2017 Andert Sankt Laurent
Neusiedlersee, Austria
2017
St. Laurent
Continental (hot summers & cold winters)
Loess and loam
3 years in barrel
11.8%
1.1 g/l
7.3 g/l
Notes & Pairings
This is something that Erich and Michael have made perhaps 6-7 times in the past 15 years. It’s notoriously difficult to grow and laborious in the cellar as well. Most of the time it’s blended away or bottled in super small quantities for private buyers and single restaurants. It was never really considered viable for export. The 2017 had intense (even for white wine) acidity and ended up spending 3 years in barrel in order to come together. People often refer to Sankt Laurent as the savage sibling of Pinot Noir, but that doesn’t really apply here. At first this almost feels like a red white co-ferment in terms of weight and brightness, but then has the texture and ripeness of a red with the benefit of five years of age. In other words, this isn’t in the trying to be Pinot Noir category.
