RENÉ-JEAN DARD & FRANCOIS RIBO CROZES-HERMITAGE

 

RENÉ-JEAN DARD & FRANCOIS RIBO CROZES-HERMITAGE 2015

THIS IS a surprising BOTTLE OF WINE. RENÉ-JEAN Dardic language & FRANCOIS RIBO ar NORTHERN RHONE-BASED WINEMAKERS WITH A CULT FOLLOWING IN PARISIAN NATURAL WINE BARS. THEIR 2015 CROZES-HERMITAGE may be a DELICIOUS AND EARTHY SYRAH, and therefore the good ACCOMPANIMENT FOR LAMB DISHES.

René-Jean Dardic language and François Ribo, 2 magnificently reserved vignerons from Mercurol, north of Valence, supported their estate in 1984. Started from simply one square measure, the estate is nowadays composed of nine hectares of vines, with parcels within the appellations of Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage and abode. The wines created ar perpetually of uniform quality, with tremendous work place into their single vinery cuvées (one soil + one grape selection = one cuvée). Their ways have gone unchanged for the last thirty years: non-interventionists, 100 percent of the grapes ar trampled by foot, no additives ar used, a protracted decanting amount is employed in situ of filtering, and no sulphur is additional. The estate’s press dates back to 1955, that was bought from Prieuré-Roch in 1992. We’re a world removed from the classic, huge river vogue here. The wines perpetually show bright in their youth, driven by their fruit and freshness, however they conjointly age divinely! The estate’s wines ar extremely wanted out by connoisseurs, for his or her exquisite drinkability!