St. Laurent (grape)

St. Laurent
Grape (Vitis)
St. Laurent in Viala & Vermorel
Color of berry skinNoir
SpeciesVitis vinifera
Also calledsee list
OriginAustria
VIVC number10470

St. Laurent (also Saint Laurent, or Sankt Laurent in German) is a highly aromatic dark-skinned wine grape variety grown in cool climate regions of central Europe, mainly Austria and the Czech Republic.[1] Its origin is uncertain, but the long-held belief that it is related to Pinot noir has been confirmed by DNA analysis, which shows it is an offspring of Pinot noir and a second parent, possibly Savagnin.[2][3] [4]

St. Laurent is the second-most widely planted red grape variety in the Czechia, grown in all wine subregions in both Moravia and Bohemia. It comprises approximately 6% of total vineyards, or 1,053 hectares (2,600 acres).[5]

In Austria, St. Laurent is the third most popular red grape variety and is primarily grown in Lower Austria and Burgenland. In 2008, Austrian plantations stood at 794 hectares (1,960 acres), and have expanded in the 2000s as a part of general red wine trend in Austria, after having declined somewhat during the 1990s.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Saint-Laurent - Black Grape Variety". Wine-Searcher. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. ^ "St. Laurent, Austria's Rare, Red, Wine Grape Treasure". The Wine Cellar Insider. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. ^ Maker, Meg (2 May 2021). "Once and Future St. Laurent". Trink Magazine. Retrieved 2 October 2023. 02/05/2021
  4. ^ Robinson & Harding 2015, p. 638–9, St-Laurent.
  5. ^ "Hlavní modré odrůdy". www.vinarskecentrum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  6. ^ Österreich Wein: St. Laurent, accessed on November 9, 2009 (in German)
  7. ^ Österreich Wein: Dokumentation 2009 - Aufbau Weinland Österreich - Teil 1, p. 40 (in German)