Saint Damien Cotes Du Rhone Vieilles Vignes Plan De Dieu 2024 great-northern a third in new French

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

buoyant fruit wonderfully constrained structurally by extremely neat spice

velvety and greedy wine with light rounded tannins and a very present fruit

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

pressed to tank for a light settle before transferring to oak

Saint Damien Cotes Du Rhone Vieilles Vignes Plan De Dieu 2024 great-northern a third in new FrenchDense 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