St. Laurent S
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, venison stew, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
Weingut Bernhart's St. Laurent 'S' represents a masterful expression of a grape variety with deep historical roots in Central Europe. Named after Saint Lawrence's Day on August 10th—the traditional date when the berries begin to turn color—St. Laurent thrives in the unique cross-border terroir of Schweigen. Grown on limestone-rich 'Kalkmergel' soils that straddle the German-French border, the vines benefit from a warm microclimate tempered by cool breezes from the nearby Vosges Mountains. The 'S' designation signifies a premium selection of the estate's finest fruit. Bernhart crafts this wine using traditional skin fermentation followed by patient aging in French oak barriques, resulting in a deeply colored, velvety red that marries dark forest berry fruit with a complex, mineral-driven structure.
🍾 About the Producer
Located in Schweigen-Rechtenbach at the southernmost tip of the Pfalz along the French border, Weingut Bernhart is a distinguished family-run estate renowned for bridging German and Alsatian viticultural traditions. Led by Gerd Bernhart, a member of the prestigious VDP since 2004, the estate crafts expressive, site-transparent wines from venerable cross-border sites like the Schweigener Sonnenberg. The winery is celebrated for its deep limestone-rich terroirs, which yield extraordinarily mineral, complex, and age-worthy Burgundian varieties—notably refined Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, and Chardonnay—alongside tension-filled, crystalline dry Rieslings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
St. Laurent