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St. Laurent Reserve 2012

Thermenregion, Österreich
St. Laurent Reserve
Variety
St. Laurent
Quality
Qualitätswein

4 Awards

7/2015
Weinguide 2015/16
3
12/2014
Rotweinguide 2015
93
93 points
10/2014
Wein-Führer 2015
92
92 points
08/2014
Weinguide 2014/2015
91-93
91-93 points

Vine origins

  • Vineyard

    Stiftsbreite, Tattendorf

    Soil Type: Alluvial gravel soil with brown earth; Elevation: 220 meters

Analytical data

Alcohol
13,5% vol
Sugar
2,0 g/l, dry
Acid
5,0 g/l

Harvest

October 2012

Vinification

Skin Contact: 4 weeks; Ageing: 18 months in small wooden cask; Bottling Date: May 2014

Wine description

Ageing in small oak casks lends the St. Laurent Reserve from the Klosterneuburg Monastery Wine Estate its charming vanilla notes. Both the fine bouquet of forest berries and cherries and the elegant tannin structure, as well as an outstanding maturation potential, characterise this full-bodied and multifaceted wine.

Drink recommendations

Serving Temperature: 16 °C; Peak Drinking/Maturation Potential: Ideal maturity after 2–3 years of storage; storage potential 10–12 years.

Food pairings

Grilled beef, wild boar, venison and wild duck.

Other

On the variety and origins of this wine: Originally from France, the St. Laurent has by now become a classic among Austrian red wines. The St. Laurent requires warm, fertile areas, and the brown earth of Klosterneuburg Monastery’s vineyards in Tattendorf offer optimum conditions for quality ripening of the thick-skinned, dark blue grapes.

Other

Wine Estate of Klosterneuburg Monastery: Since its foundation in 1114 Klosterneuburg monastery has been growing wine and therefore is the oldest wine estate of Austria. With 108 Hectares of vineyards it is one of the country‘s largest and most renowned estates. The vineyards are situated in selected top locations in Klosterneuburg, Vienna, Gumpoldskirchen and Tattendorf. Since the year 2009 it is the first carbon neutral wine estate in Europe.

Other

What makes our single-vineyard wines stand out is the particular choice of hand-picked grapes. The wine is made from grapes grown in individual vine-yards with a long tradition, and the Klosterneuburg Monastery Wine Estate has been cultivating some of the individual sites for centuries. A highly selective and target-ed harvest ensures the ripest of grapes, while the process of ageing the wines – done partly in small wooden casks – guarantees that they can be stored for several years while maintaining their high quality.

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