Are you old enough to remember the Coors Light holiday commercial featuring Leslie Nielsen in pink, fuzzy house slippers? The one in which he explains his footwear by saying, “Sometimes I just like to feel pretty.” Well, sometimes a holiday wine bottle, I suspect, wants to feel pretty, too. Flora Springs is known for its colorful engraved bottles of holiday reds, and this one comes with caroling gnomes, perfect for your holiday table or as a house gift for a mooch ‘n’ munch party. The wine? It appropriately has warm berry aromas and flavors – dusty, murky, slightly muddled cassis, dark plums and blackberries followed by savory woodiness. The finish is a tad soft, yet there is enough acidity to still make it enjoyable. Deck the halls, y’all!
Flora Springs, Napa Valley (California) 2019
By Roger Morris