The Story
Domaine des Ardoisières is one of the great Savoie revival stories — steep alpine slopes of black schist (ardoise means slate) reclaimed and farmed by hand, biodynamically, at the foot of the Alps. Rhodonite is their rosé, a single-varietal Gamay direct-pressed from a later-ripening parcel and made with no added sulfur during fermentation. The slate soils give it a mineral cut you rarely find in pink wine, and the altitude keeps it taut and refreshing. This is rosé with a mountain address and a spine to match.
Description
Domaine des Ardoisières is one of the great Savoie revival stories — steep alpine slopes of black schist (ardoise means slate) reclaimed and farmed by hand, biodynamically, at the foot of the Alps. Rhodonite is their rosé, a single-varietal Gamay direct-pressed from a later-ripening parcel and made with no added sulfur during fermentation. The slate soils give it a mineral cut you rarely find in pink wine, and the altitude keeps it taut and refreshing. This is rosé with a mountain address and a spine to match.
