La Font de l'Olivier
La Font de l'Olivier sits in Côtes de Thongue, a subregion of Pays d'Oc in southern France known for warm Mediterranean conditions and diverse terroir. The winery's Vieilles Vignes Carignan draws from old-vine parcels of Carignan, a grape that thrives in the region's heat and produces wines of depth and structure. Wine Advocate has rated this wine at 90.3 points. Carignan, traditionally a workhorse variety in the Midi, yields concentrated fruit and earthy minerality when farmed with care in mature vines. The Côtes de Thongue appellation encompasses limestone and clay soils that shape the character of wines from this corner of Languedoc, where producers have increasingly focused on quality expression from indigenous and heritage varieties.
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