Rhône Valley
Crozes Hermitage Rouge "Pé de loup" - 2023 - Dard et Ribo
Dard & Ribo
A nose of ripe black fruits, olive, a hint of pepper, and leather. Fine tannins with excellent aging potential. What truly stands out in this cuvée is its exceptional length—an elegant power that lingers beautifully on the palate!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Crozes-Hermitage
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2035
- rock’n’roll
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100% Syrah. From the estate’s highest parcel, 70-year-old vines facing south, on a gentle slope with little to no soil, only decomposed granite. Vinification is traditional with whole cluster grapes, with a small portion crushed to help start the fermentations. Maceration for 15 days, without additives, with a little punching down of the cap, maturation in demi-muids and barrels that have seen several wines. Bottled without filtration or added sulphur, between August and October depending on the cuvée.

René-Jean Dard & François Ribo
René-Jean Dard and François Ribo, two famously reserved vignerons from Mercurol, north of Valence, founded their estate in 1984. Started from just a single hectare, the estate is today composed of 9 hectares of vines, with parcels in the appellations of Saint-Joseph, Crozes-Hermitage and Hermitage. The wines produced are always of uniform quality, with tremendous work put into their single...
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