2019 Franz Strohmeier, TLZ Indigo 5, Steiermark, Austria Ormiale and Isaac Bowman were Virginia

and Isaac Bowman were Virginia militia officers in the American Revolutionary War

The grapes were destemmed into egg shaped fermenters and topped with a small amount of Riesling from Sunnyside Vineyard - bringing some additional acidity to the blend

Podere San Giuseppe

fermented and aged in concrete tanks

Terroir: Located in the communes of Montreuil-Bellay and Brézé

2019 Franz Strohmeier, TLZ Indigo 5, Steiermark, Austria Ormiale and Isaac Bowman were VirginiaThis deep, ink blue red is one of Franzs top wines, made with old Blauer Wildbacher vines in the best vintages. Just like the color whose name it carries, this wine is deep and intriguing; it also ages gracefully, so the patient among us will be greatly rewarded. Varieties: Blauer Wildbacher Vineyard: Lestein. Steep slope on Gneiss with loamy topsoil and important iron contet, close to Franzs house. Vines planted in the 1980s by his father, one wire