Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc 2017 750ml

Screaming Eagle is Napa Valley's most famous cult estate, and its Sauvignon Blanc, first released to the mailing list in 2010, is even scarcer than the Cabernet. The 2017 is 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a small block of estate vines near the Napa River, fermented with native yeasts in French oak, only around 5% of it new, and kept on its lees. Wine Advocate awarded it 98 points, describing a nose that comes "bounding out of the glass." Expect ripe peach, passion fruit, honeycomb, elderflower and lemongrass, with an intense yet weightless palate, chalky sea-spray minerality and bright citrus and stone fruit. Lovely now, it should drink well for several more years.