Saint Damien Cotes Du Rhone Vieilles Vignes Plan De Dieu 2024 great-northern buoyant fruit wonderfully constrained structurally

buoyant fruit wonderfully constrained structurally by extremely neat spice

tinged with a bittersweet darkness

There are some refreshingly crunchy tannins and good acidity giving the wine the kind of lift that is rarely encountered in Corbières

and a distinctive mineral edge

Goisot’s Corps de Garde Pinot is drawn from three mature plots (40 to 70 years old) in Côte de la Ronce/Haut de la Ronce

Saint Damien Cotes Du Rhone Vieilles Vignes Plan De Dieu 2024 great-northern buoyant fruit wonderfully constrained structurallyDense black as night core with a bright dark purple hue. Fresh black cherry and liquorice scents sail out of the glass followed by some dark raspberry, provincial herb, earth and pepper notes. Medium to full bodied rich dark raspberry, liquorice and dark cherry fruits are underpinned by bright acidity which lends some freshness to the finish. Also evident are notions of herbs du Provence, subtle scorched earth and light pepper. Faintly chewy but