Lot presentation

IGP Vin des Allobroges - Cevins Améthyste Ardoisières (Domaine des) 2021

The wine

Améthyste is one of the two red cuvées produced by Domaine des Ardoisières. This wine derives its name from a variety of violet quartz, a colour that you can find on the label and the wax seal of the bottle. The wine is a blend of 60% Persan and 40% Mondeuse Noire. The vines are planted on terraces with a beautiful southern exposure, where the slopes can be quite steep, reaching up to 60%! The soil is shallow, filled with schist and silt. The vines are pruned in the gobelet style on stakes style. Here, the principles of biodynamic farming are respected, and the harvest is, of course, done by hand, with an average yield of 25 hl/ha. In the cellar, vinification takes place using whole bunches to preserve the quality of the grapes. The fermentation is conducted using native yeasts specific to each parcel. Finally, the wine is aged for 18 months in oak barrels before being bottled.

About the Producer Ardoisières (Domaine des)

The Domaine des Ardoisières was created ex nihilo in 1998 on land that had been planted with vines in Roman times, but which had not produced wine for centuries. Michel Grisard, one of the leading Savoyard producers, was the driving force behind the project for a long time, before handing it over to the current manager, Brice Omont. The vineyard is cultivated according to biodynamic principles and vinification is extremely natural with as little intervention as possible. The property produces three white wines and two reds. The "Schiste" cuvée (7,000 bottles) is produced from four traditional Savoyard varieties: Jacquère, Malvoisie, Roussanne and Mondeuse Blanche. The vines are grown on spectacular south-facing terraces, with small yields of 25 hl/ha. Vinification, with indigenous yeasts is carried out in barrels which have already been used for three to five wines.