Domaine Des Ardoisieres Argile Red 2020

 65% Gamay, 25% Mondeuse, 10% Persan.

The Argile Rouge has an exotic complexity, leaping out of the glass with violets, spicy red fruits, pomegranates and rich iron minerals. 

Estates like Domaine des Ardoisières 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, Brice Omont, agricultural engineer from Champagne, invested in the project and now (since 2008) finds himself at the head of an Estate which now comprises 16 hectares. Biodynamic viticulture is championed here, the slope can reach a 70% incline, and the yields are very low.