Crozes-Hermitage Blanc 'Cuvée Karriere' 2019
£50.00
A Wine That
is the odd one out for the Dard & Ribo white wines; this is 100% Marsanne, and is a little more lean than the other whites in the D&R stable. If you like your whites more on the mineral end of the spectrum, then this is for you.
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- Winemaker: Dard & Ribo
France
Northern Rhône
14%
White
75cl
8-12°C
Organic
Kaolin
Marsanne
Where and How?
This comes from old-vine Marsanne farmed organically and planted on kaolin soils (white clay).
The grapes are whole cluster pressed, then the juice is transferred to old 600L barrels where it ferments naturally and ages. Bottled unfined, unfiltered and with just a touch of sulphites.
The Winemaker: Dard & Ribo
René-Jean Dard and François Ribo are the Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson of the wine world. Since the 80s, they’ve been fighting for a more sustainably farmed Northern Rhône, while also fighting off the villains trying to steal their vineyards (yes, really).
It’s been one very long uphill battle to get where they are today: selling all of their wine preallocated to some of the most renowned restaurants in the world. As we stand and chat with René-Jean, the phone rings twice from trade customers interested in buying their wines. He politely lets them down—there’s none for sale. This happens every day.
So how did these two quiet guys in overalls with ponytails become two of the most iconic natural winemakers in the world?