Volnay Village, Jane Eyre 2017

Melbourne-born Jane Eyre-Renard, one of the pioneers of the growing micro-negotiant movement, continues her inexorable rise with a super set of 2017s, following on from her critically lauded 2016s. Based in Burgundy since 2003 she has paid her dues at some top domaines including de Montille and Comtes Lafon and still assists the winemaking at Domaine Newman, whilst making her own wines in a facility shared with Dominique Lafon. Her wines, whether from Beaune, Nuits, or Beaujolais, display her distinctive style - charming and inviting, with supple tannins and soft but bright fruits. Gentle extraction and oaking, and early bottling means these are among the more immediately accessible Burgundies in our portfolio. Jane is rightly pleased with her wines in 2017, a vintage which she says you can really see the terroirs shine through, where hotter years can obscure both the vineyard and the level. "Contrasting aromas of iodine and a crisp Autumn morning in a rose garden, with a herbaceous raspberry note. Palate shows prettier fruit, tight but sweet red berries and touch of plum skin. Lithe acidity gives clean, elegant lines to the perfumed, supple fruit. Very appealing, very Audrey (Hepburn)." Tom Harrow