racy character typical of this rugged coastline—bright red fruit balanced by mineral precision and silky tannins
the wine’s structure ensures it will continue to age gracefully
Domaine de l’Epinay is a family-run estate in the Loire Valley
It has a textbook Tondonia nose and profile
The wine was bottled in May 2025 in just 1
Dard et Ribo, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge "Printemps", 2025 so042925 clos cibonne offer racy character typical of thisThink of this as Dard et Ribo's answer to a nouveau: their lightest, freshest Crozes red, bottled and released the spring after harvest to be drunk with gusto right now. It's still 100% Syrah, but picked and made for immediacy, so you get juicy, aromatic, unextracted fruit rather than tannic muscle. And to be clear, despite the drink young framing, This is made nouveau style from whole clusters, a semi carbonic whole bunch fermentation with only