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2019 Scarecrow M. Etain

96 JD

From the critics:

96+ JD

95 RP

95 VM

93 WS

Critic Reviews

While the Grand Vin gets all the attention, don’t miss the 2019 M. Étain. This cuvee offers so much pleasure, and it also has a unique style all its own. Based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 4% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot, its deep purple color is followed by a great bouquet of cassis, violets, leafy herbs, black olive, and crushed stone. Full-bodied, it has a terrific mix of richness and freshness, ripe tannins, and a great finish. While it’s a second wine at this address, it’s as good as just about everyone else’s top cuvée.

Jeb Dunnuck | 96+ JD
The 2019 M. Étain is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it sashays out of the glass with notes of violets, fallen leaves and incense over a warm cassis and plum preserves core, plus a waft of cardamom. Full-bodied, the ripe, opulent black fruit preserve flavors are beautifully framed by firm, grainy tannins and a lively backbone, finishing long and seductively spicy. 2,600 cases were made.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate | 95 RP
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon M. Étain is absolutely gorgeous. Intense in its aromatics, the 2019 is laced with spice, blood orange and floral accents. Broad and resonant, the 2019 is definitely voluptuous, but also less heavy than some previous editions. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this gem. While M. Étain is a sibling to Scarecrow, it is very clearly more pedigreed than many estates’ top wines and increasingly of note on its own.

Vinous Media | 95 VM
Offers a nice dark, winey core of currant, plum and black cherry fruit melded steadily with licorice snap, roasted alder and a twinge of loam through the finish. A bit grippy on the back end, but this has the requisite fruit for balance. Best from 2023 through 2036. 2,600 cases made.

Wine Spectator | 93 WS

Wine Details for 2019 Scarecrow M. Etain

Type of Wine California Red : Whether it's Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah or Zinfandel, Californian red wine producers have a lovely habit of taking a varietal and expressing its essence in a unique, never before seen way. From Napa Valley to the regions south of Los Angeles, there's a red for everyone - and it's never too late to start exploring.
Varietal Proprietary Red
Country US : As one of the most prolific and innovative wine regions in the world, America is a joy to explore. Most wine connoisseurs will agree that the nation's finest and most compelling wines are being produced today, which means that we have front-row seats to one of the most inspirational stories in wine history. While other regions tend to focus on specific wine styles and have somewhat strict rules as to which varietals you could grow, areas like California have few such restrictions in place. As a result, creative visionaries behind America's most reputable estates have been able to develop compelling, unique, and innovative styles, with a level of terroir expression that rivals even France's largest giants.
Region California : With a history of wine production that dates back to the 18th century, California currently sits as one of the world's most prolific and reputable wine regions. With an area as vast as California, you can expect a colorful collage of terroir profiles, a series of microclimates, and micro-environments that give the wine a unique, memorable appeal. The region's produce is far from homogenized in that sense, and it would take you countless hours to sample all of it. While the region boasts scars from the Prohibition era, it went through what can only be described as a viticultural Renaissance sometime after the 1960s. At that point, California went from a port-style, sweet wine region to a versatile and compelling competitor on the world market. Today, no matter which way your taste in wine leans, you can find a new favorite producer among California's most talented.

Notable sub-regions include legendary names like Napa Valley and Sonoma County, places that any wine lover would die to visit. California's quintessential warm climate allows for incredibly ripe fruit expressions, a style that provides a stark contrast to Old World-inspired, earthy classics. Even where inspiration was clearly taken from staple French appellations, Californian winemakers put their own unique spin on the wine.
Subregion Napa Valley
Appellation Rutherford

Overview

Producer Scarecrow : The beloved book and cinematic masterpiece The Wizard of Oz has captivated both children and adults since its inception in 1900. This is the story of a misguided quest to find something that doesn’t exist in order to obtain what they already had. When Joseph Judson Cohn (J.J. Cohn) purchased a 180-acre parcel of land bordering the legendary vineyard of Inglenook winery (and what would later become the location of the now eminent Scarecrow vineyard) he had no ambitions to become a winemaker and was certainly not on a quest, as he had already found great success in Hollywood during the golden ages. But… like all things, Scarecrow has a story and it has a long, winding yellow brick road and its golden path to brilliance. And…. now, the wine and label of Scarecrow are captivating wine collectors and enthusiasts around the world with their alluring, ambiguous symbolism.

J.J. Cohn was instrumental in the making of Hollywood greats such as Ben Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty and of course, The Wizard of OZ. He purchased a 180-acre parcel of land bordering the infamous Inglenook winery in Napa Valley, which served as his summer retreat for him and his family away from the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles. In 1945, John Daniel Jr., neighbor and owner of Inglenook approached Cohn with a proposition, convincing him to plant 80 acres of Cabernet Sauvignon on the 180-acre parcel, with the promise to purchase the grapes. Cohn agreed, and as they say, the rest is history. Cohn’s unwitting brilliance in this scenario is seemingly reminiscent of the Scarecrow character from OZ.

The grapes cultivated on Cohn’s land would come to be of incredible quality, figuring prominently in Inglenook’s superlative Cabernet Sauvignon. J.J. Cohn Estate grapes would become highly sought after and has gone into wines of such renown as Opus One, Niebaum-Coppola, Duckhorn, Insignia and Etude. Sadly, the magnanimous J.J. Cohn passed away at the age of 100 in 1996, and his estate would eventually be sold. In a package deal, the property was purchased by Francis Ford Coppola and Bret Lopez (grandson of Cohn). Coppola would retain the majority of land, while Lopez secured 25 acres of his grandfather’s precious estate, which would become the official birth of Scarecrow.

Of the 25 acres, only two were from the original planting of 1945 Cabernet Sauvignon. Known as “the Old Men,” these vines would go on to become the backbone of Scarecrow. Lopez employed a team of incredibly talented individuals, from Celia Welch as winemaker to Michael Wolf as Vineyard Maker. Both had previous experience at prominent wineries, and have since been recognized for their mighty accomplishments at Scarecrow. The team would go on to produce its first vintage which debuted in 2003, gaining immediate popularity and becoming part of the “Cult Wine” phenomena.

The 100% Cabernet Sauvignon of Scarecrow hails from tremendous and highly coveted terroir in Napa Valley. The vineyard has perhaps the oldest vines in Napa. This small production wine is difficult to find, but offers a unique, tactile style of Cabernet Sauvignon that is worth the effort to seek out. Production greatly depends on the vintage, ranging anywhere from 312 cases (2004 vintage) to 2,000 cases (2018 vintage) annually. The wine is sold through mailing list only, usually sold out; there a list to get on that list, and another list after that. A second wine is produced at the estate and is named M. Etain, meaning “Tin Man” in French.

Today the Scarecrow label pays tribute to the endearing and indomitable character from the film. It evokes a distinctly American agricultural icon and American optimism. And most importantly, Scarecrow honors the remarkable life of J.J. Cohn, who lived 100 years, spanning a defining century that he helped to shape.

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