Francis Ford Coppola Director's Merlot 2014 skus_3825041 3825340 15% Merlot

15% Merlot

with lovely plummy fruit and minerality

it delivers a payload of raspberries

The palate is rich with flavors of sweet roasted tropical fruit

some glycerol here which one would have expected to be lost under the flor

Francis Ford Coppola Director's Merlot 2014 skus_3825041 3825340 15% MerlotDirectors Cut Merlot has excellent weight and a beautiful tapestry of rich fruit flavors framed by beautiful smoky wood nuances and well integrated tannins. What begins with an alluring fragrance of crushed berries, cassis, star anise and cedar is followed by luscious impressions of plums and baked cherry pie tinged with vanilla bean. With the flavors broadening on the palate, the finish is long and lush.