Crozes Hermitage Rouge AOC 2021 - Dard et Ribo

Crozes Hermitage Rouge AOC - René Jean Dard & Francois Ribò

The Crozes-Hermitage is obtained from Syrah grapes in purity. After harvesting the grapes, fermentation takes place in tin trunks, where 90% of the whole grapes are destemmed while the remaining part is dirasped and pressed with the feet, and is the part that will favor spontaneous fermentation. Maceration on 20 days skins. After plowing it is refined for 10 months in 500 liters exhausted barrels. The Crozes-Hermitage is intense ruby ​​red color. On the nose there are hints of red fruit, cherry, with notes of tobacco, tagliasca paté, black pepper and floral. In the mouth is elegant and slender, soft tannins with beautiful freshness.

Service

It is recommended to taste it at a 16/18 ° temperature in wide open glasses. Wine to drink immediately but leave a few years in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairing

Perfect with first courses of tomato sauce, grilled meats, propagated on pappardelle with wild boar sauce.

Cellar: René Jean Dard and François

Ribo Renè Jean Dard and François Ribo have their base at Mercurol, a small village near Tain the Hermitage, in the north of Rhone, Syrah and Voigner. The couple formed agni at the beginning of the eighties buying a hectare of vineyard. In 1984 they left their first vintage and today they are the most acclaimed producers in the wine bars of natural wines in France and Japan. Renè and Francois cultivated eight hectares of vineyards strewn between seven villages, including the Crozes-Hermitage, St-Joseph and Hermitage areas. All vineyards are cultivated in Syrah and in the Roussanin native white berry variety. Run under biodynamic regime with total chemical resetting and use of copper and sulfur only. In the basement, after manual and selected harvesting, the bunches are decomposed to 90%, while the rest is not destemmed to favor fermentation, which is spontaneous without yeasts selected, macerations vary according to vintage but usually last from 10 to 20 days, no temperature control, aging is done in medium-sized barrels. No sulfur dioxide is used throughout the vinification process. The wines of Renè Jean Dard and François Ribo are elegant, deep, natural, respectful of the terroir of origin and above all by great drinks.