Jones Grenache Noir Vieilles Vignes IGP Pays d'Oc, 2021

Lots of sweet, ripe mulberry fruits and floral notes with a touch of nettle herbaceousness, which adds interest in this wine. It is supple and round on the palate,medium-bodied with flavours of cherries and bitter fruits. Grenache grapes come from 90-year-old vines in a small plot near the village of Maury. The plot is overlooked by the Quéribus castle, perched atop the highest peak for miles around; it was one of five castles strategically located and built in the 10th century to defend the French border against Spain. This plot is where it all started for Domaine Jones when Katie purchased the site with 8,000 vines on dark black slate soils. Some grapes from her Rebouls vineyard were also used in the Grenache Noir Vieilles Vignes 2021.