Auxey-Duresses 'Les Crais', Jane Eyre 2024
Auxey-Duresses 'Les Crais', Jane Eyre 2024 is a dry, medium-bodied red from Chardonnay (Côte de Beaune / Chalonnaise village, France), in the light, fresh reds style. Tannins are very soft and acidity fresh; oak influence is some. Good with roast chicken, salmon, creamy pasta, duck. Cheapest offer £46.00 at Honest Grapes.
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"A quintessential “Jane wine”. Lifted, airy, and precise, with understated fruit and effortless balance. Elegant without being fragile." Stewart Pryce, Honest Grapes Wine Club Manager Transparency, Precision, and a Vintage That Fits Like a Glove 2024 could hardly suit Jane Eyre better. A cool, rain-affected year with low natural alcohols and sharply reduced volumes, it demanded obsessive sorting and restraint in the cellar. Jane delivered both. Sorting varied dramatically by site, with some parcels requiring extraordinary attention, but the results are wines of clarity, finesse, and unmistakable origin. Whole-bunch use was carefully judged and varied by cuvée. In a vintage where some light-touch producers struggled to find flavour, Jane’s wines retain purity, energy, and real Pinot character. Barrel ageing has played a quiet but crucial role, rounding edges and knitting everything together without obscuring the transparency she prizes. These are wines that reward attention, and in cooler years like this, you truly see where they are from. Volumes are around half of last year. Every bottle matters.