{"title":"Domaine des Ardoisières","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eDomaine des Ardoisières\u003c\/strong\u003e did more than simply bring Savoie into the spotlight. It restored a part of its memory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before it became a winter sports destination, the steep slopes of the Tarentaise Valley were covered with vines. For centuries, the schist hillsides of \u003cstrong\u003eCevins\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSaint-Pierre-de-Soucy\u003c\/strong\u003e shaped a mountain viticulture among the most spectacular in Europe. Then the terraces were abandoned. The forest reclaimed its rights, almost completely erasing all traces of the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1990s, many considered this heritage definitively lost. Michel Grisard, however, refused to accept this fate. With a handful of enthusiasts, he undertook a titanic task: clearing the hillsides, rebuilding dry stone walls, reopening ancient paths, and replanting vines where no one imagined wine could ever be produced again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eBrice Omont\u003c\/strong\u003e took over the estate in 2010, he didn't seek to reinvent the project. He gave it new depth. Trained in agronomy, convinced that great wines are born first from observing living organisms, he pursued this rebirth with rare demanding standards. The vines are managed biodynamically, treatments are reduced to the strict minimum, and harvesting is entirely manual. Here, no mechanization is possible. Each row is climbed on foot, each crate is carried down by hand. The mountain dictates its rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this constraint becomes a signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe schists of Cevins, the schistose marls of Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy, the altitude, the thermal amplitudes, and the Alpine winds create wines of striking precision. The historical grape varieties of Savoie — Jacquère, Altesse, Mondeuse Blanche, Persan, Mondeuse Noire — regain an intensity rarely found elsewhere. Vinifications remain discreet, and aging extends the terroir without ever masking it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe whites impress with their verticality. They seem carved from rock: a taut, saline texture, traversed by an almost electrical energy. The reds play a completely different tune. Far from the rustic caricatures long associated with the region, they combine finesse, depth, and freshness, with remarkably delicate tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomaine des Ardoisières has become one of the absolute benchmarks of mountain viticulture. Not because it seeks to impress, but because it lets the landscape speak with disarming clarity. Each bottle tells the story of the slope, the stone, the wind, and the long passage of time. Wines that seem to have always existed, yet are born from a vineyard that had to be almost entirely reborn.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"amethyste-2020-domaine-des-ardoisieres","title":"Amethyste 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eAméthyste 2020 is a great mountain wine, where Alpine freshness meets the depth of old Savoyard grape varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA blend of Persan and Mondeuse Noire, this cuvée is born on the steep slopes of Cevins, whose schists impart a remarkable mineral intensity to the wine. The 2020 vintage offers a generous body, perfectly balanced by the altitude and the thermal amplitude that preserve all the freshness of the fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nose progressively reveals notes of wild blackberry, blackcurrant, black pepper, violet, and mountain herbs. On the palate, Améthyste impresses with its mouthfeel: the tannins are remarkably fine, almost velvety, while the body gains depth without ever losing its tension. The long, vibrant finish allows the schists to express themselves in a saline and spicy sensation that characterizes the domain's greatest wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA red of remarkable elegance, capable of aging gracefully for years and now a benchmark among the great wines of Savoie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomain\u003c\/strong\u003e Domaine des Ardoisières\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker\u003c\/strong\u003e Brice Omont\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCuvée\u003c\/strong\u003e Améthyste\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation\u003c\/strong\u003e IGP Vin des Allobroges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e Savoie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape varieties\u003c\/strong\u003e Persan, Mondeuse Noire\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerroir\u003c\/strong\u003e Schist slopes of Cevins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultivation\u003c\/strong\u003e Biodynamic, hand-harvested\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAging\u003c\/strong\u003e Aged in large oak vats and barrels, according to the domain's practices\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e A deep, silky, and spicy alpine red, driven by exceptional mineral freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine des Ardoisières","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39451465383984,"sku":"1","price":68.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0291\/0607\/7744\/files\/Domaine-ardoisiere-brice-omont-amethyste-2020.png?v=1786223912"}],"url":"https:\/\/cavefrenchtheory.com\/en\/collections\/domaine-des-ardoisieres-brice-omont.oembed","provider":"La Cave de French Theory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}