Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 (1.5L) LOIRE LUXE A vaguely discernible mentholated top

A vaguely discernible mentholated top note can be found on the quite floral-suffused nose of elegant red and black cherry and a pretty array of subtle spice wisps

This is followed by a full-bodied effort that has beautiful concentration (especially in the vintage)

They have vines in Fleurie and Chiroubles

It’s still delicate

As to his Chateauneufs

Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 (1.5L) LOIRE LUXE A vaguely discernible mentholated topRen Jean Dard and Franois Ribo have been making natural wines since 1983. There is a Shakespearean flair to the history of Dard et Ribo: born in towns that face one another across the Rhne, they came together as though making two halves of this place, split by a river, meet. They were fast friends at oenological school in Beaune over forty years ago where they decided to work together on the old Rhne vines of Ren Jean Dards father and to then vinify