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Sankt Laurent

Sankt Laurent wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium-full
Origin
Austria
Top region
Burgenland
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Key regions
3
Pairings
4
Synonyms

Sankt Laurent is a red grape variety, with its roots in Niederösterreich and Burgenland, Austria.

The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to dark cherry, blackberry, smoke and spice.

It is planted most seriously in Burgenland, Pfalz and Czech Republic.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, medium vigour and a preference for cooler winegrowing regions.

On other labels it goes by Sankt Laurent, St. Laurent, Svatovavrinecke and Vavrinecke.

At the table it suits rheinischer sauerbraten, blackened pork with apple sauce and barbecued beef ribs with caramelized onions.

The structure.

Body
Medium-full
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
dark cherryblackberrysmokespice
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Rheinischer Sauerbraten
02 Blackened pork with apple sauce
03 Barbecued beef ribs with caramelized onions

Also labelled.

Sankt Laurent, St. Laurent, Svatovavrinecke, Vavrinecke.

Bottles to look for.

  • Claus Preisinger Ancestral Sparkling, Burgenland, Austria
  • Cruse Wine Co. Sparkling St. Laurent Petillant Naturel, Carneros, USA
  • Rosi Schuster St. Laurent Klassik, Burgenland, Austria
  • Rosi Schuster Zagersdorf St. Laurent, Burgenland, Austria
  • Weinbau Erich Sattler Reserve St. Laurent, Burgenland, Austria
  • Weinbau Erich Sattler St. Laurent, Burgenland, Austria
  • Weingut Borell Diehl St. Laurent Rose Trocken, Pfalz, Germany
  • Weingut Brigitte & Gerhard Pittnauer 'Alte Reben' St. Laurent, Burgenland, Austria

Sankt Laurent: common questions

01.
What does Sankt Laurent taste like?
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Sankt Laurent tastes of dark cherry, blackberry, smoke and spice. The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Sankt Laurent from?
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Sankt Laurent originates in Niederösterreich and Burgenland, Austria.
03.
Where is Sankt Laurent grown?
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The key regions for Sankt Laurent are Burgenland, Pfalz and Czech Republic.
04.
What food pairs with Sankt Laurent?
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Pour it with rheinischer sauerbraten, blackened pork with apple sauce and barbecued beef ribs with caramelized onions.
05.
What else is Sankt Laurent called?
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Sankt Laurent is also labelled Sankt Laurent, St. Laurent, Svatovavrinecke and Vavrinecke.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Austria.

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