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Domaine des Ardoisières - IGP Vin des Allobroges Schiste 2021

Savoie

White

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Drink or Keep

15,5/20

RVF

(2020 Vintage ratings)
roussanne
jacquère
elegant
purity
ceviche
biodynamics

Schiste is an expressive white by nature, fine and mineral, with delicate fruity and floral notes and a subtle mineral nuance. Round and full-bodied on the palate, this is a fine, fruity wine with great elegance. Excellent as an aperitif or with shellfish, for example... This is a wine that needs time. It will express itself wonderfully after aeration, or even a day or more after opening. - Limited quantities available.

Features

Estate

Domaine des Ardoisières

Cuvée

Schiste

Vintage

2021

Designation

IGP Vin des Allobroges - Coteau de Cevins

Region

Savoie

Grape varieties

40% Jacquère, 30% Roussane, 20% Malvoisie, 10% Mondeuse Blanche

Terroirs

Schistose mica, poor, shallow sandy loam soil, terraced vineyards with southern exposure

Viticulture

Biodynamic farming

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

100% in barrels, fermented with indigenous yeasts

Breeding

12 months

Alcohol content

12%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale yellow, clear and bright

Nose

Expressive, fine and mineral, with delicate fruity and floral notes and a mineral nuance.

Mouth

Round and full-bodied, a fine, fruity wine with great elegance.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Open

Decant or aerate in advance to allow the wine to express all its purity and elegance.

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif, with shellfish, fish or cheese...

Domain des Ardoisières

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IGP Vin des Allobroges

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Launched in 1998 under the impetus of Michel Grisard, this estate has brought two hillsides back into production. The crazy project involved 450 parcels and 250 families. All were organic and produced under the IGP vin-des-Allobroges label, failing to gain the support of the Savoie appellation. Today, the 18 hectares managed by Brice Omont, who has just taken over a further six hectares in Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte and Apremont, constitute a benchmark estate for the region. The wines are among the most expensive.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated 15.5/20 (Vintage 2020) (Good wine)

Domaine rated (2024 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

The domaine was born of Michel Grisard's 1998 replanting of the Cevins hillside, 6 hectares of terraced micaschist between Albertville and Moutiers. Brice Omont, an agricultural engineer from the Champagne region, arrived in 2003 to assist Michel Grisard, and since 2008 has been at the helm of the 16-hectare estate. Biodynamic viticulture is heroic here (slopes can reach 70%), yields are very low, and the wines are mainly made from grape varieties that have been combined and blended. The results are often admirable: the wines show great finesse and originality, and become even more distinctive with age. It's important to be aware that ageing sometimes has a major impact on the expression of young wines when they are first opened, as aeration frees up their expression. Améthyste complements Persian with Mondeuse; the Argile cuvées (from the Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy hillside) combine Jacquère, Chardonnay and Mondeuse blanche in the white, and Gamay, Mondeuse and Persian in the red; Schiste is composed of Jacquère, Mondeuse blanche, Roussanne and Pinot Gris. Only Quartz is a single varietal, made from altesse. If ever there was a domain emblematic of Savoy's qualitative revival and its ambition, this is it.

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