Domaine Chaume-Arnaud 2019 – Côtes du Rhône Villages, Saint-Maurice

The nose is racy offers freshness, a fine power, a fine grain as well as a small SO2 side. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild cassis, small notes of tobacco associated with touches of laurel/laurel berries, local garrigue as well as hints of nutmeg and grey pepper. The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral, juicy, racy and offers a small fat, a good definition as well as a pulpy side. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy blackberry, fleshy/juicy raspberry, small notes of strawberry associated with touches of cherry blossom, violet, Badiane, liquorice as well as hints of local garrigue, caramelization, tobacco and fine hints of Badiane. Good length. There are fine hints of crushed almond and vanilla in the persistence.