The high quality St. Laurent variety belongs to the Pinot family, and the synonym Pinot St. Laurent suggests a pinot seedling. In the course of a more quality orientated thinking in recent years, the variety has experienced a revival in all wine-producing regions.
probably Niederösterreich, Austria
Natural Burgunder seedling
587.75 ha; 1.3% of the total area under vine
Red wine grape variety
Origin
Growth nurtured by Stift Klosterneuburg.
Parentage
Sankt Laurent was named after St. Lawrence’s Day – the 10th of August – the day on which the grapes begin to change colour.
Vineyard area
This autochthonous variety is found mainly in the Thermenregion and northern Burgenland. The total area under this variety increased significantly between 1999 and 2020.
Important ampelographic features
Important ampelographic features
Leaf
medium-sized, five lobes, undulated leaf margin
Grape cluster
medium-sized, densely berried, cylindrical, with secondary clusters; berries are oval and bluish black in colour
Vine growth over the course of the year
Ripening
Ripening
Significance & conditions
These vines are considered challenging to grow, which is why they have not always been popular. They need a good vineyard with soils in which they can root deeply. They are sensitive during the flowering period, easily harmed by late frosts and produce low, irregular yields.
Area under vine in Austria
(as a proportion of the variety’s total area)
Click on the wine origin in the list for a breakdown into more specific regions of origin.
Total area in Austria:
The Leithaberg and Neusiedlersee wine-growing regions overlap by almost 160 ha (Rieds Hausberg and Neuberg), according to the Austrian Wine Law. This means that the listed area under vine in Burgenland is 160 ha less than the actual total area across all wine-growing regions in Burgenland.
Characteristics of the wine
Characteristics of the wine
Sankt Laurent delivers dark, dense and fruity red wines with aromas of morello cherry. These wines are high quality and store well.
Link
Source varietal specifications: Höhere Bundeslehranstalt und Bundesamt für Wein- und Obstbau (Federal College and Federal Office for Viticulture, Oenology and Fruit Growing) in Klosterneuburg, “Austria’s Qualitätswein grape varieties and their clones“ („Österreichische Qualitätsweinrebsorten und deren Klone“), 2nd, reviewed edition, September 2015
Source area under vine: Calculation by Austrian Wine based on data from BML/IACS (as at 3 July 2024). Moving annual total (MAT) from July 2023 to July 2024.