Rhône Valley
Saint Joseph Rouge "Pitrou" - 2023 - Dard et Ribo
Dard & Ribo
A complex nose of amarena cherry, violets, soft spices, raisins, and a touch of cacao. The palate mirrors the nose with velvety, fleshy textures and an incredibly long, delicious aromatic finish. Impossible to resist going back for another pour!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Saint-Joseph
- Degree of alcohol
- 12.5 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
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Syrah from vines farmed organically and planted on slopes with decomposed granite soils. Vinified with respect for the grapes, as always with these two vignerons: soft maceration with a few punch-downs, indigenous yeasts, maturation in 500- and 600-litre demi-muid barrels, without new oak. At least one year of aging, blending then bottling at the estate, without fining or filtration, and zero added sulphur.

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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