Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards
Tres Appellations
2016 Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
Auction 22 | Lot No. 26
Vintage: 2016
Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards
Tres Appellations
Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley
5 cases produced
Highlights
- This Cabernet Sauvignon is crafted from our three vineyards in St. Helena, Rutherford and Oakville
- The combination of fruit from all three appellations showcases a wine of depth, finesse and refinement
- Winemaker Paul Steinauer created a balanced and structured wine with a smooth and velvety mouthfeel
- Aged in 100% French oak for 22 months
Description
This Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from the Komes and Garvey family estate vineyards in three of Napa Valley’s most revered sub-appellations: St. Helena, Rutherford and Oakville. The careful combination of the three produces a spectacular wine of depth, balance and structure. The St. Helena AVA typically experiences warm growing conditions, and this fruit offers dark aromas of brambly blackberry, anise and spice. The Rutherford component brings forth the classic "Rutherford Dust" characteristics of earth and minerality, with a hint of violet and sage. Oakville fruit, often described as having finesse and refinement, imparts bright fruit flavors of black cherry and raspberry. Aged in new and seasoned French oak barrels for 22 months, this deeply appealing wine has a velvety, full-bodied mouthfeel with a long and lingering finish.
Wine Facts
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Paul Steinauer
Winemaker, Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards
Born in St. Helena, California Paul studied Marketing and Finance at the University of Oregon. He worked five harvests at Joseph Phelps Winery between school years before realizing that wine was his true calling. In 1990, he jumped at the opportunity to join the Flora Springs team as Assistant Winemaker, crafting wines that best express the well-cared-for fruit and distinct vineyards owned by the Komes and Garvey families. In 2008, Paul was promoted to Winemaker at Flora Springs.
Country born: USA
Education: Marketing and Finance at the University of Oregon
Years in the wine industry: 20-30 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Paul's wine education has come through experience in the cellar at Flora Springs, enology courses at UC Davis,
and since 1993, through his tasting group that includes winemakers at several Napa Valley wineries. He counts
the magnificent estate fruit from Flora Springs 650 acres of vineyards throughout the Napa Valley as a real boon
to his task as a winemaker. At Flora Springs, we're able to have seamless communication between the farming
side and the production side, says Paul. He credits Vineyard Director Pat Garvey and President John Komes
with keeping the quality of Flora Springs' wines a top priority as evidenced in the sustainably-farmed vineyards
and recent addition of a new press and sorting table to gently handle all of Flora Springs estate fruit.
Winery Distribution
Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Flora Springs Winery & Vineyards Contact: Stacey Emerson
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