The Winery Frog's Leap of Rutherford of California

Winery Frog's Leap
The winery offers 34 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 104 of the estates of California.
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Frog's Leap is one of the best wineries to follow in Rutherford.. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Frog's Leap wines

Looking for the best Winery Frog's Leap wines in Rutherford among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Frog's Leap wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Frog's Leap wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Frog's Leap

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Frog's Leap

How Winery Frog's Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or moroccan veal tagine from hanane.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Frog's Leap

On the nose the red wine of Winery Frog's Leap. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tree fruit or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of green bell pepper, cigar box or bramble. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Frog's Leap. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Frog's Leap

  • 1996With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.37/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.28/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Frog's Leap.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Zinfandel
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petite Sirah
  • Carignan

Discovering the wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.

In the mouth of Rutherford is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Rutherford, producing 544 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Rutherford go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top white wines of Winery Frog's Leap

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Frog's Leap

How Winery Frog's Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of ham and cheese omelette, salmon blanquette or quiche without eggs.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Frog's Leap

On the nose the white wine of Winery Frog's Leap. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Frog's Leap. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Frog's Leap

  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Frog's Leap.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chenin Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.

The top pink wines of Winery Frog's Leap

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Frog's Leap

How Winery Frog's Leap wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of cabri en colombo with creole sauce, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Frog's Leap

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Frog's Leap. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Frog's Leap

  • 1996With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Frog's Leap.

  • Valdiguie
  • Charbono
  • Riesling
  • Zinfandel
  • Carignan

The word of the wine: Blanc de noirs (champagne)

Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Frog's Leap

Planning a wine route in the of Rutherford? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Frog's Leap.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Frog's Leap and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Blanc de noirs (champagne)

Champagne made from black grapes (pinot noir and/or meunier) only.