Silice - 2022 - Domaine des Ardoisières - 0,75L

A precise and mineral white wine from Savoie, revealing the full purity of its alpine terroir.

📋 Characteristics

• Appellation: Vin de Savoie
• Domaine: Domaine des Ardoisières
• Vintage: 2022
• Grape Variety: 100% Jacquère
• Region: Savoie, France
• Vinification & Ageing: Aged on lees in tanks, preserving freshness and complexity

🍇 Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Pale yellow with silver reflections
• Nose: Fine and expressive, unveiling citrus notes (lemon, grapefruit), crisp white fruits (green apple, pear), and a subtle floral touch (hawthorn, honeysuckle). A pronounced minerality recalls the schist and clay-limestone soils of the domaine.
• Palate: Lively and taut, with sharp acidity and beautiful mineral tension. The texture is light and crystalline, offering fresh fruit aromas and a persistent saline hint.
• Finish: Long and pure, marked by freshness and elegant minerality

🍴 Food Pairings

• 🦞 Oysters, shrimp, ceviche
• 🐟 Lake whitefish, herb-crusted trout
• 🧀 Tomme de Savoie, Beaufort, young Comté
• 🥗 White asparagus, citrus risotto

🫗 Serving Advice

• Serving temperature: 10–12 °C, ideally slightly chilled to enhance its finesse

🗓 Cellaring Potential

Drink now to enjoy its freshness and vibrancy, or cellar 5 to 7 years to gain complexity and texture.

🏰 About the Domaine

Domaine des Ardoisières, located in Savoie, is renowned for its pure and vibrant high-altitude wines produced biodynamically. Each cuvée reflects an intense mineral expression of the mountain terroir, enhanced by careful and respectful winemaking. “Silice” perfectly embodies this approach, offering a fresh, taut, and crystalline wine.