Isaac M. Jordan, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857, was twenty years old when he became one of the founding members of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. 

He was an orator of first and 15th Grand Chapters.

Following his graduation from Miami, he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced law in Dayton, Ohio, and Cincinnati. 

An important part of his life's journey was set early on when he moved to Ohio with his family and met Benjamin Piatt Runkle, MIAMI (OHIO) 1857, who later described Jordan as a "playmate of my boyhood, a schoolmate, and a friend for the long and strenuous years of manhood... with boundless energy, lofty ambitions, gifted with untiring perseverance and the ability that made success a certainty." 

Jordan displayed his goal-oriented nature throughout his collegiate career, and it was no surprise that he went straight to law school and practiced as an attorney until he was elected in 1882 to the U.S. Congress. 

During a speech in 1884, he recalled the standards that the Founders declared would be used to evaluate a man’s worthiness for membership in Sigma Chi - now known as the Jordan Standard.

We introduce you to Founders Red - Isaac M. Jordan "High Ambition". Beautiful dark color from a concentrated vintage, this wine leads out with brooding dark fruit aromas of black cherry, blackberries and baking spices with some underlying clay earth and toasty oak. The palate dances with bright fruits that turn darker with time in this full-bodied wine, which is juicy and approachable now, but will also reveal other nuances with age, especially coming from a deep and heralded vintage.

Retail Price: $95.00 / 750 ml

1855 Club Member Price: $75.00 / 750 ml