Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 (1.5L) LOIRE LUXE They have vines in Fleurie

They have vines in Fleurie and Chiroubles

juicy wine is loaded with ripe

conveying an ineffable silkiness of texture rather than the sheer plushness of the '12

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

licorice and floral in the nose

Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 (1.5L) LOIRE LUXE They have vines in FleurieRen 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