St.

Laurent
Barrique 2006
Ageing in small oak casks lends the St. Laurent Barrique 2006
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 ma-
turation potential, characterise this full-bodied and multifaceted
wine.

Our oenologist Christian Schmidt on the St. Laurent Barrique

2006: »Ageing in oak casks requires a lot of time, know-how and
fine tuning. But here we see just how well the St. Laurent does
in small wooden casks: the potential of this variety unfolds in a
wonderful diversity of aromas.«

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.

collection TERROIR Wine details Vinification

What makes our Winegrowing Region: Alcohol: Harvest Date:

single-vineyard wines stand Tattendorf, Thermenregion, 13.5% vol. October 2006
out is the particular choice Lower Austria
of hand-picked grapes. The Residual Sugar: Skin Contact:
wine is made from grapes Single-Vineyard: 1 g/l 4 weeks
grown in individual vine- Stiftsbreite
yards with a long tradition, Acidity: Ageing:
and the Klosterneuburg Soil Type: 4,9 g/l 18 months in small wooden
Monastery Wine Estate has Alluvial gravel soil with cask
been cultivating some of the brown earth Serving Temperature:
individual sites for centuries. 16 °C Bottling Date:
A highly selective and target- Elevation: September 2008
ed harvest ensures the ripest 220 meters Peak Drinking/Maturation
of grapes, while the process Potential: Ideal maturity
of ageing the wines – done after 2–3 years of storage;
partly in small wooden casks storage potential 10–12
– guarantees that they can years.
be stored for several years
while maintaining their high Food Pairing:
quality. Grilled beef, wild boar, veni-
son and wild duck.

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