Daniel and Florence Cathiard, owners of Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte in Bordeaux, purchased the Flora Springs estate. Included: 280 acres (58 planted to vines) and the winery.
Flora Spring’s owners, the Komes and Garvey families, will retain the brand and tasting room in St. Helena.
The Cathiards plan to release Cathiard Family Estate wines in a few years. Ben Morken, a U.S.-born enologist who trained at Smith-Haut-Lafitte, will be the winemaker, and Smith-Haut-Lafitte technical director Fabien Teitgen will help oversee production. The sale was first reported by the Wine Spectator.