CROZES-HERMITAGE BLANC 'KARRIERE' 2007, DARD & RIBO

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TASTING NOTES

"100% Marsanne. This wine has unbelievable length. A yellow colour, it has a nose of apples, herbs and minerals. The palate is complex, taut and appley with good acidity and an amazing nutty texture, leading to a long, warm, deep, mineral finish. Complex and broad, this is quite wonderful. 93/100" - Jamie Goode.

PRODUCER NOTES

Dard et Ribo goes for Jean-René Dard and François Ribo, the two men behind this winery which started around 30 years ago. It was one of the first to follow a low-intervention, additives-less vinification. The natural-wine movement, as we call it today, was nascent, most of the wine amateurs including the knowledgeable ignoring then the extent of additives' use in their wines. The estate made its way without publicity to the top Rhone wines.
They're both natives of the region (Tain L'Hermitage) and they met through the Lycée Viticole de Beaune (the wine school in Beaune, Burgundy). Jean-René Dard had already a long experience in winemaking as he had helped his father, whom he lost when he was 15. His father made wine for the family consumption and a little bit for sale. Today they make uncomplicated, juicy, delicious natural wines.

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