The 2004 Frog's Leap Merlot was near textbook in every aspect. Normal winter rainfall, perfect bud break, even flowering, predictable showers during set, a June swoon, then slow, even ripening right up to the start of the even-paced harvest. After the more extreme conditions of the three previous vintages, growers and winemakers kept waiting for the 'other shoe to drop.' In the end, the other shoe was a picture perfect, classic Napa Valley vintage.
This is a California Wine.