Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves' Rouge, Jane Eyre 2024
Beaune Premier Cru 'Les Grèves' Rouge, Jane Eyre 2024 is a dry, medium-bodied red from Pinot Noir (Côte de Beaune reds, France), in the medium, savoury reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is some. Good with duck, salmon, roast chicken, bolognese. Cheapest offer £78.40 at Honest Grapes.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaune Premier Cru 'Clos du Roi', Domaine Tollot-Beaut 2021 Domaine Tollot-Beaut · Burgundy | £79.30 | |||
| Maximin Grunhaus Pinot Noir 2020 Von Schubert · Mosel | £70.00 | |||
| Pommard Le Clos Micault Joseph Voillot 2023 Domaine Joseph Voillot · Burgundy | £90.00 | |||
| Gevrey Chambertin Les Champonnets Jean Michel Guillon 2012 Domaine Guillon · Burgundy | £65.00 |
Les Grèves is one of Beaune's most admired Premier Cru lieux-dits, a long, south-facing slope whose name, 'the gravels', tells you everything about the well-drained, mineral-rich soils that give Pinot Noir here its characteristic finesse. 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. 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. "A small parcel close to town. Darker in colour, with compact, dark fruit and a more muscular tannic frame. Serious, structured, and built for patience." Stewart Pryce, Honest Grapes Wine Club Manager Drink it from 2027 as the primary fruit settles.