Domaine des Ardoisières - IGP Vin des Allobroges Schiste 2022
Savoie
White
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92/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
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92/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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... A cuvée that needs time to develop, but which will express itself wonderfully after aeration.
Features
Estate
Domaine des Ardoisières
Cuvée
Schiste
Vintage
2022
Designation
IGP Vin des Allobroges - Coteau de Cevins
Region
Savoie
Grape varieties
40% Jacquère, 30% Roussane, 20% Malvoisie, 10% Mondeuse Blanche
Terroirs
Schistose and schistose mica soils, sandy loam, poor and shallow, south-facing terraced vineyards.
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
100% in barrels, fermented with indigenous yeasts
Breeding
12 months in barrels
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
Enjoy as an aperitif, with shellfish, fish or cheese...
Domain des Ardoisières
IGP Vin des Allobroges
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 92/100 (Vintage 2021)
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
Rated (guide 2024) 92/100 Coup de Cœur (Vintage 2021)
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.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
on 2 reviews
Note and review by M. CARON V. Published on 19/04/2024
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Note and review by M. FRANCOIS J. Published on 07/02/2024
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