Landscape
Saint-Laurent-du-Bois is a rural municipality with vineyards and some wooded areas on its outskirts. The wine-growing landscape includes well-exposed hillsides and slopes. Several winegrowers produce wines from the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur appellations; some also carry an organic certification.
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Culture
The Église Saint-Laurent is characterized by a bell tower with arcades, tall buttresses set at a 45-degree angle, a pointed-arch portal, and an 18th-century porch. The church also includes a 12th-century Romanesque chancel, which was remodeled to accommodate a Gothic window. By prior arrangement, the Église Saint-Laurent can be visited free of charge.
Wine
The family-owned Château Ballan Larquette estate covers 25 hectares and has specialized in winegrowing since the 1970s. By prior arrangement, visitors can take a tour and sample three wines there. The guided tasting includes white, red, rosé, clairet, and sweet wines.
Château la Tulipe is a family-owned estate in Maubastit in Saint-Laurent-du-Bois with just over 5 hectares of vineyards. The estate produces wine from the Bordeaux Supérieur appellation and takes its name from thousands-of-years-old yellow tulips on the estate, which originally came from Turkey. Tastings and sales are offered at the estate; visits are possible by prior arrangement.
Other places: Maubuisson, Lugon-Et-L'île-Du-Carnay, Margaux, Riocaud, Sablons, Noaillan, Saint-Michel-De-Lapujade, Léognan
