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Frog's Leap Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Rutherford, Napa Valley, California, United States

Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 3

Price: $83.95

Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 13.8%

Drink: 2015-2021

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Frog's Leap

Greg Hughes rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

This producer is a solid bet for classically styled Californian wine. That goes for their Merlot as well as their Cab. 2013 was a solid vintage across California, though the winemakers, almost unanimously, see 2014 as even better.
This wine has a nice, deep ruby colouration, with some bricking colour change at the rim.
The aromas are great, but are much more composed after breathing about 20 minutes. Initially, the aromas have a smattering of brooding oakiness that gives way to the fruit after aerating. Lots of dark berry and cherry. Dark chocolate, vanilla, pecan.
It has loads of blackberry and cherry, with a subtle vanilla/mocha accent peeking through. Cocoa dust, vanilla bean, espresso, blackberry jam, ripe cherry, and some rocky minerality. Lively acids add freshness and showcase the structure of the wine. It is full bodied, but alcohol was impressively limited to 13.8% - it has great balance. This is not your bombastic style of Napa Cab.
This wine is impressive and it's one to discuss with other wine nerds. Paired with beef tartare, it was fantastic. It would sing with most red meat, but an ideal pairing would be mushroom and lamb moussaka.
Fun fact about Frog's Leap wine: vigneron John Williams puts "open other end" on the bottom left corner of the back label... Just in case you're half in the bag and fumbling with you corkscrew.

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