Winemaker Notes
A spectacular vintage yielded a deep, full-bodied red with dense flavors of black cherry and crème de cassis layered with dark chocolate, espresso bean, hints of licorice and wild chaparral. Warm and generous on the palate, the wine’s time in both French and American oak adds a spicy vanilla character to the mix, while the velvety tannins bring it to a long and satisfying finish.
If you’re a steak lover, you can’t go wrong enjoying this Cabernet-dominated blend with a generously-peppered rib eye hot off the grill. It also works nicely with rosemary-sprinkled lamb chops or creamy polenta with a dusting of Parmesan cheese
Blend: 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 9% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Deep garnet color and a lovely nose of toast, chocolate, and mocha. Ripe, dense, and layered, with smooth, chewy flavors and notes of Christmas spice. 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot, and 8% Malbec.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2018 Red Blend Trilogy checks in as 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, and the rest Petit Verdot. Despite the price point, it's closest in style to the Flora's Legacy cuvée and has a seamless, elegant texture that just glides across the palate. Giving up lots of red and black currants, flowery incense, medium to full-bodied richness, no hard edges, and a juicy, seamless, impossible to resist personality, it's ideal for drinking over the coming 10-12 years.
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James Suckling
Rich aromas of blackcurrant jam, cloves, dried herbs and orange peel on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with round, sleek tannins. Spiced and juicy with lifting freshness on the finish. A little loosely knit at the end. Try from 2021.
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.