2025 Domaine des Ardoisieres, Vin des Allobroges Blanc, Argile Price_22.99Domaine des Ardoisieres is located in the French Alps and was founded in 1998 to revive historic, steep sloped vineyards in the Savoie region. This wine is made from a blend of Jacqure, Chardonnay, and Mondeuse Blanche, grown on challenging, mineral rich schist and clay soils. In the glass, it shows bright notes of crisp pear, lemon zest, and a distinct, stony minerality that provides a focused and lively texture. The 2025 vintage maintains this
terroir-driven white
a region defined by its significant elevation and continental climate
Pizzaguerra is a special subsection of their Lessona vineyard they decided to bottle separately
concentrated the fruit
you’d also do well to put a pile away as it has plenty of great cellar life ahead too
42-hectare holding centers on maintaining high vine age and restricted yields to ensure the fruit translates the site’s historical intensity
as they most often are
The 2024 vintage required diligent work in the vineyard due to challenging growing conditions
and dry growing season that allowed the grapes to achieve significant concentration and ripeness
This bottle has reached a stage where it is ready to be enjoyed
where only about 15 producers farm 25 hectares
The 2022 vintage brought warm conditions across the Langhe