2024 Domaine des Ardoisieres Cuvee Silice Blanc IGP Vin des Allobroges, France Anne-Sophie Dubois 60% Pinot Meunier

60% Pinot Meunier

The wine aged in neutral French oak barrels for 10 months and a small amount of sulfur was added at bottling to capture the energy of the wine

With this 2013

already showcasing gorgeous finesse brushed atop a dense canvas

Mostly Grenache with 10% other varietals (primarily syrah)

2024 Domaine des Ardoisieres Cuvee Silice Blanc IGP Vin des Allobroges, France Anne-Sophie Dubois 60% Pinot MeunierFrom three vineyards, totaling two hectares, in Apremont, old vines below Mont Granier. Vines planted on west facing slopes. Guyot and Cordon Royal training. SOILS: Schist and ardoise (a type of hard, black schist native to the region), mixed with clay HARVEST & VINIFICATION: Only indigenous yeasts are used and no SO2 during vinification. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out systematically. 1 3 vinified in barriques (two to three years old), 2 3