Flora Springs Trilogy (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2012
-
Panel
Tasting -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine -
Guide
Connoisseurs'
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Blend: 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 6% Petite Verdot
Professional Ratings
-
Tasting Panel
Smooth and toasty vanilla nose; lush and generous with lovely plum and spice; rich, deep and beautifully balanced; complete and long. 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 6% Malbec, 6% Petite Verdot.
-
Wine Enthusiast
Chalky tannins and subdued fruit and tannin weight make this an inviting, food-friendly wine, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller amounts of Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Made from estate vineyards, it’s rich in black cherry and dark chocolate, concentrated and layered. It ends in a spicy back note of pepper. Cellar through 2022
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Flora Springs was among the first Napa wineries to create a Bordeaux blend called Trilogy, and the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Trilogy is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 6% Malbec. Notes of sweet plum, licorice, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit jump from the glass of this dense, dark ruby/purple wine. It’s medium to full-bodied, with impressive purity and elegance. It’s meant to be an elegant take of Napa viticulture and they’ve pulled it off fabulously. This wine has excellent balance of all its component parts, and should continue to drink well for 15-20 years.
-
Wine Spectator
The pure, intense and vibrant fruit is rich, focused, deep and expansive without being weighty. The core of dark berry, mineral, graphite and cedary notes gain nuance while retaining structure and purpose. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2028. 4,882 cases made.
-
Connoisseurs' Guide
Notable for its sense of crafting and polish and a wine of considerable richness and depth, the latest Trilogy rounds out an impressive collection of 2012 Cabernets from Flora Springs. It is the most accessible and open of the bunch, yet in spite of its refinement and inviting fruity charms, it has the kind of structure and stamina that encourages keeping. It looks to age famously and gain in grace for another five to eight years.
Other Vintages
2019-
Suckling
James - Decanter
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Panel
Tasting -
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Suckling
James
-
Panel
Tasting -
Suckling
James -
Wong
Wilfred -
Dunnuck
Jeb -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Wong
Wilfred -
Panel
Tasting -
Spectator
Wine -
Suckling
James
-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert -
Wong
Wilfred -
Panel
Tasting -
Spectator
Wine -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Suckling
James -
Panel
Tasting -
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Guide
Connoisseurs'
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Suckling
James -
Guide
Connoisseurs'
-
Panel
Tasting
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Spirits
Wine &
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert
It all began over 20 years ago, when Jerry and Flora Komes bought the first vineyard - a vineyard with lots of history, great soils and two ghost wineries. Their retirement project became a lifetime passion for son John Komes and daughter Julie Garvey and their families. John quickly talked the family (including another brother Mike Komes) into making wine. Julie worked side by side with John as the first two years they made the wines. Julie’s husband Pat Garvey took over the vineyard side of things. In 1980, Ken Deis was hired as winemaker and he has been part of the family ever since.
Winemaker Ken Deis makes use of every tool at his disposal. First of all, he trusts his senses: The feel of the berry in his fingers, the taste of the fruit and then the wine, the smells during fermentation. A winemaker needs to understand the source of his fruit and Ken has worked closely with vineyard manager Pat Garvey for more than 20 years so that they can anticipate the challenges that each vintage brings. Ken has also adopted the same curiosity that the entire Komes-Garvey family has and it has paid off royally in the quality of his wines.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.