2022 Fleurie, Jane Eyre

• Style: Luminous, juicy, lifted acidity
• Taste: Raspberry, blackberry, red berries with fine structure
• Food: Charcuterie, grilled meats, soft cheese, poultry
• Occasion: Sunday lunch, date night, casual or proper dinner
• Serve: Lightly chilled, 14% ABV, bone dry

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Bright, alive and utterly food-friendly, this ruby-clear Fleurie bursts with juicy red-fruit intensity. Whole-bunch fermentation and five months in used oak deliver fine, structured tannins and lifted acidity that carries raspberry and blackberry through to a lingering finish. The 2022 vintage's warmth and dryness combined with the vineyard's high altitude on granite soils—around 300 metres—preserved the freshness that defines great Gamay.

The Winery — Jane Eyre

An Australian who settled in Burgundy over two decades ago, Jane Eyre has established herself as a celebrated négociant and 'Négociant of the Year' in the Revue des Vins de France 2021—the first woman to receive that honour. She sources 80% of this wine from ancient bush vines of 'Les Labourons', 95-year-old parcels yielding incredibly concentrated fruit, with 20% from neighbouring 'La Madone'. Hand-harvested bunches were rigorously sorted before fermentation, then aged in used barrels, steel and ceramic to avoid oak overwhelm. The result is refined without pretension, structured without weight—a wine that brings both technical precision and genuine dedication to every bottle.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Serve lightly chilled alongside charcuterie, grilled meats, soft cheese, roast dinners, poultry, mushroom dishes and pasta. At 14% alcohol, dry and vegan-friendly, this wine pairs as naturally with a casual Sunday lunch as it does with a proper date night. The 2022 is drinking beautifully now and will hold for another three to four years. If you're exploring the texture and subtlety that fine Beaujolais can offer beyond casual fruit-forward styles, this is an exceptional starting point—sitting at the confident heart of what France's region does best.