Domaine Jones Fitou Vieilles Vignes AOP, 2017

A rich and full-bodied wine with lots of southern personality, it has a slightly elusive savoury spice and musk aroma. A number of different vineyard plots are each tended to individually, harvested and vinified in their own vat. Concentrated on the palate, it was produced from 40% 100-year-old Carignan vines, with 30% Grenache grown on 80 to 100-year-old vines and 30% Syrah from 40-year-old vines. A selection was matured in small French oak barrels and the final blending done in late spring 2018. Flavours of bitter chocolate, black liquorice and black cherries are complemented by the evolution of firm ripe tannins on the tongue.