Winery Francis Ford Coppola - Director's Reserve Merlot

Winery Francis Ford CoppolaDirector's Reserve Merlot

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Director's Reserve Merlot of Winery Francis Ford Coppola is a red wine from the region of Napa Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or lamb.

Taste structure of the Director's Reserve Merlot from the Winery Francis Ford Coppola

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Director's Reserve Merlot of Winery Francis Ford Coppola in the region of California is a powerful.

Details and technical informations about Winery Francis Ford Coppola's Director's Reserve Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Director's Reserve Merlot - 2003
In the top 100 of of Napa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Director's Reserve Merlot from Winery Francis Ford Coppola are 2003

Informations about the Winery Francis Ford Coppola

The winery offers 150 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 95 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Napa Valley in the region of California

The Winery Francis Ford Coppola is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 88 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 6000 of of Napa Valley wines
In the top 200000 of red wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Napa Valley

The wine region of Napa Valley is located in the region of Napa County of California of United States. We currently count 2527 estates and châteaux in the of Napa Valley, producing 7716 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Napa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Harsh

Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.

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