Weingut Felsner Sankt Laurent

WHY WE LOVE IT

• Weingut Felsner Sankt Laurent (Saint Laurent) Ried Thalland grows in calcereous soil.
• This vineyard “Thalland” was first mentioned in 1120 A.D., which rises gently from the Danube plain between Krems and Rohrendorf.
• The grapes come from the old vines (over 60 years) with a low yield, but of very high quality.
• Ideal serving temperature: 16° C.

Composition: 100% Sankt Laurent or Saint Laurent

Elaboration: Stored for 30 months, partly in new and used barriques.

Tasting Notes: Aroma of wild berries and ripe cherries. A very concentrated wine with a high extract density and a full-bodied taste. Juicy, fine fruit, delicately smoky aroma, characterful spiciness.

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PRODUCER BACKGROUND

Manfred Felsner cultivates 15 hectares of vineyards from some of the Kremstal wine region’s most expressive sites, all surrounding the picturesque villages of Rohrendorf and Gedersdorf.

Unusually old vineyard stock is what sets Felsner apart from their creative/indie Austrian peers – More than half of Felsner’s Gruner Veltliner parcels are classified as “old vine,” and most of these root 30+ feet deep, adding an extract and substance to finished wine that has to be experienced to be believed.

White wine vinification is undertaken using a minimalist philosophy with no more than 1.5 bar pressure (about as much as a good handshake), and red wines are fermented very traditionally in the family’s 450 year old gravity-flow cellar, mostly aging in large format Austrian casks.