Francis Coppola Directors Pinot Noir

Aside from the fact Pinot Noir has a delicate nature and is therefore tricky to work with, we arecareful to extract as much color as possible from the grapes without accumulating too much tannin.In the cellar, we place whole clusters of fruit into open-top fermenters and punch down severaltimes a day. The must is then pressed and placed into small barrels where it matures for nearly a year,undergoing racking throughout its development. Our 27 Pinot Noir shows rich, seductive flavorsand a velvety texture. It offers pure impressions of strawberries, raspberries and cherries as well as ahint of lavender and fragrant notes of clove and sandalwood. 1% Pinot Noir; 12 months in 6%new French oak, 4% 1-2 year old barrels; 14.3% alcohol.