Flora Springs

Flora Springs became known for its rich, opulent and textured barrel fermented Chardonnays.

91 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '07 Trilogy is a good, smooth wine that shows its Napa origins in the ripeness of fruit & classy tannins. Floods the mouth with blackberry & oak.

89 PTS WILFRED WONG. A concise effort, the razor sharp '08 Flora Springs Napa exhibits plenty of core fruit flavors on the palate; bright and zippy in the aftertaste.

The palate is bright and fresh, with a gentle minerality and tangy citrus notes, lemongrass and a whiff of wet stone; medium-bodied wine with the elegance and finesse to stand on its own.

94 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '08 Trilogy is a flashy, classy wine; shows lots of sweet, ripe cherry fruit; toasty oak; enough acid-tannin structure for balance.

95 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '07 Flora Springs Rennie is so pure, so fine & so Bordeaux-esque, like a fine Margaux that needs time; classic blackberry & black currant flavors; fleshy mouthfeel.

93 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '07 Flora Springs Wild Boar Cabernet has flashy flavors of blackberries, cherries and chocolate; tannins are tough and hard; hold until 2011 or so.

89 PTS WILFRED WONG. Playing on a Bordeaux-like theme, the black-fruited '06 Flora Springs Trilogy paves a trail of dust, earth, and leather along the way; elegantly constructed in the aftertaste.

95 PTS, EDITORS' CHOICE, WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '05 Flora Springs Trilogy is a drop-dead gorgeous red blend; full bodied; balanced and rich, with complex flavors of currants, minerals, cedar and spice.

91 PTS WILFRED WONG. Far from business as usual, the fascinating '04 Flora Springs Trilogy tears a page out of finely crafted, honest-to-goodness Bordeaux; ripe fruit binds well with cedary earth.

91 PTS, CELLAR SELECTION, WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '03 Flora Springs Trilogy has deep, blue and black fruit flavors and a Margaux-like elegance and harmony; should develop quite well over the next 10 yrs.

89 PTS CONNOISSEURS' GUIDE. The '03 Flora Springs Select Cuvee Chardonnay is bright in appley fruit and fairly high in toasty oak with early richness and supple-ness on the palate.

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The Flora Springs Pinot Grigio is richer than most others in the marketplace; lots of texture, here.

91 PTS WILFRED WONG. A multi-faceted wine, the '01 Flora Springs Trilogy offers excellent and persistent red currant flavors; well-balanced and delicious; a great wine with marinated pork tenderloin.

94 PTS WINE ENTHUSIAST. The '01 Flora Springs Hillside Reserve Cabernet is clearly designed for long-term cellaring; beautiful sweet oak; black currant and cherry fruits erupts; the long finish.

88 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '00 Flora Springs Trilogy is supple and well-balanced, with a core of delicate black cherry, plum, olive, herb and currant flavors; complex and well-integrated.

93 PTS WINE SPECTATOR The 1999 Flora Springs Wild Boar Cabernet offers layers of ripe, spicy, juicy black cherry, blackberry, currant and plum. The flavors unfold elegantly, with a smooth texture.

Flora Springs Trilogy is elegant, with soft, fleshy plum, currant, anise and black cherry flavors that are focused and persistent.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, CALIFORNIA GRAPEVINE. Attractive; toasty, herbal, black cherry aroma, the '98 Flora Springs Trilogy has full body, big rich, rounded, cedary, ripe red currant flavors.

The Flora Springs Cabernet is a good example of a medium bodied, well balanced Napa Valley red; easy tannins in the finish.

90 PTS INSIDERS WINE LINE The '96 Flora Springs St. Rutherford Cabernet has a lovely perfumed nose of blackberry, black cherry, cassis, chocolate, coffee, and cedar.

Exhibits star-fruit, kiwi, candied lemon peel and lime zest with underlying hints of rosewater and ginger root. The palate is bright and fresh, with a gentle minerality and tangy citrus notes.

This Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc is loaded with lemon grass aromas with hints of citrus, melon and fig flavors.

91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR The '97 Flora Springs Trilogy is smooth, rich and polished with smoky, toasty, vanilla-scented oak; a pleasing flavor dimension to the juicy core of black cherry and currant.

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