Red Wines	Zinfandel	Sonoma County	California

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Date Printed: 10/11/2008

Francis Coppola Director's Cut Zinfandel 2006

(search item no. 94232)

PRICE ON 10/11/2008: $23.99

Winemaker's Notes:

Made with fruit grown entirely in the Dry Creek Valley appellation, this unique Zinfandel includes small amounts of Petite Sirah. Half of the fruit is crushed whole, and the must is fermented in open-top fermenters for maximum color extraction and flavor enhancement. The wine is aged in French oak, which adds the essence of toasted spice and French vanilla to heady aromas of rum raisin, black currant, and red cherry.

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Additional wines from Francis Coppola Winery:

2004 Diamond Syrah (search item no. 86631)
2005 Diamond Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 92990)
2005 Diamond Merlot (search item no. 91338)
2005 Director's Cut Cabernet Sauvignon (search item no. 94229)
2006 Diamond Claret (search item no. 94617)
2006 Diamond Sauvignon Blanc (search item no. 91644)
2006 Director's Cut Chardonnay (search item no. 95552)
2006 Director's Cut Pinot Noir (search item no. 94231)
2006 Rosso (search item no. 94580)

About Francis Coppola Winery:

In 1879, Finnish explorer and adventurer Gustave Niebaum searched the Napa Valley with the goal of establishing a wine estate to rival the finest chateau of France. For decades his wines won acclaim and remain some of the most admired in American wine history's classic period. By the mid-1960s, his property was divided, and estate-wine production ceased.

A decade later, Francis Ford Coppola purchased 1,500 acres of this historic property and revived Captain Niebaum's fine winemaking tradition. In 1995, Niebaum-Coppola acquired the remainder of the property and restored the Inglenook Estate to its original dimensions.