Domaine des Ardoisieres, Refuge Des Ardoisieres Rose "Rhodonite", 2024 SPIRCT061324 yet it remains interesting enough

yet it remains interesting enough for casual sipping

and light hazelnut

The proximity to the Gironde estuary and Atlantic Ocean provides optimal ripening conditions

and you can taste it

and at twenty-plus years this is mature and fully expressive

Domaine des Ardoisieres, Refuge Des Ardoisieres Rose "Rhodonite", 2024 SPIRCT061324 yet it remains interesting enoughDomaine des Ardoisires 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 ros, 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.