A Frog In Your Throat
TASTING NOTES:
Petit Verdot - “The 2020 Petit Verdot has amazingly thick skins, resulting in high tannins and a deep color in the wines. This variety takes a long time to ripen but exhibits rich blue and black fruit, dominated by blackberry, blueberry, black currant and black cherry.” (AbV 14%, pH 3.6, TA 5.8 g/L, RS 6.1 g/L)
Grenache - “The 2021 Grenache from Frog’s Tooth Vineyards is always spicy, strawberry-flavored and soft on the palate. This year was a struggle to control the over abundance of fruit growth to maintain yields for these phenomenal results. Relatively high alcohol content, but does not exhibit a ‘Hot’ aroma! Ends with a subtle, white pepper spice.” (AbV 15.5%, pH 3.8, TA 5.3 g/L, RS 5.2 g/L)
Petite Sirah - “Classic Americanization… same deep dark fruit and wine as Syrah… individual grapes are much smaller and grow in a tight cluster, ‘let’s call it Little Sirah,’ they said. No small mouthfeel here! Dark fruit flavors of plum and black cherries! Finishing with great spicy notes.” (AbV 14.2%, pH 3.7, TA 6.1 g/L, RS 1.2 g/L)
Serendipity - “We produce a Serendipity every year but it changes each vintage as the base of the blend starts with barrels that we have most of in the cellar. This year we combined the softness of Grenache, with the black fruits of the PS and Mourvèdre for a complete mouth feel.” (AbV 14.5%, pH 3.8, TA 6 g/L, RS 6 g/L)
VARIETALS: They’re all what they are, though the Serendipity is Grenache, Petite Sirah, Mourvèdre.
BARRELS: French oak, 30-50% new (except the Grenache, which was all neutral).
PAIRS WITH: N/A
