Vin des Allobroges Blanc Cuvée Argile

Domaine des Ardoisières

Vin des Allobroges Blanc Cuvée Argile

Producer
Domaine des Ardoisières

Country
France

Region
Savoie

Appellation
IGP Vin des Allobroges

Farming
Sustainable, Organic (Ecocert), Biodynamic, Vegan

Varietals
40% Jacquère, 40% Chardonnay, 20% Mondeuse Blanche

Vineyards & Viticulture
From Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy and Apremont. Vines planted on west facing slopes around 400m altitude. Guyot and Cordon Royal training.

Soils
Schist and ardoise (a type of hard, black schist native to the region), mixed with clay

Harvest & Vinification
Whole cluster. Only indigenous yeasts are used and no SO2 during vinification. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out systematically. The Chardonnay is vinified in old barrels, the rest in fiberglass tanks. The wine is then aged for nine months in tank and bottled after light filtration with only one gram of sulfur used.