Dard & Ribo 2024 Hermitage Rouge

66-70% Syrah on 0.4 ha on Varogne (1910, 1950s (mostly replanted 2010s), 1996, 2000, 2019, receives sun late in morning, gets hot in afternoon, since 1984), 18-22% 1970 Syrah on 0.13 hectare on Les Murets (since 2016), 14-18% 2001 Syrah from 0.09 hectare on La Croix, whole bunch fermentation, pumping overs, cap punching, aged used 600-litre oak casks 12 months, unfined, unfiltered.  2024: "clear red robe; the aroma is inviting, red berries, with a Pinot effect, plums with a very neat sprinkle of white pepper, is a curvy and come hither bouquet. The palate expresses suave gras right away, tasty red fruit, fine and supple tannins, all en rondeur, has light powder-rock tones through it, is STGT wine, true and beckoning, super Hermitage, well posed – you want to drink it, just as François likes it. It’s calm and natural, a satisfying wine, the sanded tannins tasty, also, is good even now. “Our Hermitages are always very dentelle-toothsome; there is nothing that goes past the line, but everything is there,” François Ribo - Drink Rhone