2017 Francis Ford Coppola Chardonnay Diamond Collection Gold Label

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 85.6 points

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  4/26/2020 - Thomas D. wrote: 80 Points

  I was always a big fan of Francis Ford Coppola, ever since Apocalypse Now, that I saw at movies theaters when I was young. Later I wanted to date his daughter, like everybody that is a film enthusiast, I guess.
  Now I am happily married, so why not try his wine, I thought. I always wanted to try a wine of the Coppola family since I found out that they are doing wines. So here we are and we need to be strong ;)
  
  N. Elegant is something else - into the face with artificial vanilla ( like in these pudding pulver you can buy) and a not at all harmonic greenish oak note.
  
  T. Like a piece of oak soaked with Chardonnay, I could not describe it better than a fellow taster here, thanks for the tasting note.
  A sweetness that is a bit unnatural also is in the wine, yesterday it was worse when I opened the bottle, but today it is still „special“
  
  Oh dear, I understand from the winery’s webpage that this „Diamond“ line is the basic line, they also sell those wines in cans. But still...
  Decision: I need to go there and taste the other wines!
  
  This one is not worth to buy the name of my favorite director!

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  12/24/2019 - Mr Coone wrote: 86 Points

  This was actually more like oak fermented in Chardonnay, instead of oak matured Chardonnay, lol :-D
  I wanted a full bodied white wine with my Christmas dish, well, I got it.
  
  Although there was still acidity and citrus, most of the flavors were oak and vanilla.
  
  People at the table thought this was a sweet wine. Tried to explain to them this is a dry wine but the "sweetness" came from the abundance of oak.
  
  Not bad, but also not very complex.
  A nice drinking wine.

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  8/7/2019 - Ski-Patroller Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Good inexpensive Chardonnay for everyday dinner

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  2/17/2019 - Newval13 Likes this wine: 83 Points

  Very slight vanilla aroma, typical buttery palate with considerable fruit; slightly bitter aftertaste from the oak.

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