Description
Stift Kloster Neuburg St. Laurent Red
Since its foundation in 1114, Klosterneuburg monastery has been making wine and 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.
This wine is grown at selected sites in Klosterneuburg, Vienna, Gumpoldskirchen and Tattendorf, four wine-growing towns with different terroirs. This unique selection of terroirs allows each varietal cultivated to be grown unter the condition that are ideal for it.
Our village wines exhibit well defined varietal fruit and character. They reflect their place of origin with elegance and grace. The grapes used to make them come from our various vineyards, but always from a single wine-growing location. The village wine collection represents Austrian wine culture in its most uncomplicated, enjoyable form.
The St. Laurent variety, which comes from France and belongs to the Burgundy family, requires a warm and none-too-moist growing environment, since it is particularly vulnerable to frost. The early-ripening St. Laurent grape enjoys ideal conditions on the alluvial gravel soil of the vineyards worked by the Stift Klosterneuburg Wine Estate in Tattendorf.
The Stift Klosterneuburg Wine Estate St. Laurent classic benefits from exposure to powerful sunlight and ideal soil conditions. Colored deep ruby red and with an aroma subtly reminiscent of fully ripened sour cherries, it presents itself to the palate as consumately homogenous, fruity and juicy.
Stift Kloster Neuburg St. Laurent Red Notes To Your Senses:
- APPEARANCE: Deep ruby red
- AROMA: subtly reminiscent of fully ripened sour cherries
- TASTE: Red fruit, earthy qualities and pepper
- FINISH: Fruity and dry
- ABV: 13%
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