Domaine des Ardoisières - Vin des Allobroges Schiste 2024
91/100
RVF
“A touch that’s almost ethereal”
Schiste is an expressive white wine by nature, delicate and mineral, with delicate fruity and floral notes and a very subtle mineral undertone. Round and full-bodied on the palate: this is a delicate, fruity wine with great elegance. Excellent as an aperitif or with shellfish, for example… A cuvée that needs time to breathe and will express itself beautifully after aeration. • 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, setting the standard 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 involved 450 plots and 250 families. The entire operation is organic and produces wine under the Vin-des-Allobroges PGI designation, as it 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—constitute a leading estate in 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 their consistency and the 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, a 6-hectare terraced plot of mica schist between Albertville and Moutiers. Brice Omont, an agricultural engineer from Champagne, joined the team 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 endeavor (slopes can reach 70%); yields are very low, and the wines are primarily made from co-planted and blended grape varieties. The result is often admirable: the wines display great finesse and originality, further distinguishing themselves with age. The aging process is sometimes prominent in the expression of young wines upon opening; it is important to know this, as aeration releases their full expression. 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 the Savoyard quality renaissance and its ambition, it is this one.
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