2020 Domaine des Ardoisières Altesse Vin des Allobroges Quartz

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  11/3/2023 - frenchiecagowine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Pale straw color. The nose is delightful, with aromas of golden apples, white flowers and chlorophylle. The palate is dense, mineral, mouth-filling with a great texture and medium acidity. Medium length and not as complex as I remember it (from another vintage), I will wait a few years before popping another bottle open.

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  8/3/2023 - bram_epicurien Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Resto le sérac at saint Gervais. Perfectly pairing with the foie gras. Gold color. Beautiful nose, roasted pineapple, Grand Marnier like, sweet red apple, white pepper, minerality. Med acidity, med flavor intensity, med body, med alcohol, med finish. Sweet pineapple, green apples with a nice acidity at the end, cream and white pepper, beautiful lingering salinity. Gorgeous.

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  4/2/2023 - FGT wrote: 95 Points

  Subtle nose of mint & quince.
  Very Côte-de-Beaune Grand Cru-like in the palate: rich, modestly buttery, good acidity and great complexity. Citrus, pear and acid in perfect balance, but not overwhelming. Very Chardonnay-like even though this is 100% Altesse. An iron fist in a velvet glove in every way a great white wine can be.
  Extremely long, fine finish with moderate minerality and modest white-wine tannin.
  Wow! A universally great white wine, if not exactly typical for Savoie. Sneak it into your next GC white Burgundy tasting as a ringer.
  "Vin Biologique" (organic) from the tiny village of Cevins, this is among the most celebrated of Savoie wines.
  Was tempted to give it 96 points but not a typical Savoie wine even though it's very lithe in the palate.
  The final white in a 22 wine study of Savoie. The best, and most expensive. But a bargain compared to Grand Cru white Burgundy, with which it's most akin.

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