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Style
Dry.

Description
Fresh, crunchy pear and extremely lively with a herby, smoky edge. Carignan Gris is a very rare grape and unlike the red variety is very difficult to come by. I was extremely lucky to be able to purchase a small vineyard just outside Tuchan and fascinated to see what style of wine it produced we kept the wine separate and made just 800 bottles. We rather like it!

Grapes
Carignan Gris.

Drink with
Fisherman’s' Pie, oysters, mussels, roast chicken, grilled fish.

Current vintage
2020

Drink dates
Now until 2023

Alcohol
12%

More info
Carignan Gris is a pain in the ‘derrier’ for a wine maker as it is a very late ripener. And I mean very late – it actually ripens after all the reds and still comes in at a lower alcohol. I would imagine that this is the reason why most of it has been ripped up. In our first vintage with this grape we thought that is was never going to ripen. We finally picked it mid October.

Press reviews
"Rare, characterful Carignan Gris whose smoky fragrance and sumptuously fresh pear fruit is delicately infused with notes of garrigue herb and smokiness."
The Wine Gang

"It's a delicious, characterful dry white with a marked herby edge."
Fiona Beckett

Style
Medium dry white wine.

Description
Ripe pears and honeysuckle.

Grapes
Macabeu.

Drink with
Stir fry, Thai green curry, crispy roast chicken or perfect by itself as an aperitif.

Current vintage
2018

Drink dates
Now until 2024

Alcohol
14

More info
We only make a limited amount of Macabeu from my vineyard Le Colombier in Tuchan. It is just a stone's throw from the centre of Tuchan and is south facing catching the morning sun. It is probably one of the last remaining macabeu vineyards in the village as most have been ripped up and replanted with more profitable red grape varieties. What a shame as I would gladly have purchased more Macabeu vineyards given the delicious wine it produces!

Style
Dry white with great minerality.

Description
Delicate bouquet of wild spring flowers, almond blossom, melon and a hint of fennel. This wine comes from my vineyard under the imposing Cathar Castle of Queribus in Maury in the Roussillon where Domaine Jones started back in 2009. It is made exclusively from old vine Grenache Gris – quite a rarity!

Grapes
Grenache Gris.

Drink with
A medley of fresh summer dishes, juicy scallops, plump grilled prawns, wild mushroom risotto, roast chicken.

Current vintage
2020

Drink dates
Now to 2025

Alcohol
13.5

Style
Dry, sherry style

Description
Textured and long this barrel-aged white opens with vanillia, cloves, white flowers and peach aromas.


Grapes
Grenache Gris

Drink with
Tapas,

Current vintage
Non vintage

Drink dates
Now until 2030

Alcohol
14.5

Style
Dry red, full bodied and vibrant.

Description
Very much alive and kicking with red berry fruits, spice and pepper. Carignan is the bad boy grape of the Languedoc. It was prized for its high yields which made a less than average wine and went into most of the blended wine in this area. Now it is seeing something of a renaissance as old vines (and mine are over 100 years old) and small yields make a lovely, concentrated, big wine. Only 200 cases produced.

Grapes
Carignan

Drink with
Pulled pork, pot roast pheasant, venison steaks with juniper, Sunday roast.

Current vintage
2018

Drink dates
Now until 2025

Alcohol
14.5

More info
I have very strict criteria when buying my vineyards. The vines have to be old (the older the better), they have to be on slopes and they have to have a great view. Les Perles Carignan comes from 2 such vineyards one in Paziols and one in Tuchan The vines are over 100 years old and despite their age give a great freshness and youth to the wine.

Press reviews
"Plenty of texture, richness and polished tannin."
The Wine Advocate, Jeb Dunnock

Style
Medium bodied.

Description
Smooth, lively fruit, pure strawberries, raspberries and a dash of silk with a hint of wilderness.

Grapes
Grenache Noir

Drink with
Grilled sausages, lamb chops with thyme, medium curries, crusty steak pie, crispy duck.

Current vintage
2020

Drink dates
Now to 2024

Alcohol
14.5

Style
Full bodied, big and bold.

Description
Complex, smooth and succulent, with pure hedgerow fruit. Domaine Jones Fitou is made from grapes from 15 of my very small vineyards scattered around the villages of Tuchan and Paziols in the Languedoc. The secret of my Fitou is definitely in the age of the vines – most of them are over 100 years old and bring freshness, depth and a beautiful texture to the wine.

Grapes
Carignan, Grenache, Syrah (a classic Languedoc blend).

Drink with
A juicy t bone steak and chips, highland venison, duck, cassoulet, wild boar stew, mature cheddar, steak and ale pie.

Current vintage
2019

Drink dates
Now to 2024

Alcohol
14.5

More info
Fitou is not the name of a grape but the name of a small village on the Mediterranean coast between Narbonne and Perpignan. There are 8 other villages that are allowed to produce Fitou, 5 in the low lying coastal area and 4 inland on the higher ground of the Corbières mountains.

Press reviews
"Full of plump, deep spice and plentiful dark fruit"
Mail on Sunday, Olly Smith

"Intensely savoury palate with a pronounced herbal note that conjures up an afternoon's walk on the Fitou's garrigue strewn hill."
Decanter, Natasha Hughes

"It’s another winner from this estate that offers a supple, sexy and medium to full-bodied personality to go with great aromas and flavours of blackberry and black cherry fruit, roasted herbs, leather and liquorice. Sweetly fruit, beautifully textured and with terrific purity of fruit."
The Wine Advocate, Jeb Dunnock

Style
The king of Syrah, gorgeous oak and beautiful fruit.

Description
Rich and fresh, blackberry, raspberry, liquorice, and toasty nuances. La Perle Rare Syrah comes from a single vineyard, Falandrin, in the village of Tuchan. We only produced 2 barrels of this top wine which is aged in the finest of French oak for 12 months.

Grapes
Syrah

Drink with
Filet steak, Chateaubriand, Scottish venison, pan seared venison with blueberries, roast leg of lamb, lamb tagine, slow cooked shoulder of lamb.

Current vintage
2016

Drink dates
Now until 2026

Alcohol
14.5

More info
La Perle Rare Syrah comes from a single vineyard, Falandrin, in the village of Tuchan. We only produced 3 barrels of this top wine which is aged in the finest of French oak.

Press reviews
"Serious on all accounts, with notable, richness and freshness."
The Wine Advocate, Jeb Dunnock

"Barrel-fermented and aged in new oak, it offers terrific notes of cassis, liquorice, toasted spice and hints of chocolate to go with a medium to full-bodied, layered, concentrated, and beautifully fresh feel on the palate. It’s absorbed almost all of its oak élevage, and while certainly a great drink today, I suspect it will still be drinking nicely at age 10."
The Wine Advocate, Jeb Dunnock

Description
50% linen 50% cotton printed tea towel with hanging loop

More info
At 8.30am ???????? every Friday morning come with me on a 15 minute stroll and let me tell you what it's really like to own vineyards and make wine down here in the sleepy village of Tuchan.

And now you can dry the dishes at the same time!