2022 Francis Ford Coppola Chardonnay Diamond collection

The Diamond Collection wines are made from grapes from California vineyards from both coastal areas and inland valleys. By combining well with the fruit of these selections (from the warmer valleys and cooler coasts) you get great and beautiful complex wines and this is certainly the reason that Coppola's Diamond Collection is one of the most popular range of wines. In the afternoon, the cool air from the Pacific flows into the valleys that run perpendicular to the ocean and run deep into the land. Monterey, the picturesque coastal town south of San Francisco, has such a beautiful cool valley. The fruit from this valley has a wonderfully ripe character, in addition to a beautiful freshness. The chardonnay for this Diamond Collection Chardonnay comes from this valley, and it is made on the fruit, by partly fermenting it in stainless steel. But a touch of wood does give it some extra complexity. He achieves this by fermenting half of the wine in barrels, using the subtler French oak. The result is a particularly tasty and at the same time uncomplicated Chardonnay, dry and intense, with good acidity.

Grape variety : Chardonnay.

Colour                   : Medium straw yellow.

Smell : Beautiful citrus fruit in the scent, apple, ripe melon, wonderfully floral, some vanilla, smoky, beautifully broad and seductive, wonderfully exotic.

Taste : A dry and smooth taste, with a little fat and butter, but above all delicious tropical fruit, a touch of caramel and vanilla, creamy and powerful.

Francis Ford Coppola (Detroit, April 7, 1939) is an American director, film producer and screenwriter known for, among others, The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now and is considered one of Hollywood's most important directors. In addition, Francis Ford Coppola has been active in wine growing and trading since the 1970s. In 1975, he and his wife purchased the estate of Finnish sea captain Gustave Niebaum in Rutherford, California (located in the famous Napa Valley wine region) and the surrounding vineyards. That winery is now called the Rubicon Estate Winery. Coppola also owns the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in the Sonoma Valley.

Winemaking is a long-standing tradition within the Coppola family. In fact, Francis Ford Coppola has been making wine for longer than he has been directing films. Grandfather Coppola used to make wine in the cellars of their New York apartment from grapes brought especially from California. The wines that Coppola makes today are no longer the same as those from the cellars in New York, but they are made with the same philosophy. Wines to drink with friends and family. The parent company of the Francis Ford Coppola Winery was named USA Wine Producer of the Year by the International Wine & Spirit Competition on November 16, 2011.