Strohmeier

Lestoa 2007

Name: Lestoa 2007
Brand: Strohmeier
SKU: ATSTROHMBWLEST07
Price: 44.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

A wine that shows the humble beginnings of the Strohmeier's journey making zero intervention wines. It's a remarkable hallmark for what they stand for - made from the hyper local Blauer Wildbacher grape, from their vineyard in Lestein, next to their house. For those saying Rosé wine is not worthy of aging, think again.

The Facts:

Farming: Biodynamic

Region: Styria, Austria

Vintage: 2007

Grapes: Blauer Wildbacher

Colour: Red

ABV: 12.5%

Size: 75 cL

Variants

£44.00

About

Strohmeier

It was 35°C and about 120% humidity on the day we visited Christine and Franz Strohmeier last year in August. Walking in the lush vineyards on steep hills felt like hiking a subtropical rainforest in Thailand, but it was actually just another summer day in this part of West Styria. They say it takes a special place to make a special wine – for Strohmeier's ethereal wines, the secret ingredients must include an abundance of sun and about 1,000mm of annual rainfall ...