2023 Jane Eyre Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses

JANE EYRE’S NOTE: This is the cuvée I started my negociant with in 2011. The vineyard is located in the upper middle section on an eastern facing slope. The wine is always a mix of delicate fruit aromas with spicy undertones and a brambly edge with fine but firm tannins on the finish. 20% whole clusters and 20% new oak. Racked and assembled into tank after harvest and bottled 2nd December 2024. This wine is consistent in character every year. A blend of delicate fruit characters together with a freshness and chewy tannins. Always approachable in its youth but time in the cellar and the wine will continue to gain complexity. Drink 2026-2036. 105 CASES PRODUCED. JASPER MORRIS MW - SCORE 4 STARS & 91: Three barrels. Very pale in colour, yet magnificently fragrant. 20% whole bunch vinification only. This is really gorgeous in its light fragrant style, with the drier finish typical of a stemmy approach. Drink from 2027-2030. JANCIS ROBINSON 17/20: 20% whole bunch, 20% new oak. Even paler than the Côte de Nuits-Villages. Pure red fruit. Sweet cherry. Tight, tense and gently grippy. Light-bodied but not lean. Scented, lots of tension. Won't appeal for anyone looking for richness or concentration but great if you prefer freshness and subtlety. (Julia Harding MW). CASE of 6.