A Natural Wine Legend at Nobelhart & Schmutzig
Saturday, May 12, 2018, 7 pm | Dard & Ribo from the northern Rhone | 255 bucks per person, everything included | It’s about time the French paid a visit to Nobelhart & Schmutzig.
Wagner’s been drinking le vin since 2001. He trained under Ivan Jakir, at the time the restaurant director and sommelier at one of Germany’s best restaurants, Essigbrätlein in Nuremberg (2 stars, 18 points blah blah blah, just trust us you should go). And the lessons Wagner learned there continue to shape him even today. Rhone, southern France and so on were in ready supply. Later, working for Elvira and Dieter Kaufmann at “Traube” in Grevenbroich, Rhone wines also held a regular spot on the list. But mostly the classics. The La,La,La’s from top to bottom. You know, the kind of things you’d expect to be poured back then at a 2-star, 19-point establishment. The wines that shaped the 80s and 90s. For a long time, I thought that all Rhone wines had to be spicy, concentrated powerhouses.
It was only much, much later that I drank my first Dard and Ribo wine. Not in Germany, mind you. In Scandinavia. And then in Paris. There was a long period when these wines weren’t even available in Germany. Then in 2011 Joachim Christ (the thin one over at Domaine l’Horzion – who also owns a wine shop in Hannover www.alleswein.com) saw the light. Meaning he sold them. Finally! A Rhone unknown. In Germany, anyways. Tender, Pinot Noir-esque. If big body is your thing, then keep looking.
Dard & Ribo have been completely organic since 1984. In a time when technology and chemicals were king, they used very little to no sulfur. They were making natural wine long before the term “natural wine” even existed. Dard & Ribo have been completely organic since 1984. In a time when technology and chemicals were king, they used very little to no sulfur. They were producing natural wine long before the term “natural wine” even existed, and are now considered legends on that scene. From NYC to Stockholm, somms have been known to swoon when these wines show their faces.
Jump back to the first time Nobelhart went on winter break – it was 2015 and Ernst was still a long way from opening – Wagner and the Ernst crew made the pilgrimage to Rene-Jard Dard and Francois Ribo. We were greeted there by two older gentlemen who made their wines quietly and deliberately. They were the antithesis of everything we had come to expect of the Rhone.
Ancient, massive oak. You’ll taste Syrah in its freshest, purest form. Wines that need no make-up, because they already shine with natural beauty. Wines from healthy soils. Wines that are neither hedonistic pleasure bombs, nor range into super-somm geek-out crap either. You could just go ahead and buy wines from Dard & Ribo blind. They’re a sure thing.
Enough talk. Time for you to give these babies a try. Helpfully coinciding with the RAW fair. Believe it or not, there are a few live wires among all the non-starters there. Including the wines from Dard and Ribo. They go down like water from a cool mountain spring, Schellhorn says, and he is supposedly an expert in this stuff
Listen up, the wines from Dard & Ribo will not be available for tasting at RAW. These aren’t the type of guys to stand for hours pouring to visitors at a fair. We are a bit in awe ourselves that Francois is coming to Berlin just for us — it’s the very first time that one of the winemakers is presenting at an evening event of this type and caliber in Germany.
We’ll be pouring:
Aperitif:
2016 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc from the magnum
1st Flight
2015 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Les Blancs des Baties
2011 Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Opateyres
2nd Flight
2015 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge Les Rouges des Baties
2014 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
3rd Flight
2012 Saint-Joseph Rouge from the magnum
2010 Saint-Joseph Rouge from the magnum
4th Flight
2013 Hermitage Rouge
2009 Hermitage Rouge from the magnum
Please note that we may tinker a bit with the wine list, because the winemaker may unearth something that he himself wants to share on that evening.
Please be sure to let us know of any allergies or sensitivities in advance. If for some inexplicable reason you’re not going to be drinking wine… then this is the wrong evening to join us.
Spots are limited, we recommend getting in now.
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2018 | 7 pm | Price: € 255 per person
Included: Menu from Micha Schäfer | Wines from Dard & Ribo | Moderation by Joachim Christ & Francois Ribo | Service courtesy of Johannes and Billy | City: Speiselokal Nobelhart & Schmutzig | Friedrichstraße 218 | 10969 Berlin
RSVP: Directly to or by phone at +49 30 259 40610 | As always: First come, first serve!
A Natural Wine Legend at Nobelhart & Schmutzig
Saturday, May 12, 2018, 7 pm | Dard & Ribo from the northern Rhone | 255 bucks per person, everything included | It’s about time the French paid a visit to Nobelhart & Schmutzig.
Wagner’s been drinking le vin since 2001. He trained under Ivan Jakir, at the time the restaurant director and sommelier at one of Germany’s best restaurants, Essigbrätlein in Nuremberg (2 stars, 18 points blah blah blah, just trust us you should go). And the lessons Wagner learned there continue to shape him even today. Rhone, southern France and so on were in ready supply. Later, working for Elvira and Dieter Kaufmann at “Traube” in Grevenbroich, Rhone wines also held a regular spot on the list. But mostly the classics. The La,La,La’s from top to bottom. You know, the kind of things you’d expect to be poured back then at a 2-star, 19-point establishment. The wines that shaped the 80s and 90s. For a long time, I thought that all Rhone wines had to be spicy, concentrated powerhouses.
It was only much, much later that I drank my first Dard and Ribo wine. Not in Germany, mind you. In Scandinavia. And then in Paris. There was a long period when these wines weren’t even available in Germany. Then in 2011 Joachim Christ (the thin one over at Domaine l’Horzion – who also owns a wine shop in Hannover www.alleswein.com) saw the light. Meaning he sold them. Finally! A Rhone unknown. In Germany, anyways. Tender, Pinot Noir-esque. If big body is your thing, then keep looking.
Dard & Ribo have been completely organic since 1984. In a time when technology and chemicals were king, they used very little to no sulfur. They were making natural wine long before the term “natural wine” even existed. Dard & Ribo have been completely organic since 1984. In a time when technology and chemicals were king, they used very little to no sulfur. They were producing natural wine long before the term “natural wine” even existed, and are now considered legends on that scene. From NYC to Stockholm, somms have been known to swoon when these wines show their faces.
Jump back to the first time Nobelhart went on winter break – it was 2015 and Ernst was still a long way from opening – Wagner and the Ernst crew made the pilgrimage to Rene-Jard Dard and Francois Ribo. We were greeted there by two older gentlemen who made their wines quietly and deliberately. They were the antithesis of everything we had come to expect of the Rhone.
Ancient, massive oak. You’ll taste Syrah in its freshest, purest form. Wines that need no make-up, because they already shine with natural beauty. Wines from healthy soils. Wines that are neither hedonistic pleasure bombs, nor range into super-somm geek-out crap either. You could just go ahead and buy wines from Dard & Ribo blind. They’re a sure thing.
Enough talk. Time for you to give these babies a try. Helpfully coinciding with the RAW fair. Believe it or not, there are a few live wires among all the non-starters there. Including the wines from Dard and Ribo. They go down like water from a cool mountain spring, Schellhorn says, and he is supposedly an expert in this stuff
Listen up, the wines from Dard & Ribo will not be available for tasting at RAW. These aren’t the type of guys to stand for hours pouring to visitors at a fair. We are a bit in awe ourselves that Francois is coming to Berlin just for us — it’s the very first time that one of the winemakers is presenting at an evening event of this type and caliber in Germany.
We’ll be pouring:
Aperitif:
2016 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc from the magnum
1st Flight
2015 Crozes-Hermitage Blanc Les Blancs des Baties
2011 Saint-Joseph Blanc Les Opateyres
2nd Flight
2015 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge Les Rouges des Baties
2014 Crozes-Hermitage Rouge
3rd Flight
2012 Saint-Joseph Rouge from the magnum
2010 Saint-Joseph Rouge from the magnum
4th Flight
2013 Hermitage Rouge
2009 Hermitage Rouge from the magnum
Please note that we may tinker a bit with the wine list, because the winemaker may unearth something that he himself wants to share on that evening.
Please be sure to let us know of any allergies or sensitivities in advance. If for some inexplicable reason you’re not going to be drinking wine… then this is the wrong evening to join us.
Spots are limited, we recommend getting in now.
Date: Saturday, May 12, 2018 | 7 pm | Price: € 255 per person
Included: Menu from Micha Schäfer | Wines from Dard & Ribo | Moderation by Joachim Christ & Francois Ribo | Service courtesy of Johannes and Billy | City: Speiselokal Nobelhart & Schmutzig | Friedrichstraße 218 | 10969 Berlin
RSVP: Directly to or by phone at +49 30 259 40610 | As always: First come, first serve!