintages covered	Great years	How rare (0–100)
Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, OakvilleCult Napa Cabernet · Oakville	6,600	29 1995–2023	11	87

Every year in a tableScreaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville: How each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked

Vintage	How the year was rated	Release price	How rare (0–100)	The growing season
2023	Very Good	—	82
2022	Mixed	—	82
2021	Excellent	—	83
2020	Difficult	—	83	The Glass and LNU fires; smoke taint led several cult estates to release no wine from the…
2019	Excellent	—	84
2018	Excellent	—	84
2017	Mixed	—	85	Heat spike at harvest and the October fires; several estates released reduced quantities.
2016	Excellent	—	85
2015	Very Good	—	86
2014	Excellent	—	86
2013	Exceptional	—	86	Long, even season; widely rated among Napa's best.
2012	Excellent	—	87
2011	Difficult	—	87	Cool, wet, late; rot at harvest; many estates made little or declassified.
2010	Good	—	88
2009	Very Good	—	88
2008	Good	—	88
2007	Excellent	—	88
2006	Very Good	—	88
2005	Very Good	—	89
2004	Very Good	—	89
2003	Good	—	89
2002	Excellent	—	89
2001	Excellent	—	90
2000	Good	—	90
1999	Very Good	—	90
1998	Mixed	—	90
1997	Excellent	—	90
1996	Very Good	—	91
1995	Very Good	—	91

How the years were rated

excellent10 vintages
very good9 vintages
good4 vintages
mixed3 vintages
difficult2 vintages
exceptional1 vintages

The regionNapa ValleyCalifornia's home of rich, ripe Cabernet Sauvignon.About the region

Sources

Screaming Eagle, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

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Wines

Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, vintage by vintage

Economic profile

How the years were rated

Sources

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