Domaine des Ardoisières : Améthyste 2019

The elegance and finesse of a Savoie wine

The estate

Founded in 1998 by Michel Grisard as the replanting of the Cevins hillside, the Domaine des Ardoisières is the star of quality revival in the Savoie wine region. Michel Grisard, an authentic biodynamic winegrower, was joined in 2003 by Brice Omont, an agricultural engineer from the Champagne region, in seeing this ambitious project through. Brice Omont has been running the estate since 2010, along with 12 silent partners.

The vineyard

Améthyste 2019 from Domaine des Ardoisières is an IGP Vin des Allobroges wine that stems from a vineyard on the Cevins hillside on schist, silt soils that are quite shallow. The vines, placed on a slope of up to 60%, are cultivated on terraces and face south.

Winemaking and ageing

At the harvest, the grapes were picked and sorted by hand then put in open vats without destemming (the entire harvest) to preserve their quality. Alcoholic fermentation took place with indigenous yeasts that belong to the terroir of each plot. Devatting and pressing were carried out after 2-3 weeks of maceration according to the vintage. Malolactic fermentation followed, then the wine was funneled into barrels where itw as aged for 18 months before being bottled.

Blend

Persan
Mondeuse noire