Domaine des Ardoisières - Schiste 2024

Domaine des Ardoisières - Schiste 2024The "Schiste" cuve emerges with apricot, pears and orange blossom followed by slight toasted nuts and underlining herbal notes. Estates like Domaine des Ardoisires prove that Savoie can produce wines with as much quality as Burgundy or Jura. The Domaine was born from the replanting, in 1998, of the Cevins hillside: six hectares of mica schists along terraces between Albertville and Moutiers, undertaken by Michel Grisard. In 2003, to assist Grisard,

with darker fruit and greater terroir expression

Perfect to drink in its youth or for aging till 2025+

Arnaud has beautifully highlighted the complexity originating from these three vineyards

first an 11-hectare stony clay-limestone plateau with deep soil

100% new oak

showing well-balanced freshness and tension with fine tannin structure

the 2022 Lafleur unfurls in the glass with aromas of mulberries and cherries mingled with hints of rose petal

supported by a singular and elegant bitterness

This Mercurey 1er Cru "Les Crets" is lively and precise wine that's mineral and ethereal in profile

It can be drunk now or cellared until 2023+

precise offering

to bottle probably in December