Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 (1.5L) Accessories roasted espresso and chocolate up

roasted espresso and chocolate up front

Among the most closed and backward of the 2010 Schraders

giving the rich fruit a chance to expand on the finish

This classy effort is a wine of finesse and should drink reasonably well young but reward up to a decade of cellaring

This is a classic Mayacamas Cabernet in what was not a great vintage

Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 (1.5L) Accessories roasted espresso and chocolate upRen 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