2020 Francis Coppola Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County Director's Cut

Francis Ford Coppola actually knows three families of wines. Each with its own characteristics. The Diamond collection are actually the entry wines and are among the most popular wines of Coppola. The Directors Cut series is the top series of Coppola. The most beautiful fruit a long maturation and a relatively limited supply and from relatively small areas. The Director series is the middle segment and for us personally one of the most beautiful series. As with the Directors Cut, the wines come from Sonoma, but the Director series was created when the winemaker started creating a series of wines that had to reflect his own artistic interpretation of the Sonoma County appellation. With the Director's wines, the fruit comes from various vineyards of Sonoma County, each with its own climate and terroir. The wines from the Directors series are characterized by lush, ripe fruit, a light, silky texture and soft, supple tannins. The wines of Coppola's Director's demonstrate Sonoma County's unique character and style.

The Sonoma Coast Director's Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from vineyards throughout the appellation. The region is known for its daily influx of fog and ocean breezes which add complexity to this wine and are a gift from nature. The Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon from the Directors series is sourced from vineyards throughout the Sonoma County appellation with a very small percentage of Cabernet Franc and Syrah added to give the wine even more complexity. The wine is aged in oak (70% French and 30% American - 25% new barrels in total). The Director Cabernet Sauvignon offers enticing aromas and flavors of plums, berries, cocoa and spices with lingering notes of vanilla toasted oak. Round and ripe on the palate with supple tannins. This wine is the perfect accompaniment to a blue cheese topped burger, turkey pot pie or a spicy lentil stew.