Francis Coppola
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Francis Coppola 2009 Dutton Ranch Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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- $35
Coppola turns to a respected grape source for Pinot, and what do you know? This is his best ever. It’s a lovely wine, supple and bright, with cherry, pomegranate and spicy persimmon flavors. The 50% new oak is perfectly integrated into the wine’s power.
— S.H.
(9/1/2012)
Francis Coppola 2010 Sofia Rosé (Monterey County)
- Editors' Choice
- $17
Made from 75% Syrah and 25% Grenache, this blush wine shows cool-climate acidity and a fine minerality that make it racy and clean. There also are long hangtime hints of raspberries and strawberries. It’s a fine rosé to drink with bouillabaisse. From Francis Ford Coppola.
— S.H.
(8/1/2011)
Francis Coppola 2009 Diamond Collection Gold Label Chardonnay (Monterey County)
- Editors' Choice
- $16
Here’s a nice, bright Chardonnay that can be described as Chablisian. It’s bone dry and very bright in tangy acidity, with a squirt of lime juice over Meyer lemons, pineapples and green apples. A touch of oak adds just the right note of buttered toast. Easy to find, with 73,000 cases produced.
— S.H.
(6/1/2011)
Francis Coppola 2011 Director’s Chardonnay (Sonoma Coast)
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- $17
Honey, lemon-drop candy, vanilla and buttered toast are the flavors on this fine, crisply acidic Chardonnay. Clean and easy to sip, at a good price for the quality.
— S.H.
(6/1/2013)
Francis Coppola 2011 Sofia Blanc de Blancs Sparkling (Monterey County)
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- $19
There are lots of rich, satisfying orange, pear and vanilla flavors in this dryish bubbly. It’s clean, vibrant in acidity and a touch rough. The blend is Pinot Blanc, Riesling and Muscat.
— S.H.
(9/1/2012)
Francis Coppola 2007 Sofia Pinot Noir Rosé (Sonoma Coast)
- $17
What’s so refreshing about this blush wine is its crisp acidity and the slight bitterness that makes it almost like a digestif. It has a wealth of fresh, green herb flavors, like sage and thyme, along with red cherryskin and white pepper. Complex and full-bodied, it can replace a red Pinot on hot summer nights.
— S.H.
(9/1/2008)
Francis Coppola 2002 Sofia Blanc de Blancs Sparkling
- $19
Light in aroma, flavor and body, almost insubstantial except for the bubbles and alcohol, and probably by design. This blend of Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscat Canelli has the barest suggestion of peaches, and a hint of sweetness. But it’s basically tart, neutral and dry.
— S.H.
(12/1/2002)
Francis Coppola 2009 Sofia Blanc de Blancs Sparkling (Monterey County)
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- $19
Dry and rather scoury, with a rough mouthfeel. But it’s clean and bone dry, and shows proper sparkling wine flavors of citrus, vanilla, yeast and green apple.
— S.H.
(10/1/2010)
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