2013
vintage:
Manchester
Evening News, Rochdale Observer, Rossendale Free Press
Andy
Cronshaw, May 2016
Domaine Jones Fitou 2013
'I'm not sure you'll find a better Fitou at the
moment than this wine. A bend of old vine Grenache, Syrah and Carignan, it
breathes out savoury, herbal notes and elegant, blackberry fruit.'
Sunday Express, Jamie Goode
Domaine
Jones Fitou 2012, Languedoc £14.50, thewinesociety.com (01438 741177), 14.5%
alcohol: 'Here is a superbly stylish Fitou red from Katie Jones, who’s making
some of the region’s most interesting wines. It’s supple and pure, with some
elegance as well as ripe black fruits and a fine spiciness.
Mail on Sunday, Olly Smith
"....Domaine
Jones Fitou 2012 (14.5%) is also beautiful - full of plump, deep spice and
plentiful dark fruit."
DECANTER, Experts Choice - Natasha Hughes MW. Le Midi great value 2013s:
Katie Jones, La Gare, Fitou
17.5/20pts (91/100pts): ‘This big, bold red
has an intensely savoury palate with a pronounced herbal note that conjures up
an afternoon’s walk on the Fitou’s garrigue-strewn hills. Tannins are firm and
the acidity brisk, suggesting that a bit of cellaring would be of benefit.’
Price: £19.99 Naked Wines
Drink 2015-2019
Alc 14.5%
2012 Vintage:
JANCIS ROBINSON Purple Pages: Underrated gems from Roussillon,
18 Mar 2014 by Richard Hemming
Jones 2012 Fitou 17 Drink 2014-2024
‘40% 100 year old
Carignan, 30% Grenache, 30% Syrah. Effortless black fruit – so rare to get such
smoothness and succulence. Nothing rustic about this – but there is a bit of
tannic pinch on the finish. Great concentration on the finish. Demands food.
(RH)’
2011 Vintage:
The Telegraph, Suzy Atkins, 7th July 2012
Fitou 2011 Mlle Jones, France (Majestic, £14.99, or £11.99 for two or more
until 18 July): 'Special blend for Majestic with 40
per cent syrah, 30 per cent grenache, 30 per cent carignan. Intense, highly
fruited with blueberry, cassis and a sheen of oak. Drink with peppered steak.’
Domaine Jones Fitou 2011 France (The Wine Society, £14.95): ‘More carignan in this, the usual Jones blend, giving a cherry tang and spice to a full-bodied red with a herby garrigue hint. Decant well. Serve with lamb or duck.’
The Times, Jane Macquitty, 6th July 2013
‘Katie Jones worked for 17 years at the Tuchan co-operative, so if any Englishwoman knows what’s what at this western end of the Languedoc, she does. She owns seven hectares of up to a century-old carignan and grenache, plus 20-year-old syrah. Blend together, give it a dusting of French oak and you get a dazzling fat, tangy, violets and herb scrub-scented red, with a bitter chocolate finish. Magnificent.’
Jane’s favourite:
2011 Fitou by Mademoiselle Jones,
Languedoc, France
Majestic, £14.99 or two for £11.99 each until July 18
‘A Roussillon superstar. Multi award-winning Fitou from old vines and in Katie's modern, elegant winemaking style. Christmas food match: roast boar with pommes dauphinoise and glazed root vegetable.’ Jenny Mackenzie
Domaine Jones, Fitou, 2011. ‘Katie Jones is one of the nicest and most innovative winemakers in the Languedoc-Roussillon area. Multi-award winning, fresh, modern white and red wines with cute labels are her hallmarks.’ http://earlybirdwinenews.blogspot.fr
Yorkshire
Post, Christine Austin
‘With that half hectare of 100 year old vines as the core, bolstered by
grapes from other wineyards in Tuchan, this wine shows just how good a
simple appellation such as Fitou can be. With real concentration,
bright berry fruit with streaks of herbs and supple tannins this is a serious
wine to be enjoyed now, or in the next five years.’ (Christine Austin, Yorkshire
Post)
2010 Vintage (sold out)
GOLD MEDAL International Wine Challenge
FITOU TROPHY International Wine Challenge
BRONZE MEDAL Concours Caves Indépendantes
"Aged in oak; just 4 barrels made. This comes from a single vineyard
with 100 year old vines. Nicely complex nose of sweet berry fruits and notes of
herb and spice, with a savoury, mineral edge. The palate is fresh and elegant
with nice bright fruit and lovely tannic structure. Complex, promising and
structured, this wine shows no hints of over-ripeness at all. 93/100 "
(Jamie Goode, Wine Anorak)
‘Bright
black raspberry and bilberry are set off by an underlying sense of crushed
stone and accented by evocations of rosemary and thyme, juniper, lavender, and
peat. Silken in texture and palate caressing, this beauty at the same time
finishes with a lilt, verve, interactive dynamic, and sheer refreshment that
you will I believe otherwise search in vain for from its appellation. Even in
lieu of a track record, I venture to predict that this will be well worth
following for at least the better part of a decade.’ (David Schildknecht, Robert Parker Wine
Advocate)
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