Arrogant Frog
Cabernet Sauvignon Les Calades
Jean-Claude Mas, first-generation winemaker, fourth generation grape grower, and owner of Les Domaines Paul Mas, is a leader in fine winemaking in the Languedoc region of Southern France. Since taking the helm of the family winery in 2000, he has prioritized sourcing the highest quality grapes from twelve privately-owned estates and premier growers in the Languedoc to make wines of authenticity and refinement. Within just a few years of its launch, Arrogant Frog has become the mascot of all the estates. Jean-Claude has shown that with creativity, expertise, and humor, the wines of the Languedoc find eager drinkers across the globe. Château Arrogant Frog encompasses 20 hectares of vineyards in Grand Cru Limoux, 15 of which are organically farmed and five are certified Terra Vitis. Despite their Old World roots, Arrogant Frog wines will appeal to more New World palates with fresh, bright fruit and unique varietal character.
Tasting Notes
Let's be nerds: cocoa, tobacco, pepper tip and spicy vanilla. Round and full with crunchy tannins and smoky notes. Flavors of ripe fruit (cherry, blackcurrant, raspberry).
Cultivation
The soil is limestone and chalk with gravel and the vines are between 15 and 39 years old.
Vinification
The grapes are destemmed and then fermentation occurs at 26/28°C maximum. There are two pump overs per day during fermentation. 18 days post-fermentation maceration at 25°C, then malolactic fermentation.
Aging
20% of the blend was aged in one and two-year-old oak barrels for 4 months. The other 80% was aged for 4 months in stainless vats under temperature control and then bottled.
Press
2017:
91 points - James Suckling
APPELLATION
Pays d'Oc IGP
VARIETAL
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV
13.5%
ALTITUDE
100-150 meters
SOIL
Limestone and chalk with gravel
PHILOSOPHY
Sustainable
AVERAGE AGE
15-28 years