St. Laurent (also Saint Laurent, or Sankt Laurent in German) is a highly aromatic dark-skinned

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variety grown in cool climate regions of central Europe, mainly

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and the

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. Its origin is uncertain, but the long-held belief that it is related to

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has been confirmed by DNA analysis, which shows it is an offspring of Pinot noir and a second parent, possibly Savagnin. St. Laurent is the second-most widely planted red grape variety in the Czechia, grown in all wine subregions in both

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and

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. It comprises approximately 6% of total vineyards, or . In

, St. Laurent is the third most popular red grape variety and is primarily grown in

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and

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. In 2008, Austrian plantations stood at , and have expanded in the 2000s as a part of general red wine trend in Austria, after having declined somewhat during the 1990s.

Offspring

* Zweigelt was created in 1922 by Fritz Zweigelt by crossing

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and St. Laurent. * André was bred in 1960 by J. Horák by crossing St. Laurent and Blaufränkisch, and entered into the Czech State Register of Grape Varieties in 1980.Wine of Czech Republic: Wine Varieties
, accessed on June 30, 2011 * Neronet is (St. Laurent x Blauer Portugieser) x (

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), where Alicante Bouschet x Cabernet Sauvignon was given the name Alibernet. *

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is Zarya Severa x St. Laurent. It was initially labelled Gm 6494-5, as it was number 5 in a series of similar crosses. Other members of the Gm 6494 population were used to create Bronner,

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, Cabernet Carbon,

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and Souvignier gris.

Synonyms

St. Laurent is known under the following synonyms:Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Saint Laurent
, accessed on November 9, 2009 Blauer Saint Laurent, Chvartser, Laourentstraoube, Laurenzitraube, Laurenztraube, Lorentstraube, Lorenztraube, Lovrenac Crni, Lovrijenac, Lovrijenac Crni, Saint Laurent noir, Saint Lorentz, Sankt Laurent, Sankt Lorenztraube, Sant Lorentz, Schwarzer, Schwarzer Lorenztraube, Sent Laourent, Sent Lovrenka, Sentlovrenka, Shentlovrenka, Shvartser, St. Laurent, Svati Vavrinetz, Svatovavřinecké, Svatovavrinetske, Svatovavrinetzke, Svätovavrinecké, Svaty Vavrinec, Szent Lőrinc, Szent Lőrinczi, Szent Loerine, Szentlőrinc, Vavrinak

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