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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 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 2009 Sofia Blanc de Blancs Sparkling (Monterey County)
- Online Exclusive
- $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)
Francis Coppola 2002 Sofia Blanc de Blancs Sparkling (California)
- $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 2010 Diamond Collection Yellow Label Sauvignon Blanc (California)
- $15
A little on the sugary sweet side, but nice in acidity, with very rich orange, kiwi, lime, peach and green apple flavors. Easy to find, with more than 21,000 cases produced.
— S.H.
(8/1/2011)
Francis Coppola 2009 Wallace Creek Vineyards Reserve Syrah (Dry Creek Valley)
- $33
Made in a soft, sweet style, this simple Syrah is very rich in black cherry jam, dark chocolate, toast and exotic baking spice flavors, wrapped into smooth, velvety tannins. It’s a crowd pleaser.
— S.H.
(12/31/2011)
Francis Coppola 2009 Red Label Diamond Collection Zinfandel (California)
- $16
Smooth, lusty and sweet in fruit, this Zin brims with jammy flavors of cherries, blackberries and currants. The cinnamon and pepper spices suggest drinking with spicy meat and poultry dishes.
— S.H.
(12/31/2011)
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