Domaine des Ardoisières - Vin des Allobroges Schiste 2024
91/100
RVF
"An almost ethereal feel"
Schiste is an expressive white by nature—delicate and mineral, with delicate fruity and floral notes and a very subtle mineral nuance. Round and full-bodied on the palate, it is a refined and fruity wine with great elegance. Excellent as an aperitif or paired with shellfish, for example… A wine that needs time to open up and will express itself beautifully after being allowed to breathe. • Please note: limited quantities available.
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Eye
Pale yellow in color, clear and bright
Nose
Expressive, refined, and mineral, with delicate fruity and floral notes and a hint of minerality
Palate
Round and full-bodied, a refined and fruity wine with great elegance
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
Decant or let it breathe in advance so that the wine can fully express its purity and elegance
Drink before
2032
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy as an aperitif, with shellfish, fish, cheese...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2024 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)
About the estate:
This estate, launched in 1998 under the leadership of Michel Grisard, brought two hillsides back into production. The ambitious project brought together 450 plots and 250 families. All production is organic and bears the “Vin-des-Allobroges” IGP designation, as the estate was unable to secure support from the Savoie appellation. Today, the 18 hectares managed by Brice Omont—who has just acquired an additional six hectares in Saint-Jean-de-la-Porte and Apremont—have become 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
Wine rated (2025 guide) 91/100 (2022 vintage)
Rated Estate (2024 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)
About the estate:
The estate was born out of the replanting project undertaken in 1998 by Michel Grisard on the Cevins hillside—6 hectares of terraced mica schist vineyards between Albertville and Moutiers. Brice Omont, an agricultural engineer from Champagne, joined the estate in 2003 to assist Grisard. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the project and has been at the helm of the estate—which now spans 16 hectares—since 2008. Biodynamic viticulture here is a heroic undertaking (slopes can reach 70%); yields are very low, and the wines are primarily made from co-planted grape varieties blended together. The result is often remarkable: the wines display great finesse and originality, and their character deepens further with aging. The aging process is sometimes prominent in the expression of young wines when first opened; it’s important to know this, as aeration allows their true character to emerge. Améthyste complements the Persan with Mondeuse; the Argile cuvées (from the Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy hillside) blend Jacquère, Chardonnay, and Mondeuse Blanche for the white, and Gamay, Mondeuse, and Persan for the red; Schiste is composed of Jacquère, Mondeuse Blanche, Roussanne, and Pinot Gris. Only Quartz is a single-varietal wine, made from Altesse. If there is one estate that epitomizes Savoy’s qualitative renaissance and its ambition, it is this one.