Screaming Eagle Oakville 1998

Of the 350 labels at Odette, approximately 85 percent are French. The rest are a prime selection of heavyweights such as the cult status Screaming Eagle, one of Tan’s “dream bottles”. While he hasn’t tasted this fabled Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, he has sampled the winemaker Heidi Barrett’s second wine project, Amuse Bouche which differs in being a Pomerol styled Merlot from Napa. Screaming Eagle’s first and highly rated vintage was the 1992, and this 1998 is ideal for opening now.