Farmstrong - 2015 Field Red (Carignan, Zinfandel, Syrah) - California This wine is barrel fermented

This wine is barrel fermented and aged in used French oak on the lees

but is also not the light

Must be expensive

and in the case of this wine

the civil war and dictatorship

Farmstrong - 2015 Field Red (Carignan, Zinfandel, Syrah) - California This wine is barrel fermentedWinemaker Faith Armstrong (farmstrong get it?) blended grapes from Mendocino, Contra Costa and Solano counties for this wine from three sustainably and dry farmed sites with the youngest vines being 65 years old. The sites all have large diurnal temperature shifts (cold nights and hot days) which allows the fruit to hang longer, adding complexity while keeping sugars and acidity in balance. To further add to the complexity of the wine she ferments in