Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 Sonoma most of the wine matured

most of the wine matured in new barriques and 10% was kept in cement eggs

supple and flavorful feel with some attractive compression of fine tannins

I especially admire the way the RBS grows in the glass as it turns more explosive over time

The 2007 Syrah Dangerous Birds

The 2011 Dönnhoff Brücke Spätlese shows the faintest touch of botrytis on both the nose and palate that serve to give the wine a slight touch of exotica that is very exciting indeed

Dard et Ribo, Hermitage, rouge 2018 Sonoma most of the wine maturedReceived in Original Cartons Ren 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