Flora Springs Merlot

”Winemakers Notes: Flora’s favorite our Napa Valley Merlot is a soft supple red wine made to open in the near term. The 2013 bears a red fruit bouquet of Bing cherry and red currant mixed with white chocolate light cedar and acacia flowers. The mouth has a dense core of purple fruit reminiscent of kirsch liqueur and the wine’s soft supple velvety tannins melt away on a sweet vanilla note. This wine is wonderful on its own – the way Flora enjoyed it – or it can be paired with a variety of dishes. It’s forceful personality bolstered by the streak of Malbec make it a good match for almost anything a Cabernet would be paired with such as steak au poivre yet the wine’s tannin structure is soft enough to pair with classic chicken piccata or a creamy butternut squash soup. On the Vine: Though 2012 was a stellar vintage 2013 may have been even better. In Napa Valley a warm dry spring brought early bud break and created ideal conditions for flowering and fruit set. With the excep