Domaine Lucien Tramier – Plan de Dieu 2019 – Côtes du Rhône Villages

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of wild cassis, small black berries, small notes of camphor/incense associated with touches of pulpy blackberry, violet, zan, small violet fruits, hints of cherry core, cherry blossom as well as very fine hints of garrigue/arbutus and a hint of pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced (full of balance), slightly tight and offers an acidulous frame, suavity, a beautiful precision/straightness, juiciness, darkness, a stretchy/full of length side as well as a certain gourmandize in the fruit. On the palate this wine expresses notes of wild cassis, small black berries, small notes of camphor associated with touches of black pepper berries, laurel berries, arbutus, small fleshy violet fruits, fleshy blackberry, fine hints of cherry/griotte, zan, cardamom, black olive, sense of the place (garrigue/arbutus, a racy minerality) as well as a hint of coal, peach flowers and an imperceptible hint of hazelnut. Tannins are precise and fine. Good length.