Michelangelo International Wine Awards 2003 - Double Gold
Colour: Deep ruby hues dominate the mulberry-coloured blend.
Bouquet: An immediate waft of fine oak aromas: clean cedar and sweet vanilla, followed by a rush of ripe, dark berry fruit in profusion, together with hints of mint and chocolate – a glorious promise of delights to come!
Taste: Smooth, silky entry onto the palate, with all the hallmarks of a great wine: balance and harmony within its very elegant structure. Generous cassis and mulberry fruits against a background of ripe tannins which has been carefully woven into the fabric of the blend – after bottle maturation of more than two years. Beautifully proportioned and tightly, neatly packed to provide great drinking pleasure.
Serve with simply cooked, top quality red meat from beef and lamb with a few wild mushrooms on the side, to venison steaks with crushed pink peppercorns. Try with a medium to rare Chateaubriand or Entrecôte, but also enjoy it with gulash or barbecued rumpsteak. If the Laurentius is served with meat in a sauce, care should be taken not to use too much of the heavily aromatic spices.