There is a bit of dryness, but this blend really smooths out the cabernet sauvignon and the result is a delicious red table wine! A bit out of my price range at $14-20 a bottle.not very close to my normal $8 spending goal, but it is worth every penny. A California claret tends to be light and soft in comparison to Bordeaux's produced in France, and the Coppola Diamond series is awesome! It is soft and smooth with delicious blackberries and a velvety texture that would be pleasing before, during, or after a meal. I have tasted this Diamond Series wine previously, but I was more than happy to refresh my memory! Claret is historically a Bordeaux styled wine that features cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, petite verdot and cab franc. There is more history to the story, check out this Square Meal interview for more cool facts about his films and wines. In fact, through some financial struggles it may have been his wine production that essentially bailed him out. With an urging from Robert Mondavi he began to put actual effort into wine making and today is one of the top wine producers with grapes growing in Napa, Sonoma, and all over California. Over 30 years ago he purchased acreage in Napa Valley from one of the original Inglenook wine producers. I might be too young to know much about Francis Ford Coppola and his movies, but I am just in time to enjoy his wine.
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