2023 Frog's Leap Winery Zinfandel Napa Valley 750 ml

Ridge. Ravenswood. Biale. Turley. 

There are only a few California icons who we can verily say have mastered Zinfandel—and Frog’s Leap, without a doubt, is one of them. It’s the epitome of Zinfandel elegance and grace—a benchmark classic that Robert Parker called “impossible to resist,” and a must-have for anyone who loves Napa Valley red wines.

Frog’s Leap dates back to 1981, when John Williams—less than a decade removed from helping craft the historic 1973 Stag’s Leap Cabernet—founded the winery along with Larry Turley. It’s now a fixture in the pantheon of Napa’s iconic labels, revered for its adherence to organic viticulture and dry-farming, renowned for delivering an astounding level of quality and value. 

This was made from grapes grown on dry farmed, organic vineyards in the prestigious St. Helena and Rutherford AVAs—areas that have, as of late, been replanted with more lucrative Cabernet Sauvignon. Fortunately, Frog’s Leap is still drawing top-flight Zin and Petite Sirah from its sacred soils, turning the varietals into wines of silky elegance and textured tannins.

Creating a Zin that’s famously restrained compared to brawnier California interpretations, Frog’s Leap’s aims for “a reflection of nature’s own modesty,” as WIlliams put it. Rooting his winemaking in a philosophy that emphasizes letting terroir shine through, Williams avoids over-extraction, relies on native yeast for fermentation, and didn’t use any new oak on this wine, delivering a wine full of bright fruit, lively acidity, and deep, earthy flavors.