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2018 Holiday Singing Gnomes Magnum
2018 Holiday Singing Gnomes Magnum 2018 Holiday Singing Gnomes Magnum 2018 Holiday Singing Gnomes Magnum
Varietal:
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 9% Petit Verdot
Cellar:
Drink now through 2033
Cases:
15
Meat Pairing:
Prime Rib Roast with Rosemary & Garlic
Vegetarian Pairing:
Butternut Squash Lasagna with Sage Béchame
Cheese Pairing:
Aged Comté or Cave-Aged Gruyère

2018 Holiday Singing Gnomes Magnum

Created especially for our Wine Club Members, our Holiday Bottles are a way of thanking members for their loyalty and providing them with uniquely elegant bottles ideal for festive holiday celebrations and thoughtful gifts. Each wine is meticulously etched and painted by hand, with capsules and back labels applied one by one.

As the only Napa Valley winery to offer new holiday designs each year, we pour ourselves into this annual project, ensuring that each bottle is absolute perfection inside and out. 

 
Varietal:
83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Malbec, 9% Petit Verdot
Cellar:
Drink now through 2033
Cases:
15
Meat Pairing:
Prime Rib Roast with Rosemary & Garlic
Vegetarian Pairing:
Butternut Squash Lasagna with Sage Béchame
Cheese Pairing:
Aged Comté or Cave-Aged Gruyère
The Design

In a nod to last year’s Gnome for the Holidays, one of Flora Springs’ most popular holiday designs yet, our Gnome Carolers continue the theme, spreading holiday cheer all around. The design is inspired by the memory of our muse Flora, who loved to carol during the holidays. She always hosted the loveliest – and liveliest - holiday celebrations.

Winemaker Notes

Trilogy is Flora Springs’ flagship wine, one that dates back to 1984 when the proprietors then decided to make the finest wine possible by selecting the highest quality wine lots culled from our vineyards in Napa Valley. Back then it was one of Napa Valley’s first proprietary red blends, and today this Bordeaux-style wine continues to be sourced from the best blocks in our estate vineyards. In 2018 this iconic wine brings together Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot. The Cabernet Sauvignon dominates at 83% of the blend, yielding a deeply concentrated wine with luscious notes of blackberry, black cherry, and ripe plum layered with notes of espresso, sassafras, dark chocolate and toasty oak. The palate is broad and the mouth feel is generous, yet the wine has a lovely streak of acidity that keeps it fresh and lively. Elegant tannins and spicy oak notes bring this Cabernet to a gracious, long lasting finish. This is a classy Cab, a great match for a juicy Rib Eye steak, lamb chops sizzled with garlic, miso-roasted eggplant or pepper-crusted Ahi tuna.

Vintage

2018 brought a long, steady and near-ideal growing season to Napa Valley. Bud break began in late February/early March followed by an extended flowering period in May/June that yielded uniform grape clusters. The summer continued with typical warm temperatures but no significant heat spikes. Harvest was later than in recent years, accompanied by mild weather through September and October that allowed grapes to be picked at optimum ripeness and flavor. Napa winemakers agreed that 2018 was one of the least eventful and finest growing seasons they’d witnessed, yielding wines of intensity, concentration and balance.

Holiday Gifting

We aim to make it as effortless as possible to share Flora Springs Wine with the ones you love.  We can include a custom gift card in any order, just include a gift message at checkout.  We’ve created our Shipping Guide as your source for all things to do with shipping in time for important events, learn more.