NV Franz Strohmeier, TLZ 'Indigo No.3' Steiermark, Austria Monument Wine Company full of smoke

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marrying vibrant acidity of the Chardonnay juice with the richness of residual sugar (180–220g/l)

Then matured in large oak casks between 10-12 months

It has some grip and length from the gentle skin contact

NV Franz Strohmeier, TLZ 'Indigo No.3' Steiermark, Austria Monument Wine Company full of smokeThis 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