Maison des Ardoisieres 'Silice Rouge' 2024 Mondeuse Vin de France Savoie

Nose and palate of peppery red and blue fruits – strawberries, blueberries, currants – with wonderful freshness. Snappy, clean, and long.

FARMING  Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic, Vegan
SOIL  Schist and ardoise (a type of hard, black schist native to the region), mixed with clay
VINEYARDS & VITICULTURE  From Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy and Apremont.
HARVEST & VINIFICATION  Only indigenous yeasts are used and no SO2 during vinification. 100% destemmed. After a week of maceration, the wine is fermented and aged in steel tanks.

This ancient region, planted to vine as early as 120 BCE, produces wines from Gamay, Mondeuse Noire, Persan, Jacquère, Chardonnay, and Mondeuse Blanche.
The seven-hectare estate is planted over two steep and rocky vineyard sites - one in Cevins and the other in Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy.

Biodynamic principles have been utilized since the vineyards were cleared and replanted starting in 1998. Wines are fermented with native yeasts. No sulfur is used during vinification and only one gram at bottling.

The Ardoisières wines are mineral, pure, and unique, reflecting this singular mountain terroir.