Verdelho was a new white varietal for me. All it took was the owner to go on a river cruise to Portugal where it was featured on board. Never experienced before, I sent him to the store to find some samples for me… then we sat down to determine the direction to take.
I knew that it had to be a full cluster pressed after hand sorting. The resulting juice had a very lemon, citrus nose. We decided to do stainless steel aging and then finish the wine to give smoothness and a bit of color to the resulting wine.
Using ML to further soften the finish I think that we have achieved our goal of a crisp, dry white.
Specs
Vintage: 2020
Varietal: Verdelho
Appellation: Sierra Foothills
Bottling Date: May 2021
Alcohol: 15%
What’s Included
4-bottles:
4x 2020 Frog’s Tooth Verdelho, Sierra Foothills Case:
Since 1999, Frog’s Tooth Vineyards and Winery have 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
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2020 Frog’s Tooth Verdelho - $40 = 24.23%
Hey everyone, labrat here. When I received the bottle I first noticed the darker color, then the fairly high ABV and assumed this would be a pretty big wine! I made a dinner I hoped could stand up to it - basil turkey burgers, potatoes in chorizo, and lemony sauteed kale with fennel.
Right out of the fridge I got green apple, some ripe melon, and maybe pineapple on the nose.
I loved the texture of the wine, nice medium body and very silky. It also had good acidity, it never felt flabby even as the glasses warmed to room temperature. I thought it stood up well to all the food, this would be a versatile wine to have on hand for pairings.
One thing to mention - I drink about 50/50 reds and whites, and I really liked this wine. It was complex and I didn’t really find any flaws. My partner only drinks white wine and didn’t care for this one, she thought the alcohol was pretty apparent. We both also thought there was a little oak on the palate, that must be the MLF tricking us!
Thanks for letting me try this one! And thanks for the glass, I broke my other two
2020 Frog’s Tooth Verdelho, Sierra Foothills
From the Winemaker:
Specs
What’s Included
4-bottles:
Case:
Price Comparison
$264.00/Case for 12x 2020 Frog’s Tooth Verdelho, Sierra Foothills at Frog’s Tooth Winery
About The Winery
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Aug 7 - Wednesday, Aug 9
2020 Frog’s Tooth Verdelho
4 bottles for $54.99 $13.75/bottle + $2/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $124.99 $10.42/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
Wow, not used to seeing alcohol this high on a white. Intrigued though.
Had me at 15
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: tax and shipping are not included in savings calculations).
2020 Frog’s Tooth Verdelho - $40 = 24.23%
Had too….
/giphy thankful-obscene-property
Where are the rats? I am mostly a red drinker-but this interests me.
I mostly lurk looking for meads or rose’s (darn you NJ for not being eligible for sparkling shipping).
The Frog’s Tooth Rose they sold a while back was pretty good. Not a guarantee this will be, but at least they don’t have a bad track record.
Hey everyone, labrat here. When I received the bottle I first noticed the darker color, then the fairly high ABV and assumed this would be a pretty big wine! I made a dinner I hoped could stand up to it - basil turkey burgers, potatoes in chorizo, and lemony sauteed kale with fennel.
Right out of the fridge I got green apple, some ripe melon, and maybe pineapple on the nose.
I loved the texture of the wine, nice medium body and very silky. It also had good acidity, it never felt flabby even as the glasses warmed to room temperature. I thought it stood up well to all the food, this would be a versatile wine to have on hand for pairings.
One thing to mention - I drink about 50/50 reds and whites, and I really liked this wine. It was complex and I didn’t really find any flaws. My partner only drinks white wine and didn’t care for this one, she thought the alcohol was pretty apparent. We both also thought there was a little oak on the palate, that must be the MLF tricking us!
Thanks for letting me try this one! And thanks for the glass, I broke my other two
/giphy roll the dice
In for 4, 15% white ?!?
/giphy resourceful-restricted-rest
