St Laurent 2016
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For the Saint in us all, Austrian’s St. Laurent is a highly aromatic dark-skinned grape variety. Like a Pinot with poise, a bit darker and more assertive. Think sweet, luscious, ripe dark cherries, blueberries, and lovely spices. Rich with a great backbone of soft tannins and acidity for a long life. Heaps of barrel and bottle age for a satiny, mouth-filling texture and long, elegant finish
Vintage 2016+
We picked this splendid, highly aromatic and early flowering but late ripening Austrian variety (one parent being Zweigelt, the being Blaufränkisch) at the beginning of April after a perfect summer season. We close-planted the St. Laurent at 8,000 plants per hectare which allows for one short cane and a tiny yield of 600g of grapes per vine only but for incredible sweet and succulent fruit.
Hans' Winemaking Comments+
'After an extended skin contact (cold maceration) of 21 days I let the must progress to a natural (wild yeast) fermentation. Then gently pressed and transferred in one new and one used French Barriques to let it progress to a natural malolactic fermentation. The wine matured under perfect condition in the barrel hall for a lengthy 24 months. No fining. No filtration. Natural goodness…'
Tasting Notes+
For the Saint in us all; beautiful aromas of sweet, luscious and ripe dark cherries and blueberries with a hint of spices. Rich but with a great backbone of ripe tannins and acidity for a long life. Mouth-filling and well structured with satin textures for a long elegant finish.
Technical Data +
| Variety | 100% St. Laurent |
| Rootstock | Riparia Gloire |
| Vine Planted | 2008 |
| Soil | Shallow (<45 cm) stony soil, well drained, developed from stony alluvium. Not one row shows the same soil type. Sand and gravel is broken up by clay-sand layers. |
| Planting Density | 8,000 vines/ha |
| Yield | 2t/ha |
| Alcohol | 13.5% |
| Residual Sugar | <1 g/l |
| Ageing Potential | 15 years |
| Bottles Produced | 756 |
Food Matching Suggestions+
This delicious and alluring wine goes with a wide array of most meats including wild game, comfort foods and any meat that is rich with fat and flavour profiles.