Domaine des Ardoisières - Silice 2024

Domaine des Ardoisières - Silice 2024The "Silice" is plush and focused, driving you through white floral and preserved lemon aromas, before a rush of white peach, crushed stone and salty sea spray minerals. 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

briar and sois-bois scents

with a velvet texture plus some interesting white pepper on the palate despite no stems

the word is now out

Saint Péray is the southernmost appellation of the northern Rhône Valley

The grapes are harvested by hand in small cases to avoid crushing them and leaking juice

The nose is blooming with notes of fresh cherry

silky with notes of Rose Flowers

the must is pumped into an oak fermenter to undergo its alcoholic fermentation

Will it have the personality of my very favourites

The “Justice” climat* and cuvée are made from a 0

Testament to this is Samuel’s ability to draw out the unique characteristics of each of his fantastic terroirs

with a clever tannic structure adding freshness to the taste