Franz Strohmeier, Lys-rød No. 36 Steiermark, Austria

Franz Strohmeier, Lys-rød No. 36 Steiermark, Austria

$40.00

The TLZ, Trauben, Leibe, und Zeit (Grapes, Love and Time) are Franz’s zero sulfur added wines.

Lys-rød means “light red” in Danish, in a nod to the special relationship that Franz has with its Danish importer and customers. The wine used to be called Schilcher, which is an established term for a Blauer Wildbacher rosé typical for the region. But the wine being a bit different, freer than what the local people would expect, the Strohmeiers decided for a name change: “We heard so much of ‘your wine doesn’t taste like Schilcher’ that we decided OK, let’s not call it Schilcher then,” Christine laughs. Problem solved.

Vineyard: Lestein, plot close to Franz’s cellar with gneiss and a high content of iron and silica. Planted in the 1980s by winemaker’s father, minimally pruned. 

Varieties (no. 36): 70% Blauer Wildbacher, 30% Zweigelt

Vinification Method (no. 36): Hand-harvested grapes are destemmed and macerated with skins for 6 hours. The wine is pressed to used wooden casks where spontaneous primary fermentation and malolactic fermentation occur. This wine is a blend of two vintages: a small part of the 2024 vintage goes in with 18 months of barrel aging, and the 2025 vintage with 6 months. Unfined, unfiltered, zero added sulfur.

Personality: Rosé as fruity as it gets! Red berries, tangy spice, beautiful acidity. Experience just as refreshing as walking with Franz through this beautiful vineyard on a crisp winter morning.

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