Flora Springs
Flora Springs Vineyards and Estate is situated at the base of the Mayacamas Mountains within the Rutherford appellation. Founded in 1978 by Jerry and Flora Komes, Flora Springs Winery has been a family run operation for over three decades. Jerry and Flora's children, John Komes and his wife Carrie, along with Julie and Pat Garvey, have been the driving force behind the winery since its inception and still are today according to our Flora Springs wine guide. While a plethora of different grape varieties are used to produce their Napa Valley and Signature wine lines, it is their single vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon series that receives the highest accolades within our Flora Springs ratings. In keeping with the Napa Valley green movement, almost all of Flora Springs' red wines are sourced from its organically-farmed estate vineyards, and all of their wines are crafted in the Flora Springs’ solar-powered winery and caves. To learn more about their wines be sure to check out our Flora Springs reviews below.
Flora Springs 2008 Out of Sight Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $85
The grapes come from the cool Oak Knoll District, and the wine shows firm acidity and tannins that give it a dry, astringent texture. But it’s very rich, brimming with blackberries, cola and a tang of minerals. Seems like it should age well. Hold until 2015 and see what it does.
— S.H.
(7/1/2011)
Flora Springs 2009 Hillside Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Rutherford)
- $100
So softly delicious, it’s probably not an ager, but what a terrific wine to drink now and over the next few years. Really luscious, showing modern-style ripe blackberry, black cherry, cassis and mocha flavors that sink deep and last long into the finish. The tannins and overall structure lift it into classy elegance.
— S.H.
(5/1/2012)
Flora Springs 2000 Barrel Fermented Reserve Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- $25
Flora Springs leaped to the top with this wine back in the 1980s, and it’s still one of Napa’s best, at a decent price. It’s super-lush, just packed with apple, peach and tangerine fruit and an overlay of smoky oak. The lush, creamy mouthfeel is highlighted by nice, crisp acidity. —S.H.
— S.H.
(5/1/2002)
Flora Springs 2002 Wild Boar Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $85
Perhaps even more closed and tannic than the Hillside Reserve, a big wine with a good future. Oozes ripe, pure black currant flavors, well-oaked, and is totally dry. Give it until 2008, then try again.
— S.H.
(10/1/2005)
Flora Springs 2003 Club Selection Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)
- $35
I like this 100% Cab a lot for its distinguished mouthfeel. Classy and refined, with the balance of a great wine region. The grapes come from the winery’s vineyards across the valley, and show the blender’s art in the refined tannins and seamless integration of fruit and oak. Deeply flavored, it will hold for a decade. Available only through the winery’s Wine Club.
— S.H.
(4/1/2007)
Flora Springs 1999 Trilogy Red (Napa Valley)
- $60
Trilogy used to be a formula blend of three varietals, but this year it’s Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec. This is Flora Springs’ flagship wine, and a very good one. It’s a flashy wine. The fruit is ripe, the oak is notable, the tannins testify to the best vineyard practices.
— S.H.
(11/15/2002)
Flora Springs 2009 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay (Napa Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $30
What a pretty Chardonnay. Complex and intricate, it has detailed pineapple, golden mango and pear flavors that suggest very ripe growing conditions. Yet it’s dry and balanced in the finish, not jammy. Don’t drink this beauty too cold.
— S.H.
(2/1/2011)
Flora Springs 2009 Trilogy Red (Napa Valley)
- $65
A lovely wine, soft and charming, but far from simple. Although it has complex layers of cherries, blackberries, cassis and cedar, it also shows a fine structure of ripe, smooth tannins and supporting acidity. Drink now–2015 while it’s fresh and forward.
— S.H.
(5/1/2012)
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