2019 Flora Springs Trilogy, Napa Valley, USA (750ml)

WINEMAKER’S NOTES:

Ripe and succulent, the wine sports flavors of cassis, currant and black plum shaded with notes of vanilla crme, black licorice, cola and sweet earth. Open textured with smooth tannins and a juicy, inviting finish, this Trilogy will reward cellaring for at least 15 years. We recommend keeping at least six bottles on hand, as we find that once you share a bottle of Trilogy, your friends are going to want you to open another.

Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 7% Malbec

TASTING NOTES:

Sweetly spiced nose of cherries, spiced plums, strawberries, vanilla and lavender. Full-bodied with firm, supple tannins and fresh acidity. Juicy, fruity and delicious with pretty spice and floral undertones on the long finish. Sustainable. Better from 2023.

– James Suckling, 94 pts.

Opens to a nose of blackberries, spiced plum, liquorice, fennel and cedar. A real palate-etching red with immense concentration, and a nice line of saline minerality. The tannins are angular and grippy, and the long finish is punctuated by dark chocolate, black currants and graphite. A Cabernet crowd pleaser.

– Decanter, 93 pts.

A plush fruit bomb, with waves of plum sauce, warmed cassis and cherry puree cruising through, laced with signed vanilla and ending with a creamy finish. For the hedonist crowd. Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. Drink now through 2028.

– Wine Spectator, 91 pts.