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

blackcurrant and plum followed by roasted coffee and cinnamon

a third in new French and American oak (with American barrels making up 3-5% of the total)

tinged with a bittersweet darkness

and a distinctive mineral edge

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