Fleshy fruit taste with soft characters of tart cherry, anise, strawberry, red currents, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon.
Vintage and Winemaker Notes
The color of this wine will typically change as it ages: starting out as purple when first bottled, ruby colored at four or five years old, and then gradually it becomes a shade of garnet. A spectacular food pairing wine.
Since 1999, Frog’s Tooth Vineyards and Winery has been growing, crafting, pouring, and sharing our hand crafted small batch wines from the Sierra Foothills. What we don’t grow on our beautiful 10 acre vineyard in Copperopolis CA, we source from other local growers who share our passion.
From our inviting tasting room and patio, a short walk from Main Street in Murphys, we have been pouring our wines since 2007. Our winemaker Will SavoieHoule has brought a new youthful passion to crafting delicious wines. Each and every varietal is painstakingly hand sorted to ensure only the best fruit makes it into our award winning wines.
Will’s passion for bringing out the best that our fruit has to offer is contagious. We encourage you to come by our tasting room and enjoy a glass on our patio or join us for one of our club member parties at our Vineyard.
Every sip of our wines is a true taste of the Sierra Foothills!
First - This is a young wine, significantly more so than the other 2016 Cali Sangiovese examples I’ve had recently (Benessere and Pedroncelli) and to really bring out its strengths it will need to either be laid down for awhile, or spend a few hours in a decanter.
We drink our reds warm, so after it arrived Thursday afternoon, it went into the wine fridge to be chilled to a balmy 64F. Popped it Saturday evening and left it to sit for an hour before pouring, and then for another half an hour in the glass before trying it. I’d give the tasting notes, but really it suffices to say that it wasn’t ready, so put a stopper in and left it for another go on Sunday.
Sunday evening, tried a taste and it wasn’t noticeably different, so the rest of the bottle went in the decanter for two and a half hours or so. That, and a bit of time in the glass made all the difference.
The alcohol is fairly high at 15.3% ABV, and it’s noticeable in all phases, though it moved from overpowering in the first tasting to a consistently present undertone in the final tasting.
The nose has pronounced cherry, and I got some leather, my wife got some earthy notes.
In the middle the cherry notes dominate. I also got a bit of plum and a tiny hint of vanilla. Acidity is on the high side, though it dropped a bit after the decanting. It’s tannic, and the tannins are still firm and well structured and give it a substantial drying finish. The body is full and robust.
Ultimately, it was a really nice, straight-forward wine, balanced and full bodied, not a lot of complexity but a cherry central theme very much in keeping with the style of a California Sangiovese.
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2016 - Frog’s Tooth Sangiovese - $60 = 23.06%
Thanks everyone for responding. We have been getting this fruit for 4 years from Matagrano Vineyards El Dorado county. Great food pairing wine nice acidity. We also make a Brunello that we call Sangiovese Reserve.
Will our young winemaker grew up locally and at 19 did a two week internship at a vineyard. Now at 30 and making our wines since 2014… really has set a high mark. No UC Davis formal ed… just solid hard work and a great palette. Received 94 pts and 99 pts on two wines this competition season! Yay… a proud owners
I totally agree, loved the PS and the label is great! Would be buying this but the wallet is shrinking to the point where I can’t even pay attention, lol!
Tasting Notes
Fleshy fruit taste with soft characters of tart cherry, anise, strawberry, red currents, nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon.
Vintage and Winemaker Notes
The color of this wine will typically change as it ages: starting out as purple when first bottled, ruby colored at four or five years old, and then gradually it becomes a shade of garnet. A spectacular food pairing wine.
Specifications
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Price Comparison
$487.07/case at Frog’s Tooth (including shipping)
About The Winery
Winery: Frog’s Tooth Vineyards and Winery
Location: Murphys,CA
Since 1999, Frog’s Tooth Vineyards and Winery has been growing, crafting, pouring, and sharing our hand crafted small batch wines from the Sierra Foothills. What we don’t grow on our beautiful 10 acre vineyard in Copperopolis CA, we source from other local growers who share our passion.
From our inviting tasting room and patio, a short walk from Main Street in Murphys, we have been pouring our wines since 2007. Our winemaker Will SavoieHoule has brought a new youthful passion to crafting delicious wines. Each and every varietal is painstakingly hand sorted to ensure only the best fruit makes it into our award winning wines.
Will’s passion for bringing out the best that our fruit has to offer is contagious. We encourage you to come by our tasting room and enjoy a glass on our patio or join us for one of our club member parties at our Vineyard.
Every sip of our wines is a true taste of the Sierra Foothills!
Available States
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Estimated Delivery
Thursday, August 8th - Monday, August 12th
Frog’s Tooth Sangiovese
3 bottles for $64.99 $21.66/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $199.99 $16.67/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2016 Frog’s Tooth Sangiovese
First - This is a young wine, significantly more so than the other 2016 Cali Sangiovese examples I’ve had recently (Benessere and Pedroncelli) and to really bring out its strengths it will need to either be laid down for awhile, or spend a few hours in a decanter.
We drink our reds warm, so after it arrived Thursday afternoon, it went into the wine fridge to be chilled to a balmy 64F. Popped it Saturday evening and left it to sit for an hour before pouring, and then for another half an hour in the glass before trying it. I’d give the tasting notes, but really it suffices to say that it wasn’t ready, so put a stopper in and left it for another go on Sunday.
Sunday evening, tried a taste and it wasn’t noticeably different, so the rest of the bottle went in the decanter for two and a half hours or so. That, and a bit of time in the glass made all the difference.
The alcohol is fairly high at 15.3% ABV, and it’s noticeable in all phases, though it moved from overpowering in the first tasting to a consistently present undertone in the final tasting.
The nose has pronounced cherry, and I got some leather, my wife got some earthy notes.
In the middle the cherry notes dominate. I also got a bit of plum and a tiny hint of vanilla. Acidity is on the high side, though it dropped a bit after the decanting. It’s tannic, and the tannins are still firm and well structured and give it a substantial drying finish. The body is full and robust.
Ultimately, it was a really nice, straight-forward wine, balanced and full bodied, not a lot of complexity but a cherry central theme very much in keeping with the style of a California Sangiovese.
@xandersherry well done!
@Winedavid49 Thank you! It was my pleasure.
@Winedavid49 @xandersherry
nice pics as well, and appreciate the comparison to the other sangio’s we’ve had.
@xandersherry Thanks!
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2016 - Frog’s Tooth Sangiovese - $60 = 23.06%
Silver medal 2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, Sangiovese $30 and over.
Gold medal 2019 Calaveras County Fair Professional Wine Results
Gold medal 38th Sierra Foothill Wine Competition
fwiw
A recent blog article on Frog’s Tooth Winery - https://californiawinesandwineries.com/2019/07/11/frogs-tooth-vineyards-a-big-jump/.
I have a note in to Larry and hopefully he will swing by the discussion board this afternoon.
Thanks everyone for responding. We have been getting this fruit for 4 years from Matagrano Vineyards El Dorado county. Great food pairing wine nice acidity. We also make a Brunello that we call Sangiovese Reserve.
Will our young winemaker grew up locally and at 19 did a two week internship at a vineyard. Now at 30 and making our wines since 2014… really has set a high mark. No UC Davis formal ed… just solid hard work and a great palette. Received 94 pts and 99 pts on two wines this competition season! Yay… a proud owners
@Frogstooth Your Petite Syrah is one of our favorite wines we have bought on Casemates.
I totally agree, loved the PS and the label is great! Would be buying this but the wallet is shrinking to the point where I can’t even pay attention, lol!
Nice to see a neighbor Calaveras County winery here on Casemates! Go Frogs!