Great Cabernets...

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I've had great Cabs from all over the world and some very, very tasty cabs from Napa Valley. Recently, I've had the good fortune to taste some yummy NV cabs from Harlans, Araujo, Phelps, Montelana, Bryant, etc.

But, I'm still waiting to taste the great wines from Screaming Eagle (especially the 1997 vintage at about US$2,000 a bottle)!

My question to all of you is, "Are their wines as tasty as some of the wine writers have espoused? Is it worth the skyscraper dollars that they're asking for them? Or, do you think it's mostly marketing hype?"

If yes... where in the US am I most likely to find a bottle? We've never, ever seen a bottle of this elixir in Canada (at least in British Columbia.) By the way, I'll be in San Francisco in October.

Thanks in advance.

Cheers