Excellant American Red Wine - Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Opus One

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Opus One 2003
4 stars

14.2% abv
91% Cabernet Sauvignon
3% Cabernet Franc
3% Petit Verdot
1% Malbec

Appearance: Medium Ruby with red hue
Nose: floral, matured dark berry, pencil, subtle gravel, subtle coconut
Palate: High acidity, soft and round texture and silky medium+ tannin, mineral, long finish with powerful dark berry, dry
Conclusion: Very Good and can age


Opus One 1997

13.5% abv
82% Cabernet Sauvignon
8% Cabernet Franc
5% Merlot
4% Malbec
1% Petit Verdot

Appearance: Medium Ruby with orange hue
Nose: clove, liquorice spicy, herb, intense dark berry or cassis but not very cassis, cedars, pencil,
Palate: High acidity, dry, not silky, still gripping medium+ tannin, cedars finish, not lengthy finish as 2003, mineral
Conclusion: Good and can age comparing with 2003, i love 2003 more



Harlan Estate The Wine 1998 

14.5% abv
100% Cabernet Sauvignon 1st time 

Appearance: Deep Ruby with orangish-brown hue
Nose: pencil, cassis, cedars, smoky, hint of herb, vanilla
Palate: powerful, earthy, still gripping medium+ tannin, mineral, high acidity, dry, long finish
Conclusion: Very Good and can age


Harlan Estate The Wine 1996

14.5% abv

Appearance: Medium Ruby with orangish-brown hue
Nose: Pencil, cedars, leather, vanilla, gravel, cassis, hint of fig
Palate: High acidity, high tannin, long finish, dry, still very tannic, lively
Conclusion: Very Good and can age



Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

14.8% abv
82% Cabernet Sauvignon
18% Merlot 

Too tannic Cabernet Franc not use in 2006

Appearance: Deep Ruby with purple hue
Nose: Smoky, Vanilla, Herb, Sweet perfume, red fruit
Palate: High acidity, round medium+ tannin, long finish with sweet spice, dry, powerful, lively
Conclusion: Very Good and can age more
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Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1994

13.1% abv

Appearance: Medium Ruby with brown hue
Nose: Wet stone, smoky, wet leaves, earthy, liquorice, plum,
Palate: sweet spice with liquorice, medium+ acidity, soft medium+ tannin, long finish sweet plum
Conclusion: Very Good and can age but maybe near to peak
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Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1995

13.1% abv

Appearance: Medium Ruby with red hue
Nose: floor, wet forests, herb, smoky, subtle perfume, red fruit
Palate: Medium acidity, soft and round texture and medium tannin, long finish with sweet plum, still lively
Conclusion: Very Good and can age more, better than 1994



同場加映多支2008 Corton-Charlemagne opened more than 24hrs

保留好高酸度，Lemon, lime

Conclusion:
- Opus One 2003 好過 1997

- Harlan Estate 1996 同 1998 比較唔到, 因為1998 係100% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1996 係有其他Grapes eg Merlot, Cabernet Franc etc. 所以氣味上已經有唔同既地方, 個人覺得 1996 較好, 因為氣味上較complex, 1998就口感上較強烈, 所以呢, 比較唔到, 但Harlan 較為fruity !

- Screaming Eagle 1994, 1995, 2006之中, 我就like 1995 多d, 因為佢仲有生命力, 1994 已經到peak, Jeannie MW係2015年試左1994同1995 Screaming Eagle, 1994個支佢係比左100分, 但2年後既今日, 我覺得冇100分, 可能支酒 condition, storage condition, serving condition, wine glass 既影響, 如果以tasting 角度上, 我覺得冇咁intense. 相反, 1995個支佢比左96分, 但2年後既今日, 我覺得有96分或以上, 因為支酒有生命力, 仲可以再變化. 2006個支就可以輕鬆飲, 又可以擺多20年以上


如果每個莊只可以揀一支, 最好飲係 Screaming Eagle 1995, 之後 Harlan 1996, 之後 Opus One 2003