A great ski week doesn’t start on the slopes.
It starts the moment you step into your chalet, the fire crackling, snow drifting outside, and a chilled glass of Veuve Clicquot, in your hand. We believe hospitality begins there, in the quiet rituals that set the pace.
Wine has long been part of alpine life, a ritual that slows time and brings people together. It carries stories, sparks conversation, and turns an evening into something memorable.
Twenty-eight bottles tasted, debated, and chosen for their character. The result? Our Winter Cave ready to be uncorked.
Arrival at the chalet
The bags are down, the fire is glowing, and the table is set for your first evening in the mountains.
Château de la Greffière, a crisp white Burgundy made from 100% Chardonnay, sets the tone, pear, citrus, and a touch of toasted almond, balanced by clean minerality.
It’s the perfect first pour: bright as the snow outside, easy enough for an apéritif, refined enough to pair with oysters, scallops, or that first canapé from the kitchen.
By the fire
As night settles, the table glows with candlelight and the scent of dinner fills the room.
This Chianti Classico from the hills of Tuscany brings warmth and depth, ripe cherry, dried herbs, and a hint of spice. It’s made for slow-cooked ragu, roast venison, and conversations that stretch late into the night. Centuries of Italian craftsmanship in one bottle, rich, generous, and perfectly at home beside the fire.
A tribute to time.
Reserved not for just any evening, but for the one. The night a landmark deal is signed, a family secret is shared, or a season of skiing ends on a perfect note.
Created as a tribute to Madame Clicquot herself, La Grande Dame is a portrait of a single, remarkable year. A blend led by Pinot Noir, sourced only from the house’s eight original Grand Cru vineyards.
A fine, precise mousse reveals notes of dried apricot, toasted almonds, and smoke. A champagne that doesn't shout, but speaks. Poured to mark the occasion, and savoured long after the glasses are cleared.
Springtime on the terrace
Apéro moves outside, sheepskin rugs, warm scarves, and the spring sun softening the chill. ‘Gourmandise’, meaning a love of good food, captures that mood perfectly: wild strawberries, peach, and a hint of herbs carried on mountain air.
Light, fresh, and quietly elegant, it’s the bottle for golden hours, poured with grilled prawns, alpine salads, and the kind of laughter that drifts long into the afternoon.
Each bottle in our Winter Cave was chosen for the moment it belongs to, the arrival, the dinner, the celebration, the golden hour.
To stories worth sharing, and to the details that make them last.
Cheers — from all of us at Armadillo Chalets.
