Screaming Eagle - The Flight 2020

JAMES SUCKLING: "Aromas of blackberries, red and black currants. Green olives, too. Dark roses and perfume. Medium-bodied with super crunchy energy and brightness. Very fine tannins. Elegant and precise. So subtle and complex, it’s really something. A blend of 64% merlot and 36% cabernet sauvignon. Needs four to five years to open and come together."

DECANTER: "Screaming Eagle’s ‘The Flight’ is positively gorgeous in 2020, leading with a plethora of perfumed violets and wild herb notes intermixed with graphite and cedarwood spices. Mediym-bodied offering a purity of redberry fruit flavours redolent of cranberry and raspberry alongside dark cherry, all framed by tantalising acidity. The crunchy red fruit is balanced by a dazzling minerality, opening up to reveal blood orange, brown spices, spearmint, and pops of lovely blue floral notes. Broad tannins build in stature on the long, sanguine finish."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2020 The Flight, 64% Merlot and 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, is deep garnet-purple in color. A little tarry and broody to begin, it needs a lot of swirling to reveal a provocative core of blackberry preserves, mulberries, and fruitcake plus wafts of fallen leaves and star anise. The medium to full-bodied palate is surprisingly bright and airy, with intense black fruit and earthy layers supported by firm, fine-grained tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing on a lingering black truffle note."