Frog's Leap Zinfandel 2020

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Frog's Leap
Zinfandel 2020

Vintage : 2020
Country : USA
Region : California
Subregion Napa
Type : Red
Style Deep Full Bodied
Format : 75cl
Alcohol : 14,3°
Grappes : 81% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Syrah, 9% Cariñena

Frog's Leap Zinfandel is a sophisticated and elegant wine that draws its power from its balanced structure rather than from high alcohol content. This wine, produced in the classic field blend style, showcases the finesse and depth that Zinfandel can offer when crafted with care.

Experts		Score	Vintage
W&S	Wines & Spirits	92	2018
VN	Vinous (Antonio Galloni)	93	2016
JR	Jancis Robinson	17	2016

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Frog's Leap has been a pioneer in sustainable vineyard management, dry farming, and organic viticulture since its founding in 1981. The winery is known for its humorous and lighthearted approach, as well as its commitment to producing high-quality wines

Region and Vineyards: The wine is produced in Napa Valley, California, a region renowned for its premium wines. Frog's Leap Winery is located in Rutherford, one of Napa Valley's key subregions. The vineyards are organically farmed and dry-farmed, ensuring that the vines develop deep root systems and produce concentrated fruit. The soils are primarily gravelly loams, which contribute to the wine's elegance and complexity.

Winemaking Process: Frog's Leap Zinfandel is crafted from a blend of Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, and Carignane. The grapes are co-fermented to enhance the freshness of the fruit and accentuate the wine's elegance. The wine is aged in concrete tanks and neutral oak barrels, which help preserve the wine's natural acidity and fruit character.

Tasting Notes:

Color: Bright ruby red.
Aroma: The nose reveals vibrant aromas of blackberries, plums, and baking spices.
Palate: The palate is elegant and balanced, with flavors of ripe red and dark fruits, a touch of spice, and a smooth, claret-like finish.

Wine Pairing Ideas: Frog's Leap Zinfandel 2020 pairs beautifully with grilled meats, barbecue, hearty stews, and dishes with a touch of spice. It's also an excellent match for aged cheeses and charcuterie

Wines & Spirits (W&S) : 92 Points (2018)

Close your eyes, smell this wine, and you might think you’ve moved from Rutherford to Morgon. This wine has the kind of youthful impact of a great cru Beaujolais, then it settles into the plump richness of Napa Valley zin. Its mineral-driven tannins ground all the bright and zesty fruit, holding it tight, suggesting this has years of development ahead. A zin to hold. Best Buy

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 93 Points (2016)

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown from Frog's Leap is dark, bold and luscious, with generous dark cherry, plum spice, leather. Forward and supple, the 2016 will drink well right out of the gate, and yet it also has enough freshness to age nicely for a number of years. In 2016, the Cabernet has gorgeous depth to play off a classic, mid-weight sense of structure. This is a positively joyous Cabernet Sauvignon from Frog's Leap. (AG) (12/2018)

Jancis Robinson (JR) : 17 Points (2016)

Says John Williams, 'we've rarely made a Zin more than 14%. There’s a trick to it though, because Zin needs to get to almost 25 Brix to show Zin character, we co-ferment it with Petite Syrah at 22.8 and Carignan at even lower Brix picked on same day to reduce the alcohol. This vintage was the first time they used small 240-gallon concrete cubes for the elevage of half of it. The glycocides of Zin can tie up woodiness which may emerge a year later and show you have over-oaked the Zin.' I loved the balance and zip of this very complete expression of Napa Valley with a distinctly local accent. Not even a hint of the stewed berries or jamminess that can plague some overripe Zinfandels. (JR) 17/20 points (6/2018)