A stunning cuvée with a complex, ever-evolving nose, revealing ripe fruits, pear compte, Mirabelle plum, elderflower, and hints of butter, honey, and vanilla. On the palate: dense and profound, with fine, structured bitters and a long, lingering finish.
Ingredients and nutrition facts- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Wine without added sulfites
- Designation
- Saint-Joseph AOP
- Bottled by
- R.J. Dard & F. Ribo
- Colour
- White wine
- Degree of alcohol
- 13 %
- To drink from
- 2026 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
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A blend of Roussanne with a little Marsanne, both grape varieties coming from old vines farmed organically and planted on slopes with decomposed granite soils. Vinified with respect for the grapes, as always with these two vignerons: direct pressing, 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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