Screaming Eagle 'The Flight' Napa Valley 2018 NEW YORK and a signature chalk-driven minerality

and a signature chalk-driven minerality shaped by the limestone soils of Vertus

The vineyards are perfectly situated - standing at an altitude of 350 meters above sea level

ripe Northern Spy apple and fresh nutmeats

Founded in 1975 by a group of 12 young farmers

Very pretty deep color

Screaming Eagle 'The Flight' Napa Valley 2018 NEW YORK and a signature chalk-driven mineralityThe 2018 The Flight is bright and effusive from the outset. A rush of ripe red purplish fruit makes a strong opening statement. Pliant, racy and enveloping, the 2018 offers terrific immediacy, with soft contours and silky tannins adding to its considerable allure. Rose petal, lavender and blood orange infuse the silky, creamy finish with gorgeous layers of nuance. I would give the 2018 a few years to allow the tannins to soften, but it will be hard to